- #1 Bongo Cat
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 95,019 reviews2025
Dev: Marcel ZurawkaPub: Irox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.7 hrsMean: 261.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Why similar: Simulation 72.4%, Indie 15%, Singleplayer 12.6%
- #2 Labyrinth of anxiety
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: JordiAStudios
Windows
You are trapped in a labyrinth of identical rooms that repeat endlessly. The goal is to find the right door and move forward before anxiety consumes you. Every decision matters... the labyrinth doesn't forgive mistakes.
Why similar: Life Sim 42.7%, Simulation 27.9%, Emotional 25.9%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #3 The Sims™ 3
70% matchVery Positive86% of 33,916 reviews2011
Dev: The Sims StudioPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 88.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
Why similar: Life Sim 74.4%, Simulation 23.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #4 FUTURE:ONE
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ultranova Labs
Windows
FUTURE:ONE is a living desktop companion who shares your screen — reacting, idling, and expressing herself while you work, game, or wander the web.
Why similar: Life Sim 35.2%, Simulation 21%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Emotional 17%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #5 My Life as a Robot Vacuum
66% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Lord Soul Studios
Windows
Assume the role of a Robot vacuum and roll around cleaning up messes in this short 3rd person adventure!
Why similar: Life Sim 33.2%, Emotional 27.1%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Simulation 17.9%, Indie 1.6%
- #6 The Most Boring Life Ever 2 - Work From Home
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Virtual Sky Interactive
Windows
Do you miss life pre covid? The fantastic yet boring 9-5 of our existence? Then this is NOT the game for you. This boring game involves you clicking your way through the day during quarantine as you go by living life with covid in this endless experience.
Why similar: Life Sim 41.9%, Simulation 26.4%, Immersive Sim 22.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #7 Fran Bow
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,753 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Story Rich 79.6%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #8 House Flipper
67% matchVery Positive94% of 101,805 reviews2018
Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 48.3%, Simulation 43.9%, Singleplayer 5.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #9 Sally Face - Episode One
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,029 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Emotional 49.7%, Story Rich 38.6%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #10 The Sims™ 4
64% matchVery Positive87% of 191,466 reviews2020
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 51.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
Why similar: Life Sim 54%, Immersive Sim 25.7%, Simulation 17.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #11 Bloom Island
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snuggle Cat
Windows
Escape to Sunny Solana, your cozy island. Gather resources to craft, explore, and decorate. From dawn butterfly hunts to sunset fishing, live the seasons in this charming, ever-changing world.
Why similar: Life Sim 43.8%, Simulation 27.9%, Immersive Sim 24.6%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.7%
- #12 My Child New Beginnings
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sarepta Studio
Windows
My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, you now get to rebuild life together in a new region of Norway.
Why similar: Life Sim 40.8%, Simulation 27.2%, Emotional 18.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Indie 1.7%
- #13 Awkward Valley
62% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: GallbladderPub: Rue Valley Time Management Department
Windows
Welcome to Awkward Valley! Plan your day, tackle strange activities, and unlock bizarre new options as you go. Gym? Therapy? Vending machine snacks? It’s up to you! Featuring Awkward Yeti’s weird and wonderful characters in a totally normal town.
Why similar: Life Sim 32.6%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Emotional 15.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #14 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,224 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Story Rich 56.1%, Choices Matter 26.8%, Indie 10.8%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #15 MiSide
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 136,753 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Life Sim 45.8%, Story Rich 31.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #16 Thousand Lives
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: emfinite studioPub: ehmprah
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game as beautiful and unpredictable as life. Navigate what fate throws at you and explore what a life well lived can mean in this minimalist roguelite role playing life simulation. Life is wild and then you die – a thousand times over.
Why similar: Life Sim 33.5%, Emotional 21.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Simulation 10.6%
- #17 The Liftboy
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elevator Pitch GamesPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows
Being a liftboy is easy… until it’s not. Carry luggage, serve guests, and survive the chaos of hotel life. From physics-driven suitcase disasters to questionable VIP requests, this isn’t just a job—it’s a game. And Ted Grady? He’s the last of his kind.
