Games Like A Museum of Self & Space

First dates are awkward. Last dates are awful. A short first-person narrative experience about the beginning and end of a relationship. It's also cheaper than a real date.

Why similar: Abstract 17.7%, Emotional 14.9%, Narration 14.5%, First-Person 13%, Surreal 10.9%

When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.4%, Emotional 23.5%, Abstract 14%, Story Rich 12.4%, Minimalist 3.8%

A Deep Rest is a collection of short stories about men and their relationship with mental health and depression. Taking control of a different character in each story, you will experience life from their perspective. See the problems and issues they face and help them find ways to be alright again.

Why similar: Narration 20.9%, First-Person 17.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Abstract 12%, Atmospheric 8.8%

The year is 2006. It's 3am in your childhood home. Everyone's asleep, but you. Sneak out of your room to do as you're told - "T.W.I.R.L." - whatever that means.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Abstract 13.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Story Rich 8.7%

This is a visual novel about loneliness and fantasy. You will play a student in a closed boarding school for girls, feeling lonely and alienated, communicating with an imaginary friend every day.Your choices will lead to an ending of either redemption or downfall.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.5%, Emotional 22.4%, First-Person 15%, Story Rich 14.9%, Indie 1.8%

A slice-of-life visual novel about the hardships and joys of a trans girl transformed into a zombie.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.1%, Narration 25.1%, Emotional 16.3%, Story Rich 8.5%, Linear 5.8%

Explore a small, story-rich world reflecting the struggles of college life. Play mini-games to complete the everyday tasks that you need to survive. Eventually, try to find a way to break the cycle of monotony and escape your bleak surroundings.

Why similar: Narration 27.3%, Emotional 25.4%, Dark Comedy 24.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Linear 3.4%

Immerse yourself in this unique experience in Music Memories. Uncover the mysteries hidden by this wonderful family... or are they not so wonderful?

Why similar: Narration 24.5%, First-Person 20.6%, Emotional 16%, Story Rich 15.6%, Linear 9.3%

Stumble through the contorted geometry at the end of everything, commanding flickering echoes of life to forge your path. Unravel the history of troubled souls as you guide them to their final resting place in hopes of undoing Death's inevitable promise.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Abstract 18.5%, Emotional 15.9%, First-Person 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.3%, Emotional 26.1%, Story Rich 15.9%, Narration 11.3%, Atmospheric 4%

A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.

Why similar: Surreal 21.8%, Abstract 19.8%, Emotional 16.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Linear 9.4%

Wander from room to room in this whimsical and dark visual novel as you follow five friends trapped during a freak storm. Listen while they have hard conversations and tough realizations as they confront the conflict in their lives. For what is a house but a box with windows?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Emotional 19.9%, Dark Comedy 19.8%, Surreal 14.1%, Story Rich 9.7%

Calamity Cait is a visual novel about the wonders and horrors of workplace romance.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.5%, Dark Comedy 16.4%, Abstract 13%, First-Person 12.9%, Story Rich 8.6%

Filled Up is a first-person survival horror/comedy hybrid featuring LGBT characters and themes. After a horrific accident, you awaken in the town of Hunksville, alone. An ancient and corrupt evil has taken over the town - can you save not only your friends, but the town of Hunksville itself?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 48.6%, Dark Comedy 24%, Story Rich 12.3%, First-Person 7.3%, 3D 3.2%

An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.3%, Emotional 15.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%

You are a trapped nameless hero in a grim world that has been distorted by corrupted feelings. Fight back! Dive into a 2D hand-drawn story-rich platformer, mixing exploration and action. In this short journey, you need to pass through the darkest side of this strange world and ask: do I feel?

Why similar: Narration 27.4%, Emotional 24.4%, Surreal 19.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%

He Fucked The Girl Out Of Me is a semi-autobiographical narrative visual novel about trauma and sex work made for the gameboy. The author explains how sex work impacted her life and changed her perception of the world. The game takes approximately 40 minutes to play from start to finish.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.3%, Emotional 26%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Linear 4.6%

What does a SUPERVILLAIN do, when he is forbidden from doing anything evil for the day? WARNING: This is not the type of game where you can make meaningful choices.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 55.3%, Narration 16.7%, Story Rich 14.9%, Linear 8%, Singleplayer 2%

Destiny Island is a very short computer game. You play a man who visits his memories. You can walk and talk to mannequins about 7 sins. Associate essence with anything comes to your mind.

