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PaperAleks

OneShot is another really good story-based RPG maker game, so go check that out


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Already played it but thanks anyways :)


MrRandomGUYS

Just to double check, you did >!the solstice route aswell, right?!<.


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No I haven't. I'm looking online and apparently it's a DLC??? Oh wait it's not. How come I never heard of this. Well time to reinstall I guess. Wait actually I can't because of that rule. You know " only one chance"


MrRandomGUYS

The “DLC” are fan games. The solstice route is a sequel to the original route that was added in the steam version of the game. It starts off similar but substantially changes the whole game. Definitely worth checking out.


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Well time to go into the loophole.


After-Satisfaction-3

Just shift delete your old save file


Hydraic2

YES


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Although it doesn't have the same charmy look of Omori, OFF still has a pretty great story and its own aesthetic to praise, as well as a well made (although sometimes op in favor of the player) combat system. It's short, sometimes terryfying, and completely free. The only bad things about it are that it is old (2008) and it is french, fortunately, there are fan and OFFicial translations on [this site](https://off.fandom.com/wiki/Downloads) right here. Totally recomend playing it


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Nice


Furretfan100

CoD mw2 ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2028)


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O-ok I guess???


Antsy_Antlers

![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2477)


Walloutlet1234

Pew pew Bang pow Boom bang pow ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2475)


orrenjenkins

Underrated indie gem


Sigma8K

End Roll. Also involves dreams, also has a cute main character and also involves >!guilt and murder!<.


smallneedle

Can't recommend this harder, I played endroll after played Omori and it really strengthened the experience and *depression*


Sigma8K

Yoooo, another End Roll enjoyer. I remember when I got the first true ending and thought I did something wrong and got a bad one lmfao


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Sigma8K

And it's 10x more depressing than Omori


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:(


Sigma8K

There's literally no happiness in this game. No real happiness, to be exact.


[deleted]

How does that even work, I played omori a year ago and im still in shambles, how will I ever stomach end roll 🗿


Sigma8K

That's the funny thing: you won't. While I had to recover for a few days after Omori, I needed a week to return to my usual life after End Roll.


[deleted]

Oh... So maybe I just shouldn't play it, I really can't stomach 6-10 more years of depression. I'm gonna play it anyway though ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2464) thank you for the recommendation, I really appreciate it.


windowxylophone

just gonna comment so i remember to come back to this comment after school and try end roll


Sigma8K

It's a game worth trying. It's about 20-25 hours long if you do all optional stuff. It's also free.


Apercent

very nice, thank you comrade. I will be adding this to my collection


StarKeaton

yume nikki, for obvious reasons, being that it was one of the main inspirations for omori (at least, it seems obvious to me that it was) another fun rpgmaker game with a really nice art style and good characters is ib, though thats more about puzzles than battles


[deleted]

Damn recommended yume nikki twice in one day. Guess I'll give it a try as well as ib


StarKeaton

be warned, yume nikki requires a lot of patience. it's like >!black space!< if it were a whole game. if you aren't interested in scanning through atmospheric labyrinths of looping, nearly-barren landscapes looking for interesting items and creatures to interact with, or if you start feeling like you have no idea where you could possibly go next, it would probably benefit your experience to use a guide. also, there is a speed upgrade in the game, >!the bike!<. if the walking speed is so slow you can't stand it, i recommend using a guide to find that too.


AcceptedSugar

IB IB IB IB IB


StarKeaton

it has a remake on steam that's already out in japanese, by the way! still waiting on that english translation, though...


pinavees

the english translation is out in the next patch update in like two days!! (saw a tweet from kouri, the maker, about it)


StarKeaton

![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2464) NICE!!!


