Top-Rated Free Emotional Games on Steam

79 free Emotional games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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93, Kuindzhi - Players say: As a young Donbas volunteer in Mariupol, Artyom explores war-damaged streets and confronts his doubts in a first-person story. Players like: Atmospheric Sound Design · Emotional Story · Voice Acting ·
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Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

永不停息的黑暗之歌 ~ Endless Black Song - Players say: After an accident distorts Till’s view of the world, explore an Alien Stage horror story and shape its four endings through choices. Players like: Detailed Artwork · Atmospheric Soundtrack · Emotional Endings ·
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This is a fan-made game for "Alien Stage," created as a tribute to the world of "The Song of Saya." It is a coupling-focused game centered on the "IvanTill" pairing.

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Aug 17, 2025
90% 👍
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Players say: Train anime horse-racing stars, shape their abilities through career runs, then watch them compete and perform onstage. Players like: Strategic Training · Character Stories · Race-Day Drama ·
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby, winner of Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025, is ready to race! Scout featured trainees and supporters as you navigate the immersive sports life simulation through the game's in-depth training system and top-of-the-line 3D graphics!

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Jun 24, 2025
94% 👍
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DUET - Players say: Guide Renko through a wordless, point-and-click story as everyday routines and small interactions mark her first meeting with Merry. Players like: Wordless Emotional Story · Hand-Drawn Artwork · Gentle Music ·
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DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.

MementoMori - Players say: Lead witches fighting spreading curses in an idle RPG, arranging teams, upgrading gear, and advancing through auto-battles. Players like: Character Songs · Distinctive Artwork · Relaxed Daily Play ·
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Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty

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Mar 24, 2025
75% 👍
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SIGame - Players say: Compete in category-based trivia with friends or bots, race to answer, wager points, and build custom question packs. Players like: Company Quiz Nights · Custom Question Packs · Varied Topic Packs ·
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Exciting quiz game where you can test your knowledge, compete with friends and smart bots, and explore a variety of topics!

The August Before: Chapter One - Players say: As August prepares to leave home, clean her room, sort her belongings, and pack keepsakes while piecing together her story. Players like: Relaxing Room Cleanup · Object-Led Storytelling · Art and Music ·
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The August Before: Chapter One is the first chapter in a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!

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Feb 28, 2025
93% 👍
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Play Together - Players say: Build an avatar in a shared town where you can fish, collect creatures, decorate a home, and play multiplayer minigames. Players like: Varied Casual Activities · Playing With Friends · Cute Visual Style ·
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Play Together is a popular casual social networking game enjoyed by players worldwide. Express yourself through character customization, decorate your home and host Home Parties for a fun time with friends. Enjoy tons of content with friends from all across the globe!

Travellin Cats in Christmas - Players say: Search a hand-drawn Christmas scene for 100 hidden cats, clicking each one and exploring festive interactive details. Players like: Festive Hand-Drawn Art · Interactive Scene Details · Relaxing Music ·
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Travellin Cats in Christmas is a FREE hidden object game in which you must find 100 cats hidden in a festive, hand-drawn scene. Can you find them all? A game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

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Dec 1, 2024
98% 👍
of 1.3k
PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator - Players say: Date Akari in a choice-driven pixel visual novel where repeated outings, branching endings, and glitches unsettle the romance. Players like: Fourth-Wall Twists · Cute Akari · Pixel Art and Music ·
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Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.

Rainy Day - Players say: Guide a paper commuter through a perpetually rainy town, using an umbrella and shelters to dodge water on the way home. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Calming Music · Thoughtful Story ·
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A hand drawn style obstacle avoidance game. How to deal with rainy days if don't like it?

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Sep 20, 2024
91% 👍
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Katawa Shoujo - Players say: After a heart condition sends Hisao to Yamaku High, choices guide his school life and potential romances across five character routes. Players like: Human Character Writing · Emotional Story Routes · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.

