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The 10 closest to A Friend in Need
- Gospel of EveOffline
An exorcist that doesn't believe in ghost. In common: short, pixel art, mystery.
- Line 88Plays on hatoge.itch.io
Line 88 is a short kinetic novel with walking elements. In common: short, mystery, visual novel.
- Ghost TerminalPlays on garryman.itch.io
You are a small ghost on the journey to start his life over again. In common: 8 bit, story rich, short.
- Corru.ObserverPlays on corru.observer
Corru.Observer is a hard sci-fi visual novel, point-and-click adventure about a contractor hired by an intelligence agency to hack into an alien biological… In common: story rich, thriller, mystery.
- Long Time No SeePlays here
A short, cozy, narrative-driven Halloween game about three friends reuniting to spend a stormy Halloween night together in a haunted house. In common: story rich, short, mystery.
- Apartment 14-BPlays on studio-notes.itch.io
Apartment 14-B is a short visual novel set in the same world as Kowloon's Curse. In common: thriller, short, mystery.
- Xmax KPIPlays on emankcin01.itch.io
In common: meaningful choices, story rich, short.
- Wishing SarahPlays here
Wishing Sarah is the tiny direct sequel to Dreaming Sarah. In common: game boy aesthetic, pixel art, mystery.
- Small Town EmoPlays here
Small Town Emo is a gay GameBoy walking-simulator. In common: 8 bit, pixel art, visual novel.
- Miss Inconspicuous Maid Girl Cleaning Co.Plays on cinnamew.itch.io
Welcome to Miss Inconspicuous Maid Cleaning Co.! In common: story rich, short, mystery.
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Every game like A Friend in Need

Gospel of Eve
Short · 2022
PlayableLine 88
Short · 2023
PlayableBetaGhost Terminal
Ghosts · 2019
PlayableEarly accessCorru.Observer
Aliens · 2022
PlayableLong Time No See
Interactive Fiction · 2023
PlayableApartment 14-B
Detective · 2023
PlayableXmax KPI
Anime · 2025
PlayableWishing Sarah
Homebrew · 2020
PlayableSmall Town Emo
Walking Simulator · 2023
PlayableMiss Inconspicuous Maid Girl Cleaning Co.
Psychological Horror · 2023
PlayableEarly accessThe Capybarrier
Animals · 2021
PlayableAstra's Moon
2D · 2021
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Psychological Horror · 2024
PlayableIephosama: Digital Curse
2D · 2025
PlayableTrapped with Jester
Multiple Endings · 2022
PlayableHatching
Retro · 2022
PlayableFathers Farm
Retro · 2025
PlayableNight at the Harbor
Retro · 2025
PlayableFallen Girl
Female Protagonist · 2018
PlayableAlphaShroud of Gloom
2D · 2024
PlayableTo Swat A Fly
Psychological Horror · 2023
PlayableDoppelpartment
Ghosts · 2025
PlayableYume Nikki GB
Psychological Horror · 2022
PlayableTicky's Wake Up Call
2D · 2022
PlayablePirate Fox Detective: The Case of The Conspicuous Klawz Crew
Exploration · 2021
PlayableEarly accessNeoneon Tribe
Science fiction · 2025
PlayableRatano
Retro · 2022
PlayableShift Change
Retro · 2023
PlayableCien Años Después
Time Travel · 2022
PlayableToday, I'll Be The Hero
2D · 2026
PlayableMurder Butterfly: Kotou Idol Live Satsujin Jiken
Thriller
PlayableAnswer These 10 Questions And I'll Tell You What Kind of Lover You Are
Interactive Fiction · 2022
PlayableSamorost 2
Aliens · 2005
PlayableWink and the Broken Robot
Post Apocalyptic · 2025
PlayableBe (Not) Afraid
Short · 2025
PlayableForest
Retro · 2020