- #1 Aftermath
97% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Deeppink manPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
The story of a soldier left alone in a bunker.
Why similar: Adventure 43.1%, 2D 36.1%, Indie 20.8%
- #2 Ashes of War
96% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: CAT'S TOOTH STUDIO
Windows
Thrown into a century long war between the Union and the Kingdoms, a lone starship Captain decides to rebel against his fate. Join him in his galactic journey and discover the various stories that can still bloom in the Ashes of War...And flirting. A lot of flirting.
Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, 2D 19.6%, Story Rich 18.6%, Indie 14.1%
- #3 In Between
96% matchVery Positive85% of 483 reviews2015
Dev: GentlymadPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.
Why similar: Philosophical 43.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 12.6%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #4 Insects Awaken
94% matchVery Positive89% of 472 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Story Rich 32.2%, Indie 23.7%, 2D 10.3%
- #5 Changeover: Decisions
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your character has lost his memory and finds himself in a godforsaken place. An adventure with a nonlinear storyline, lots of choices, and a unique combat system. Could he get out alive?
Why similar: Adventure 44.4%, Indie 29.3%, Action 26.3%
- #6 Portrait of a Torn
94% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
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: Story Rich 37.7%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 19.3%, Puzzle 13.5%
- #7 Andarin Weppes
92% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Puzzle 41.1%, Adventure 38.6%, Indie 20.3%
- #8 Firewood
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: Frymore
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Firewood is a 2D adventure game with psychological horror elements. The game tells the story of an old man who has lost his wife years ago and is still having troubles with his past.
Why similar: Adventure 40.1%, Indie 28.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, 2D 7%
- #9 Lost Horizon 2
91% matchMixed47% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: Animation Arts GmbHPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
In the shadow of the Cold War, Fenton Paddock is facing the hardest fight of his life. While the tensions between the superpowers threaten to tear the world apart, the British soldier has to save his family that has been caught by powerful enemies.
Why similar: Adventure 76.2%, Story Rich 23.8%
- #10 Lonely in the Winter
91% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: SoyeRPub: Araplay
Windows
Embark on the journey of Robbery Cold, a former soldier of the Kingdom of Thaltas, now living as a mercenary since a terrible tragedy struck his life, with his wife dying due to an incurable disease.
Why similar: Adventure 26.2%, Puzzle 20.9%, Indie 18.6%, Action 14.7%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #11 Torn Away
89% matchVery Positive93% of 702 reviews2023
Dev: perelesoq
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.
Why similar: Story Rich 42%, Adventure 38.3%, Indie 19.8%
- #12 Double
89% matchVery Positive82% of 228 reviews2019
Dev: Tomato Fantasy Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Double is an action-quest game telling about a fight with a mental disorder by immersing in dreams. Choose your way and find out how this mystical story ends.
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Indie 22.9%, Action 18.7%, Story Rich 16.7%, 2D 7.8%
- #13 Undying Symphony
88% matchVery Positive85% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: Siberian Koala
Windows
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: Story Rich 40.3%, Adventure 31.4%, Action 16.9%, Indie 11.4%
- #14 Madness
90% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Action 29.4%, Indie 22.8%, 2D 9.4%
- #15 93, Kuindzhi
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,325 reviews2026
Dev: Nikita Igorevich StudioPub: Smysl Media
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Story Rich 47.6%
- #16 Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue
87% matchVery Positive87% of 184 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Story Rich 43.6%
- #17 Attentat 1942
86% matchVery Positive93% of 508 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: Story Rich 51.8%, Adventure 35.1%, 2D 13.1%
- #18 Old Man's Journey
86% matchVery Positive87% of 4,277 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.9%, Adventure 25.2%, Puzzle 22.9%, Indie 15.1%, 2D 9.9%
- #19 Home
82% matchVery Positive100% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Spoon
Windows
A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!
Why similar: Philosophical 31.1%, Story Rich 23.5%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 9.8%
- #20 NEONomicon
85% matchVery Positive81% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: CWH Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Minimalistic puzzle game telling about a tricky life situation, which gets your Hero. Mysterious world and treacherous enemies. Strange laws of this weird reality. Here the help of friends is more dangerous than the attack of enemies! Welcome to NEONomicon!
Why similar: Indie 55.1%, Action 34.4%, 2D 10.4%
- #21 Land of War - The Beginning
84% matchMixed52% of 757 reviews2021
Dev: MS GAMESPub: MS GAMES SP. Z O.O.
