60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Indie.
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Before I Forget
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Before Your Eyes
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Mystery 11.8%, First-Person 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Emotional 22.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Drama 6.6%
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Emotional 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Drama 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Linear 9.4%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Story Rich 18.6%, Mystery 11.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Drama 13%, Cartoony 10.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, First-Person 10.8%
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, First-Person 12.1%, Drama 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Emotional 17.6%, Drama 15.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10%
A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.
Why similar: Emotional 30.7%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Drama 11.9%, Adventure 6.7%
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: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Linear 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, First-Person 12.2%
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Emotional 14.8%, Linear 12.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 10%
Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Drama 11.1%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 9.5%
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
Why similar: Narrative 23.3% ★, Emotional 17.3%, Drama 14.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
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: Emotional 23.1%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Drama 19.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Mystery 6.7%
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
Why similar: Emotional 24.3%, Drama 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Stylized 8.3%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Emotional 34.4%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Colorful 8.1%
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
Why similar: Emotional 21.6%, Narrative 19.7% ★, Drama 17.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Narrative 20.1% ★, Story Rich 6.7%, First-Person 6.6%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Emotional 16.4%, Drama 15.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 11%
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Why similar: Emotional 31.8%, Drama 23.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Surreal 7.7%
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Emotional 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Drama 13.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.
Why similar: Emotional 28.2%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Narrative 9.8% ★, Stylized 7.8%
A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.
Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Emotional 16.4%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Drama 12%, Female Protagonist 6%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Story Rich 20%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Mystery 9.8%, First-Person 9.4%
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Narrative 33.2% ★, Emotional 19.9%, Drama 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Why similar: Narrative 29.9% ★, Emotional 19.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Story Rich 7.7%, Linear 7.7%
Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.
Why similar: Emotional 23.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Drama 13.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Exploration 9.4%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Emotional 30.2%, Drama 25.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Adventure 7.6%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Emotional 22.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Stylized 8.3%
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Narrative 29.5% ★, Emotional 21.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Mystery 8.6%, Linear 7.9%
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Emotional 16.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, First-Person 8.6%, Drama 8.5%
A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.
Why similar: Emotional 29.4%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, First-Person 8.4%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Emotional 15.6%, Drama 14.3%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 10.8%
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Why similar: Emotional 31.7%, Drama 15.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
Help Lily use her imagination to unlock her memories and relive the events of a night that changed her life. Discover what happened and what is 103.
Why similar: Emotional 22%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Drama 15%, Exploration 7.8%, Stylized 7.5%
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: Emotional 28.6%, Drama 19.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Stylized 10.9%, Exploration 8.1%
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Narrative 30.3% ★, Emotional 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Drama 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Emotional 23%, Drama 19.4%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.
Why similar: Emotional 40.3%, Story Rich 28.1%, Female Protagonist 23%, Atmospheric 2.9%, 3D 2.3%
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Emotional 24.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Linear 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Emotional 18.6%, Drama 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Mystery 9.4%
my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Drama 17%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Emotional 16.4%, Drama 15.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 10%
Mia Lorenson, wakes up in an abandoned hospital full of questions. What happened to her? What happened to the world? Edengate: The Edge of Life is an interactive experience reflecting on feelings of uncertainty, isolation and hope in the face of devastation.
Why similar: Emotional 17.5%, Drama 16.2%, Linear 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13%, Story Rich 10.9%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Stylized 8.5%
Unforgettable You is a contemplating platformer game about love.
Why similar: Narrative 39.9% ★, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Drama 18.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Linear 8.3%
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Why similar: Narrative 31.6% ★, Drama 20.8%, Emotional 19.2%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Emotional 32.7%, Narrative 20.1% ★, Story Rich 12.9%, Linear 12.2%, Stylized 8.5%
Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Mystery 11.9%
HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Emotional 22.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 10%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Narrative 10.4% ★, Story Rich 9.3%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Narrative 34.6% ★, Emotional 23.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Stylized 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
In this free 3D adventure, explore someone's mind and discover their secrets in a surreal story about a father, son, Asian-America and more. Explore a dying father's "Memory World", and travel to familiar, supernatural spaces. By Melos, co-creator of Anodyne and Angeline Era.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Emotional 20.4%, Story Rich 15.4%, Linear 14.6%, Surreal 9.6%
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: Emotional 31.9%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Drama 6%
Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.
Why similar: Emotional 16.5%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Drama 15.4%, Linear 9.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.
Why similar: Emotional 34.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Exploration 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Surreal 8.2%
Don’t Forget is a 3D singleplayer story and exploration game inspired by dementia. Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames whilst battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened.
Why similar: Emotional 36%, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 7.9%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Emotional 24.3%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 8%
Lead Spe, the game‘s protagonist, through an eerie dollhouse in an effort to find her little brother. On her way, Spe will encounter the ghost-children, who are also trapped, and can use their different abilities to solve the environmental puzzles in order to escape the house.
Why similar: Emotional 32.3%, Linear 28.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, 3D 4%
