8 similar games
Games like The House of the Living
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A sinister mansion calls to you, will you discover its secrets? The games below have the most in common with it — gothic, visual novel, horror — ranked by how closely they match, favouring the ones you can play right here in your browser.
Top picks
The 8 closest to The House of the Living
- It Paints MePlays here
It Paints Me is a short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain, and love. In common: gothic, horror, visual novel.
- Death is SunhairedPlays on galengames.itch.io
In common: gothic, horror, visual novel.
- Portrait of a GhostPlays on endysis.itch.io
A "spirit photographer" learns that ghosts are far more real than he thought. In common: gothic, horror, visual novel.
- Your Turn to Die: Death Game by MajorityPlays here
Your Turn To Die: Death Game By Majority is a multi-ending horror adventure game. In common: horror, visual novel.
- FaithEaterPlays on heartsyncproductions.itch.io
In a world where humans hunt the Gods for a chance at hope, you have betrayed the Faith Eaters. In common: gothic, visual novel.
- Resurrection GatePlays on gcbaccaris.itch.io
Resurrection Gate is an interactive novella about loss, liches, and what lingers at the edge of existence. In common: gothic, visual novel.
- The Last Human TouchPlays on cephalopodunk.itch.io
A short bitsy game about a time-traveller in their final moments. In common: gothic, visual novel.
- The Count is Down for BloodPlays on gammafoxtbg.itch.io
A puzzle game where you control a vampire trying to get to its crypt by dawn, but on the way through he will need to suck up enough blood from the townsfolk. In common: gothic, horror.
All matches
Every game like The House of the Living
PlayableIt Paints Me
Psychological Horror · 2023
PlayableDeath is Sunhaired
Vampire · 2026
PlayablePortrait of a Ghost
Ghosts · 2024
PlayableEarly accessYour Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority
Horror · 2017
PlayableFaithEater
Gothic · 2024
PlayableResurrection Gate
Interactive Fiction
PlayableThe Last Human Touch
Gothic · 2018
PlayableThe Count is Down for Blood
Vampire · 2026