60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Experimental, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Psychological Horror.
you are locked inside by a creature. figure out how to escape from the estate you have been locked inside. who lived here? who are the voices haunting your every step?
You know my name?
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Leons Identität
Leons Identität (Leon's Identity) is a first-person adventure game which rigorously unfolds the drifting-off of a young man into the alt-right radical scene and his unexplained disappearance.
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Experimental 35.5%, Abstract 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Minimalist 8.2%
Leons Identität (Leon's Identity) is a first-person adventure game which rigorously unfolds the drifting-off of a young man into the alt-right radical scene and his unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Experimental 42.5%, Investigation 26%, Dynamic Narration 24.4% ★, Exploration 3.3%, Story Rich 2.8%
Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Experimental 36.1%, Investigation 22.9%, Abstract 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Stylized 4.7%
"The Moon has been broken, its parts fall and threaten the world, Ladia must eliminate five targets in order to avoid the end times."
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 34.7% ★, Experimental 32.3%, Minimalist 8.8%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
A hike above ancient woodland on summer solstice.
Why similar: Experimental 41.8%, Investigation 21.7%, Abstract 12.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Minimalist 6.5%
A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.
Why similar: Experimental 33.2%, Abstract 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Minimalist 9%
A free collection of short-form indie games made using the OHRRPGCE engine!
Why similar: Experimental 37%, Investigation 22.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Top-Down 8.1%, Psychological Horror 5.6%
Image is a first-person horror game. Explore haunted, ever-changing environments in an atmospheric, confused world and enjoy a truly terrifying gaming experience.
Why similar: Experimental 41.1%, Dynamic Narration 29.1% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Exploration 6.2%, Psychological 6%
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Experimental 40.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Abstract 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Experimental 35.3%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Abstract 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 5.9%
To My Best Friend is a first-person exploratory narrative experience delivering an emotional story. Made to be experienced in one sitting, it offers something you can return to, revisit, and think on whenever you feel like you need to remember the good times life has to offer.
Why similar: Experimental 29.9%, Dynamic Narration 29.8% ★, Abstract 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Exploration 7.3%
The Ocean Will Have Us All is a first person exploration game.Experience a day in the subatomic life of Moira Leech. Get up, go to work, go home, go back to sleep. Or. Go off the the beaten track! Take charge! Stick your finger in an electrical socket!
Why similar: Experimental 34.5%, Dynamic Narration 22.3% ★, Abstract 15.5%, Minimalist 9.1%, Exploration 7.9%
The legend speaks of an illusive temple cursed by the evil wizard Somnus. In this experimental puzzle-adventure game, two explorers uncover the temple and dive deep into its depths, only to find connections to our own future. Will they survive the madness, or will their psyches break them first?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.6% ★, Abstract 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Top-Down 11.5%, Exploration 9.5%
Prison Glow is a 2D realistic suspense pixel visual novel about a wrongfully imprisoned girl. Facing seemingly solid charges, she accepts a plea deal for a lighter sentence and waits quietly behind bars for the truth.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.3% ★, Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Crime 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
A deep and immersive narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Investigation 55.1%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, 2D 7.2%
A story of a simple walk home, with a sprinkling of intrusive thoughts. Make a few choices, decide what's best, and please, try not to overthink.
Why similar: Abstract 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dynamic Narration 15.8% ★, Minimalist 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
Congratulations! You've been hired by an up and coming Game Development Studio to play-test their New Game (which as of now does not have a title). Not only that, you'll get to talk with the Lead Developer of the project, Matthew Stanton, who will give insight on his team's creative process.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 39.6% ★, Experimental 32.8%, Exploration 7.7%, Psychological Horror 6.6%, Stylized 5.9%
One of the first games built entirely around smell as the puzzle.
Why similar: Experimental 55.3%, Investigation 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Story Rich 5.1%, 2D 2.5%
You take on the role of Alice, who wanders through a dark forest in search of a way out. On her journey she meets many figures — each one a reflection of her own personality, an echo of her fears, and a manifestation of her subconscious.
Why similar: Experimental 40.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Abstract 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Psychological 6.6%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Experimental 38.8%, Abstract 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 6.3%
Vasilis is a hand-drawn adventure game. The main character – Vasilis, lost her husband – Peter, in the rebellious city center. The city is in riots for a long time and almost everyday something burns or someone dies.
Why similar: Investigation 27.7%, Abstract 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Exploration 9.2%
Hey, someone's at the door! There's a new neighbor in town! Live a week in Havenbrook as Tom, surrounded by mysteries, meaningful choices, and multiple endings. Forge your own path and shape your story with no predefined quests. Will you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 44.6% ★, Visual Novel 16%, Crime 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
A blind guy with a ghost in his brain tries to save a cursed girl. Naturally, it all goes to hell. A visual novel packed with dark humor, gritty mysticism, violence, and characters who know exactly who’s watching them.
Why similar: Experimental 41.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Abstract 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
A collection of 5 experimental games from different indie devs that takes you on a journey through time!
Why similar: Experimental 57%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Abstract 7%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.5% ★, Experimental 29.1%, Abstract 13.7%, Minimalist 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
Play a series of tiny games based on well-known classics, each with a unique twist and connected to each other. Race cars, hit golf balls, uncover mines, and more in this experimental action/puzzle game.
