# Games like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws

> The closest matches to Visual Novel: Beak and Claws: INDIKA, Strange Antiquities, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, and Happy Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [INDIKA](https://imho.run/games/1373960/indika) — Also Psychedelic and Psychological, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 2,313 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/)
2. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
3. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another Action. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
4. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Also Detective and Psychological, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
5. [Happy Game](https://imho.run/games/1206060/happy-game) — Also Psychedelic, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 1,199 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206060/)
6. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Gore, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
7. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Also Detective and Psychological, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
8. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Gore, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
9. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another Adventure. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
10. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Detective, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
11. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
12. [The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2](https://imho.run/games/94300/the-dream-machine-chapter-1-2) — Also Psychedelic, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 1,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94300/)
13. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Detective, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
14. [Papetura](https://imho.run/games/593640/papetura) — Also Psychedelic, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/593640/)
15. [Corpse Party](https://imho.run/games/251270/corpse-party) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another RPG. 906 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251270/)
16. [SPORE™](https://imho.run/games/17390/spore) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another Action. 37,494 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17390/)
17. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
18. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Psychological, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
19. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Also Psychological, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
20. [TUNIC](https://imho.run/games/553420/tunic) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,809 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553420/)
21. [The Cat Lady](https://imho.run/games/253110/the-cat-lady) — Also Psychological, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 2,612 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/)
22. [Layers of Fear 2 (2019)](https://imho.run/games/1029890/layers-of-fear-2-2019) — Also Psychological, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 771 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029890/)
23. [Hogwarts Legacy](https://imho.run/games/990080/hogwarts-legacy) — A frequent pick in Visual Novel: Beak and Claws players' libraries, and another RPG. 140,723 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/990080/)
24. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — Also Psychedelic, like Visual Novel: Beak and Claws. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Visual Novel: Beak and Claws

Cade, a perpetually hungry student living on the edge of his scholarship, buys a grey parrot named Colonel Pixel from a crazy sailor in a dark alley. In exchange for a quantum physics textbook, the bird promises to lead him to a "billionaire gardener with golden pineapples.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 5036310
- **Developer:** Reanim Games
- **Publisher:** STuNT
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Aug 19, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

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