- #1 Ghost Simulator
97% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is the story of a family living in a haunted house in New Hampshire. And you're the one haunting them.
Why similar: Gothic 62.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, RPG 12.6%, Text-Based 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #2 It Paints Me
96% matchVery Positive97% of 261 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 48.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #3 A Philosophical Discussion of Worms
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Errantimarum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Gothic 40.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #4 Treis Zoes
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlyingFantasy Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Treis Zoes is a visual novel where not only choice is important, but also the motive of choice. Explore the world of living skeletons on the experience of past travelers and add your own to the encyclopedia of the dimension of Death.
Why similar: Gothic 49.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Text-Based 7.8%
- #5 Zugzwang
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Dark Fantasy 24%, Hand-drawn 19%, RPG 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #6 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
94% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 34.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #7 Darkrite: The Blight of Love
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darkrite Game StudioPub: ReadDarkrite.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Old school, rich with lore, and made with love. Experience a linear gothic story with carefully handwritten prose. Play either as an action RPG or visual novel. Your Weaver journey starts here.
Why similar: Gothic 49.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 24.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, RPG 4.3%
- #8 The Rose of Cravenmor
92% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Salin
Windows
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Gothic 38.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 18%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #9 Harrowed World: Dracula Fallen
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pennyvale Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dracula has been resurrected in modern nights Los Angeles. Separated from his home by oceans and time itself, he must come to grips with a new world while his survival hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Gothic 37.8% ★, Immersive 26.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Text-Based 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
- #10 イツワリの令嬢少年
90% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: meLtRoman
Windows
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 43.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #11 Pale Cachexia
91% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.
Why similar: Gothic 61.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #12 Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents
89% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Pennyvale Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the dark and unforgiving world of vampires and have the course of your life changed forever. Experience a Rich Narrative Experience with gothic horror, distinct protagonists, interesting characters, and varied locations.
Why similar: Gothic 51.3% ★, Immersive 26.7% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #13 Nowhere Manor
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MonaramisPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 43.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #14 Umbral Crown: Mark
87% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: WatermelonOwl
Windows
Leviathan receives an order from the Fortress: infiltrate Pandemonium and eliminate Wrath, the ruthless traitor. Prove yourself, sea dragon. (Short adventure RPG / visual novel)
Why similar: Gothic 32.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, RPG 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #15 Escape from Death
88% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Escape from Death" is a 256,000-word interactive horror adventure novel by Tova Näslund. It’s entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Why similar: Gothic 39.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, RPG 11.4%, Text-Based 6%
- #16 Asphodelium
86% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.
Why similar: Gothic 51.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Simulation 3.3%
- #17 Risen 3 - Titan Lords
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,439 reviews2014
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The world has been abandoned by its gods and is scarred from the rampage of the Titans. Humanity is struggling to regain strength. You, however, have more pressing concerns: your own life has been shattered and you must set off to reclaim what is lost amidst the darkness spreading throughout the world.
Why similar: Gothic 65.8% ★, RPG 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #18 Dreamscape of Delights
85% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Enygmage
Windows
Embark on a enchanting visual novel where every choice shapes destiny. Guide the Princess of Lust through dream realms, exploring the delicate balance between love and desire. Immerse yourself in a mesmerizing fantasy adventure where your decisions truly matter.
Why similar: Gothic 38.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #19 Necromance
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Subversionary Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #20 いのちのないうた
84% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: hata
Windows · Mac
音楽アルバムを楽しむように7つのゲームを体験しよう。「死と生」をテーマとするダークで神秘的な世界観と、ミュージックプレイヤーをモチーフにした独特なゲームシステムが特徴のオムニバス作品。
Why similar: Gothic 45.4% ★, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
- #21 Gothic 1881
84% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Florian Voss
Windows
Autumn 1881 - deep in the Thuringian forests lies the village of Rabenfels. From here a new epidemic spread over the whole country. You are a young doctor sent by the Imperial Office of Disease to investigate the origin of this mysterious disease.
Why similar: Gothic 68.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #22 Dark Fantasy
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nolodin Games LLC
Windows
A kingdom enslaved by dark magic. Green altars control the people. Escape captivity, break the curse, and defeat the traitor who seized the throne in this retro-styled dark fantasy adventure.