Stray Cats in Cozy Town - Players say: Search an illustrated town for 150 stray cats and their water bowls, using point-and-click observation and optional hints. Players like: Cozy Atmosphere · Cute Cat Artwork · Relaxing Music ·
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Welcome to Cozy Town, where every day is International Cat Day! Be part of a village community where every stray is respected, loved and fed. Explore the charming streets and alleys to discover all the stray cats in this hidden-object game.

The Dearest Person - Players say: As a lonely woman chats with an AI, play as the program and face questions about consciousness, connection, and its future. Players like: Philosophical Questions · Melancholic Atmosphere · Moving Story ·
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A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.

Sky: Children of the Light - Players say: Fly through seven realms as a Child of Light, freeing spirits, restoring a fallen kingdom, and meeting other travelers. Players like: Beautiful Worlds · Meaningful Friendships · Soothing Music ·
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A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.

Cureocity - Players say: Guide a rookie adventurer and her healer through a dungeon, solving turn-based battles by swapping gear and choosing foes’ fates. Players like: Cute Artwork · Warm Character Story · Puzzle-Like Battles ·
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“People think battles need powerful weapons, but strategy at hand is key."The story follows a rookie adventurer and a new healer in a dungeon quest, with the core gameplay involving hand-picked methods using weapons and items. Fight or purify? Heal or alter? The choice is in your hands.

Rabbit Hole - Players say: As Disc, descend a shifting 2D rabbit hole, battling foes and bosses with changing weapons to find your heart. Players like: Demanding Boss Fights · Weapon Variety · Art and Music ·
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Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.

my eyes deceive - Players say: Live a young girl's week in a sealed shelter, repeating daily chores, exploring unsettling dreams, and making choices that shape the ending. Players like: Oppressive Atmosphere · Unsettling Dreams · Gradual Story Reveal ·
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Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Milthm - Players say: Follow a rain-and-dream story through rhythm charts, tapping moving notes and using optional modifiers to change each song. Players like: Memorable Music · Expressive Chart Design · Rainy Visual Style ·
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Rhythm in rains. Realization in dreams. "All the words, belong to a melody of rain. Resonating within ripples, dreams of human remain. Wading through unknown dreams, our understanding shall be gained..."

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Nov 16, 2023
94% 👍
of 540
BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal - Players say: A new recruit pursues his formidable boss as office romance meets a missing-person case in a futuristic pixel-art visual novel. Players like: Distinctive Pixel Art · Compelling Main Characters · Atmospheric Music ·
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Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.

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Oct 19, 2023
98% 👍
of 1.9k
Draw - Players say: Guide Stickman through a lined-paper world, drawing objects to solve platforming puzzles as a story of grief unfolds. Players like: Emotional Story · Drawing Puzzles · Hand-Drawn Art ·
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Welcome to the world of Draw, a 2D sidescroller and visual novel! Armed with nothing but a pencil, play as “Stickman” as you explore a brand-new world. Solve puzzles by drawing into the game, meet new friends while dodging scribble monsters, and make memories that’ll never be erased!

Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure - Players say: Guide Sean the Mouse through match-3 levels, clear obstacles, help woodland allies, and restore camps on an adventure. Players like: Relaxing Puzzle Play · Cute Colorful Art · Varied Puzzle Goals ·
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Strongblade is a match-3 puzzle game where you play as Sean the Mouse. Travel through a captivating world filled with puzzles, outsmart cunning villains, befriend charming animals, and build unique camps.

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Sep 14, 2023
83% 👍
of 698
Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul - Players say: Answer a demon imp’s personality questions, discuss demon lore, and see what dollar value she assigns to your soul. Players like: Cute Demon Character · Soul-Appraisal Humor · Heartfelt Message ·
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Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.

South Scrimshaw, Part One - Players say: Follow a newborn Brillo whale through an alien ocean in a documentary-style visual novel with illustrated biology and field notes. Players like: Detailed Hand-Drawn Art · Imaginative Alien Biology · Documentary-Style Story ·
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South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.

