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Games like My Friend is a Raven
Two Star Games · 2020 · Windows
Steam: 90 % positive of 1,332 reviews, as of Oct 28
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
24 games that play like My Friend is a Raven and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: OneShot, Grimm's Hollow and Darkwood.
Player tags
Steam reviews
What players say
Players mostly recommend this very short, free point-and-click horror game for its striking art and four endings, but many find it too brief and some report crashes.
Most players praise the hand-drawn, pen-and-crayon visuals, the eerie atmosphere and the dialogue with the raven, and many say the four endings reward replaying. The complaint that comes up most is length: a full run takes roughly half an hour or less, and many reviewers wish there were more story and gameplay. Some find the puzzles and interactions too thin, and a few note that dialogue cannot be skipped when replaying for endings. Several reviews, mostly recent ones, report crashes at launch, freezes after a minute or two, and performance problems, and these are the main reason for negative recommendations. Helpful reviews from the past year lean more positive than the most recent ones, which contain more technical complaints.
Praised
- Distinctive art style
Players single out the hand-drawn, pen-and-crayon look and the moody lighting as the game's strongest feature.
Many players - Eerie, atmospheric mood
Players describe a melancholic, unsettling atmosphere, often compared to Edgar Allan Poe, that suits the post-plague setting.
Many players - Multiple endings to unlock
Reviewers enjoy that item choices and puzzles lead to four different endings, which encourages replaying.
Many players - Quirky raven dialogue
The conversations with the raven are praised as witty, insightful and full of character.
Some players
Criticised
- Far too short
Players say a full run takes around half an hour or less and wish the game offered more story and content.
Many players - Crashes and launch failures
Several recent reviews report crashes after a minute or two, failures on the main menu and error messages.
Some players - Thin gameplay
Players find the point-and-click interaction and puzzles too simple, with little beyond choosing endings.
Some players - Dialogue cannot be skipped
Players are annoyed that long dialogue and cinematics cannot be skipped when replaying for other endings.
A few players
- Who it suits
- Players who like short, atmospheric indie horror, striking art and replayable endings, and who are happy to pay nothing for a brief experience, will get the most from it.
- Who should skip it
- Players who want a substantial adventure or deep gameplay should skip it, and anyone whose system is prone to the reported crashes may want to wait for fixes.
Short vs. long playtime: Players who finished it quickly, often with a guide, mostly praise its brevity and art, while the few longer sessions focus on crashes and the lack of depth.
Summarised by AI from 54 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.
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Plays and looks like My Friend is a Raven
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By gameplay
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Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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Shared: Psychological Horror · RPG · Puzzle

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Shared: Horror · Psychological Horror · RPG

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At a glance
What games like My Friend is a Raven have in common
- The tags they share most often with My Friend is a Raven: Horror (19 of 24), Psychological Horror (15) and Point & Click (11).
- They came out between 2009 and 2025, 8 of them after My Friend is a Raven (2020).
- Best rated by Steam players: Grimm's Hollow (98 % positive of 14,671).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

