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2020PCSteam Deck playable82 % positivefree

The Night Fisherman is a short, film-like scene on the smugglers' crossing near Calais, where you direct a fisherman's actions and pick the camera angles yourself. Tension builds from a talkative armed man you have to get rid of.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for The Night Fisherman are The Wreck, Saya no Uta and Kidnapped Girl. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Night Fisherman special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Wreck

88 %Match

2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch90 % positive19.00 €

  • Accessible and relaxed
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Easy to pick up

A mature, narrative-driven 3D adventure about grief, motherhood and sisterhood, following Junon through the most pivotal day of her life. Flashbacks and dialogue choices shape her story, with the storytelling clearly taking priority over gameplay.

Saya no Uta

Accessible and relaxed

A short, disturbing horror visual novel from Nitroplus: after an accident a medical student sees the world as flesh and viscera, with only Saya appearing beautiful to him. It is a bleak, uncompromising blend of cosmic dread and tragic romance.

Kidnapped Girl

Accessible and relaxed

You play as Clive, who thinks of himself as a psychopath and kidnaps a girl on his seventeenth birthday. The game thrives on uncomfortable conversations and twists, because the victim turns out to be far more complicated than he expected.

Solstice

Accessible and relaxed

Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller told in visual novel style, where small personal disasters snowball into much larger catastrophes. The focus is on narrative and atmosphere rather than combat.

Along the Edge

Easy to pick up

A story-focused visual novel set in the European countryside where your decisions shape the protagonist's personality and appearance, leading to different romance and mystery outcomes.

Echo

Accessible and relaxed

You return to the desolate desert town of Echo as Chase, reuniting childhood friends while digging into a past case of mass hysteria. This slow-burn visual novel thrives on its atmosphere and buried memories of a shared tragedy that still weighs on everyone.

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Accessible and relaxed

What starts as a sugary anime dating sim about a school poetry club gradually turns into unsettling psychological horror that breaks the fourth wall and even toys with the game's own files.

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