Varney Lake 2023

Varney Lake

Average Rating:7.00
Bayesian Rating:0.00

Total Votes:1

Steam Users:0.02%
Steam Rating:84.5%

Updated 5 days 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]

Wanderlust Travel Stories
Wanderlust Travel Stories
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Tags
  • Traveler Protagonist
  • Journey
  • Slice of Life Realism
  • Modern Day Thailand
  • Modern Day Earth
Rating 0.003 Users
The Phantom Icecream Truck
The Phantom Icecream Truck
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Tags
  • Scary Protagonist
  • Disappearance
  • Lovecraftian Horror
  • NaNoRenO
  • American Protagonist
Rating 5.5428 Users
Shuang Mang Ba Xì
Shuang Mang Ba Xì
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Tags
  • Circus
  • Varied Text Boxes
  • Past United States of America
  • Murder Mystery
  • Point-and-Click Adventure Game
Rating 0.004 Users
Scarlet Hollow
Scarlet Hollow
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Tags
  • Black Comedy
  • Lots of Choices
  • Modern Day United States of America
  • Dark Skinned Characters
  • Protagonist Gender Choice
Rating 7.6252 Users
Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters
Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters
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  • SRPG
  • Ghost
  • Transfer Student Protagonist
  • Blind Choices
  • Otaku Friend
Rating 5.8043 Users
Heaven Will Be Mine
Heaven Will Be Mine
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  • Mecha Pilot Heroine
  • Mecha Pilot Protagonist
  • Space
  • Transgender Support Character
  • Mecha Combat
Rating 7.3291 Users
Gnosia
Gnosia
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  • Randomized Events
  • Spaceship
  • Time Loop
  • Character Profiles
  • Autosave Only
Rating 7.551 Users
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
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  • Traveler Protagonist
  • Russia
  • Journey
  • 2010s
  • Trains
Rating 0.001 Users
VIDEOVERSE
VIDEOVERSE
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  • Gaming
  • 2000s
  • Operating System Simulation
  • Social Networking Service
  • Gamer Protagonist
Rating 7.2315 Users
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
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  • Private Detective Protagonist
  • Detective Work
Rating 7.4016 Users
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
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  • Corporations
  • Alternate Dimensions
  • Transgender Support Character
  • Near Future
  • Deities
Rating 6.675 Users
Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
NAN%
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  • 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 8.2239 Users
Across the Grooves
Across the Grooves
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  • Modern Day Europe
  • France
  • Non-explicit Nudity Only
  • Violence
  • Alternate Dimensions
Rating 7.1415 Users
Saint Maker
Saint Maker
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  • Christian Church
  • Psychological Horror
  • Highly Animated Sprites
  • Non-Japanese Voice Acting
  • Protagonist with Voice Acting
Rating 6.6834 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 0.003 Users
BUSTAFELLOWS
BUSTAFELLOWS
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Tags
  • Determinant Antagonist
  • Fictional Modern Day Earth
  • Hikikomori Hero
  • Lawyer Hero
  • Restart from Chapter Index
Rating 7.85627 Users
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
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Tags
  • Shopkeeper Protagonist
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Cafe
  • Social Networking Service
  • Musician Heroine
Rating 7.4065 Users
ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area
ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area
NAN%
Tags
  • More Than Seven Love Interests
  • Off Screen Sex Only
  • Singer Protagonist
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Ethnically Diverse Cast
Rating 4.0914 Users
Goodbye Volcano High
Goodbye Volcano High
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Tags
  • Dinosaurs
  • Interactive Movie
  • Musician Protagonist
  • Interactive Display Devices
  • Past Earth
Rating 5.8835 Users
Eliza
Eliza
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  • Co-worker Support Character
  • Ethnically Diverse Cast
  • Future United States of America
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Psychological Problems
Rating 7.37123 Users
Tavern Talk
Tavern Talk
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Tags
  • Bar
  • Found Family
  • Protagonist's Pronoun Choice
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Medieval Fantasy
Rating 0.003 Users
Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers
NAN%
Tags
  • 90's
  • American Protagonist
  • Dialogue Based
  • Robots
  • Puzzle Game
Rating 5.94113 Users
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
NAN%
Tags
  • Ethnically Diverse Cast
  • Strategic Card Battles
  • Farm
  • Passage of Time
  • Space
Rating 7.7061 Users