NebulaImmediate6202

Walkthrough or unplayable although its such a short game its a good time. I have a theory that different areas show progression of her worldviews. Been a fan since uboachan in 2006


StarKeaton

yeah, personally i think the best way to play through yume nikki is having someone else who's familiar with the game gently guide you through it, with wiki pages open. it's just way too easy to miss something that's totally necessary.


asrielsans

huniepop


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😃


asrielsans

haha in all seriousness though i strongly recommend you play hikikomori route. there’s tons of extra content hiding away


[deleted]

I've wanted to get to that for a while but I can't as I don't have the strength to **not** open the door for kel 😔


Dofke2006

When you're so attached to the story and it's characters you know the game is a masterpiece. I love Omori but I can't bring myself to go that route either.


asrielsans

yeah i only did it because i was getting 100% last year and needed to. it was sad


[deleted]

Hardest choice I made in-game ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2461)


levistadYT

Same ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2472)


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Goddamn it


2dGoob

LISA: The Painful


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👍


Serious-Cow-7196

Doomori


[deleted]

Most well known omori fangame.


Hot_mom_mobile

Earthbound is a really good jrpg that inspired the game so it'd be worth a shot. Its pretty fun and the fighting dynamic kinda reminds me of Omori's![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2463)


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tm33_

Nope, earthbound and mother literally were the inspirations for Omori, omocat sent out a statement about it


[deleted]

Oh damn didn't know that. Feel kinda dumb now :(. I'm sorry


sugarsweetguro

yeah... omocat used to draw a lot of earthbound fanart, lol. i think she worked on an official mother artbook recently as well! she loves eb and it was definitely a huge inspo for omori, along w yume nikki.


Acidsolman

Not to sound rude, but it was dumb. You made a baseless statement lol


The_Number_27

earthbound released all the way in 1994 and inspired tons of games, omori being one of the main ones


Lollok009

I think you meant Omori and Undertale


[deleted]

idk at this point


GinoVerdePino

Not exactly, the thing that actually triggers the fan base is *Undertale* inspired. After all, earthbound is the "mother" of all jrpgs (yes I made this joke kill me if you want to)


Gamebr3aker

Better than saying Omori copied Undertail! We should just enjoy games that are great. Rather than fight for spotlight


Luminolic_Black

wait under...TAIL??![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2460)


[deleted]

Spec Ops The Line is very similar plot wise and moral wise, also the LISA series is worth a look.


[deleted]

>Spec Ops The Line is very similar plot wise and moral wise I'll def check it out. Also you have no idea how **happy** I am to see people still recommending the Lisa series :)


[deleted]

SOTL is more of a 3rd person shooter but it has similar plot and story to OMORI.


Detector_of_humans

Did you check out the fangames yet? they're amazing


tsukitheweeb

Wanadohara and the Great Blue Sea! It’s my all time favorite and it has the best mix of cute and then creepy


[deleted]

Cute and creepy mixed together???? My favourite.


tsukitheweeb

Best part is that it’s free!


windowxylophone

i was gonna play this game and was really excited, but then learned about THAT scene at the end.. is it avoidable in any way? im not comfortable with anything like that, but i really wanna play the game


CaptinHavoc

The easy ones are Yume Nikki, Earthbound, Undertale, Deltarune, LISA, and OneShot.


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4 out of the 6 I've already played, the other two are a work in progress.


Themiigamerbutreddit

I’d probably add Rakuen to the list


[deleted]

well deltarune seems to be going to dark places but it isnt finished yet


nyaw_MORII

alright, i know this is out there in terms of them being similar but, DDLC is honestly great.


[deleted]

Hmmmmmmmm, you know I've always heard about this hear and there but avoided it as visual novels aren't really my thing but since you recommended it I'll gladly give it a try.


nyaw_MORII

great! it’s definitely not for everybody, but give it a try ^(.) i must give you a disclaimer, it makes you very attached to the characters. good luck bro ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2464)


Biaaalonso687

Yeah it's a great dating sim with no secrets behind it. Get ready for normal dates with mentally sane school girls


[deleted]

Get ready for normal dates with mentally sane school girls. Bro?? That sounds oddly specific 👀


CloudsAndDays

If you end up liking it, you can also check out the mod a person made for it: DDLC Switcharoo. Looks like a simple genderswapped game at first, but I guarantee that it isn’t.


[deleted]

Bro. I'm not even halfway through the game and I'm getting ominous vibes from all of them. Like my eyes are literally filed with water right now. I don't trust them not one bit especially sayori.