Why similar: Life Sim 40.6%, Simulation 24.8%, Immersive Sim 23%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Indie 1.4%
- #18 아무 일도 없었다.
61% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: app_G
Windows
Endure the gaze inside the elevator.
Why similar: Life Sim 39.4%, Simulation 26.6%, Immersive Sim 22.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Indie 1.6%
- #19 Unpacking
62% matchVery Positive93% of 38,956 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Life Sim 51.6%, Simulation 21.9%, Story Rich 19.2%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #20 Supermarket Simulator
59% matchVery Positive93% of 80,037 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Simulation 39.3%, Life Sim 34.7%, Immersive Sim 21.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #21 No, I'm not a Human
59% matchVery Positive93% of 26,671 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Choices Matter 41.5%, Story Rich 28.2%, Simulation 18.5%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #22 OMORI
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,856 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Story Rich 84.2%, Indie 15.8%
- #23 Life is Strange 2
62% matchVery Positive87% of 39,044 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Why similar: Choices Matter 56.7%, Story Rich 39.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #24 Elevator Pitch
60% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Solo Gaming Studios
Windows
Elevator Pitch is a narrative-driven game where you pitch ideas you come up with during elevator rides right before presenting to your boss. Build a strong pitch navigate branching conversations, and rise through the floors of a satirical office tower.
Why similar: Life Sim 50.2%, Simulation 32%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #25 Welcome Demon
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NurTab
Windows
You are a dungeon warden. Sitting in the chair of the previous warden you killed, you must cleanse yourself of your sins within 666 hours. Place the incoming demons into six different dungeons based on your information, intuition, and limited resources.
Why similar: Life Sim 50.1%, Simulation 32.3%, Choices Matter 16%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #26 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
60% matchVery Positive95% of 53,087 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Story Rich 86.6%, Singleplayer 13.4%
- #27 EA SPORTS FC™ 25
59% matchMixed53% of 104,487 reviews2024
Dev: EA CanadaPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 69.9 hrsMean: 148.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 gives you more ways to win for the club. Team up with friends in your favourite modes with the new 5v5 Rush, and manage your club to victory as FC IQ delivers more tactical control than ever before.
Why similar: Simulation 93%, Singleplayer 7%
- #28 Life is Strange - Episode 1
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,176 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Why similar: Choices Matter 49.5%, Story Rich 45%, Singleplayer 3.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #29 Tiny Bunny
57% matchVery Positive83% of 29,886 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Story Rich 46%, Choices Matter 45.7%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Indie 3.6%
- #30 Life is Strange: True Colors
59% matchVery Positive89% of 16,448 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: Choices Matter 38.1%, Emotional 36.2%, Story Rich 23.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #31 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,632 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Choices Matter 47.7%, Story Rich 25.2%, Simulation 23.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #32 Coffee Talk
59% matchVery Positive95% of 12,144 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Emotional 34.5%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Story Rich 19.7%, Simulation 18%, Indie 3.3%
- #33 Waiting for Your Food Delivery Simulator 2025
58% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: HaggisBytes
Windows
Modern life's greatest horror: waiting for takeout. You've got 40 minutes to kill before your order arrives. Stare, pace, join a cult, block a toilet—whatever it takes. Miss the delivery and face eternal hunger. The survival horror game nobody asked for.
Why similar: Life Sim 40.3%, Immersive Sim 26.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #34 Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
58% matchMostly Positive79% of 210,873 reviews2022
Dev: Techland
Windows
Median: 31.6 hrsMean: 62.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
Why similar: Choices Matter 83.2%, Singleplayer 16.8%
- #35 Cult of the Lamb
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,191 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #36 Doki Doki Literature Club!
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 218,998 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Story Rich 78.2%, Singleplayer 12.5%, Indie 9.3%
- #37 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
59% matchVery Positive93% of 37,668 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Choices Matter 51%, Story Rich 43.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Indie 1.7%
- #38 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
57% matchVery Positive93% of 42,865 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Life Sim 48%, Simulation 25.7%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #39 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
57% matchMostly Positive79% of 44,594 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 52.1%, Immersive Sim 39.4%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 4%
- #40 Life Without You
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
Life Without You is a simulation of sitting at the computer, immersing you in the harsh atmosphere of Patience.