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Mothmen 1966
Mothmen 1966
30%
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  • 60's
  • Combat with Firearms
  • Journalist Hero
  • Second-person Narrative
  • Only Event CGs
Rating 84.2%0.06% Users
The Wreck
The Wreck
15%
Tags
  • France
  • Mother Support Character
  • Modern Day Europe
  • Life and Death Drama
  • Writer Protagonist
Rating 81.4%0.06% Users
Across the Grooves
Across the Grooves
10%
Tags
  • Modern Day Europe
  • France
  • Non-explicit Nudity Only
  • Violence
  • Alternate Dimensions
Rating 82.5%0.03% Users
Misericorde
Misericorde
8%
Tags
  • Nun Protagonist
  • Nun Support Character
  • Middle Ages Europe
  • Past British Isles
  • Church
Rating 89.5%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 67.9%0.06% Users
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
Mijesageon-eun Kkeutnaeya Hanikka
7%
Tags
  • Private Detective Protagonist
  • Detective Work
Rating 93.6%0.07% Users
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
7%
Tags
  • Corporations
  • Alternate Dimensions
  • Transgender Support Character
  • Near Future
  • Deities
Rating 69.1%0.04% Users
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
7%
Tags
  • Traveler Protagonist
  • Russia
  • Journey
  • 2010s
  • Trains
Rating 63.9%0.05% Users
VIDEOVERSE
VIDEOVERSE
7%
Tags
  • Gaming
  • 2000s
  • Operating System Simulation
  • Social Networking Service
  • Gamer Protagonist
Rating 88.1%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 65.9%0.02% Users
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
6%
Tags
  • Shopkeeper Protagonist
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Cafe
  • Social Networking Service
  • Musician Heroine
Rating 92.7%0.20% Users
Goodbye Volcano High
Goodbye Volcano High
6%
Tags
  • Dinosaurs
  • Interactive Movie
  • Musician Protagonist
  • Interactive Display Devices
  • Past Earth
Rating 85.4%0.08% Users
Tavern Talk
Tavern Talk
5%
Tags
  • Bar
  • Found Family
  • Protagonist's Pronoun Choice
  • Lots of Character Sprites
  • Medieval Fantasy
Rating 86.4%0.06% Users
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
5%
Tags
  • Ethnically Diverse Cast
  • Strategic Card Battles
  • Farm
  • Passage of Time
  • Space
Rating 92.7%0.23% 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
  • Teacher of Magic Protagonist
Rating 74.3%0.01% 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 73.3%0.18% 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 82.7%0.10% Users
Herald
Herald
5%
Tags
  • Ship
  • Realtime 3D
  • Dialogue Based
  • Body of Water
  • Realistic-looking 3D
Rating 81.4%0.10% Users
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
4%
Tags
  • Tarot Cards
  • Future Forecasting
  • Destiny
  • Witch Protagonist
  • Witch Heroine
Rating 90.6%0.20% Users
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
4%
Tags
  • French Hero
  • French Heroine
  • France
  • Early Modern Period Earth
  • Priest Hero
Rating 79.8%0.10% 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 80.8%0.02% Users
Tron: Identity
Tron: Identity
4%
Tags
  • Second-person Narrative
  • Puzzle Game
  • Science Fiction
  • Mystery
  • Lots of Choices
Rating 78.1%0.06% Users
Arcadia Fallen
Arcadia Fallen
4%
Tags
  • Alchemy
  • Changeable Voice Actors
  • Major Antagonist
  • Group of Friends
  • Ethnically Diverse Cast
Rating 87.3%0.08% Users
First Bite
First Bite
4%
Tags
  • Black Comedy
  • Vampire
  • Text-only Sexual Content Only
  • Fully Consensual BDSM Only
  • Only Avoidable Sexual Content
Rating 77.2%0.01% Users

Tags (4 total)

NameScoreImportanceWeight
80's2.002.735.46
Vampire2.002.214.41
Pixel Art2.501.764.40
ADV2.000.140.29

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