Games Like American Arcadia

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Cinematic 26.9%, Emotional 24.4%, Sci-fi 11%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric, story-rich adventure captures the same cinematic tension and sci-fi mystery found in Trevor's journey.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Cinematic 35.4%, Horror 20.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic puzzle-platformer perfectly captures the feeling of a desperate, atmospheric escape through a dark and dystopian world.

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.7%, Cinematic 20%, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic and atmospheric narrative game that explores dystopian themes and the intersection of technology and human identity.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Atmospheric 18%, Third Person 12.2%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the cinematic, side-scrolling escape mechanics and a haunting, surreal atmosphere that defines the experience of being a small person in a dangerous world.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: First-Person 21.3%, Emotional 20.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Horror 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like American Arcadia, this game leans heavily into meta-narrative and satire, questioning the nature of control and the player's role in a scripted reality.

Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.

Why similar: Adventure 27.6%, Indie 24.6%, Cinematic 19.3%, 2D 8.9%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: This dystopian platformer mirrors the themes of state control and the struggle for freedom in a televised, oppressive society.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: First-Person 26%, Story Rich 24.3%, Sci-fi 24%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Singleplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for first-person puzzle games that feature a sharp, satirical narrative and a corporate-controlled environment.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: First-Person 26.5%, Exploration 19.3%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the innovative, perspective-shifting puzzle mechanics that make the first-person segments of American Arcadia so memorable.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.3%, Story Rich 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, First-Person 12.6%, 2D 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a deeply atmospheric and story-rich experience that captures the same sense of mystery and societal decay.

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.9%, Point & Click 20.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Third Person 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game features a vibrant but dystopian city filled with puzzles and a strong focus on narrative-driven investigation.

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Why similar: Third Person 25%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Story Rich 18.4%, First-Person 18.4%, Exploration 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep, philosophical storytelling paired with complex first-person puzzles that challenge the player's perception of reality.

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: Cinematic 20.9%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Horror 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that focuses on escaping a bleak, industrial, and surveillance-heavy regime.

Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Point & Click 12.9%, Cyberpunk 9.4%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi narrative puzzle game that explores themes of artificial intelligence and autonomy in a dark, atmospheric setting.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Visual Novel 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk narrative game that focuses on corporate conspiracy, satire, and the power of human choice.

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Thriller 23.7%, Emotional 15%, Cinematic 14.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features beautiful, atmospheric pixel art and a deeply emotional story told through platforming and exploration.

VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.5%, Point & Click 19.6%, Thriller 13.4%, Third Person 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure that immerses the player in a gritty, cyberpunk world full of mystery.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.4%, Point & Click 17.6%, Emotional 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Sci-fi 9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a rich, cyberpunk narrative experience that deals with surveillance, technology, and societal control.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.6%, Cyberpunk 28.8%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Adventure 6.4%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired cyberpunk adventure that excels at building a gritty, atmospheric world through its narrative and puzzles.

State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.5%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Third Person 8.9%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A futuristic, story-rich adventure that explores themes of digital consciousness and the struggle against a controlling corporate entity.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.8%, Point & Click 31.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Adventure 6.2%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dense, cyberpunk narrative filled with puzzles and a deep exploration of a society managed by an all-seeing AI.

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Thriller 18.2%, Horror 15.7%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: These games flip the escape room genre on its head, requiring players to prepare for an inevitable threat through careful planning.

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.8%, Indie 22.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the mechanics of surveillance and hacking, mirroring the 'hacker' perspective used to help Trevor escape.

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

Why similar: Thriller 26.6%, Emotional 22.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy puzzle game that uses time manipulation to uncover the truth behind a complex, unfolding story.

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.

Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Point & Click 23.7%, Horror 12.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Story Rich 9.6%

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Cinematic 24.6%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure that presents a unique, post-apocalyptic world with a strong emphasis on story and environmental puzzles.

Escape2088 is an old-school escape room game set in a futuristic, cyberpunk world.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.7%, Point & Click 25%, Cinematic 11.4%, Exploration 9%, Sci-fi 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed puzzle game that challenges players to navigate and escape through logical deduction and environmental interaction.

