Mysteria of the World: The forest of Death
A visual novel that immerses the reader in a fantastic and frightening world. Will you be able to return home, avoiding all the dangers?
100% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
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The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
A fairy tale you read by the fire, except it reads you back. Befriend a thief, a witch, a toad and a mushroom, pick a godparent from God, Death or the Devil, and find out why this story feels so familiar. Hand-drawn, strange, and full of endings.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
99% of 1,242 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4FreeMysteria of the World: The forest of Death
A visual novel that immerses the reader in a fantastic and frightening world. Will you be able to return home, avoiding all the dangers?
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
100% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$5.99Forsaken Woods
A choice game where you face the choice and truth of survival. An unpredictable ending awaits.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
75% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Contra Spem Spero
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
95% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
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.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
82% of 816 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$1.49Grotto
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.
Story-driven, Dark, Surreal
94% of 243 Steam reviews are positive$12.99The Mildew Children
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
92% of 473 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99The Secret of Darkwoods
Open-world illustrated text-based RPG. Inspired by classic role-playing video games and fantasy gamebooks, the secret of darkwoods is a free game, a non-linear standalone adventure with side quests in a vast world.
Story-driven, Dark
89% of 121 Steam reviews are positiveFreeIt gets so lonely here
A dark fairytale visual novel about a girl running through a night forest, and the three lonely strangers waiting at the end of each path. A yandere yuri story told in second person, where love and danger wear the same face and every ending arrives exactly on time.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
94% of 2,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6FreeRoadwarden
An illustrated text RPG about being the one person willing to ride a dangerous peninsula alone. Guard travellers, talk your way past suspicion, investigate what happened to your predecessor, and decide who deserves your help. Choices shape a grim fantasy world across a 30-hour campaign with multiple endings.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
94% of 4,545 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 54$2.74Rooten
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
79% of 105 Steam reviews are positive$4.99The Fog Knows Your Name
Step into the fog to confront your terror: the evil that hides within. Unravel the fog's mysteries before you become its next victim. Or join us, instead.
Story-driven, Dark, Scary
86% of 83 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
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Forsaken Woods
A choice game where you face the choice and truth of survival. An unpredictable ending awaits.
75% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness.
82% of 816 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$1.49
Roadwarden
An illustrated text RPG about being the one person willing to ride a dangerous peninsula alone.
94% of 4,545 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 54$2.74
Rooten
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you.
79% of 105 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
The Fog Knows Your Name
Step into the fog to confront your terror: the evil that hides within. Unravel the fog's mysteries before you become its next victim.
86% of 83 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Buried: An Interactive Story
Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text.
95% of 155 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Seers Isle
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
91% of 170 Steam reviews are positive$4.19
Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
81% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Before waking up (梦醒边缘)
Before Waking Upis a semi-stealth story walking game where you need to escape or face your fears by walking left and right, unravel the real secrets…
80% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Mycopsychosys: Remastered
🚨 Emergency Alert 🚨 New security protocols have been activated. Remain indoors. Do not open your doors under any circumstance. Isolation is safety.
96% of 249 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Blackout: The Darkest Night
You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days.
82% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
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The Old Flesh of Nuraga
Your Grandpa descends into madness in a family cosmic horror. Dig cursed relics, meet eldritch beings, and awaken a forgotten God.
96% of 175 Steam reviews are positive$3.19
Mycopsychosys: Remastered
🚨 Emergency Alert 🚨 New security protocols have been activated. Remain indoors. Do not open your doors under any circumstance. Isolation is safety.
96% of 249 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Lost in the Woods
'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!
95% of 136 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
Befriend a strange little cast, choose a godparent from God, Death or the Devil, and steer this hand-drawn story toward one of its many endings.
99% of 1,242 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4Free
The Mildew Children
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage…
92% of 473 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
It gets so lonely here
Run through a night forest, choose your path, and meet the three strangers waiting at the end of each one.
94% of 2,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6Free
For Mother Matron
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths.
92% of 176 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Secret of Darkwoods
Open-world illustrated text-based RPG. Inspired by classic role-playing video games and fantasy gamebooks, the secret of darkwoods is a free game, a…
89% of 121 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Fernweh Saga: Book One
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller!
91% of 112 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Roadwarden
An illustrated text RPG about being the one person willing to ride a dangerous peninsula alone.
94% of 4,545 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 54$2.74
Grotto
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages.
94% of 243 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
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The Old Flesh of Nuraga
Your Grandpa descends into madness in a family cosmic horror. Dig cursed relics, meet eldritch beings, and awaken a forgotten God.
96% of 175 Steam reviews are positive$3.19
RUNT
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
80% of 55 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Diaspora
Navigate unknown waters, deadly politics, and ancient magic in this low-fantasy adventure.
82% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Reflections of the void
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion.
100% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$5.84
Lost in the Woods
'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!
95% of 136 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Prometheus in a jar
Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this…
88% of 16 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Welcome To The Dark Place
The train is the only escape.
88% of 639 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Contra Spem Spero
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out.
95% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Mycopsychosys: Remastered
🚨 Emergency Alert 🚨 New security protocols have been activated. Remain indoors. Do not open your doors under any circumstance. Isolation is safety.
96% of 249 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Lake of Darkness
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death.
96% of 28 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
81% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Banishing You
Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey.
75% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$4.99