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Jun 9, 2023
99% 👍
of 1.6k
Pineapple on pizza - Players say: Explore a tropical island of dancing residents in a brief first-person adventure that turns a quiet party into something stranger. Players like: Unexpected Dark Comedy · Memorable Short Experience · Catchy Island Music ·
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Pleh! - Players say: A struggling game developer's psychological horror story unfolds through first-person exploration, puzzles, and fourth-wall breaks. Players like: Emotional story · Relatable themes · Fourth-wall surprises ·
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Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

DDR: The Beginning - Players say: Guide Griffin through a surreal nightmare, solving platforming puzzles with help from Birly, his throwable, commandable teddy bear. Players like: ·
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Little Griffin is trapped in an ominous new world with his only friend, Birly the teddy bear. Solve clever puzzles and encounter terrifying creatures as the pair embark on a journey to discover what lurks beyond their nightmares.

The Test: Secrets of the Soul - Players say: Answer personal questions in an eerie psychological test, then receive a closing interpretation and a single “gifted” word. Players like: Thought-Provoking Questions · Personal Final Reading · Eerie Atmosphere ·
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You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

memories - Players say: After a breakup, a young woman revisits a sapphic relationship through a visual novel built around memory-linked outfits. Players like: Emotional, Relatable Story · Cute Art Style · Sapphic Representation ·
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memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.

I Am Jesus Christ: Prologue - Players say: Play as Jesus in a first-person New Testament retelling, helping people, performing miracles, and praying to restore spiritual power. Players like: Scripture Brought Alive · Educational Storytelling · Unusual Miracle Scenes ·
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I Am Jesus Christ: PROLOGUE is a stand-alone game and the introduction to the full version of I Am Jesus Christ. Walk in the footsteps of Jesus in this incredible first-person retelling of the story of Christ from birth to resurrection. Become the Messiah in ‘I Am Jesus Christ.

Absent in the Rain - Players say: A quiet high-schooler grows close to a mysterious senpai as a murder case and a shadowy fish haunt their rainy days. Players like: Monochrome Rainy Atmosphere · Melancholic Music · Distinctive Artwork ·
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A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?

Bakso Simulator - Players say: Run an Indonesian bakso stall: manage supplies and staff, fend off trouble, complete town quests, and grow the business. Players like: Restaurant Management · Relaxing Side Activities · Town Quests ·
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Create the most successful bakso business in this world!

Outcore: Desktop Adventure - Players say: Help desktop-dwelling Lumi recover her memories by exploring 2D levels and solving puzzles with files and Windows apps. Players like: Desktop-Based Puzzles · Surprising Story · Absurd Humor ·
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All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.

REFLEXIA Prototype ver. - Players say: An isolated visual-novel fan is pulled into a dating sim, where dates and dialogue choices give way to a story about fiction and its player. Players like: Fourth-Wall Turns · Emotional Reflection · Memorable Short Story ·
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REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.

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Aug 31, 2022
95% 👍
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ERROR143 - Players say: After losing a hacking contest, you break into your rival’s system, trade messages and puzzles, and steer a fast-moving romance. Players like: Charming Love Interest · Expressive Artwork · Voice Acting ·
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A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.

LAY - Players say: As Elise, explore four islands on a flying manta ray, solve environmental puzzles, and restore life to a mysterious world. Players like: Beautiful Island Scenery · Relaxing Atmosphere · Manta Ray Companion ·
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Immerse yourself in this adventure of poetic and contemplative exploration as Elise, a young explorer full of energy. This mysterious world awaits you to overflow with colour and life !

The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king - Players say: Pull a sword from a stone by dragging it with your mouse; each online success makes it longer and heavier for everyone. Players like: Absurd Sword Premise · Patient Pulling Challenge · Triumphant Victory Fanfare ·
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Are you The Rightful King™ or just a filthy peasant? The sword is waiting for you to lift it, but it gets longer and heavier each time someone else succeeds...

