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Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

You wake up with an aching head and the world out of focus. In front of you is a man accusing you of being “fake”. He looks exactly like you, down to the last scar and pimple, has the same memories, the same voice and the same personality. But who is lying and who is telling the truth? Who is fake and who is real?

What works

  • Intriguing and suspenseful story with multiple endings
  • High-quality art and atmospheric music
  • Free to play
  • Replayability encouraged by branching choices
  • Short and accessible for newcomers to visual novels

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay length
  • Some endings feel inconsistent or confusing
  • Limited interactivity beyond choice selection
  • No achievements or social features
  • Repetitive dialogue when replaying

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

  • Mandemon

  • CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

  • Bloody Painter Dating Sim

  • Lucid9: Inciting Incident

  • Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel but with less leadership over others

  • Suicide Countdown: 7 Days

  • NOeSIS02_羽化

  • Saihate Station

  • Midnight Witch

  • NOeSIS01_诉说谎言记忆物语

  • Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~

More expressive

Games that feels like Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel but with more self-expression and customization

  • 9-nine-:Episode 2

  • Along the Edge

  • Cemetery Mary

  • Chasing Tails ~A Promise in the Snow~

  • Vampires' Melody

  • GINKA

Less violent

Games that feels like Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel but with less combat and destruction

  • SeaBed

  • The Symbiant

  • 他人世界末 On-looker

  • Starlight Vega

  • TAISHO x ALICE episode 3

  • STEINS;GATE ELITE

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Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026