Games Like Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

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 narrative prequel that shares the same setting, art style, and core gameplay mechanics as Shadows of New York.

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 55.8% ★, Visual Novel 32.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel continues the narrative style and atmospheric world-building established in the New York trilogy.

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 84.2% ★, Story Rich 5.9%, Female Protagonist 4.7%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: As the definitive RPG experience in the World of Darkness, it provides the essential lore and dark urban atmosphere that inspired the visual novel series.

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% ★, Choices Matter 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy investigation game that captures the political intrigue and supernatural mystery central to the Masquerade.

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 70.9% ★, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: This text-based interactive fiction offers a deep dive into the World of Darkness with extensive choices that impact your character's survival.

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 76.1% ★, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: This action-RPG captures the moral weight of vampiric existence and the struggle to maintain humanity in a dark, atmospheric city.

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 49% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven vampire game that emphasizes social interaction and the moral complexities of eternal life.

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 51.5% ★, Visual Novel 28.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A vampire-themed visual novel that shares the LGBTQ themes and dark, character-focused storytelling found in Shadows of New York.

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 71.7% ★, Choices Matter 15%, Indie 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Another excellent text-based entry that focuses on the political maneuvering and backstabbing inherent to vampire society.

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 53.9% ★, Visual Novel 28.8%, Indie 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel blends supernatural mystery with romance and choices, mirroring the tone of Shadows of New York.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.4%, Choices Matter 26.2%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Indie 14%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: An urban fantasy point-and-click adventure that features a compelling supernatural mystery and deep character-driven choices.

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: Choices Matter 33.1%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Story Rich 30%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: While not about vampires, its unparalleled focus on internal monologue, detective work, and complex dialogue choices makes it a perfect match for fans of narrative-heavy games.

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 45.9%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that blends supernatural horror with a branching narrative where your choices significantly alter the outcome.

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, LGBTQ+ 30.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 8%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant visual novel that explores personal identity and narrative through a unique, intimate storytelling lens.

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 71.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, Indie 4.9%, Great Soundtrack 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, mystery-focused visual novel that requires players to piece together a dark history through text and investigation.

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: Choices Matter 20.7%, Story Rich 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk narrative game that focuses on dialogue, manipulation, and the consequences of your choices in a dark urban setting.

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: Story Rich 74.3%, Indie 25.7%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative RPG captures the feeling of being an outsider struggling to survive in a cold, unforgiving city through text-based storytelling.

Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian visual novel with strong LGBTQ themes and a focus on the relationship between characters in a high-stakes environment.

Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Female Protagonist 16%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Story Rich 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy visual novel that emphasizes multiple endings and the impact of player decisions on the narrative arc.

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 63.8% ★, Choices Matter 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 11%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric RPG that provides a focused look at the struggle of a vampire trying to maintain their humanity.

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 41.9%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Story Rich 14.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more relaxed, it captures the intimate, dialogue-driven atmosphere of listening to the personal struggles of supernatural characters.

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: Story Rich 57.6%, Choices Matter 38.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that prioritizes detective work and the long-term consequences of your dialogue choices.

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: Choices Matter 61.9%, Story Rich 36.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure that focuses on social manipulation and investigative choices in a setting filled with hidden agendas.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a rich, atmospheric world through the personal stories and dialogue of its diverse cast.

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 50.3%, LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Story Rich 18.5%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A social deduction visual novel that forces players to navigate complex relationships and uncover secrets through repeated loops.

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 93.3%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric narrative game that focuses on mystery and the dark, gritty reality of its setting.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game that uses a visual novel style to deliver intense, choice-driven investigations.

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: Choices Matter 53.6%, Story Rich 42.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused narrative game where every choice regarding your crew has significant moral and practical consequences.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Choices Matter 46.1%, Story Rich 41.4%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, oppressive experience that forces players to make impossible choices while navigating a city plagued by supernatural dread.

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 78.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Story Rich 5.4%, Choices Matter 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Story Rich 25.5%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A character-focused narrative game that captures the feeling of navigating complex social dynamics and personal identity.

You’re a hot futa girl trying to settle old scores - you’ll have to navigate the enigmatic city to fight and bang hot vampires, find their queen and investigate the disappearance of your friend in the gritty, cyberpunk-themed visual novel packed with RPG combat elements - Sex & Blood: Vampires!

Why similar: Vampire 38.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

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

Why similar: Vampire 83% ★, Story Rich 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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

Why similar: Vampire 49.8% ★, Visual Novel 23.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Choices Matter 5.7%, Story Rich 5.6%

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

Why similar: Vampire 41.8% ★, Visual Novel 26.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Indie 2.7%

The vampire who died was given the right to seek truth because of rebirth. As the identity changed, she changed from a victim to a criminal suspect... How can this be self-certified?

Why similar: Vampire 40.1% ★, Visual Novel 23.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Indie 5.1%

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

Why similar: Vampire 51.2% ★, Visual Novel 26%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Indie 1.4%

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

Why similar: Vampire 51.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Story Rich 7.5%

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Bloodlust is a dungeon crawling / action RPG experience that will allow players to explore the dark underworld of a forgotten society of Vampires and their disciplines, all while trying to battle for hierarchy among the clans in search of their sire.

Why similar: Vampire 94.5% ★, Indie 5.5%

This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 8%

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 43.1% ★, Visual Novel 28.7%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.8%, Choices Matter 30%, Story Rich 26.3%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Female Protagonist 4.1%

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 35.8%, LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 6.4%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 3.6%

The Queen of Vampires emerges from the ashes of history, seeking to destroy the world of humans and rule over its ruins! No one, human or vampire, will stand in her way!Count Dracula awakens, weakened and stripped of his powers after years of healing from his last battle with Dr. Van Helsing.

Why similar: Vampire 62.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Indie 2.9%

A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.

Why similar: Vampire 49% ★, Visual Novel 21.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%

A vampire raising sim! Train the Little Mistress in skills so she can bite her way through obstacles. She might hunt criminals for their blood, become a celebrity and feed on her fans, raise a dark army to threaten the world, or many other possible outcomes!

Why similar: Vampire 50.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Choices Matter 6.9%

A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Indie 6.7%

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.7%, Female Protagonist 20%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Story Rich 6.3%, Choices Matter 6%

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 32.5% ★, Visual Novel 24.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 8.1%

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 41.7%, LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Indie 2.4%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Vampire 26% ★, LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Choices Matter 9%, Story Rich 8.1%

Discover the source of dreadful evil!

Why similar: Vampire 73.2% ★, Female Protagonist 15%, Story Rich 5.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%, Indie 1.7%

When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.

Why similar: Vampire 51.8% ★, Visual Novel 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, LGBTQ+ 3.9%

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 39.8%, Female Protagonist 22.8%, Story Rich 18.7%, Choices Matter 18.7%

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 37% ★, Visual Novel 35.5%, LGBTQ+ 27.5%

A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 10.2%