Varney Lake 2023

Varney Lake

Average Rating:7.00
Bayesian Rating:0.00

Total Votes:1

Steam Users:0.02%
Steam Rating:84.8%

Updated 1 month ago

Summary

In the hot summer of 1954, Jimmy, Doug and Christine are spending their fourth vacation together at Varney Lake. Teenage crushes, pranks and card tricks, long days of adventure, a pipe dream of saving the local drive-in from demolition; they're kids, coming of age. Until they Find the Vampire. 1981. Lou Hill, paranormal investigator, has a lead on a mind-blowing case. Will he be able to convince the now 40-something trio to tell him the truth about that summer? Do they even know themselves? [From Steam]

Saint Maker
Saint Maker
NAN%
Tags
  • Christian Church
  • Psychological Horror
  • Highly Animated Sprites
  • Non-Japanese Voice Acting
  • Protagonist with Voice Acting
Rating 6.6832 Users
First Bite
First Bite
NAN%
Tags
  • Black Comedy
  • Vampire
  • Text-only Sexual Content Only
  • Fully Consensual BDSM Only
  • Only Avoidable Sexual Content
Rating 6.6420 Users
Tales From Windy Meadow
Tales From Windy Meadow
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Tags
  • Slice of Life Drama
  • Disabled Protagonist
  • Mentor Support Character
  • Animals
  • Pixel Art
Rating 5.934 Users
Lust Theory: Season 2
Lust Theory: Season 2
NAN%
Tags
  • Customizable Character Relations
  • Time Loop
  • Protagonist's Blood-related Mother as a Heroine
  • Protagonist's Full Sister as a Heroine
  • Blood-related Mother/Son Incest
Rating 5.8529 Users
Slay the Princess
Slay the Princess
NAN%
Tags
  • Narrator as a Character
  • Lovecraftian Horror
  • Player as a Character
  • Selective Coloring
  • Philosophy
Rating 7.75523 Users
Neo Cab
Neo Cab
NAN%
Tags
  • Driver Protagonist
  • Car
  • Cyberpunk
  • Journalist Hero
  • Future United States of America
Rating 6.3847 Users
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
NAN%
Tags
  • Mesopotamian Mythology
  • Realtime 3D
  • Island
  • Detective Work
  • Murder Mystery
Rating 6.9149 Users
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
NAN%
Tags
  • Corporations
  • Alternate Dimensions
  • Transgender Support Character
  • Near Future
  • Deities
Rating 6.675 Users
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
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Tags
  • Cyberpunk
  • Robots
  • Interactive Adventure Game
  • Science Fiction
  • Non-Japanese Voice Acting
Rating 0.004 Users
Across the Grooves
Across the Grooves
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Tags
  • Modern Day Europe
  • France
  • Non-explicit Nudity Only
  • Violence
  • Alternate Dimensions
Rating 7.0915 Users
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
NAN%
Tags
  • Private Detective Protagonist
  • Detective Work
Rating 7.4017 Users
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
NAN%
Tags
  • Traveler Protagonist
  • Russia
  • Journey
  • 2010s
  • Trains
Rating 0.001 Users
Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
NAN%
Tags
  • German Protagonist
  • Germany
  • Point-and-Click Adventure Game
  • Brother Support Character
  • Modern Day Europe
Rating 0.002 Users
Misericorde
Misericorde
NAN%
Tags
  • Nun Protagonist
  • Nun Support Character
  • Middle Ages Europe
  • Past British Isles
  • Church
Rating 8.2244 Users
BUSTAFELLOWS
BUSTAFELLOWS
NAN%
Tags
  • Determinant Antagonist
  • Fictional Modern Day Earth
  • Hikikomori Hero
  • Lawyer Hero
  • Restart from Chapter Index
Rating 7.86633 Users
Red Embrace
Red Embrace
NAN%
Tags
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Vampire Hero
  • Waiting Staff Protagonist
  • Modern Day United States of America
  • Hero with Tattoo
Rating 6.4465 Users
Heaven Will Be Mine
Heaven Will Be Mine
NAN%
Tags
  • Mecha Pilot Heroine
  • Mecha Pilot Protagonist
  • Space
  • Transgender Support Character
  • Mecha Combat
Rating 7.3295 Users
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
NAN%
Tags
  • French Hero
  • French Heroine
  • France
  • Early Modern Period Earth
  • Priest Hero
Rating 6.7019 Users
OPUS: Longmai Changge
OPUS: Longmai Changge
NAN%
Tags
  • Science Fantasy
  • Spaceship
  • Singer Heroine
  • Japanese Voice Acting (For Non-OJLVNs)
  • Science Fiction
Rating 7.7687 Users
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
NAN%
Tags
  • Shopkeeper Protagonist
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Cafe
  • Social Networking Service
  • Musician Heroine
Rating 7.4169 Users
Coffee Talk
Coffee Talk
NAN%
Tags
  • Bartender Protagonist
  • Writer Heroine
  • Orc Heroine
  • 2020s
  • Werewolf Hero
Rating 7.16336 Users
Tavern Talk
Tavern Talk
NAN%
Tags
  • Bar
  • Found Family
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Protagonist's Pronoun Choice
  • Medieval Fantasy
Rating 0.005 Users
Cinders
Cinders
NAN%
Tags
  • Fairy Tale
  • Dialogue Based
  • Merchant Hero
  • Knight Hero
  • Royal Hero
Rating 7.03286 Users
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Whisperer in Darkness
NAN%
Tags
  • Cthulhu Mythos
  • Lovecraftian Horror
  • Literary Adaptation
  • Floating Textbox
  • Kinetic Novel
Rating 0.002 Users