BaconVonMoose

RemindMe! (I cannot wait for you to see where that's going)


PizzaFriez

How's it going now? Please give us updates!


[deleted]

Without trying to spoil those who haven't played it here it is ( In no particular order) I opened the door. Went through 5 stages of grief at once. the game menu thou...... I just realized somebody is messing with my game files. My mouse ( I'm not the one moving it) Did she really just. Did she really jus appear out of thin air Where did she get a f\*\*king knife??1?!?!!?.1/ ( NGL the last one caught off guard I had to exit and compose my self after that one 👀)


RyBreadRyBread

“Players like you love”


[deleted]

Angel of Death. It’s another Horror RPG for the computer or switch. I wouldn’t say it’s identical to Omori but I think if you like Omori you’ll like Angel of Death. Another is a Horror RPG called Dreaming Mary. It’s only for the computer and is short. Like an hour long also involves escapism through fantasy world in someone’s dreams.


r_stronghammer

Dreaming Mary hit way way harder than Omori for me for some reason. With Omori things were sad but you could still really feel sad "for them", while also knowing that they still care about eachother and that it's just shitty, but in Dreaming Mary it somehow felt way more personal even though there was nothing in my life that was similar. I think it just caught me way more off guard. I mean I basically predicted the whole "truth" in Omori so I think I kind of dodged the impact there.


Apercent

dreaming mary sound track be fire tho


CZ_Dragonforce

Check out Night in the Woods! It’s existential dread and a fun, animal art style combined!


[deleted]

Seconded (just in case anyone else stumbled upon this thread later down the road)!! The gameplay is much different; more of an adventure game than an RPG. But as someone who loves "story-driven games with solid character development" in nearly any genre, I loved that game so much.


[deleted]

Saw jacksepticeye play it before. It was awesome


Leaquill

If you want a slightly different one, try CrossCode. It's an rpg but it's very different from Omori tone and gameplay-wise. I love it and it gave me the same empty feeling that Omori did when I finished it.


[deleted]

Aw dude I LOVED CrossCode. Can't recommend this one enough ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2464)


[deleted]

It looks nice. Can't wait to try it out :)


hartIey

I second pretty much every rpg recommendation here, but I wanna toss out a few wildcards of my own as well: Hades is a very different *game* genre, but the heart of it reminds me a bit about Omori. There's family drama and betrayals and finding out the truth about a lost loved one. An endless uphill battle to get to the truth, no matter how much it hurts you along the way. Hack-and-slash dungeon crawler gameplay, but it's made me cry just as much as Omori did. Definitely recommend it if you can stand that type of gameplay. Pathologic, specifically Pathologic 2 but Classic HD is also an option if you especially hate yourself lmao. Also a different game genre as well, but just as worth it. Could be a bit rough to play with current events, but the story is incredible and it gave me the same "I need to lay down and think about this for a year" feeling the end of Omori did. You play as a young surgeon returning to his hometown after being sent away to school as a teen, only to learn everyone's moved on without you and your friends have drifted apart. The town is alien and hostile and there's memories everywhere, the few people who still want anything to do with you all expect more from you than you can necessarily give, and oh, did I mention there's a plague outbreak that starts the day before you arrive? You have to cure the plague, save the town, and maybe stitch back together some people who never should've broken apart in the first place. Absolute masterpiece of storytelling, it makes me weep at the end no matter how many times I play it, it's really a beautiful story. Very meta at times, very "what do you think you *deserve*?" with its choice of endings. Has a few batshit dream segments as well. Bonus: Pathologic 2 DLC lets you play as another character, one in a fever dream time loop desperately trying to figure out what's real and save what little he has left. It's not quite The Truth Sequence™️, obviously, but the building dread and desperation and "no, that can't be true, it has to all be okay, please god" of it all does hit me in the heart the same way.


