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BAD END

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

What works

  • Intriguing horror mystery story
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Affordable price
  • Well-drawn characters and art
  • Suspenseful atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Some cliché elements
  • Limited character development
  • Repetitive music and backgrounds
  • Translation and grammar issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mandemon

  • ANONYMOUS;CODE

  • Tokyo Dark

  • Manny's

  • Invisible Apartment

  • 妄想症：Deliver Me

More intimate

Games that feels like BAD END but with more focus on close relationships

  • 寄甡 Symbiotic Love

  • 他人世界末 On-looker

  • Crimson Gray

  • Sabbat of the Witch

  • I Wani Hug that Gator!

  • NUKITASHI 2

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like BAD END but with less survival pressure

  • Moe Era

  • Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome

  • Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire

  • My Therapy

  • Highschool Romance

  • Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel

More violent

Games that feels like BAD END but with more combat and destruction

  • Sound of Drop - fall into poison -

  • Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS

  • Lucid9: Inciting Incident

  • Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil

  • Midnight Witch

  • Suicide Countdown: 7 Days

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BAD END: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026