Games like Nighthawks
by The Curiosity Engine
Scarlet Hollow and Mesmalie play most like Nighthawks. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its visual novel, choices matter and interactive fiction; 2 came out in the last year and 12 are free or under $10. The best known is The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, with 8,159 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches
Scarlet Hollow
Jun 11, 2021 · Black Tabby Games
Both: Choices Matter · Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Early AccessChoices MatterVisual NovelHorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichDating SimMultiple EndingsInteractive FictionSupernatural👍 4,877Mesmalie
Jul 9 · Rain (orbitaldot)
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Choices Matter
MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.
Interactive FictionPoint & ClickVisual NovelDark Comedy2DChoices MatterMultiple EndingsNonlinearStory RichDialogue Heavy👍 1,201Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
Sep 10, 2020 · Draw Distance
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter
Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.
VampiresVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistIndieStory RichChoices MatterLGBTQ+Great SoundtrackSingleplayerSexual Content👍 1,238Cabernet
Feb 20, 2025 · Party for Introverts
Both: Choices Matter · Visual Novel
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
SingleplayerFemale ProtagonistVampiresChoices MatterStory RichSimulationHorrorMultiple EndingsVisual NovelChoose Your Own Adventure👍 2,042The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Mar 4, 2021 · Sever, Schisma Games
Both: Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Choices MatterStory RichRPGInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelText-BasedMedievalIndieSingleplayer👍 8,159Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Oct 13, 2020 · Different Tales
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
Story RichVisual NovelChoices MatterRPGMultiple EndingsInteractive FictionSurrealChoose Your Own AdventureDark FantasyThriller👍 807Vampires' Melody
Oct 2, 2020 · AsicxArt
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...
Visual NovelCasualAdventureVampiresInteractive FictionDating SimWord GameAnimeJRPGMultiple Endings👍 5,561Soul Gambler
Jul 10, 2014 · Ilex Games
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter
Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever.
Visual NovelAdventureIndieRPGChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSingleplayerPoint & ClickShortStory Rich👍 2,187Mothmen 1966
Jul 14, 2022 · LCB Game Studio
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Choices Matter
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual Novel2DStory RichHorrorChoices MatterDialogue HeavySupernaturalPixel Graphics👍 301The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Aug 16, 2023 · Deconstructeam
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Choices Matter
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Female ProtagonistMagicInteractive FictionLGBTQ+Visual NovelChoices MatterPixel GraphicsStory RichAdventureIndie👍 5,616My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life
Dec 26, 2019 · Nikita Igorevich Studio
Both: Choices Matter · Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made.
IndieChoices MatterPsychologicalVisual NovelAtmosphericInteractive FictionHorror👍 4987Days Origins
May 2, 2021 · Buff Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Story RichHorrorVisual NovelPoint & ClickChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionPsychologicalPsychological HorrorDark Comedy👍 313Man I Just Wanna Go Home
Jul 12, 2024 · JZPS Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelInteractive Fiction2DComic BookNoirChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCasualStory Rich👍 717恐怖夜話
Apr 8 · ひめこ
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
At soccer camp, a teacher tells two unsettling tales: a strange presence in the mountains and a body bundled in a sheet by the sea. They should be mere ghost stories—but something feels wrong. A short psychological horror visual novel, lasting about an hour.
Visual NovelPsychological HorrorHorrorChoices MatterText-BasedMysteryInteractive Fiction2DAdventureSingleplayer👍 153Omen Exitio: Plague
Mar 5, 2018 · Tiny Bull Studios
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Visual Novel
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
LovecraftianIndieInteractive FictionChoices MatterStory RichAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelCasualText-Based👍 495Koncolos
Aug 2, 2022 · Umigame Studios
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter
"Do you know a monster that dwells around here?" she asked. An ordinary barkeepers' journey, intertwined with the only survivor from a shrouded monster hunter company, started with this question.
Visual NovelAnimeCasualStory RichInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureComic BookChoices MatterMysteryText-Based
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Oct 13, 2023 · Kit9 Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
PsychologicalDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsVisual NovelPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerHand-drawnDark👍 36,717