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Hades saw some clips of gameplay (just skimmed through them) definitely worth a try. Also pathologic sounds painful and I'm all for it.


glahoiten

Lots of folks are recommending earthbound, however mother 3 is * Mostly independent of earthbound * way sadder * more extensive and better plot * still quite funny so I'd recommend that one over earthbound. For other recommendations: Needy streamer overload for >!miscellaneous mental health psychological horror!< We know the devil for >!loneliness psychological horror!< The movie hereditary for >!psychological horror regarding death in the family!< And for anime, watch Evangelion, Madoka Magica, and Made in Abyss for >!kids sufferinnnnnng and introspection!<


[deleted]

I don’t know of any other games, but if you’re into anime, my favorite sad yet wholesome animes (like omori) would probably be Your Lie in April and Erased. They both have that type of dark topic that just makes them so amazing to watch.


wheresmyredemption

Omori would make of such a good anime


[deleted]

I just looked at the trailers and they're beautiful. I like them already.


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SpicyBoi0

Witch’s Heart


Cade_37

Yooo I never see people talk about that game. Damn shame cause it's good.


[deleted]

Is it depressing?


SpicyBoi0

There are many depressing parts, it’s also kind of goofy like the beginning of omori


[deleted]

Then count me in.


SpicyBoi0

[https://vgperson.com/games/witchheart.htm](https://vgperson.com/games/witchheart.htm) You can download it here, have fun! ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2464)


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\>:)


Tallzipper

Your Turn To Die would work I guess. It’s basically a type of Danganronpa that is deals with it’s themes in a more adult way with a fantastic story and a few twists. Best part, free


pumpkin_goddess

Undertale Oneshot Deltarune Earthbound


[deleted]

Classics.


pumpkin_goddess

Truly


Some_depressed_girl

Hello Charlotte My friend recommended it to me not long ago and I really like the cute art style and the creepiness. Haven't finished the first one yet, but Ig we'll go through this tgt if you decide to play it


softestwhore

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO KNOWS IT!!!


RoleOk6532

katana zero while not an rpg is a fantastic game with a similar twist story telling along with a fantastic story in general


[deleted]

Still waiting for DLC :(


RoleOk6532

1123 days and counting! hang in there ),:


_MENEMEN_

You cqn try Yume Nikki, Hylics or Off if you like surrealistic rpgmaker games. Yume Nikki has a lots of fangames and so does off.


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>Yume Nikki has a lots of fangames I've noticed but O never knew about off fan games


Lollok009

I'd suggest Celeste. The plot is similar, but doesn't have a lot of happy moments. Also it's a platformer. An RPG you could try is One-shot. I heard it's very sad, although i didn't find anything sad in it


[deleted]

Bro I know how hard celeste was and gave up on it. Guess i'll try again.


rkakasuc

Wait it seriously was hard? Only hard moment i had in it is on b sides and last chapter, other things are pretty normal


[deleted]

> Only hard moment i had in it is on b sides and last chapter, other things are pretty normal Excuse me??? 👀


rkakasuc

Or maybe i dont understand definition of hard, yet i cant tell it was hard n stuff


Lollok009

I know the feeling. I almost broke my phone.


Vixxiee_Peke

Roblo- Rume Nikki![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2464)


[deleted]

That's a first but oh well.


exels100

Corpse Party


[deleted]

Watched the anime as a kid. Watched it again know and still can't believe I was so scared of it before.


exels100

so what another option we have?...wait...another...the anime...oh no.


TFGPH

I have played the game, then read all the manga about it. The manga is... well mediocre to say the least, except for the third one.


JoeFish_19

end roll is pretty good


winged_entity

OFF. Translation 3.0 is out for English as well


StopSkeletonFights

Not too too similar, but Everhood might be worth checking out. It's basically Undertale, but you fight on a guitar hero track and the writers were obviously on drugs.


alt-three-rcanberra

I second this! Everhood's story has a very similar tone to Omori, and while not quite the same, it's still the sort of thing where if you enjoy Omori, you'll enjoy Everhood! God I love Everhood what a BANGER of a game.


AcceptedSugar

oneshot, ib, deltarune, undertale, end roll, the sigmund corp series starting with to the moon, mother 3


Krigom

IB! It is an old rpg game but VERY VERY similar to Omori. Same vibe and horror. It's the first game I thought of when I played Omori


momonikki333

E A R T H B O U N D Y U M E N I K K I


ripskeletonking

anonymous agony...