Why similar: Gothic 51.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 29.3%, RPG 11.5%, Dynamic Narration 7.8% ★
- #23 Matchmaking for Ghosts
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adoraboo StudiosPub: Okasan’s Recipe
Windows
Matchmaking for Ghosts is an atmospheric visual novel with horror elements and themes of love and loss, built around a unique multi-protagonist system that lets players experience the afterlife through the eyes of every ghost. Match ghosts together for love, or for chaos. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Gothic 58.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Simulation 2.6%
- #24 Ceraphic Requiem
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elias IDIRI
Windows
Dive into a ruined world devastated by the gods. Ceraphic Requiem is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with a demanding combat system. Master elemental magic combos, unravel the mysteries of the decay, and impose your will in the final moments of a moribund world.
Why similar: Gothic 45.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, RPG 6%
- #25 Theurgic
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
Illustrated text-based RPG featuring a unique magic system. Develop skills, tend relations. Navigate complex social structures. Explore themes of identity and allegiance.
Why similar: Gothic 31.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #26 Book of Coin
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: redisguise
Windows
Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy world that is inspired by traditional text-based adventure and interactive fiction games.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.6%, Dark Fantasy 34.5%, Text-Based 18.3%, RPG 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #27 Of Ash and Steel
78% matchMixed65% of 6,621 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Gothic 66.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 15%, RPG 10.6%, Crafting 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #28 Crimson Grace
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cross Couloir
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crimson Grace is a Victorian Gothic narrative RPG where your skills, dice rolls, and choices decide the terrible fate of the Blackwell household. Weave a web of lies to get away with murder... or embrace violence and take your revenge across dozens of unique story paths.
Why similar: Gothic 63.7% ★, RPG 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Hand-drawn 6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #29 Morhval: Ravenglaire
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seven Weeks Studios
Windows
Morhval: Ravenglaire is a dark fantasy text RPG about survival, choice and consequence. Create your character, explore a fractured province, fight turn-based battles, pass skill checks, help the desperate or abandon them, and decide who deserves to survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Dark Fantasy 26%, RPG 24.7%, Text-Based 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #30 The Deadlands
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Despair Games
Windows · Mac
The Deadlands, is a haunting journey of vengeance. Conquer undead horrors, face formidable bosses, and harness their souls to save your son from an evil necromancer. Pixel art meets gothic aesthetic in this intense, captivating platformer/2D side scroller.
Why similar: Gothic 61.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 28.8%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #31 Isernsmith
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TirazisPub: Bigelo
Windows
Isernsmith is a gothic, crafting-heavy, RPG where you have to explore dungeons, gather resources, and forge new weapons and tools to overcome a tyrannical order that rules through dark forces.
Why similar: Gothic 50.4% ★, RPG 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Text-Based 9.3%, Crafting 9%
- #32 The Last Winter Knight
74% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 57.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 18%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #33 Vox in Tenebris
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demolissage Games
Windows
Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.
Why similar: Gothic 79.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #34 Shrine of Tails
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: SHEDUSoft
Windows
You ended up in an ancient shrine and now you have to figure out what is going on here. Meet the girls living here and show them the power of your "artifact".
Why similar: Gothic 40.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #35 终焉与珑同行
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YakumoJM
Windows
《终焉与珑同行》是一段几乎没有剧情的故事。 没有宏伟的冒险、没有奇迹,也没有命运交错。只有在清晨和黄昏之间,反复走过同一段日子。 一起吃饭、说话、沉默,偶尔争吵,偶尔又因为无聊的事笑得喘不过气。 像温水一样的生活,平凡到几乎透明,却又真实得让人想逃。 你总觉得再这样下去,世界也不会改变。但心里某处却在轻轻提醒你——这样下去,不会太久了。 不是因为发生了什么,而是因为什么都不会发生了。 她不会告诉你原因,你也不会问。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, RPG 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #36 Daemonologie
73% matchVery Positive89% of 703 reviews2024
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 21%
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 44.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Hand-drawn 13%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #37 The Ferryman's Trial
72% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Viridino Studios
Windows · Linux
Death is searching for a successor. To claim his mantle, you must judge the souls of the dead during a surprisingly short, strange and unsettling job interview where every choice shapes the fate of humanity, including your own.
Why similar: Gothic 43.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.9%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 4.2%
- #38 ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif
77% matchMixed42% of 894 reviews2011
Dev: SpellboundPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Face the last challenge - determine destiny! A new threat casts its shadow over the Southern Isles. A mysterious demon, consumed by hatred, terrifies the population and pools his force against the coastal city of Setarrif. The dramatic situation exacerbates after a volcanic eruption in the mountains nearby.
Why similar: Gothic 58.4% ★, RPG 38.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #39 Restore, Reflect, Retry
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've played this game before. It's a haunted game about a haunted game. You may not remember, but the game remembers you. I remember you.