A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26%, Cinematic 16.2%, Side Scroller 15%, Sci-fi 12%, Exploration 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic platformer that pays homage to classic sci-fi adventures with its fluid movement and narrative-driven progression.

Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.7%, Point & Click 20.6%, Cinematic 18.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Cyberpunk 20%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Third Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure that explores a world without humans, focusing on puzzles and atmospheric storytelling.

The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Thriller 22.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Horror 8.5%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused adventure that emphasizes narrative depth and environmental investigation in a tense, isolated setting.

From the studio that brought you Master Reboot comes a first-person story-driven adventure puzzle game, set in the beautiful, haunting cyber-world of Elysia. Collect unique hand powers, discover multiple endings and choose your own destiny as you unravel the mystery of your digital afterlife.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.3%, Thriller 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle-adventure that explores the concept of digital afterlife and memory, matching the game's high-concept narrative.

Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.5%, First-Person 17.3%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 7.2%

2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.

Why similar: Side Scroller 31.1%, Cyberpunk 24.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Cinematic 7.9%

Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?

Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A focused escape-room style puzzle game that relies on atmospheric clues and environmental storytelling.

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Exploration 19.6%, First-Person 19.3%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%

A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Cyberpunk 23%, Exploration 11%, Story Rich 10.1%, 2D 7.5%

A sidescrolling 3D adventure shortgame that combines multiple genres and features various action and puzzle sequences. Its artistic approach is supported by powerful visuals, intense atmosphere and a unique game narrative on the boundaries of science-fiction and fantasy.

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.6%, Cinematic 21.6%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Story Rich 10.3%

"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.7%, Point & Click 26.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 6.2%

Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.8%, Point & Click 24.8%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 7.7%

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Why similar: Emotional 20%, Horror 18%, First-Person 11.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Story Rich 10.2%

ECHOPLEX is a time-bending puzzle platformer with a full-motion video story. Trapped in a mysterious looping simulation, you are followed by an “Echo” -- a duplicate of yourself who repeats everything you do.

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.4%, Simulation 18.1%, First-Person 14.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%

In the world of excessive biotechnologies, an epidemic is ravaging the human race, infecting people's neuronet implants and enslaving them to the mysterious Worm. Who are you: a fighter of the infection, or a hunter of new prey?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.3%, Point & Click 23.4%, Third Person 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Story Rich 8.6%

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.8%, Thriller 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 7.5%

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.2%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Exploration 14.1%, First-Person 12.2%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Thriller 19.2%, Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension

Why similar: Point & Click 39.2%, Horror 22.1%, Adventure 12.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Story Rich 7.7%

Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?

Why similar: Point & Click 53.8%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.4%

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Cinematic 19%, Story Rich 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%

it's always monday - is a first person exploration game

Why similar: Adventure 83.9%, Simulation 3.9%, Emotional 3.2%, Visual Novel 1.9%, Indie 1.9%

A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 20.8%, Sci-fi 9%, Story Rich 6.9%

A pointy-clicky comedy corporate thriller. Solve puzzles, get to know your colleagues, and unravel a sinister global conspiracy. All in a day's work.

Why similar: Satire 36.1% ★, Point & Click 23.8%, Thriller 20.4%, 2D 6.6%, Story Rich 6%

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.

Why similar: Satire 24% ★, Thriller 22.8%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 7.8%, Story Rich 6.6%

Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...

Why similar: Cinematic 31.4%, Point & Click 27.4%, Horror 18.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 6.3%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Emotional 22%, Visual Novel 19%, Point & Click 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 10.1%

Button City is a cozy narrative adventure game about a fox and his friends banding together to save their local arcade! Explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, complete quirky quests and meet cute animal friends.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.2%, Story Rich 15.1%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 6%

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

Why similar: Atmospheric 36.2%, Exploration 24%, Adventure 18.1%, 2D 10.1%, Indie 7.2%

He can't escape the memories that haunt him, and soon Setyo realizes he must return to Neo-Surabaya to save what's left of his family. Experience the upheaval of Setyo's mundane life in Bay City in this action-adventure prologue to Rendezvous.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 38%, Side Scroller 23.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Atmospheric 5.6%

A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

Why similar: Sci-fi 38%, Atmospheric 24.4%, 2D 18.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 8.1%

Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Thriller 19.1%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, 2D 6%

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.2%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 13.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 9.4%