Games Like The World Next Door

The World Next Door

An addictive mix of lightning-fast puzzle battles, powerful storytelling and immersive visual novel elements, The World Next Door follows Jun, a rebellious teen girl trapped in a parallel realm inhabited by magical creatures, who must find her way home before time runs out.

★ SHUYAN SAGA™ ★ DIES IRAE ~AMANTES AMENTES~ ★ GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER VOL.3 ★ CICONIA WHEN THEY CRY - PHASE 1: FOR YOU, THE REPLACEABLE ONES ★ COFFEE TALK TOKYO ★ SPIRIT SWAP: LOFI BEATS TO MATCH-3 TO ★ NO CASE SHOULD REMAIN UNSOLVED ★ THE MERMAID MASK ★ HYMER 2000 ★ TOMORROW WON'T COME FOR THOSE WITHOUT ██████ ★ DOCTOR WHO: THE LONELY ASSASSINS ★ NAIRI: TOWER OF SHIRIN ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~

88% 👍 OF 728
About This Game

Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.

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Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.3

93% 👍 OF 163
About This Game

"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.

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Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones

92% 👍 OF 565
About This Game

This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

In this game, you can…

  • …pilot a left-arm Gauntlet system that lets teen Knights fly, shoot enemies, and raise rejection shields like a one-person war machine.
  • …meet 26 main characters up front across five factions and multiple squads.
  • …piece together what's really happening by comparing partial scenes, lies, and implications across factions until the chapter snaps into an absurd epilogue that still makes something huge feel confirmed.
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No Case Should Remain Unsolved

96% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

In this game, you can…

  • …rebuild a cold-case investigation by dragging interview fragments onto a timeline until the right people, order, and context finally line up.
  • …click a single keyword in one testimony and instantly unlock new statements across the case, branching the board in multiple places at once.
  • …misattribute a conversation to the wrong person on purpose, then later discover it only makes sense as part of a bigger lie.
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The Mermaid Mask

100% 👍 OF 2.2K
About This Game

An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.

In this game, you can…

  • …show every piece of evidence to every suspect and trigger unique voiced reactions, turning one clue into a whole new round of leads.
  • …hear unique handling sounds for each clue you touch, down to different paper types having different paper noises.
  • …watch suspects reenact their alibis with wobbly 3D models as their memories play out, so their past actions become a scene.
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Hymer 2000

90% 👍 OF 1.1K
About This Game

Hymer 2000 is an interactive text puzzle game, where players freely converse with the "Hymer" and use an open "Search" function to retrieve past conversations. By discovering keywords, gathering clues, and collecting "Faces", players uncover Hymer's secrets and ultimately shut it down.

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NAIRI: Tower of Shirin

84% 👍 OF 548
About This Game

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.