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小青蛙妙妙制作组 · 2026 · Windows

Steam: 81 % positive of 295 reviews, as of Oct 28

"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.

24 games that play like 咒影 Curse of the Shadow and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: The Letter - Horror Visual Novel, It gets so lonely here and Tales of the Black Forest.

Player tags

  • Word Game
  • Visual Novel
  • LGBTQ+
  • Horror
  • Interactive Fiction
  • RPG
  • Story Rich
  • Supernatural
Map region: Visual Novels & Dating Sims
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Plays and looks like 咒影 Curse of the Shadow

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By gameplay

Plays like 咒影 Curse of the Shadow

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  1. missed messages.95 % positive of 15,574Shared: Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Horror
  2. Paper Lily - Chapter 199 % positive of 9,025Shared: Horror · RPG · Story Rich
  3. Homicipher96 % positive of 7,902Shared: Word Game · Visual Novel · Horror
  4. Dark Nights90 % positive of 443Shared: Visual Novel · Horror · Story Rich
  5. Raging Loop94 % positive of 10,873Shared: Visual Novel · Horror · Story Rich
  6. Tiny Bunny83 % positive of 27,372Shared: Visual Novel · Horror · Interactive Fiction
  7. TOUQI89 % positive of 474Shared: Word Game · Visual Novel · Horror
  8. The Chrono Jotter94 % positive of 1,974Shared: Word Game · Visual Novel · LGBTQ+
  9. Ghost in the pool76 % positive of 298Shared: Visual Novel · Horror · Interactive Fiction
  10. Transparent Black94 % positive of 256Shared: Horror · RPG · Gore
  11. my eyes deceive79 % positive of 988Shared: Horror · Interactive Fiction · RPG
  12. A Work of Art95 % positive of 347Shared: Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Horror

By look

Looks like 咒影 Curse of the Shadow

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  6. Prisoner of the Ephemeral Kingdom76 % positive of 493
  7. 山：临界幸存者90 % positive of 525
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  9. 春泥 Soil of Rebirth72 % positive of 221
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  12. Sparkling Memories86 % positive of 138

At a glance

What games like 咒影 Curse of the Shadow have in common

  • The tags they share most often with 咒影 Curse of the Shadow: Horror (23 of 24), Visual Novel (19) and RPG (8).
  • They came out between 2015 and 2026, none of them after 咒影 Curse of the Shadow (2026).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Paper Lily - Chapter 1 (99 % positive of 9,025).

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