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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 34 games similar to Daemonologie down to the 19 that fit the “Dark” category. Slay the Princess, Immortality and Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Daemonologie.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2024Dev katanalevy

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Daemonologie is Slay the Princess — scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. Immortality and Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc follow close behind.

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The best dark games like Daemonologie

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Daemonologie. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 32KOC90· 27
Year 2023Dev Black Tabby GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Like Daemonologie, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, deep RPG systems and combat tactical, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals46Setting42
Immortality
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 84%· 1.9KIGDB92· 3OC88· 73
Year 2022Dev Half MermaidOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Like Daemonologie, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals45Setting40
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 37KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Like Daemonologie, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals38Setting28
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 31KIGDB85· 8
Year 2012Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Daemonologie: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: setting anime and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals38Setting27
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 83%· 22KIGDB88· 13OC83· 75
Year 2017Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Daemonologie: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals38Setting25
AI: The Somnium Files
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 9.2KIGDB86· 2OC82· 47
Year 2019Dev Spike ChunsoftOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Daemonologie, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals38Setting21
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 Daemonologie, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, setting scifi and setting anime, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting32
STEINS;GATE
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12
Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Daemonologie, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

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 Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals45Setting42
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkMedievalHistorical2D
Steam👍 92%· 7.5KRAWG👍 61%· 138MC79IGDB78· 10
Year 2017Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Daemonologie: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping horror tension

Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller, ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ retells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a whole new interactive way. Play as Jack, Aliena, and Philip and change the events of the book through exploration, decision-making, and dialogues.

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Setting72Visuals42
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

✓ Nearly identical: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

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 mode100Tone100Visuals70
Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPixel Art
Steam👍 96%· 33K
Year 2020Dev Nikita Kryukov · Nikita Kaf PublishingOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Daemonologie, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals52Setting37
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB90· 2
Year 2009Dev Chunsoft · Spike

✓ If you enjoyed Daemonologie, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals45Setting37
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB86· 6
Year 2012Dev Chunsoft · Rising Star GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Daemonologie, it's known for puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals45Setting33
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D
Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 100%· 28
Year 2016Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Daemonologie, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, linear, story-driven structure and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone85Visuals32Setting31
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 Daemonologie, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting33

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