Games Like Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.

Why similar: Vampire 54.6% ★, Visual Novel 28.6%, Story Rich 7.1%, Indie 3.9%, LGBTQ+ 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to Coteries of New York, offering a more focused and personal narrative within the same setting.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.

Why similar: Vampire 52.9% ★, Visual Novel 24.5%, RPG 9.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Text-Based 4%

Why You'll Like It: The third entry in the New York trilogy, continuing the narrative style and political intrigue of the previous titles.

Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.

Why similar: Vampire 58.5% ★, Narration 11%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Dark 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that captures the investigative and political tension inherent in the World of Darkness.

The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

Why similar: Vampire 58.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Story Rich 6.8%, RPG 4.5%, Text-Based 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, text-based interactive fiction game that offers extensive lore and choices within the World of Darkness universe.

Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Narration 17.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game applies the same high-quality visual novel mechanics to another iconic World of Darkness setting.

Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

Why similar: Vampire 52.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, RPG 13.2%, Indie 10.2%, Text-Based 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: An excellent interactive fiction title that focuses on the complex political maneuvering of the Camarilla.

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Why similar: Vampire 56.3% ★, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, RPG 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven vampire game that focuses on the social and moral complexities of immortality through a distinct artistic lens.

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Vampire 73.9% ★, Story Rich 7.8%, RPG 5.9%, Dark 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the dark, atmospheric struggle of being a vampire in a modern setting with heavy emphasis on moral choices.

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, RPG 9.1%, Choices Matter 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, choice-heavy narrative game where your decisions define your character's fate in a harsh, unforgiving world.

Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

Why similar: Vampire 77.1% ★, RPG 7.6%, Dark 4.9%, Story Rich 4.2%, Atmospheric 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive RPG experience within the World of Darkness setting, essential for anyone who enjoys the lore.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.2%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk narrative experience that deals with morality, choice, and the consequences of your actions.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Narrative 32.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, RPG 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich RPG with heavy emphasis on choice, atmosphere, and character-driven storytelling in a dystopian setting.

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Indie 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully written narrative game focused on storytelling and atmosphere that mirrors the melancholy tone of the seed game.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Story Rich 28%, RPG 18.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Choices Matter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled narrative depth and choice-based gameplay in a dark, atmospheric world that rewards careful reading.

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 18%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Text-Based 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive text-based RPG that emphasizes exploration and difficult narrative choices in a grim, atmospheric world.

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: Interactive Fiction 43.9%, Narrative 30% ★, Story Rich 21.7%, Choices Matter 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative design and historical atmosphere with significant branching choices that impact the community.

This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.

Why similar: Vampire 56% ★, Visual Novel 23.6%, Indie 18.8%, Horror 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that blends vampire themes with mystery and romance, similar to the tone of Coteries of New York.

Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.

Why similar: Vampire 54.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, RPG 12.4%, Indie 9.7%, Text-Based 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based interactive fiction game set in the World of Darkness that focuses on the struggle against the supernatural.

Inhabiting the World of Darkness, you must face a series of brutal confrontations with your nemesis Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord.

Why similar: Vampire 73% ★, RPG 9.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Dark 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG that explores the deep history and dark lore of the World of Darkness across centuries.

Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.

Why similar: Vampire 67.2% ★, Story Rich 9%, Narration 9%, RPG 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A shorter, narrative-focused experience set within the World of Darkness that emphasizes atmosphere.

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, RPG 8.7%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game where your choices significantly impact the world and your character's future over many years.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Story Rich 26.2%, Dark 25.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, RPG 12.9%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric narrative game where every choice carries heavy consequences in a mysterious, gothic world.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Narrative 36.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Story Rich 15%, Dark 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, choice-driven narrative game about survival in a harsh, atmospheric environment that tests your leadership.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Story Rich 51.2%, RPG 35.8%, Choices Matter 13%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, occult-themed narrative game that shares the moody, esoteric vibe of the World of Darkness.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Story Rich 37.8%, Dark 35.3%, Atmospheric 24.9%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric narrative game with a strong focus on world-building and evocative storytelling.

In this elegy of blood, everyone in Athens owes your boss a favor, making you untouchable! Who will you use, who will you help, and who will you prey on?

Why similar: Vampire 60.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, RPG 5.7%, Text-Based 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the interactive fiction series that explores the dark secrets of the World of Darkness.

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Story Rich 19.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%, LGBTQ+ 8.7%, RPG 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that combines social deduction with deep, branching narrative paths and character development.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 61.7%, Story Rich 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Choices Matter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that excels at building atmosphere through character interactions and branching dialogue.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%, LGBTQ+ 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy yet atmospheric narrative game centered on listening to stories and making subtle choices that affect the outcome.