Windows
Assume duties of a soldier involved in numerous battles and skirmishes with fast advancing German war machine. Go to battle on foot, driving armored vehicles, or flying an airplane. Use weapons not featured in any other game and feel a good, nostalgic climate of the production like MOHAA or COD.
Why similar: Adventure 61.5%, Action 38.5%
- #22 Fallstreak: Requiem for my Homeland
83% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A death march to the end of the world. Can humanity's lost future be reclaimed?
Why similar: Philosophical 57%, Story Rich 22%, Adventure 21%
- #23 Encoded War
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Somnolent Team
Windows · Mac
Here is the 5-year contract to get your son back. You must become the morse messenger during World War II. Each day comes with new tasks to overcome and challenge your morse coding skill.
Why similar: Story Rich 77.1%, 2D 22.9%
- #24 Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
79% matchMixed70% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen LinePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
Why similar: Story Rich 28.4%, Adventure 27.4%, Puzzle 21.8%, Indie 11.5%, Action 11%
- #25 When I Was Young
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2020
Dev: WallRus GroupPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
When I Was Young is a stylish and challenging 2D action game set during the Vietnam War. Fight your way through the brutal firefights enjoying a unique combat system and a story-driven campaign. Immerse yourself in the fascinating entourage of the 1960s!
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Action 24.6%, Indie 23.2%, 2D 7.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #26 Amber Tail Adventure
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Xyak-Xyak
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
There's only You, the brave Sergio Fox, the parcel and the destination point!
Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Puzzle 24.1%, Action 17.5%, Indie 16.9%, 2D 13%
- #27 Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv
78% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Brenntkopf DevelopmentPub: Brenntkopf Publishing
Windows
The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.
Why similar: Philosophical 86.9%, Story Rich 13.1%
- #28 Raid on Taihoku
78% matchVery Positive83% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: Mizoriot Creative Company LTD.Pub: Loftstar Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Raid On Taihoku is an adventure game with the backdrop of WW2 Taiwan. By controlling the characters pass through different danger and safe zones, you will experience the struggles of human nature and cruelty of war.
Why similar: Story Rich 39.4%, Adventure 30.6%, Puzzle 27.4%, Action 2.6%
- #29 The Inner Darkness
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.5%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 14.4%, 2D 6.8%
- #30 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
76% matchVery Positive93% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Puzzle 50.2%, Adventure 49.8%
- #31 A Flicker of Light
77% matchVery Positive84% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: 饺子社
Windows
In this visual novel, experience the story of Ethan Syfran, who by an accident got him and his family caught in a whirlpool of crime in a catastrophe-swept world. How would he struggle to get out and save everything he cherished... or carry up all the sins he'd done and keep going?
Why similar: Adventure 44.1%, Story Rich 36.8%, Indie 19.1%
- #32 Farmer's Father: Save the Innocence
77% matchMixed43% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
War breeds heroes you've never heard of. You are the ordinary person holding a huge burden of protecting what's most precious and innocent. Fight with hunger, wounds, cold, disease, and enemy cruelty. Defend your family and survive the war!
Why similar: Story Rich 37.6%, Adventure 37.4%, Indie 25%
- #33 Legend of Miro
79% matchMixed44% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: MEK GamesPub: MEK Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legend of Miro is a storytelling RPG, that will put life into a different perspective. It is a story that will make you reconsider what is important in life and how much the simple things are worth for us.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Indie 27.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 16%
- #34 Chornobyl Liquidators
75% matchMixed49% of 714 reviews2024
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?
Why similar: Adventure 41%, Story Rich 37.7%, Action 21.3%
- #35 Martial Law
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,858 reviews2021
Dev: FIXER
Windows · Mac · Linux
Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.
Why similar: Story Rich 36.3%, Adventure 30.4%, Indie 19.6%, 2D 13.7%
- #36 The Last Hero: Journey to the Unknown
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Titan Art Games
Windows
In a world dominated by evil, only one hero against many enemies, explore, conquer, and don't give up if you get lost! Help our hero in this platform game in the fight against the forces of evil.
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Story Rich 25.3%, Indie 21.6%, 2D 11.7%, Action 11.4%
- #37 The soldier in the mine
76% matchMixed50% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
The soldier in the mine is an interesting 2D platformer. In this game, to move from one cave to another. But you will interfere with obstacles.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Action 22.7%, 2D 21%, Indie 17%
- #38 Ashwalkers
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2021
Dev: Nameless XIIIPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A survival journey through a harsh world without rules or judgement. Only your choices matters in the face of moral dilemmas. Manage your party, food & equipment in this non-linear narrative survival sim with 34 possible endings.