Why similar: Narration 23.8%, First-Person 18%, Abstract 16.4%, Surreal 15.8%, Story Rich 12.7%

Dive into Yuha's nightmares. Bear witness to a glitch apocalypse. Explore the hidden layers of a 3D-dreamscape. Piece together her memories and fears. Experience a true haunting with vanishing staircases, lost voices and time that keeps running out.

Why similar: Abstract 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Surreal 15.9%, Emotional 15.7%, First-Person 13%

A short non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.5%, Narration 20.8%, Emotional 19.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%

A brief emotional experience lasting a few minutes, centered on the quiet weight of a kept promise. A narrative-driven tale with minimal mechanics.

Why similar: Narration 21.7%, Story Rich 17.3%, Emotional 12.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Surreal 8.6%

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35%, Emotional 20.3%, Surreal 13.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, Minimalist 8.1%

An antichamber inspired educational puzzle game, that allows you to simultaneously explore a non-euclidean maze and concepts and terms related to gender, identity and expression in a playful and reassuring manner.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39%, Abstract 15.7%, Surreal 12.7%, Minimalist 8.4%, First-Person 8%

Help your love Dei make his own movie. HITM3 is a third person, slice of life adventure where you control Nam on his days in Santiago de Chile.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.8%, Emotional 30.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%, 3D 6.5%

A short narrative adventure about mom, which will leave you with unforgettable incredible emotions about your mom.

Why similar: Emotional 28.2%, First-Person 22.5%, Narration 19.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, 3D 8.5%

DEJAR IR is an intimate and sentimental game where the story is told through different works of art that evoke what we felt during the pandemic, culminating with one of the most beautiful feelings. What will it be? An adventure filled with emotions we experienced during the pandemic.

Why similar: Narration 31.2%, Emotional 27.1%, Story Rich 16.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 4.3%

The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. How much can one take before they’ve had enough?

Why similar: Emotional 25%, Abstract 21.4%, Story Rich 15.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Surreal 10.5%

Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.7%, Emotional 26.5%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Casual 2.1%

Your eyes cannot be trusted. A girl finds herself questioned by a twisted psychiatrist, helping a fallen angel, and followed by a bizarre stalker, descending to a beautiful, terrible world where nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Abstract 18.2%, Surreal 14.8%, Emotional 14.1%, Story Rich 11.6%

This is a simple game. All you do is walk, and my grandmother will play the piano. There's nothing else to it.

Why similar: Emotional 32%, Abstract 18.6%, Narration 17.7%, Minimalist 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%

A terrifying psychological horror where You must explore mysterious Facilities, evade the pursuing Boykisser, and search for the way Outside.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.7%, Surreal 18.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Minimalist 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%

A summer vacation mystery set at the start of adulthood and on the end of Long Island. Spend time with family, reconnect with lost friends, pursue your music career, and solve the mystery of Montauk's missing kids.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.6%, Story Rich 21.7%, Emotional 20.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Emotional 28.2%, Abstract 23.1%, Narration 20.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Surreal 6.5%

Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.

Why similar: Narration 28.8%, First-Person 19.2%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Linear 8.4%

A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.9%, Emotional 19.6%, Narration 16.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Linear 6.6%

Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.

Why similar: Narration 31.9%, Emotional 25.6%, First-Person 19%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

Step into a radiant dimension where souls reboot as data. Recover your reincarnation machine from alien terrorists and explore glowing temples of memory, logic, and light. A surreal odyssey through death, rebirth, and the beauty of being lost.

Why similar: Narration 24.3%, Dark Comedy 21.8%, Surreal 15.6%, Abstract 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.5%, Abstract 18.4%, First-Person 17.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Surreal 12.4%

"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.1%, Emotional 21.4%, Abstract 10.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%

A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?

