Games Like To The Dark Tower

Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.

Why similar: Adventure 17.9%, Experience 17.4% ★, Casual 16.6%, Indie 13.3%, Psychological 7.5%

You think you heard something? You are wrong. You can't find the way out? You've always been lost. Escape is ephemeral. Existence is temporary. Remember. The light is changing.

Why similar: Experience 26.2% ★, Adventure 14.5%, Philosophical 13.3%, Indie 11.3%, Psychological 10.5%

Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.

Why similar: Adventure 15%, Casual 13.2%, Philosophical 10.9%, Indie 10.3%, Psychological 8.6%

In this game, you will play as Stefan Pierce, a teenager who suffers memory loss which makes him remember nothing but his name. Now let's find out what is exactly happen to you!

Why similar: Psychological 23.6%, Casual 20%, Visual Novel 17%, Indie 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%

You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.9%

Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Casual 14.9%, Indie 12.2%

Adrien, a creature born of a young child's nightmares, takes a little summer vacation.

Why similar: Casual 24.4%, Indie 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Adventure 10%

From the creators of The Artifacts and Hilda Bewildered, Midnight Feast is an interactive picture book of 44 pages created especially for the screen.

Why similar: Adventure 25.8%, Casual 24.8%, Indie 19.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Story Rich 11%

You’re a grade-schooler at a religious institution where something feels off in this surreal, first-person adventure game. Do your genes make a difference in the outcome of your suffering? Will your faith be enough to shroud your fears? Perhaps you already know the answer.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Psychological 21.7%, Surreal 16.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Do you often think of what is there, beneath the towns and the cities we live in? Sewer systems, bombshelters, scientific objects... Are you ready to find yourself in a place on the edge of the reality plane you are used to?

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Indie 12.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Psychological 11.2%, Casual 11%

Nampung encounters the nightmare again and this time also includes her relative people.

Why similar: Adventure 28.7%, Indie 21.5%, Surreal 17.8%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 11.5%

The Artifacts is an interactive storybook. Take a Journey with Asaf, as he explores his world and you might just find he's not so different from yourself. While it is aimed at middle grade, parents should also get lots of enjoyment from the story and interactivity.

Why similar: Casual 24.7%, Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Indie 19.3%, Story Rich 11.5%

From the creators of The Artifacts and Midnight Feast, Hilda Bewildered is an illustrated short story for deep-thinking adolescent readers and above.

Why similar: Adventure 25%, Casual 24%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Indie 18.8%, Story Rich 11.7%

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Psychological 9.6%, Dark 9.2%

The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. How much can one take before they’ve had enough?

Why similar: Experience 31.1% ★, Philosophical 13.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Dark 7.7%, Adventure 7.7%

Willard Rouse is an ordinary 17-year high school student who is often by himself. By accident, he discovered that he is a spirit bearer, one who could summon and use the power of spirits. After getting kicked out of Rainvalley Academy, he transferred to Ficaso Academy.

Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Casual 26.4%, Indie 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 6.2%

Nampung found herself in a strange place. What is really happening?...

Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Indie 20.8%, Surreal 18.1%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 11.8%

Jamie's Dream is a short, emotional, experimental, psychological horror narrative experience. Walk through nightmares, facing fears and memories as they are revealed going deeper and deeper into the abyss of Jamie's mind.

Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Surreal 12.9%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Take your first step toward a great adventure. Play the introduction to the Wanderlust: Travel Stories anthology. See the many faces of Bangkok in a narrative game from the makers of The Witcher, co-created with real-life adventurers.

Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Casual 28.8%, Indie 22.5%, Experience 11.7% ★, Visual Novel 3.7%

失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作，在命运齿轮的推动下，结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降，他卷入了一起绑架案，并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时，他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹，那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Casual 26.6%, Indie 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Story Rich 8.9%

You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.

Why similar: Experience 28.6% ★, Surreal 11.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

Enter in Bios Ex the visual novel inspired by anime an visual novel old school . Eiza, accused of causing a terrorist attack in the year of 1995 , is imprisoned in Sapporo's maximum security prison and must find a way to prove his innocence.

Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Casual 29.3%, Indie 23.2%, Psychological 5.2%, Visual Novel 4.8%

Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Adventure 17.9%, Casual 17.8%, Indie 15.2%, Surreal 10.1%

A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

Why similar: Adventure 24.3%, Casual 21.4%, Visual Novel 21%, Indie 17.7%, Story Rich 9.1%

Devil's Toy is a first person horror game, is set in the middle of a cornfield, with you as the protagonist of a terrifying experience where you face the role of a child who is alone at home with a doll of unknown origin and does not give a good vibes.

Why similar: Adventure 29.4%, Casual 27.4%, Indie 22.1%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 8%

Certain things are better left alone, they don't willingly submit to the games of man, but develop a grudge, that sleeps under the soil for decades— An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Philosophical 21.7%, Psychological 18.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

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: Psychological 17.6%, Philosophical 16.9%, Surreal 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Horror 8.5%

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.1%, Surreal 15%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.8%

Catsu is a student at Tokyo University. That day he was just going to prepare for exams, but suddenly ...

Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, Casual 28.1%, Indie 22%, Visual Novel 20.6%

The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Dark 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Psychological 12.1%, Story Rich 12%

How would you react to your child's mother ending her own life? Would you make the same choices I made? Would you feel the same regret? How would you support your child through this painful moment of life?

