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Games Like The kind Blacksmith

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Multiple Endings, Choices Matter.

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The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Sidney Düring
Genres: Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный
    Windows · Linux

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    94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,177 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.4%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,216 reviews2018
    Dev: LingrimmPub: The Broken Horn
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Emotional 8.8%

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    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rooted Elevation
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LeilanixPub: Niko Wright
    Windows

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

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    89% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%

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    89% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Transcenders Media AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    88% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Choices Matter 18%, Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, RPG 6.8%

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    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Atelier Sentô
    Windows

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    87% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
    Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
    Windows · Mac

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    86% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    85% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Dev: SulMatul
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    84% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Conor WalshPub: Poison The Inkwell
    Windows

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    Dev: SpoonForge
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Love Every Soul Studio
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Visual Novel 23%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

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    82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,141 reviews2016
    Dev: Pillow Fight
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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    81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Tekkou Studios
    Windows · Mac

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    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SweetTooth Tiger
    Windows

    On your one day off, you decide to take your partner Iris and their camera to a planning party for your friend Erik’s future thesis film. But the footage Erik wants to capture is more than you or Iris bargained for. Will you be able to protect your partner from what lies before you?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%

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    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,375 reviews2020
    Dev: Angela He
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.1%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Emotional 14.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

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    77% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Asobu
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Horror 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%

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    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nova-box
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

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    79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ruby RingPub: Ruby Ring
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tara Kan
    Windows

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    77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Orca Games
    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Man-Eater Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fülli
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Interactive Fiction 10%

  36. #36 Targeted By Her
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: hotwatermelon
    Windows

    You've been at the new school for a while now, but you still don't seem to have fully adapted. At least your test scores haven't improved, and to make matters worse, a popular classmate seems to be targeting you for some reason...

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Hand-drawn 19.6%, RPG 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%

  37. #37 The Bitter End
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Marinist Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.7%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, RPG 7.2%, Choices Matter 5.7%

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    73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: Cyampire
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.

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    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,091 reviews2018
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

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    71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: partingZSSII
    Windows

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    73% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: beepsoft industries
    Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vivid Void Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%

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    71% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchVery Positive97% of 188 reviews2025
    Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
    Windows

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    72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Team EmilyPub: Big Way Games
    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac

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    69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Taleweavers AlliancePub: Taleweavers Alliance Grassroots Collective
    Windows

    A linear visual novel featuring five different Ontario (Canada) youths' stories. Each story has a different art style and subject matter, and we worked closely with the storytellers to ensure their voices come through authentically. Indigenous & LGBTQ2S+ are major themes.

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    69% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: Aosolagame
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Hand-drawn 20%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Demigiant
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Emotional 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%

  51. #51 Evil Spirits
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear horror visual novel based on Slavic folklore. Explore a god-forgotten village and a forest hiding ancient evil. Trust no one. Remember: real evil often lurks not in house corners, but in the human soul's darkness.

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 925 reviews2021
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Klabautermann Games
    Windows

    In this haunting visual novel, you become Salem - torn between forbidden love and regime loyalty. Make split-second decisions that transform his personality in a solarpunk dystopia. With multiple paths and endings, your choices define who Salem becomes in a world where being different is dangerous.

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    This is a visual novel about loneliness and fantasy. You will play a student in a closed boarding school for girls, feeling lonely and alienated, communicating with an imaginary friend every day.Your choices will lead to an ending of either redemption or downfall.

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    67% matchNo user reviews2026
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    66% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac

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    65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Adeliane
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    One last job. One final gamble. The Free City is yours to explore, but how you pull off the ultimate heist is entirely up to you. Assemble your crew, earn their trust, and make tough choices that shape your fate. But remember - every decision has consequences.

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