Why similar: Narration 35.3%, First-Person 24.5%, Emotional 18.4%, Surreal 15.8%, Indie 6.1%

When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 61.5%, Emotional 26.1%, Indie 4.4%, Story Rich 4.1%, Atmospheric 2.4%

Unravel an epistolary romance between two men called up for military service, as you explore the ruins of an old town hall during the Spanish Civil War.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.3%, Emotional 23.8%, First-Person 14.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

"My Qi Is Unlimited"is a yuri-themed suspense puzzle game that combines 3D first-person exploration with 2D visual novel elements. Explore a secluded manor, solve mechanisms, and combine items. Shape relationships through choices, leading to vastly different endings.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.5%, First-Person 31.4%, 3D 10.3%, Singleplayer 5%, Indie 2.7%

808 explores the memories that define us and what happens when they're taken away. It's a surreal game about love, loss, and a difficult choice: the pain of authenticity, or the peace of self forgetfulness.

Why similar: Abstract 21.5%, Emotional 19.8%, First-Person 17%, Story Rich 16.5%, Surreal 13%

Join Cubert in his quest to roll down, over and over and over again, the same track — a riveting journey and experience unlike any other.

Why similar: Narration 23.8%, Emotional 22.8%, Story Rich 16.6%, Abstract 15.6%, Surreal 12.8%

In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Emotional 20.1%, Surreal 18.1%, Story Rich 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%

The World is Binary, a 3D visual novel, takes you on a journey of good and evil, science and religion, and questions what is true or false. The experience explores the ideas of love and fear, and offers practical steps on how you can improve your life and change the world.

Why similar: Emotional 23.8%, Abstract 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 20%, Surreal 15%, Story Rich 10.3%

What Has Come Before is a perspective-driven puzzle game set in an eerie and stylish black and white Lynchian world. Stuck in limbo with only hearing and vision to guide, players must utilize clever changes in perspective to move forward.

Why similar: Surreal 25.2%, First-Person 25.1%, Abstract 23.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Minimalist 6.7%

If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.8%, Emotional 26.9%, Story Rich 16.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%

The rise and fall of a rock n' roll star.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Dark Comedy 18.9%, Abstract 17.1%, Emotional 14.7%, Surreal 14.5%

Bean Sidhe (banshee) is a narrative walking sim through Irish and modern history featuring fully voiced interactions and colorful 3D landscapes.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.3%, Emotional 24.7%, Story Rich 14.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

Why similar: Narration 26.5%, Emotional 26%, Story Rich 16.9%, Surreal 11%, Atmospheric 7%

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 59.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Indie 3.9%

A hardcore parkour game that tells the story of Ania, a kid with mental health issues and a lot of stuff to go through in life. Meant to make you experience how someone feels in a weird, but familiar way.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Abstract 20.5%, Emotional 20.2%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 7%

Explore the mystical Sanctuary of the Old Well and reconnect with your childhood friends while solving environmental puzzles. Meet quirky animals, unravel forgotten tales and immerse yourself in an interactive soundscape as you piece together your place in the world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.8%, Emotional 19.6%, First-Person 17.5%, Story Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%

project_Structure_01 is first-person exploration game focusing on atmosphere and exploration of surreal liminal spaces that feature brutalist architecture.

Why similar: First-Person 24.3%, Surreal 21.1%, Abstract 16%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Minimalist 7.7%

Enter the loop, explore abstract spaces, find and process bad memories to unfold your story and learn your fate. Fragment tells a story of generational trauma and addiction, you decide whether to break the loop or be consumed by it.

Why similar: Abstract 31.1%, Emotional 26.5%, Surreal 17.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Minimalist 5.4%

Connor, a single father, visits a memory-restoration clinic in order to relive the days he had with his estranged son Bry. Experience what’s left of his past as he gets to relive his cherished memories and routine joys, while keeping away from the disturbing truth lurking beneath the surface.

Why similar: Emotional 30.3%, Narration 29%, Story Rich 19.4%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%