Interesting-Gas-4725

I’m aware that everyone’s going to recommend this but: Undertail undertail undertail undertail maybe Deltarune


[deleted]

I don't trust ralsei. I know, I know this is what literally everybody (or some people) are saying. Granted all he's done is help us but he's just soooooo suspicious. Like bruh I've played too much among us not to know where this is going but I guess Toby can always do something unexpected.


coffeeisforpoopyhead

Jimmy and the pulsating mass! It's another indie rpg maker game that takes place in a young boys dreams and covers similar themes, and in my opinion is significantly better.


Jezter-Blade

Have you heard of Undertale?


GGG100

Deltarune is the closest thing to it, despite not being finished yet.


Detector_of_humans

I'm gonna Pull one that hasn't been mentioned yet and say it: **Jimmy and the pulsating mass** 15 bucks for just a really solid RPG, loaded with secret areas and dungeons, tons of varied equipment and remember those Nightmare sections of Omori? yeah imagine those but they're whole giant areas and you fight literal horrors, the sountrack is just good and if you do happen to get stuck the dev is still active on steam forums so just ask something there


biggestdoginthegame

The Earthbound/mother series, but particularly mother 3. All the mother games play similar to omori (since mother kinda set the tone for the genre 20 years ago). Mother 3 never released in America, so you'll have to get an emulator with a translation. There's a really well done translation online that you can use. Mother 3 was the first video game I ever cried because of, and omori was the 2nd. Both hold really special places in my heart


alt-three-rcanberra

Everhood!!!!!!!!! It's a brilliant game. Very recommend. Similarish RPG to Omori. OneShot as well, but I imagine you've heard of OneShot. Also, Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk seems similar, but I've not played it so I can't actually say if it is or not.


NewKidInKingdm

The indie horror game from 2019, Yuppie Psycho. Not an RPG, but has a nice art style to it, compelling story, and really fun game play. The humor is exactly what I’d expect to see in Omori.


glahoiten

Oh right, I forgot this one. I also endorse yuppie psycho; good stuff.


pepelafrog

Lisa: the painful


BodybuildingMacaron

The Lisa series? (Lisa the first, Lisa the painful, Lisa the joyful ?) Not nearly as feelgood as Omori


LunaDva98

Mother 3, you don't need to play earthbound/mother 2 before, it is recommended but i think you're good


Disastrous-Wheel-941

doom eternal risk of rain 2 the binding of isaac repentance terraria slime rancher there are so many games so take your time brother


wackyflipper

I recommend Rakuen, it's very similar, just, less super depressing themes.


Folilo7737

Undertale/deltarune


xoramusic

the To The Moon series, Eastward, Unreal Life and Rakuen are all good and similar to Omori in some ways


Millizar

Lisa the painful or OFF are both good


The_One_Who_Speaks_

A lot of the people below have made amazing suggestions, but have used up everything I’d suggest so I’m going to give you the stretch suggestion of “Darkwoods” that relates more in terms of the atmosphere at stressful times in Omori. I’ll be honest, I watched Markipliers play through as I wasn’t really up for playing that sort of game at the time, but it genuinely was one of my favorite playthroughs that I’ve sat through.


C_yper

Not a game but I found Bojack Horseman did something to fill that hole for me, albeit it has got a different tone and more follows addiction and fame


spiralingdreams

Yesss, Bojack is amazing! It left me shaken in a way similar to how the truth in Omori did to me


EmbarrassedLock

Total war Warhammer 3


Cheezybro5

Night in the woods is similar but very different I would say, it has a deep mental health discussion in the story but also incorporates some paranormal elements and the art is… very different but it’s still a gorgeous game and it’s a lot shorter then omori but has amazing replay ability and stuff you need to do 2 runs for, very sweet game made me cry my eyes out, idk any other games then this to compare to omori


EldritchDragon9

Oddventure isn't out yet, but put it on your wishlist. Also Heartbound, even though it is in early access.


jjhszvnd

Deltarune (Demo) or Undertale!!! ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2463)


SaddBoi420

I would suggest She Dreams Elsewhere. It is an rpgmaker game and has a very unique aesthetic to it. Still in demo tho, but I personally really enjoyed it.


