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Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

2018

Should you play it?

Awakening in a mysterious mansion, her first, frantic thoughts are: 'Where am I? And more importantly, WHO am I?'

What works

  • Deep and emotional storytelling
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Voice acted protagonist and characters
  • Unique flowchart system for navigating story
  • Multiple endings and side stories

Things to keep in mind

  • Confusing flowchart for new players
  • Minimal romance and character interaction
  • Repetitive and skippable minigame
  • Some translation and typo issues
  • Protagonist can be passive and naive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Boyhood's End

  • Seduce Me 2: The Demon War

  • STEINS;GATE

  • Little Goody Two Shoes

  • BUSTAFELLOWS

  • TAISHO x ALICE episode 3

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly but with less of a community feel

  • Knell of St. Godhrkar

  • Cats and the Other Lives

  • Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum

  • Tiny Bunny: Prologue

  • The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

  • Decarnation

More violent

Games that feels like Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly but with more combat and destruction

  • Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

  • Corpse Party (2021)

  • Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~

  • Spirit Hunter: Death Mark

  • Magical Girl Witch Trials

  • 七人杀阵 - Seven Sacrifices

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Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Intimacy, Fellowship.

Last update: 22/08/2026