Why similar: Adventure 63.4%, Indie 36.6%
- #39 Live
74% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: empty assembly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 21%
No one ever said that life is easy. Fight your way through it in a short story-driven mix of game genres that accompany your journey from childhood to senility. What challenges will you stand up against? Will you earn what should be yours? Will you find out what it means to Live?
Why similar: Indie 55.5%, Action 44.5%
- #40 You see me?
71% matchMixed66% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Zeneki
Windows
On the edge of the abyss, having lost someone dear, the hero searches for meaning—until fate leads him to a mysterious wanderer whose silent presence brings hope.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.2%, Puzzle 29.1%, Indie 19.2%, Action 14%, 2D 8.5%
- #41 The Underground Man
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,389 reviews2016
Dev: Mehsoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.
Why similar: Story Rich 36.9%, Adventure 26.9%, Indie 24.2%, 2D 6.9%, Action 5%
- #42 21 Days
73% matchVery Positive79% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Hardtalk Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
21 Days is a simulation adventure game in which you experience the life of a Syrian refugee. Though you escaped the war in Syria, your family still has a hard journey ahead of them. Over 21 days, you must manage money, time, hunger and mental status. For yourself, and for the hope of saving your family.
Why similar: Adventure 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #43 I, the Forgotten One
70% matchVery Positive90% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.
Why similar: Adventure 57.1%, Story Rich 27.9%, Indie 15%
- #44 The Way
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,318 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Indie 19.7%, Action 17%, Puzzle 9.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #45 The Way of Life: DEFINITIVE EDITION
72% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: CyberCoconut
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a swirling of emotions in this touching adventure through the lives of three characters of different ages. 10 Experiences, 30 Levels and more than 70 choices. Can you face yourself?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #46 Brutalism22
70% matchMixed64% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Marginal act
Windows
This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe
Why similar: Philosophical 34.8%, Story Rich 26.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Action 12.9%, Indie 8.9%
- #47 Chasing Light
69% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Vittgen Inc.
Windows · Mac
'Chasing Light' is the story of the seven days of exploring the physical properties of a game and uncovering an inner world of human beings and society. Have a weird trip!
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Indie 37.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #48 Emerald Flower
65% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Trash Men Studios
Windows · Mac
A miraculous fuel, or a parasitic plague that spells the end of humanity? In a civilization collapsed by global war, fight for survival against the brain-controlling Emerald Flower, feral armies, and ruthless factions, each driven by their own desperate ideologies.
Why similar: Adventure 32.8%, 2D 21.9%, Story Rich 16.4%, Indie 15.7%, Action 13.2%
- #49 11-11 Memories Retold
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,109 reviews2018
Dev: Aardman AnimationsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.
Why similar: Adventure 62.6%, Story Rich 37.4%
- #50 The Mensional
69% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Delil Timurtaş
Windows · Mac
Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, Adventure 24.6%, Indie 22.3%, 2D 12.7%, Action 10.1%
- #51 Bliss
71% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2014
Dev: Oruji Productions
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
2D puzzle platforming adventure with a heavy story about life and psychology told without words.
Why similar: Adventure 49%, Indie 34.6%, 2D 16.4%
- #52 Candleman: The Complete Journey
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,268 reviews2018
Dev: Candleman Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Indie 22.6%, Action 19.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #53 Memories of a Vagabond
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You play as a young mercenary and travel from soul to soul to avenge your fiance and her family. While finding a way to change the flow of past events, you will encounter many obstacles and meet new allies. Will you be brave enough?
Why similar: Adventure 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #54 SELF
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Adventure 51.2%, Indie 34.6%, Story Rich 14.2%
- #55 Chamber of Darkness
70% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: The Crow StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Play as a fearsome knight on a journey filled with challenges. Use a variety of abilities and powerups to take down enemies in an abandoned, torn by war castle.
Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Indie 31.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, 2D 7.9%
- #56 Snowman Story
65% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?
Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, Puzzle 25.6%, Story Rich 19.7%, Indie 16.1%, 2D 10.7%
- #57 Burden of Command™
63% matchVery Positive84% of 658 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: Story Rich 71.8%, Indie 28.2%
- #58 Blind Touch
63% matchNo user reviews86% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Flygogo Games
Windows
A "Blind" simulator that lets you experience a new perspective and immersive sensory journey. Step into a world of darkness using your guide cane.
Why similar: Story Rich 40.7%, Puzzle 23.6%, Indie 21.1%, Adventure 14.6%