Why similar: Gothic 39.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, RPG 10.6%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #40 Plague Hunters
71% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Arcade Distillery
Windows
In a plague-devastated world, return as the Plague Doctor to a cursed city, recruit survivors and hunters, fight grotesque foes in a free to play rpg-roguelite. Randomized runs, perks, and a twisted fairytale art direction.
Why similar: Gothic 66.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 22.9%, RPG 9.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #41 Tethered To You
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stella Noctis Games
Windows
After you are unable to find a patron to provide you with a magic bond, you stumble into the abandoned temple of the Passion goddess - with four patrons waiting for you. Yet, as you grow closer to gaining magic, something else is drawn to this power...
Why similar: Gothic 38.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 30.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, RPG 7.2%, Text-Based 3.9%
- #42 The Hunter's Journals - Return to Wight Chapel
74% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Grindwheel Games
Windows
The Crawling Horror is dead, but its legacy of madness lives on!
Why similar: Gothic 45.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #43 Sorcerer's Choice: Angel or Demon?
72% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: VarenyettPub: JAST
Windows
A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.
Why similar: Gothic 37% ★, Dark Fantasy 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Simulation 5.2%
- #44 Skinscribing
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ghoul School Co-op
Windows
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.
Why similar: Gothic 35% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, RPG 7.2%
- #45 Taina's Cursed Legacy
69% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, RPG 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 13.3%
- #46 Night Shift: 1999
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Georgina OwassapianPub: Dark Product
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.
Why similar: Gothic 42.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #47 Prison X - Chapter 1: The Devil and The Sun
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: United Notions Film
Windows
Heavy doors open and you're swept into the surreal world of Prison X, an infamous Bolivian jail in the Neo-Andean underworld. As you navigate amongst devils, saints, wicked characters, corrupt prison guards and even a Western filmmaker; hold onto your soul so La Diabla doesn't snatch it away.
Why similar: Immersive 50.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, RPG 5.2%
- #48 Risen
71% matchVery Positive89% of 10,690 reviews2009
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Why similar: Gothic 65% ★, RPG 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #49 Pinku Kult Hex Mortis
70% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Dream OniPub: Valorware
Windows
Welcome to RAZORE CITY – a desolate, grim metropolis with one big problem: DEMONS. Control your own Razore City denizen as you investigate bizarre happenings around the city and track down the mastermind behind it all in this narrative-based RPG!
Why similar: Gothic 52.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, RPG 9.7%
- #50 Endless Night Sonata
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sweeping Avalanche Creations
Windows
Endless Night Sonata is a hand drawn metroidvania with classic style animation. Follow the quest of Nicodemos in the "Worlds-in-middle", an unforgiving and dangerous land controlled by demonic forces on a epic mission to find his purpose...
Why similar: Gothic 53.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 24.9%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #51 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Gothic 32.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 22%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #52 Flappy Witch
67% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: CrazyCompany
Windows
A witch soars into the night to save her beloved cat… but dark magic always comes with a price.
Why similar: Gothic 65.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 29%, Simulation 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #53 Dark Sanctum
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling journey in this text-based RPG, where every decision shapes your fate. Dive into a richly woven narrative filled with mystery and intrigue, where each step forward brings you closer to uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Gothic 43.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 9.9%, RPG 8.1%
- #54 Gothic 1 Remake
62% matchVery Positive89% of 33,808 reviews2026
Dev: Alkimia Interactive
Windows
Median: 26.8 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Legend is Back - Return to the Valley of the Mines in this faithful remake of the genre-defining classic RPG. Explore a hand-crafted, organic open world that reacts dynamically to your actions in a gritty, unrestricted experience like no other.
Why similar: Gothic 55.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 24.2%, RPG 11.5%, Crafting 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #55 Atelier of Oblivion
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 혜패 HYEPÆ
Windows
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 58.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Visual Novel 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #56 Salthe
68% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: SoireePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 53.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #57 Pale Rider
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pal/Ri Productions
Windows
As a reality-destroying storm known as "The Pale" creeps across the world, you must prepare for a return journey into the heart of the storm. Make your recovery, plot your route, help those who have themselves been impacted by the storm, and descend into hell once again. You are a Pale Rider.
Why similar: Gothic 53.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, RPG 19.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #58 The Goblin Tavern
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Goblin Tavern
Windows
The Goblin Tavern is a dark fantasy open-world RPG where you can explore vast lands, villages, cities, and dungeons. Uncover rich lore through branching storylines, and forge your path with immersive combat by mastering a variety of weapons, magic, or a mix of both.
Why similar: Immersive 65.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 26.3%, RPG 8.4%