60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Emotional, Singleplayer, Psychological.
A short and unconventional anthology exploring abandonment, depression, domestic abuse, and acceptance. These strange vignettes made with passion use unique mechanics to tell personal stories that linger. Perfect for players who seek sincere, bittersweet experiences.
Some Goodbyes We Made
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
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.
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
Why similar: Narrative 30.4% ★, Experimental 17.6%, Psychological 12.1%, Emotional 10.6%, Philosophical 10.3%
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 40.2% ★, Emotional 23%, Philosophical 9.8%, Psychological 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Philosophical 19.6%, Psychological 17.9%, Emotional 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
Follow Addison as they help their recently-deceased mother move on to the Spirit World. In this 2D visual narrative and platformer, Addison must explore and find special objects while being confronted with a journey of grief.
Why similar: Narrative 42.6% ★, Emotional 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, 2D Platformer 7%, Indie 6.5%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Experimental 24.8%, Psychological 17.2%, Philosophical 16.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Experimental 25.4%, Psychological 16.7%, Philosophical 16%, Emotional 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
What does it mean to become an agent of authority? Master the art of beheading, become an agent of authority, and enact a divine drama of justice, death, and redemption.
Why similar: Experimental 28.3%, Psychological 22.1%, Narrative 16% ★, Emotional 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
Forever Someday is a short narrative experience about dealing with depression and the end of a relationship, with a surreal and dream-like aesthetic.
Why similar: Narrative 32.1% ★, Experimental 30.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Emotional 13%, Casual 2.9%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Experimental 24.9%, Emotional 22.5%, Psychological 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Narrative 10.5% ★
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 24.4% ★, Emotional 17.1%, Psychological 14.2%, Philosophical 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Narrative 39.6% ★, Psychological 20.3%, Emotional 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
A psychological adventure through a dreamy landscape. Face unanswerable questions to reach the ultimate enigmas: Who are you? Who am I?
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Philosophical 20.6%, Psychological 15.9%, Emotional 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
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 21%, Philosophical 18%, Emotional 17.3%, Experimental 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Your memories are fracturing. Explore an evocative story of love and loss through shifting realities. Solve puzzles to hold on to the moments that define you before they vanish forever.
Why similar: Narrative 27.8% ★, Psychological 23%, Emotional 22.2%, Philosophical 10%, Story Rich 6.8%
Change the dim world, fill it with light. Each inky struggle improves your sight. "Sometimes words alone can't paint the whole picture." A VR game about depression.
Why similar: Experimental 29%, Philosophical 14%, Psychological 12.6%, Education 12.6%, Emotional 11.8%
The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. How much can one take before they’ve had enough?
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Experimental 20.8%, Psychological 19.4%, Philosophical 17.1%, Dark 7.4%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Experimental 28.2%, Psychological 19.6%, Philosophical 15.7%, Emotional 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Far from Noise is a narrative set on the edge of a cliff, where two characters discuss what it means to balance between life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 32% ★, Philosophical 20.3%, Experimental 16.8%, Emotional 14%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Your brain remains your own. The body does not. After a full-body transplant, your own scent begins to feel wrong. As you try to understand why, that feeling starts to become something else. A short near-future sci-fi narrative adventure about the new questions that begin after technology saves you.
Why similar: Narrative 29% ★, Experimental 22.2%, Philosophical 19.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.
Why similar: Narrative 30.6% ★, Psychological 19.2%, Emotional 14.7%, Horror 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
A 2D platform journey within the mind of a person struggling with mental issues such as anxiety and depression.
Why similar: Philosophical 25%, Psychological 23.9%, Emotional 15.9%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Dark 7.4%
Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.
Why similar: Narrative 36.7% ★, Experimental 24.1%, Philosophical 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Story Rich 4.9%
Employee 925 is a short psychological horror game about compliance and the quiet erosion of self in the workplace.
Why similar: Narrative 32% ★, Psychological 20.3%, Experimental 20%, Philosophical 17.8%, Story Rich 4.5%
The player plays "in-game reality" and "in-game game" to advance the boy's life.
Why similar: Narrative 22.6% ★, Philosophical 21.5%, Psychological 18.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Why similar: Experimental 23%, Philosophical 18.8%, Psychological 17.4%, Emotional 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Why similar: Narrative 37.7% ★, Emotional 20.4%, Psychological 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
Navigate broken memories in a powerless fantasy fueled equally by nightmares and confessional poetry. A narrative experiment in adapting dreams and poems to the medium of video games.
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Experimental 24.8%, Emotional 17%, Psychological 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
The Glass Sea is an story-focused top down RPG game featuring enticing battles. It focuses on exploring memories and learning about your past. It's produced by "experienced" programmer Eve who you may know from her game Dhilly Game 6.
Why similar: Psychological 29.2%, Emotional 26.3%, Dark 10.5%, Platformer 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
Jon’s dreams were filled with music and a love life he once had. Now they’ve curdled into nightmares, weaving between memories and unknown realms. Set in the '90s, this immersive first-person psychological walking simulator follows Jon as he realizes… something is stalking him.