Why similar: Adventure 28.9%, Casual 27.7%, Indie 23.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%

A visual novel short story inspired by the gorgeous pixel art of PC-98 games and a melodramatic story full of betrayal and crescendo.

Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Casual 27%, Indie 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 8.1%

Feed and raise your little baby. Watch it grow and feed on every and anything. In Full Bloom is a Tamagotchi inspired Katamari-like about a creature with never-ending hunger for anything around it. There is only one way.

Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 13.4%, Casual 11.3%, Dark 10.7%

An Eastern approach to storytelling, a visual novel with strong battle, human, and supernatural elements to create a compelling and original story straight from the doujin community of Japan!

Why similar: Adventure 28.7%, Casual 27.5%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Indie 21.5%

Enter a world that’s utterly surreal and eerily familiar. Escape the mundanity of your existence in an experience that will stay with you. Mosaic is a narrative-driven modern adventure game with a story that lasts about 2-3 hours.

Why similar: Experience 36.6% ★, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 21.9%, Dark 7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Is what is recorded in a photograph necessarily true? I don't think so. "But I think that even if it's a fake photo, the emotions of its creator are real after all." She said. So, your memories, then, must be real? Visual novel "Frozen Memories" gives you a fictionalised version of a real memory.

Why similar: Adventure 21.4%, Casual 20.6%, Indie 16.4%, Philosophical 10.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%

DARKROOM: Ray of Light is a sequel of DARKROOM. You managed to figure out where you are, and now you have to find out what to do next. Do you want to know the end of Timmy’s story?

Why similar: Adventure 18.6%, Casual 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Indie 13.3%, Horror 10.5%

All the women in Levy have disappeared. Why did they leave in bare feet? Discover their story along with 680 CGs and 11 unique endings in this apocalyptic visual novel.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Psychological 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 9.9%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological 9.5%

After shutting the door to a life many would envy, the protagonist of the story, Sophie, returns to her one and only hometown. The town is just as she remembers it. She, however, is not. She can't help seeing herself as empty―as empty as the barren trees around her.

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Casual 27.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Indie 21.3%

Koropokkur in Love is a tale of a young woman who, after venturing out of her isolated village, experiences love and a vast, brand-new world for the very first time.

Why similar: Casual 29.1%, Adventure 27.6%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Indie 20.7%

An all-powerful alien race has conquered the Earth, and you work for them. As Violet, a psychic agent who can read emotions, you must solve crimes in order to discover the truth that could potentially save, or destroy, the human race.

Why similar: Adventure 29.1%, Casual 26.6%, Indie 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.6%

[The Paradixion: Exhibition] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve a variety of puzzles, uncover hidden details, and piece together clues to the story.With simple controls and no complex mechanics, anyone can jump in and play with ease.

Why similar: Adventure 20%, Surreal 15.2%, Indie 13.7%, Horror 12.2%, Casual 11.8%

Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.

Why similar: Philosophical 27.7%, Adventure 18.2%, Psychological 14.7%, Surreal 9.7%, Dark 9.3%

一份工作，让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪，紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找，可是事情却毫无进展，直到那天……

Why similar: Casual 28.1%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 21.9%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Lovecraftian 17.1%, Horror 16.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 10.2%

Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Adventure 20.7%, Casual 17.1%, Indie 16%, Horror 12.9%

A VR Horror Experience, not a Game! No controller input needed! After having checked into a haunted hospital, you are being confronted with its evil resident who is not too pleased about your visit.

Why similar: Experience 20% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.9%

Accompany Nai in her normal Sunday routine of watching TV, eating ramen and ruminating on her past.

Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Philosophical 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.3%

A story-forward visual novelette about a young apprentice who is thrust into a conflict between two magicians; one a famous escape artist, and one a fraudulent medium.

Why similar: Casual 29.4%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.1%

The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological 11.3%

Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.8%

13-year-old Janis has "Magic Deficiency Disorder," a madness where one can't use magic in a very magic-oriented world. For her protection, she lives in a madhouse: a place where those with mental disorders can be safe from an unforgiving society.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Casual 26.4%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 20.6%

An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.

Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Psychological 16.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 7.7%

Experience the thrill of a UFO sighting and the terror of an alien abduction as you come face to face with extraterrestrial beings! Don't worry, everything will be fine in the end, I promise!

Why similar: Experience 48.5% ★, Adventure 23.2%, Casual 22.2%, Indie 6.2%

“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Casual 12.1%, Dark 11.9%, Psychological 11.9%

有的人活着他已经死了，有的人死了他还活着。还有的人……早就麻木，忘了自己到底是死是活——死亡直播间Plus！橘子班灰色短篇视觉小说合集，由《死亡直播间》《假期第三天》等作品组成。

Why similar: Casual 31.6%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 24.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%

"There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!" A Japanese poetic literature "Beneath The Cherry Trees(1928)" by Motojirō Kajii starts from a shocking sentence. We made a short Visual Novel based on this story with Illustrator Kotori's watercolor works, beautiful photographs, and imposing musics.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Casual 26%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 21.6%

You are a stranger, cast into the darkness of ancient mysteries. As a rabbit, you wander a world where nightmares lurk and rituals are part of an unfathomable game. Survive and follow the voice’s call—but remember: the true will of these powers is forever beyond your understanding.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.8%, Psychological 13%, Surreal 12%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.9%

It is the year 1988. Japan is in the midst of the bubble economy. New buildings are sprouting up everywhere, and the people are ecstatic. This is a story of people who live for one year... in such a little corner of the city.

Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Casual 27.4%, Indie 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%