60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Dialogue Heavy, Atmospheric.
Embark on a whimsical, surreal four-act journey in a handcrafted storybook theater. Take on different roles and uncover the mystery of Nomanland.
Miniatures
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Imagine We Were Human
A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Psychological 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Magic 9.7%, Stylized 9.6%
A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Surreal 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.7%, Surreal 13.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, Psychological 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.3%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Stylized 8.1%
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Surreal 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Stylized 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
In a world on its deathbed, explore and connect with your neighbors for one last day.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Surreal 14%, Adventure 12.5%, RPG 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%
A hilarious and weird hand-drawn 2D point-and-click comedy adventure game where you're Bru on a ridiculous quest to get milk for your morning coffee.
Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Dialogue Heavy 21%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Comedy 9%, Story Rich 8.1%
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.1%, Psychological 17.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Surreal 19.1%, Psychological 13%, Stylized 9.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
Raw April Day is a hand-drawn Mystery Point-And-Click game where you solve enigmatic puzzles, engage in soul-searching branching dialogue with colorful characters and piece together the clues for why your husband went missing in a surreal and mystifying Victorian complex.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Surreal 16.8%, Psychological 13.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.6%, Surreal 20.9%, Psychological 17%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
🔮The Wizard Party🔮 is a short and whimsical puzzle adventure game where all items are physics objects that interact with each other!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.7%, Surreal 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Magic 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
PLEASE KNOCK: The Sloppy Researcher’s Life is a top-down story adventure game about an unusual research life between a sloppy senior student and a helpful junior.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Psychological 15.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Comedy 9.8%
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: Dialogue Heavy 29.7%, Surreal 15.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Stylized 8.8%
A recreational software for counting sheep, observing puzzles, and befriending an indoor air-conditioning unit.
Why similar: Surreal 29.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 7.7%, Mystery 6.4%
Rice & Rest is a cozy narrative game where running a food truck leads to unexpected friendships. Cook meals and chat with quirky, heartfelt, and weird characters in a modern-fantasy city. Stuck far from home, you’ll soon find that food has a way of bringing people together.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.5%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Magic 11.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Story Rich 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Psychological 14.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Stylized 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%
Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.7%, Psychological 15.9%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Surreal 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Psychological 15.4%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Stylized 8.8%
The Road To Recovery places you in the shoes of Ash, a recovering addict, starting at day one. Awoken by the sound of your phone ringing, you have ZERO memory of the night before. Explore Oakborough City, and "survive" day one!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 37.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 9.2%
Subsequence is a story-driven adventure focused on exploration and discovery. Featuring light logic puzzles and a touch of humor, you’ll uncover hidden secrets as Vicky tries to escape the aftermath of a mysterious incident in an underground laboratory.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Surreal 20.6%, Story Rich 9%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Stylized 8%
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Comedy 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Stylized 8.7%
An egocentric Boss is desperate to save his company from collapse. However, he is forced to save the whole city from an impending disaster.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Comedy 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
In a world of Losers, Cool Kids and Gods, where Losers wish they were Cool Kids, Cool Kids wish they were Gods and Gods rule over all, Cool Kid Cody embarks on his quest for Godhood! All he's gotta do is achieve the impossible: transform the biggest Loser in school into a Cool Kid.
Why similar: Surreal 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Comedy 10.4%, Magic 7.9%
We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.8%, Surreal 18.6%, Story Rich 10%, Stylized 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Crackernuts is a narrative game about a goat-headed girl and her sister, a no-bodied head. They are on quest to find themselves and rescue their village from a curse of darkness.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22%, Surreal 14.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Stylized 10.5%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
Dive into a small, dense open world with cryptic puzzles, weird interactions and interesting characters. Will you fit in? Join in divine communion? Or become something of your own!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 39.9%, Psychological 15.4%, Surreal 13.8%, Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 6.9%
Enter Rattle Spring Resort, immerse yourself in a surreal world, and uncover the truth behind the mystery of a missing girl. Solve interconnected puzzles, explore unsettling spaces, and piece together a story that refuses to stay buried. A surreal atmospheric escape game inspired by Rusty Lake.
Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Surreal 20.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10%, Adventure 10%
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Stylized 8.2%
True stories told by real people. Welcome to Elk transforms the weird, wonderful, dark and desperate tales of the road less-traveled into an inventive, biographical adventure. This is an island like no other where drama, trauma, love and laughter hide around every corner.
Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Stylized 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Story Rich 17.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, RPG 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.1%, Surreal 18.2%, Psychological 14.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Stylized 8.3%
Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.1%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Stylized 12.5%
Alone in the park as The Darkness rises, Zak begins his descent. The Fox, The Forest and The Darkness is a narrative based game centered on that moment in life when we begin to build our own reality. Zak is confused, scared and angry like most 14 year olds, but he's determined to make it count.
Why similar: Psychological 21.7%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Adventure 8.6%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.3%, Magic 12.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Comedy 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.7%
Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But a targeted explosion shatters your programming. Find the saboteur before your makers decide you've learned too much.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Surreal 8.8%
A game about a boy with a block-shaped head.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Surreal 15.6%, Magic 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Comedy 11.1%
A dark-comedy adventure set in the desolate coastal city of Crestfallen, where Aya must confront her inner darkness, deal with a tech-bro cult and still find time to feed her cat.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.9%, Surreal 19.4%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Comedy 12.1%, Psychological 10.1%
A game about a boy trapped in a mysterious virtual sanctuary. Explore, solve puzzles, and discover the secrets hidden in a world that never lets him go.
Why similar: Surreal 27.3%, Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Psychological 21%, Story Rich 12.7%, Cute 5.3%
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Story Rich 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Stylized 10.6%
You are a creative entity trapped in a mysterious box. Try to transform this strange world and defy the ominous titans to find your freedom.
Why similar: Surreal 22.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Stylized 10.2%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Surreal 32.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Stylized 11.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Surreal 15.5%, Hand-drawn 10%, Visual Novel 9%
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Stylized 9.4%
Gazelle in a Winter Coat is a story-exploration game with narrative puzzles and deep characters. Play through memories of Rene's adventure to find his mysteriously-vanished Big Bro in a looming-but-whimsical, mundane-but-magical, pixel and ink world.
Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Magic 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
An absurdist, psychological choose your own adventure, Surreality check has the player helping Rowan Roach discover the meaning of his life through therapy sessions with the Universe personified. The Universe being a massive tool doesn't help matters.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Psychological 15.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Stylized 10.7%, RPG 10.7%
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.3%, Magic 16.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Story Rich 9%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
In the year 1018, an adventurer from Samarkand drifts to Hardland. Solve a mystery by delving into the different sides of this fantasy world. Hardland is a bustling kingdom filled with secrets. A kingdom that wants you to listen.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.8%, Surreal 20.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Mystery 7.4%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 38%, Surreal 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Surreal 21.6%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Stylized 11%, Story Rich 10.7%, Comedy 9%
An untimely transfer. An unexpected encounter. A chance meeting between two students sets in motion a chain of events that will fundamentally change both of their lives... Or, perhaps, just their love life!
Why similar: Magic 15%, Psychological 14.7%, Surreal 12.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Stylized 9.5%
You're the maintenance man for an apartment complex that has mysteriously been transported to the middle of the ocean. Woodrot is a surreal adventure game about getting to know your neighbors who all seem to blame themselves for their recent relocation.
Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Psychological 20%, Story Rich 11.4%, Stylized 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.
Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Psychological 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Stylized 9.5%
Welcome to Shelf's mysterious library! Time to find a way to get out of here, it can't be that difficult. Am I right?
Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Story Rich 15%, Magic 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, RPG 9.6%
“Oh, brave hero—please fix the bugs in this RPG!” It’s a little weird and quirky, but it’s a story that will stay with you. A little fantasy of laughter and tears — a story for the grown-up heart.
Why similar: Surreal 21%, Comedy 14.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
HPHouse is an action game where you explore as an 8 cm character in a strange house full of mysteries. Meet quirky residents, uncover hidden spots, collect Memories to unlock new skills, and clear the mucky creatures infesting the place to keep it clean!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, Surreal 24.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Stylized 8.4%, Exploration 6.2%
