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A darkly witty psychological horror visual novel with RPG elements, following quirky characters through a twisted tale of beauty and darkness in about 1-2 hours.

It Paints Me
A short Gothic horror visual novel about a painter's artistic struggle, featuring branching choices, multiple endings, and a tragic psychological atmosphere.
2024-10-07
- Adventure
- Horror

Text

Romance

Visual Novel

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Bloody Painter Dating Sim

A brief, choice-driven anime dating sim about surviving a serial killer's captivity over seven days, with multiple endings.

2024-10-10

Horror
Indie
Simulator
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel

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Artist Life Simulator

A grim 19th-century life sim about a struggling artist managing emotions, painting, and surviving to reach multiple endings.

2022-12-13

Comedy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Historical
Sandbox
Card & Board Game

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Fledgling Manor

A single-player gothic horror visual novel about vampires in a high-stakes reality show, mixing dark comedy with a lovable cast in a short ~3-hour story.

2024-12-11

Comedy
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Romance
Visual Novel

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Partum Artifex

A compact atmospheric horror-puzzle game about exploring a serial killer's mind through creative puzzles and a disturbing narrative.

2023-02-26

First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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Twisted Gallery 异馆

A short psychological horror game about spotting subtle anomalies in a looping art gallery to escape.

2025-07-23

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator

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DOLL EYE: CHAPTER ONE

A short, dialogue-focused psychological horror RPG chapter with an eerie mood and Mostly Positive Steam reviews.

2024-01-09

Comedy
Horror
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Take Care Of It.

A compact single-player horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends and the guilt and co-dependency straining their limits.

2026-01-26

Thriller
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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Manivore

A dark indie thriller about a serial-killer 'artist,' where you investigate or become prey — reportedly a very short experience.

2025-05-13

Indie

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Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination

A darkly satirical interactive fiction RPG about corporate conspiracies and horrors, with a tight ~4-hour narrative shaped by reader choices.

2025-04-16

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Bad Faith

A solo-developed psychological horror visual novel that pairs mouse-only, narrated-menu play with a disturbing, compact story of sanctuaries and secrets.

2022-02-04

Horror
Indie
Drama
Visual Novel

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Side Alley

A bleak single-player horror visual novel with point-and-click gameplay, praised for its atmosphere and weird narrative tone, playable in about four hours.

2025-10-21

Adventure