60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Emotional, Story Rich, Adventure, Atmospheric.
A beautiful narrative 2D puzzle platforming journey of self discovery. The world was bright and full of life, but is now dark and barren. Travel across a desolated land to find meaning through memories of a better time, when life was happier and uncover the secret that brought darkness to the land.
The Glass Sea
The Glass Sea is an story-focused top down RPG game also featuring traditional 2D platforming mechanics. It focuses on exploring memories and learning about your past. It's produced by talented artist Alan and "experienced" programmer Eve who you may know from her game Dhilly Game 6.
Echoes of Baikal
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
The Glass Sea is an story-focused top down RPG game also featuring traditional 2D platforming mechanics. It focuses on exploring memories and learning about your past. It's produced by talented artist Alan and "experienced" programmer Eve who you may know from her game Dhilly Game 6.
Why similar: Psychological 24.7%, Emotional 23.1%, Dark 14.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Why similar: Emotional 24.1%, Psychological 17.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Psychological 22%, Emotional 20.9%, Surreal 13%, Dark 12.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
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: Psychological 20.7%, Emotional 15.5%, Thriller 13.7%, Dark 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%
When Kejora realizes that her peaceful village has been reliving the same day over and over, she and her friends seek out to try and uncover the origin of the mysterious time loop cursed on her village
Why similar: Emotional 17%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Dark 10.8%, Thriller 10.4%
Thistledown is a tragedy, dealing with themes of pain, loss, and hopelessness. It's a small story set in an expansive fantasy world.
Why similar: Emotional 25.6%, Psychological 20%, Story Rich 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented self to unlock the mysteries of her past.
Why similar: Psychological 18%, Emotional 17.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Dark 9.5%
A metaphorical interactive story game which presents real mental health conditions through conversations and puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Emotional 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Cute 8%
Dive into a journey of grief and overcoming with Diana and her drone, in search of an ancient legend, passing through mountains, caves, mines, and a lot more in a great adventure filled with challenges.
Why similar: Emotional 23.1%, Psychological 22%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Story Rich 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
Orms follows Sam, a boy lost in a surreal world shaped by his fears. Guided by Kira, he must restore a lighthouse to reconnect with his parents. The game is inspired by Machinarium, but crafted in 3D with expanded locations. It blends emotional storytelling with atmospheric exploration.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Emotional 18.5%, Dark 12.9%, Nature 12.8%, Adventure 11.4%
Hands of Timber portrays the journey of a little wooden doll that wakes up inside the mind of its creator. To find her father, she must wander through his memories... the good, the bad, and the incomplete ones...
Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Emotional 20.2%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Go Groundshel! is a puzzle adventure game in which a groundhog girl endeavors to save her male partner from the villain. However, before locating him, she needs to solve a personal issue: finding a usable toilet!
Why similar: Psychological 25%, Emotional 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
A woman wanders into a heavily populated abandoned train station. What happens next might surprise you.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Emotional 16.8%, Dark 13.5%, Cartoon 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
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: Psychological 29.1%, Emotional 27.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Dark 7.2%
In this first-person, story-driven horror game, a grieving woman retreats to a secluded forest seeking peace. Instead, she faces dark spirits with unknown motives. To survive, she must unravel the mystery behind the haunting entities while confronting the inner demons of her own grief.
Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Psychological 17.7%, Dark 14.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
Shadow Falls is a first-person horror game, where you explore a mysterious farmhouse deep in the forest, solving eerie puzzles and uncovering secrets that reveal the thin veil between the world of the living and the dead. Delve deeper and uncover the sinister forces that led you here.
Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Emotional 18.4%, Thriller 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10%, Story Rich 9.7%
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Emotional 38.1%, Dark 18.1%, Story Rich 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Embark on a chilling journey into the depths of the mind of Lucy Grace, a psychological horror indie adventure.
Why similar: Emotional 25.7%, Psychological 21.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?
Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Dark 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 12.5%
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 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 9.8%
A 2D platform journey within the mind of a person struggling with mental issues such as anxiety and depression.
Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Emotional 16.7%, Dark 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.9%, Psychological 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Emotional 12.7%, Surreal 11%
Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.
Why similar: Emotional 27.2%, Nature 17.7%, Cartoon 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Story Rich 12.3%
Help Ace reconnect with their emotions in this 3D puzzle adventure game alongside Mark, a loudmouth magic tome. Explore the worlds of Ace's mind, solve puzzles using the abilities of their emotions and recover their memories. Guide them to make the decisions that'll take them to healing inside.
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Emotional 20.7%, Dark 14%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Story Rich 10.1%
A (really short) free narrative rhythm game by Atiya Nova. Attend family dinners and time your key presses to the flow of conversation. Features lots of familial tension with a dash of misery. And cute bunnies!
Why similar: Emotional 26%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Dark 13.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cartoon 8.9%
A group of young people decides to find out why they are seeing mysterious symbols. As they unravel the mystery, they travel through other worlds that are indistinguishable from those seen in dreams. One can only hope that this will not turn into a nightmare for them...
