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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 32 games similar to Arches down to the 24 that fit the “PC” category. Slay the Princess, Immortality and Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Arches.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2024Dev Echo Project

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Arches is Slay the Princess — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Immortality and Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk follow close behind.

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The best games like Arches on PC

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Arches. Each one has been evaluated across 5 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Slay the Princess
Slay the Princess
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorTactical
Steam👍 97%· 32KOC90· 27
Year 2023Dev Black Tabby GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and deep simulation

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100
Immortality
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World
Steam👍 84%· 1.9KIGDB92· 3OC88· 73
Year 2022Dev Half MermaidOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and horror tension

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100
Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 96%· 33K
Year 2020Dev Nikita Kryukov · Nikita Kaf PublishingOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Arches, expect visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and setting anime

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting71
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
IGDB86· 6
Year 2012Dev Chunsoft · Rising Star GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

It predates Arches by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69
Virginia
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Steam👍 64%· 3.4KIGDB68· 17OC73· 69
Year 2016Dev Variable State · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and vibe casual

It predates Arches by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone74
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 99%· 906
Year 2018Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Arches, expect visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and setting anime

June, 1983. The summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are cicadas, and by night, the higurashi. Hinamizawa, a small village in the Japanese countryside. While there are fewer than two thousand people there, every year, 'something' happens.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting58
Saya no Uta
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCozy
Steam👍 90%· 9.4K
Year 2019Dev Nitro Plus · Asoberu! BD-GAMEOn Android · PC

✓ Shared with Arches: visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and deep simulation

Genre100Game mode100Tone92Setting72
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB80· 22
Year 2016Dev Spike Chunsoft · Aksys GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Arches, expect visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and horror tension

It predates Arches by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting52
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 96%· 31KIGDB85· 8
Year 2012Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Arches: visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Arches: setting.

It predates Arches by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting45
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 96%· 37KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Arches: setting.

It predates Arches by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting46
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 83%· 22KIGDB88· 13OC83· 75
Year 2017Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Arches: visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Arches: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting39
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCozy
Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 100%· 28
Year 2016Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Arches, expect visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and cozy, relaxing feel

The 58th year of Shouwa, early summer. It’s June, and the summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are crickets, and by night there are cicadas. We’re in Hinamizawa, a small village in the countryside. There are fewer than two thousand people here.

It predates Arches by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone82Setting55
AI: The Somnium Files
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 92%· 9.2KIGDB86· 2OC82· 47
Year 2019Dev Spike ChunsoftOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Arches: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting30
STEINS;GATE
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12
Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension

A new story in the critically-acclaimed STEINS;GATE series. From the depths of despair--explore a whole new world line. Your favorite characters return alongside a brand new cast!

Where it drifts furthest from Arches: setting.

It predates Arches by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting22
Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkFirst Person2D
Steam👍 94%· 2.5KRAWG👍 78%· 34MC83IGDB81· 4
Year 2020Dev Handy Games · www.handy-games.comPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Arches, it's known for visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping horror setting

MEET THE CHICKEN POLICE Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once a legendary detective-duo, called the Chicken Police. But that was almost a decade ago, and time had ruthlessly passed them by.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100

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