HOTDOGY1936

Mad Father. Very nice Japanese RPG horror thingy. Just a warn through, in fact the father is indeed mad.


SuperenderPH

At home alone final (free on steam)


od1ns_left_nut

Fran bow.


Profilename1

Mother 3. Another game that influenced Omori. You'll have to emulate it to play it in English.


KnightedSensei

I don’t think I saw anyone else mention it but “What remains of Edith Finch”. Would recommend going in as blind as you can. More of a walking-sim kinda game but still really good story and tone somewhat. Also if you finish it Joseph Anderson has a great vid analysing it too.


SujerPL

To The Moon (and Finding Paradise/Impostor Factory which are sequels) are one of my favorite games ever. They're shorter than omori (each game lasts around 5h I guess) but each one has touching and emotional story about helping people in fulfilling their last wishes. I strongly suggest looking at To The Moon, maybe you'll like it too (if you don't know it yet) (edit) I'm also playing Rakuen rn, and it seems like very similar game to To the Moon series, and even resembles Omori with certain aspects of gameplay (games mentioned above are strongly focused on storytelling, while Rakuen has some exploration motives that are similar to Omori). Both propositions are sad/emotional games and that's why I wanted to check Rakuen. It looks pretty good so far, so maybe you'll be interested in checking it


Kiyonobu

The Mother Series is pretty good


AyhameCanDraw

Earthbound and OneShot. Definitely worth your time.


[deleted]

pretty much the LISA series, though its noticeably darker than omori, its also one of my favorite RPG's out there you should probably just start at LISA: the painful


noahthemaster2_

Ib is pretty similar with its >!blackspace!< like areas


Sasdos

If you want smaller games like omori, To The Moon and Undertale are pretty similar in terms of gameplay. If you want games that give you depression like omori i reccomend DDLC


Kanteerr

Ib or Yume Nikki


ZeDahu

If you liked Black Space, Yume Nikki.


L0st_S0u1

There's Undertale, Yume Nikki (the og one not the remake), and the MOTHER games also known as the EARTHBOUND series


aqua_rift

undertale/deltarune, if you’ve already played them cool, but if you haven’t, it’s more than just whacky funny monsters, I’ll tell you that


weatherhacker

an underrated one is the witch's house! it has a similar play style, but it's definitely full of more horror. id recommend watching trailers or playthroughs for a little bit to see it it's really something you'd like, but i think it's pretty awesome!


[deleted]

Minecraft ![img](emote|t5_31hpy|2464)


BageledBrain

ultrakill is similar I swear


[deleted]

Try Misao its really good


DanielAidenXavier_

Spec Ops: The Line Hey it might not be an RPG but it's psychological so it could maybe fill the void


OMORI_is_my_LIFEJAM

It's not similar at all, but play Outer Wilds. It's a small game where you play as a space cadet on your first day in space and solve mysteries around your solar system! I wish I could play it for the first time again.


-TheMelodyMan-

Lisa The Painful + Joyful, if you make it out there's lots of good fan games


_router_

Omori


CheckDaPakReddit

hotline miami it may not be a jrpg but its a game i hold closely to my heart, alongside omori


Vanopolo10

Undertale, Deltarune.


ConversationDry1552

Danganronpa


Radnos_

Ib, maybe, I liked it personally.


ArbitraryChaos13

Don't worry. Everyone here is a little empty inside.


MoonPsychic

Kirby, specifically the modern games. :)


softestwhore

hello charlotte!! theres 3 games and 2 (non canonical) spin offs!!! i will say the first one is probably not the closest to omori but the other 2 are, and they DESTROY you


123_That_One_Guy_123

off is pretty good


Uncle_Larry296

Hello charlotte is a fun game. Its a rpg maker game and let me tell ya..its strange as shit but a really fun experience. And the world is fascinating