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Emotional 19.6%, Dark 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
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: Psychological 28.5%, Emotional 24.5%, Dark 15%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 11.8%
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
Why similar: Psychological 29.2%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Emotional 14.3%, Dark 13%, Story Rich 12.6%
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 25%, Emotional 20.6%, Dark 13.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
Explore the Peak of Tauema and uncover the mystery surrounding it, as a 12-year-old boy, named Ed, is drawn into events far beyond his comprehension.
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark 10.6%
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: Psychological 19.6%, Emotional 18.1%, Surreal 13.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
For 20 years, she lived with depression. Now, she's strong enough to name what happened: a social murder. This is a visual essay—not a game—with over 400 illustrations about grief, guilt, and survival in a collapsing meritocracy.
Why similar: Psychological 25%, Emotional 24.5%, Dark 14.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Dark 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological 6.2%
Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?
Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Emotional 20.2%, Dark 16.4%, Thriller 16%, Story Rich 9.6%
A journey through the life of a star player of a cryptic and bizarre sport. The dialogue choices you make will determine the path your life takes, and the ultimate conclusion to your story.
Why similar: Psychological 23.3%, Emotional 22.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 11.6%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Emotional 22.3%, Psychological 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Story Rich 11.5%
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: Psychological 19.8%, Emotional 19.2%, Dark 13.5%, Surreal 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Psychological 31.4%, Dark 19%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 5.5%
Defeat nightmare shadows and restore senses to help Fran navigate through pain and reconnect with everyday life in this cute-dark 2D narrative adventure RPG.
Why similar: Emotional 27.7%, Psychological 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Magic 7.4%
A counseling-themed typing adventure where you type away the “words of trauma” eating into girls’ hearts. The girls who visit a secret psychiatric clinic carry deep inner darkness—some repeatedly run away from home, while others believe they are murderers. Save them with your typing.
Why similar: Psychological 30.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Emotional 12.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9%
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: Emotional 28.7%, Psychological 20.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Dark 14.5%, Adventure 9.8%
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Emotional 22.1%, Psychological 22.1%, Dark 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Psychological 27%, Emotional 22.5%, Dark 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Thriller 8.8%
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 31.4%, Dark 20.8%, Story Rich 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%
A visual novel depicting the daily life of a high school boy continuously tormented by guilt on a winter's day. It features layered music played on string instruments and piano, characterized by serious, deep psychological portrayals.
Why similar: Psychological 36.1%, Emotional 30%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 8%
Step into the subconscious mind of a brilliant professor, where memories twist, logic bends, and hidden truths await discovery through intricate puzzles
Why similar: Psychological 26.5%, Emotional 21.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Thriller 11.3%
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Emotional 20.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Cute 8.4%
"What's happiness?" No response. I knelt down to you ,praying for little comfort. Even if it's just a moment,I will capture it. This is My World:Third-Rate Romance Novels.But because it's me,it's fate,it's a childhood story written with my own hands. So,watch us:go far away,starting from that cliff—
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.1%, Emotional 21.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Motivational Hero is a Motivational Puzzle-Platformer 2d with levels based in Motivational Analogies
Why similar: Emotional 20%, Psychological 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Surreal 10.6%
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Psychological 26.2%, Emotional 22.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Dark 9.3%
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Emotional 28.3%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Dark 10.5%
After years apart, you visit an old friend for what should’ve been a quiet evening. But you soon realize you’re not alone and a dark betrayal awaits .The game is a first-person, linear PSX-style experience focused on exploration and uncovering secrets.”
Why similar: Psychological 31.3%, Thriller 20.1%, Dark 17.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 11%
Touch from a Raindrop is a storybook adventure game in a first-person fantasy kingdom. A magical stranger enters a small town and changes their lives forever.
Why similar: Emotional 23.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Cartoon 9.7%
Inner Ashes is a first person, narrative, puzzle adventure, where the player puts himself in Henry's shoes, a forest guard diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He has to travel through his mind to discover why his only daughter Enid disappeared from his life.
Why similar: Emotional 21.6%, Psychological 18.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Dark 11.7%, Surreal 11.4%
Dobo’s Heroes is a puzzle platform game, where you need to help Dobo leave the depths of his world. For that to happen, use his grandchildren’s powers to get to the portal of each mission.
Why similar: Psychological 33.5%, Emotional 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Lore-Rich 7.1%, 2D Platformer 6%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Emotional 33.3%, Psychological 29.9%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 5.2%
A surreal 3D platformer about childhood trauma, 80s-inspired horror, and broken memories. Explore, feel, and choose your path across a VHS-styled dreamworld with multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychological 25.2%, Dark 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Surreal 11.9%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Emotional 22%, Psychological 16.8%, Dark 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
The afterlife is a dark and dreary place. Ages have passed, leaving the souls trapped here to forget the feeling of light, of warmth. It's up to you to help them remember. Traverse the strange terrain of the afterlife, witness its innumerable oddities, and use your lamp to bring back the light!
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Surreal 14%, Story Rich 11.5%, Nature 10.5%
A pixel art point-and-click adventure set in the heart of the modern-day high tech industry, which will test your logic and deductive reasoning skills as you investigate the murder mystery that's upturned your life.
Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Emotional 20.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
