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Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2026

Should you play it?

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

What works
  • Engaging supernatural mystery story
  • Multiple endings and branching narrative
  • Beautiful art and full voice acting
  • Emotional and memorable characters
  • Thoughtful ui and accessibility features
Things to keep in mind
  • Tedious and complex choice system
  • Short overall length
  • Some players find true ending conditions obscure
  • Lack of protagonist personality reduces emotional impact
  • Ai-assisted backgrounds may detract for some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Gray Matter

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  • Riddle Joker

  • The Rewinder

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  • Beacon Pines

  • Nurse Love Addiction

  • Dreamland

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • SeaBed

  • Nurse Love Addiction

  • YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world
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Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Thrill, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

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