Why similar: Life Sim 41%, Simulation 26%, Immersive Sim 22.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #41 The Empathy Machine
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Interlock
Windows
As an AI inside a vending machine, you'll mix drinks and "data mine" to deeply understand customer emotions. Craft special concoctions to resonate with their stories and unlock the secrets of the human heart.
Why similar: Life Sim 37.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Emotional 15.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.7%
- #42 Life is Strange Remastered
58% matchVery Positive91% of 8,819 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.1%, Emotional 36.5%, Story Rich 24.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #43 Stardew Valley
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 989,423 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Life Sim 74.6%, Simulation 20.2%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #44 ADHD Simulator
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyrsoft Studios
Windows
Four little letters that can turn your whole day upside down – ADHD. Think it’s nothing? That everyone has it? Then watering a few plants, walking the dog, or writing one simple email shouldn’t be a problem... right?
Why similar: Life Sim 36.6%, Simulation 23%, Immersive Sim 20.9%, Emotional 14.3%, Choices Matter 4.7%
- #45 Trashcan Simulator
57% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Facish
Windows
The moment you throw something into the trash can is an exciting moment in your daily life. Through this game, you can enjoy the exciting moments of your life over and over again! You might discover something new by staring at the trash can in the room.
Why similar: Life Sim 49.4%, Immersive Sim 32.5%, Simulation 14.4%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #46 Underground Blossom
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,679 reviews2023
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Why similar: Story Rich 51%, Indie 32.8%, Singleplayer 16.2%
- #47 Underpaid
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cryptic Dog Studio
Windows
Become a Swiss Army knife in the job market! Train, take on contracts, and manage your money in a world where the paranormal and mystery have their place.
Why similar: Life Sim 42.1%, Immersive Sim 32.6%, Simulation 22.2%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #48 Cube Escape Collection
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,427 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Story Rich 74.3%, Indie 14.9%, Singleplayer 10.9%
- #49 Death and Taxes
58% matchVery Positive86% of 8,120 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.4%, Simulation 30.1%, Story Rich 26.3%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #50 Inscryption
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,012 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Story Rich 100%
- #51 Winery Simulator
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
In the Winery Simulator, you will take control of an old and neglected vineyard. Through your work, it will regain its former glory.
Why similar: Life Sim 46.4%, Simulation 28.2%, Immersive Sim 24.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #52 Detroit: Become Human
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 234,055 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 41.8%, Emotional 29.4%, Story Rich 26.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #53 Rusty Lake: Roots
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,512 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Story Rich 67.5%, Indie 22%, Singleplayer 10.5%
- #54 The White Door
57% matchVery Positive94% of 6,540 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Indie 46.3%, Story Rich 44.8%, Singleplayer 8.9%
- #55 Fairground Online
55% matchVery Positive80% of 280 reviews2026
Dev: CoasterGalaxyWorld
Windows
Fairground Online – The Ultimate Simulator! Operate rides, create light shows, and set the mood with music. Experience realistic physics, detailed controls, and a day-night cycle. Play online with friends worldwide and join the community!
Why similar: Life Sim 46.5%, Simulation 30%, Immersive Sim 22.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #56 Baldur's Gate 3
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 831,011 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 77.7 hrsMean: 130.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Why similar: Choices Matter 55.6%, Story Rich 40.4%, Singleplayer 4%
- #57 Everlasting Summer
57% matchVery Positive95% of 77,176 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Story Rich 47.8%, Choices Matter 45.5%, Singleplayer 4.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #58 Space to Grow
57% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Metasepia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel where you play as a farmer, father, and community member. Decide what to plant, which faction to support, and what kind of dad you want to be. How will you react when your daughter won't stop crying? When she bullies her friend? Or when she wants to hang out with the cool kids?
Why similar: Life Sim 33.4%, Emotional 22%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
- #59 Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,696 reviews2024
Dev: Mooncube Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 109.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.
Why similar: Life Sim 75.6%, Simulation 21%, Singleplayer 3.4%