Why similar: Narrative 29% ★, Psychological 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.4%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.8%, Psychological 21%, Experimental 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Horror 7.4%
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.
Why similar: Narrative 27.4% ★, Experimental 24.1%, Philosophical 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Dark 7.5%
"blu," is a narrative collection of video games that were each developed by a different person. From genres that range from action-packed FPS to calming platformer, "blu," has every genre of a game anyone could ever want. Well, at least I think it does. I'm not really one of the developers.
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Experimental 19.9%, Philosophical 16.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Platformer 8.6%
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Psychological 21%, Experimental 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Emotional 12.5%
Julia: a Science Journey is a narrative adventure about viruses, society, and life choices.
Why similar: Narrative 27.3% ★, Philosophical 18.3%, Emotional 15.9%, Education 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams!
Why similar: Experimental 36.2%, Philosophical 27.8%, Emotional 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
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 30.4%, Philosophical 27.1%, Emotional 22.3%, Platformer 6.5%, 2D Platformer 5.1%
Elio is a boy who deals with reality through imagination. He finds himself trapped in a dark dungeon mirroring his thoughts. This wordless puzzle platformer tells a story through memory shards. Only by gathering them, he hopes to break free.
Why similar: Narrative 44.3% ★, Psychological 12.4%, Emotional 12.3%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Platformer 8.1%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Experimental 30.3%, Psychological 21.3%, Philosophical 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Horror 9.7%
A short work of interactive horror fiction, about bright minds, and the end of all things. Feel the ink on your skin, return to the woods, and escape the small town that you've never called home.
Why similar: Experimental 35.6%, Narrative 19.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Emotional 13.9%, Horror 12.8%
Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.
Why similar: Emotional 22.4%, Philosophical 17.5%, Education 15%, Psychological 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
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: Narrative 33.9% ★, Psychological 27.6%, Emotional 19.8%, Story Rich 6.7%, Indie 3.5%
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
Why similar: Narrative 32.6% ★, Philosophical 22.8%, Emotional 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 49.5% ★, Psychological 24.1%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 6.7%, Adventure 2.3%
After shouting "Let Me Play!" to the cast in a theatre, the fiction comes crashing down as everyone, including you, becomes aware they're only following a script. Will you let the play continue? Or will you write your own ending?
Why similar: Experimental 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Psychological 17.1%, Philosophical 16.7%, Adventure 4.6%
This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
Why similar: Experimental 29.5%, Philosophical 22.3%, Emotional 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 5.7%
A zombie survival horror game set in a haunting Indonesian school. Combining atmospheric tension with a deeply engaging narrative, Project: JURIT explores the horrors of survival, friendship, and human nature in the face of a supernatural outbreak.
Why similar: Narrative 36.5% ★, Psychological 19.4%, Emotional 17.6%, Horror 7.4%, Dark 5.6%
Cold rationality and warm ideals. The protagonist carries conflicting worldviews—and she journeys to the afterlife.
Why similar: Philosophical 34.6%, Emotional 24.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Platformer 5.2%
Life Codex is a journey of solitude within the pages of a book. Solve intricate puzzles to uncover the narrative. Step inside my temple, find opus on the table. To understand it all, I’ll leave you just a label. Undress your bones - dance skeleton. And then you will know, what’s the Point of it all.
Why similar: Narrative 36.3% ★, Experimental 26.1%, Philosophical 11.4%, Psychological 8.9%, Dark 6.6%
Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher.
Why similar: Experimental 29.7%, Psychological 18.9%, Philosophical 18.4%, Emotional 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.
Why similar: Experimental 28.3%, Philosophical 24.5%, Psychological 18.4%, Horror 9.1%, Dark 5.2%
A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Narrative 32.8% ★, Philosophical 28.9%, Emotional 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Story Rich 5.2%
A short narrative exploration game in which you play as Bean, an unemployed, 20-something, smart-ass. Wander around town, play mini games, feed the geese, and get to know the neighbours as Bean’s sanity begins to slip...
Why similar: Narrative 51.5% ★, Emotional 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Story Rich 6%, Adventure 4.3%
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 46.7% ★, Psychological 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 3.3%
A first-person narrative adventure game, telling the story of a sick child playing a 2D platformer. Made in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity!
Why similar: Narrative 42.2% ★, Emotional 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, 2D Platformer 8%, Platformer 7.8%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Narrative 37.9% ★, Emotional 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Philosophical 8.6%, Casual 4.1%
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: Narrative 30% ★, Psychological 21.1%, Emotional 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Horror 8.9%
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: Experimental 28.2%, Psychological 19.5%, Emotional 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Dark 7.9%
Sayonara Okaasan is an interactive abstract poem about saying goodbye to a mother and exploring life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 48% ★, Emotional 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dark 3.8%, Casual 3.5%
A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.
Why similar: Experimental 32.6%, Psychological 22.9%, Emotional 19%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Story Rich 5%
Part interactive fiction, part Felis domesticus adventure, “Cats and the Other Lives” explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen.
Why similar: Narrative 32.4% ★, Psychological 21.3%, Emotional 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