You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.

Why similar: Vampire 80.2% ★, Story Rich 4.3%, RPG 4.1%, Dark 3.9%, LGBTQ+ 2.8%

A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

Why similar: Vampire 53% ★, Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Story Rich 4.6%, LGBTQ+ 3.8%

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.3%, Dark 20%, RPG 19.1%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, atmospheric narrative game that builds on the dark, mysterious tone of its predecessor with expanded lore.

Topple the vampires from the streets below! Will you unite the homeless, the gangs, and the secret hunter societies to defy vampiric rule? An interactive novel set in the World of Darkness extended universe.

Why similar: Vampire 43.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 29%, RPG 12%, LGBTQ+ 4.7%, Text-Based 4.6%

Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!

Why similar: Vampire 53.7% ★, Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Dark 5.7%, Choices Matter 2%

1996—Los Angeles, CA. A young newcomer is turned into a vampire and thrust into the dark underworld of society, forced to sink or swim. You are that newcomer.

Why similar: Vampire 61.1% ★, Visual Novel 26.5%, LGBTQ+ 4.8%, Indie 4.6%, Dark 3%

An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.

Why similar: Vampire 58% ★, Visual Novel 29%, LGBTQ+ 5.9%, Indie 3.9%, Choices Matter 2.5%

Don’t fall prey to the eternal hunger of the night as the initiation rite is getting closer! Dive into a dark world of seduction and explore the vampire academy in Blood Lust [18+]🩸 - an adult visual novel telling the story of an ordinary guy in extraordinary circumstances.

Why similar: Vampire 59.8% ★, Visual Novel 21.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%, RPG 4.8%

Following a bizarre misunderstanding, you find yourself as the city's vampire overlord.... You'll be trained in combat by three beautiful vampires to face the enemies who want to destroy the order of the city. But you'll also have to battle issues from your past life, your life as a human.

Why similar: Vampire 55.9% ★, Visual Novel 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Indie 2.4%, Horror 0.7%

Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow!

Why similar: Vampire 51.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 5.7%, Text-Based 5.1%

Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.

Why similar: Vampire 30.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Narration 12.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, RPG 7.4%

Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

Why similar: Vampire 52.7% ★, Visual Novel 27.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, LGBTQ+ 5.8%, Atmospheric 3.8%

The world's most ancient vampire, a young & unprepared new leader of a centuries old vampire-hunting organization, thrust together by fate. Thalos knows he's found his beloved, but Dusty must never let himself grow close to a vampire. A kinetic visual novel that grows spicier with each installment!

Why similar: Vampire 63% ★, Visual Novel 23.6%, Story Rich 6.9%, LGBTQ+ 5.4%, Indie 0.7%

When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.

Why similar: Vampire 31.7% ★, Visual Novel 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%

A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.4%, Story Rich 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Narration 8.8%, Indie 8.2%

An adult LGBTQ+ visual novel about love, drugs, murder and crime. We follow this intense thriller through the eyes of our main protagonist, Sasha, while he maneuvers through dangerous drug deals, formidable kingpins, and silent assassins.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 8%, Dark 8%

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Dark 13.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Narrative 22.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Narration 13.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Story Rich 38.8%, RPG 31.2%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Horror 3.3%

Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Why similar: RPG 34.2%, Indie 20.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Horror 7.5%

A normal graveyard shift at a dingy diner in San Francisco... until a mysterious customer arrives, bringing with him a war between vampires.

Why similar: Vampire 51.7% ★, Visual Novel 39%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%

Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 56.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Dark 9.9%, Choices Matter 3.6%

《Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me》 is a multi-ending ADV that depicts the player and Irene (a vampire) living together during summer vacation.

Why similar: Vampire 42.7% ★, Visual Novel 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Story Rich 7.8%, RPG 7.5%

In this dark fantasy yuri visual novel, follow the events that lead up to the fateful meeting of two young women. Accompany Sofia, a human revolutionary, and Vlatka, the vampire princess, as they navigate political upheaval, forbidden romance, and the ugliness of war.

Why similar: Vampire 44.2% ★, Visual Novel 26.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, LGBTQ+ 5.8%

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Narrative 14.7% ★, Story Rich 9.2%, LGBTQ+ 7.1%

A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.

Why similar: Visual Novel 68.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, Indie 6.2%, LGBTQ+ 2.8%

You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.

Why similar: Visual Novel 52.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Indie 7.4%

An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?

Why similar: Vampire 75.9% ★, Story Rich 8.6%, RPG 7.1%, LGBTQ+ 5.9%, Choices Matter 2.5%

Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 63%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Horror 5.6%, Choices Matter 3.6%