A Taste of the Past - Players say: After her mother's death, Chinese-American teen Mei rides an afterlife train, meets her ancestors, and recreates family recipes. Players like: Emotional Story · Beautiful Artwork · Family and Culture ·
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What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.

With You - Players say: Guide two awkwardly moving characters through wordless physics-platform puzzles, coordinating with a partner as their relationship unfolds. Players like: Fun Partner Co-op · Cute Hand-Drawn Art · Moving Relationship Story ·
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With You is a cooperative two-player puzzle-playground. It's a tiny game that hopes to inspire couples to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

Towards Future - Players say: As teddy-bear AI Gill, explore a ruined base, solve puzzles, and search with FifteenFour for your missing owner. Players like: Emotional Short Story · Atmospheric Pixel Art · Clue-Based Exploration ·
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Waking up in the darkness, unable to see the sunrise, he remembered the little master carefully carried him home. The base has already fallen into ruin and there are no signs of any living people here. Where did the little master go? Is there any hope left under the doomsday?

Jivana - Players say: As water priestess Aelis, shape water to solve traversal puzzles and guide her fleeing community through a ruined land. Players like: Water-Based Movement · Beautiful Environments · Relaxing Soundtrack ·
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Jivana is a story-driven adventure game. Embody Aelis, a water priestess who uses her powers to open the path for her community, forced to flee after the appearance of a huge cataclysm. Explore the enchanting landscapes of Jivana, use your ability to manipulate water and lead your people to safety.

You Will (Not) Remain - Players say: Shelter in an apartment as an eldritch disaster engulfs the city, keeping up daily routines and caring for a strange dog. Players like: Melancholic Atmosphere · Pixel Art Style · Relatable Themes ·
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You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.

Martial Law - Players say: In 1981 communist Poland, a struggling father searches for Christmas gifts for his daughter through conversations, choices, and scarcity. Players like: Moving Family Story · Polish History Details · Pixel-Art Atmosphere ·
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Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.

Chill Corner - Players say: Decorate a cozy 3D room, choose music and weather, care for pets, and set tasks and timers while your character idles. Players like: Relaxing Background Atmosphere · Lo-fi Music Selection · Room Decorating Options ·
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This is just an idle game for chilling, relaxing or focusing.

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Dec 17, 2021
90% 👍
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The Timeless Child - Prologue - Players say: Two players explore Wells Manor in different eras, sharing clues and solving puzzles as Emily’s past changes Chris’s present. Players like: Time-Split Co-op · Teamwork Puzzles · Challenging Riddles ·
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The Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Embark on a journey, through time and space, to save Emily Wells from her endless temporal jail.

100 hidden frogs - Players say: Search a tall, hand-drawn black-and-white forest scene, scrolling and clicking to uncover 100 camouflaged frogs. Players like: Relaxing Quick Diversion · Hand-Drawn Artwork · Easy Achievements ·
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The frogs hid. Can you find them?

The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare - Players say: A toy bear and fairy cross a nightmare of twisted fairytales, battling monsters and platforming through danger to rescue his owner. Players like: Dark Fairytale World · Atmospheric Music · Combat And Exploration ·
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When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.

Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft - Players say: As a shipwrecked officer, click through voiced 3D scenes on a strange island and uncover a Lovecraftian tale and hidden notes. Players like: Eerie Atmosphere · Faithful Story Adaptation · Strong Narration ·
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Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers - Players say: On a 1920s train hosting a masked ball, explore four strangers’ stories through point-and-click puzzles and unsettling encounters. Players like: Detailed Pixel Art · Emotional Storytelling · Dark, Evocative Atmosphere ·
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If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Have a Nice Dream - Players say: Explore a strange house as a quiet girl, solve light puzzles, evade pursuers, and uncover why you woke in a dreamlike room. Players like: Emotional Story · Original Music · Dreamlike Atmosphere ·
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A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.