Games like Dark Notes
If Dark Notes is your kind of game, the closest matches are 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales, 筮灵 SHILING and Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its notebook communication bridges timelines, atmospheric and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Dark Notes: Dark Notes is a dark suspense puzzle game . You will play as the two protagonists, traveling through time and space to explore the secrets hidden in Happiness Mall!a secret concerning both protagonists surfaces... ...Anything can be a perfect fairytale as long as you believe it.
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品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
筮灵 SHILING
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Second-strongest match for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Third-strongest match for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Ranked #4 for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
双相：水管（Bipolar: The Tube)
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
East-Asia-theme horror visual novel with tarot elements. This game shares the same world with When the Wind Knocks (Ready to Kill) and The Dead Daughter. If you have played that game, you will meet an old friend here.
Paper Bride
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Ranked #6 for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Ranked #7 for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Back：Fade
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Ranked #8 for Dark Notes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dark Notes at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Notes.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Notes.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Dark Notes.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Notes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dark Notes.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dark Notes.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Notes.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Notes.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dark Notes.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dark Notes.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from HeartBeat Plus
Other recommendable Steam games by HeartBeat Plus, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Paper Bride
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Another title from HeartBeat Plus, the studio behind Dark Notes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Another title from HeartBeat Plus, the studio behind Dark Notes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Another title from HeartBeat Plus, the studio behind Dark Notes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Another title from HeartBeat Plus, the studio behind Dark Notes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
"Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes" is the 5th work in the "Paper Bride' series. Our cast from Zangling Village return to the stage to welcome players back to the world of paper bride...
Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Another title from HeartBeat Plus, the studio behind Dark Notes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Paper Bride 6 Nightmare
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Another title from HeartBeat Plus, the studio behind Dark Notes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
“Paper Bride 6 Nightmare” is the sixth work to the Paper Bride series. Dive into a bewitching dream and immerse yourself in yet another immersive Chinese horror puzzle game!
Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Notes.
Another title from HeartBeat Plus, the studio behind Dark Notes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Notes.
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Frequently asked about Dark Notes
- How much does Dark Notes cost?
- Dark Notes is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dark Notes?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Notes are 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales, 筮灵 SHILING, Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village.
- Who developed Dark Notes?
- Dark Notes was developed by HeartBeat Plus.
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