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Mothmen 1966
Mothmen 1966
29%
Tags
  • 60's
  • Combat with Firearms
  • Journalist Hero
  • Second-person Narrative
  • Only Event CGs
Rating 83.9%0.06% Users
The Wreck
The Wreck
10%
Tags
  • France
  • Mother Support Character
  • Modern Day Europe
  • Life and Death Drama
  • Writer Protagonist
Rating 80.9%0.06% Users
Misericorde
Misericorde
8%
Tags
  • Nun Protagonist
  • Nun Support Character
  • Middle Ages Europe
  • Past British Isles
  • Church
Rating 89.6%0.03% Users
Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
8%
Tags
  • German Protagonist
  • Germany
  • Point-and-Click Adventure Game
  • Brother Support Character
  • Modern Day Europe
Rating 68.1%0.06% Users
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
8%
Tags
  • Traveler Protagonist
  • Russia
  • Journey
  • 2010s
  • Trains
Rating 63.0%0.05% Users
Across the Grooves
Across the Grooves
7%
Tags
  • Modern Day Europe
  • France
  • Non-explicit Nudity Only
  • Violence
  • Alternate Dimensions
Rating 82.5%0.03% Users
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
7%
Tags
  • Private Detective Protagonist
  • Detective Work
Rating 93.6%0.08% Users
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
7%
Tags
  • Corporations
  • Alternate Dimensions
  • Transgender Support Character
  • Near Future
  • Deities
Rating 69.8%0.04% Users
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
6%
Tags
  • Cyberpunk
  • Robots
  • Interactive Adventure Game
  • Science Fiction
  • Non-Japanese Voice Acting
Rating 66.2%0.03% Users
Red Embrace
Red Embrace
6%
Tags
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Vampire Hero
  • Waiting Staff Protagonist
  • Modern Day United States of America
  • Hero with Tattoo
Rating 82.6%0.02% Users
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
6%
Tags
  • French Hero
  • French Heroine
  • France
  • Early Modern Period Earth
  • Priest Hero
Rating 79.6%0.10% Users
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
5%
Tags
  • Shopkeeper Protagonist
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Cafe
  • Social Networking Service
  • Musician Heroine
Rating 92.7%0.20% Users
Tavern Talk
Tavern Talk
5%
Tags
  • Bar
  • Found Family
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Protagonist's Pronoun Choice
  • Medieval Fantasy
Rating 86.0%0.06% Users
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Whisperer in Darkness
5%
Tags
  • Cthulhu Mythos
  • Lovecraftian Horror
  • Literary Adaptation
  • Floating Textbox
  • Kinetic Novel
Rating 71.9%0.01% Users
Pale Spectrum - Part Two of the Book of Gray Magic
Pale Spectrum - Part Two of the Book of Gray Magic
5%
Tags
  • Officer Hero
  • Shapeshifting
  • Queen Protagonist
  • Mage Protagonist
  • Unique Routes
Rating 74.3%0.01% Users
Herald
Herald
5%
Tags
  • Ship
  • Realtime 3D
  • Dialogue Based
  • Body of Water
  • Realistic-looking 3D
Rating 81.4%0.10% Users
Ascension: Transition and Silver
Ascension: Transition and Silver
5%
Tags
  • In Medias Res
  • Medical Doctor Protagonist
  • Both Male and Female Love Interests
  • Life and Death Drama
  • Multiple Protagonists
Rating 82.6%0.10% Users
Mask of the Rose
Mask of the Rose
5%
Tags
  • Past British Isles
  • 19th Century
  • Both Male and Female Love Interests
  • Changeable Clothes
  • Changeable Font
Rating 72.8%0.18% Users
VIDEOVERSE
VIDEOVERSE
4%
Tags
  • Gaming
  • 2000s
  • Operating System Simulation
  • Social Networking Service
  • Gamer Protagonist
Rating 88.2%0.05% Users
Goodbye Volcano High
Goodbye Volcano High
4%
Tags
  • Dinosaurs
  • Interactive Movie
  • Musician Protagonist
  • Interactive Display Devices
  • Past Earth
Rating 85.1%0.08% Users
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
4%
Tags
  • Tarot Cards
  • Future Forecasting
  • Destiny
  • Witch Protagonist
  • Witch Heroine
Rating 90.5%0.21% Users
Dry Drowning
Dry Drowning
4%
Tags
  • Near Future
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • Dystopia
  • Antihero Protagonist
  • Private Detective Protagonist
Rating 76.5%0.14% Users
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
4%
Tags
  • Ethnically Diverse Cast
  • Strategic Card Battles
  • Farm
  • Passage of Time
  • Space
Rating 92.7%0.23% Users
I Did Not Buy This Ticket
I Did Not Buy This Ticket
4%
Tags
  • Existential Crisis
  • Life and Death Drama
  • Lots of Choices
  • In Medias Res
  • Unlockable Concept Art
Rating 81.1%0.02% Users

Tags (4 total)

NameScoreImportanceWeight
80's2.002.735.46
Vampire2.002.214.42
Pixel Art2.501.774.41
ADV2.000.150.29

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