Why similar: Experimental 68.9%, Minimalist 11.3%, 2D 6.5%, Stylized 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
One wish to shape a game forever. Wait 2 hours in darkness, make your request, and watch it become real for those who comes after.
Why similar: Experimental 52.5%, Dynamic Narration 24.5% ★, Exploration 8.8%, Minimalist 6.7%, Psychological 5.2%
MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.
Why similar: Experimental 53%, Abstract 18.5%, Minimalist 10.8%, Story Rich 9%, 2D 6.3%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Experimental 38.8%, Abstract 17.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 6%
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 36.2% ★, Investigation 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Crime 8.6%, Story Rich 7.6%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.1% ★, Investigation 25.4%, Crime 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 7.5%
Once upon a time, there was a miserable girl in a crimson hood. Her mother was unwell, so the girl was sent away to go stay with her grandmother, who lived deep within the woods in a strange house. People say that around those parts there resides a monster called the Gobbler, who preys on the weak...
Why similar: Experimental 37.4%, Abstract 16%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Exploration 9%
is a short, interactive experience about those endless, looping fever dreams you get when you're sick.
Why similar: Experimental 30.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Abstract 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Experimental 47.8%, Abstract 28%, Minimalist 16.1%, 2D 8.1%
Gamitate is a like a gym for your mind and soul. "Work Out" your mind with carefully selected meditation techniques! Gamitate is designed to make you feel calmer, happier, and more peaceful. Enjoy the benefits of a wide variety of easy meditation techniques.
Why similar: Experimental 43.6%, Abstract 19.4%, Minimalist 11.3%, Exploration 9.9%, Stylized 5.8%
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Experimental 34.6%, Abstract 16.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 6.7%
A short visual novel about the day to day life of a grieving women. Join her story and make the right decisions so she can get out of a cycle that seems to have no end.
Why similar: Experimental 33.1%, Abstract 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Minimalist 10.1%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Experimental 39.7%, Abstract 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 6.5%
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 32% ★, Investigation 24.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Crime 9.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 33.4% ★, Investigation 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Crime 14.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
Difficulty is a short, experimental visual novel, about both the difficulty level of stories, and the difficulties of real life. The plot, themes, challenges, and morals all become greater and harder to understand and accept as the difficulty increases.
Why similar: Experimental 62%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Abstract 15.3%, 2D 3.5%
In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 40.7% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Minimalist 8.4%
Two small experimental games made as part of a one-week game workshop in Zagreb, Croatia, as part of a project called "Interactive Empathy - Citizenship & Storytelling in Video Games". Inside is also a documentary video about the workshop, as well as a booklet about the whole project.
Why similar: Experimental 41.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Minimalist 7.6%
A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Experimental 63.7%, Minimalist 17.7%, Abstract 14.4%, 2D 2.5%, Atmospheric 1.7%
The second of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Investigation 33.7%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Crime 16.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 7.5%
A fast paced action avoidance game that will hopefully not make you barf. Spin around an endless twisting tube and slide your way past all the obstacles for as long as you can!
Why similar: Experimental 52.1%, Abstract 20.2%, Minimalist 12.6%, Action 9.5%, Stylized 5.6%
A short stylized game set in a colorless world... in the beginning. Unlock colors as you visit the three different areas of the world and unveil the question of who you are and where you are from after losing your memories.
Why similar: Experimental 32.6%, Abstract 17.7%, Minimalist 10.5%, Top-Down 9.3%, Story Rich 8%
Tune the radio. Silence the voices. Escape the dark. Signal Lost is a psychological horror experience where every sound matters. Lost in an abandoned underground relay station, your only link to reality is the static between transmissions.
Why similar: Experimental 41.1%, Investigation 22.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Minimalist 12.9%, Exploration 6.6%
The first of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Investigation 38.5%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Crime 17.2%, Story Rich 7%, Exploration 6.7%
ODH is a story rich, physcological, survival, horror, game with retro flair.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Crime 13%, Top-Down 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%
The fourth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Investigation 33.7%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Crime 17.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 7.5%
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Experimental 36.5%, Investigation 25.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Crime 8.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
A short puzzle game with a big story to tell. Dive in to reveal the mysteries of Amy's past.
Why similar: Experimental 49.3%, Abstract 21%, Investigation 17.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Stylized 3%
You find yourself stranded in a forest after your car breaks down. A short psychological horror game.
Why similar: Experimental 43.8%, Dynamic Narration 17.3% ★, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Abstract 14.3%, Psychological 6.9%
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
Why similar: Experimental 49.3%, Abstract 28.9%, Minimalist 17%, 2D 4.8%
10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games. Always Down is about going away.
Why similar: Experimental 56.6%, Abstract 13.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Minimalist 7.8%, 2D 3.6%
From the creators of the popular mystery adventure game series “Silver Creek Falls” and the film-noir detective visual novel series “The Agency” comes a new horror-mystery series that will surely keep you at the edge of your seat! Sapphire Dragon Productions proudly presents “The Ghosts of Hackney Mills”
Why similar: Experimental 34.2%, Investigation 27.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
