Games Like craven bay : bay-side

Harlequin Fair is an experimental RPG and immersive sim set in the shadows of Toronto by night. Cast dreadful spells, buy small arms with cash: cling to the light 'til the light bites you back

Why similar: Conspiracy 17.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Magic 11%, Choices Matter 8.2%

A dialogue sim about eternity and our minds.

Why similar: Nonlinear 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Surreal 12.2%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%

You are a double agent between a break-off religious sect and an inquisition within a holy city. Gather intelligence from both sides, solve their puzzles, navigate between dark-truths, and collect insights to write reports that give you the power to shape an inevitable conflict to come...

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, RPG 7.1%

你将观测一段虚构的故事，通过选项的干涉决定被观测者的命运。你将观测的对象是一个迷茫、执拗，有着孩童的天真与暴虐的女孩，你开始观测的时刻，她失去了自己生命中最重要的人，面临决定未来的诸多抉择。你的每一次干涉，都会将她的故事导向截然不同的方向。

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, RPG 9.8%

A metroidbrainia set in ancient Sumerian ruins, Buried Within Clay invites you to explore an interconnected labyrinth while learning its secrets and making the difficult decision of who to save and who to sacrifice.

Why similar: Alternate History 19.5%, Nonlinear 17.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Lore-Rich 12%, Exploration 7.3%

A narrative-driven, choose-your-own-adventure game where a young survivor must make difficult decisions in order to survive the foggy wasteland of Cacti Coast and find a community to call home.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, First-Person 9%

An interactive fiction game about identity and self-discovery. Decide your own path through the labyrinth's strange halls, and confront the terrors and mysteries within.

Why similar: Nonlinear 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Surreal 11.9%, Magic 11.3%, RPG 7.8%

Explore an open ended internet and operating system set in a 2000s alternate reality that changes over real life time depending on how you interact with it. Discover secrets through the web, download games, become an active member in communities and more. The world is at your fingertips.

Why similar: Alternate History 24.5%, Nonlinear 21.7%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Surreal 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%

Join Carmen, a somewhat absent-minded middle-aged lady who has to endure bizarre situations in her space truck. And possibly mess things up like crazy. An interactive narrative experience about the most flamboyant beings in the universe.

Why similar: Alternate History 25.1%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

Of Roots and Gears is a dialogue-based RPG in an aetherpunk setting. Explore the world where nature and technology are charged with magic. Make choices, find friends and enemies. Make your own path!

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Lore-Rich 19.9%, Magic 10.2%, RPG 8.6%

Born Into Fear is a first-person horror game set in an evacuated neighborhood. You'll have to complete task and avoid enemies to destroy the evil Buffer.

Why similar: Nonlinear 26.7%, Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Alternate History 15.3%, Lore-Rich 8.7%, Exploration 7.6%

"Als Gott schlief" is an emotional and personal First-Person story-driven Adventure about the Holocaust. The Player explores, solves, and interacts with a chaotic and war-torn world around them to bear witness to the stories of three people, whose perspective on this atrocity could not differ more.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Exploration 9.4%

You wake up in an unfamiliar building. You have to get out of here. You go down the stairs and go down the corridor to reach the same stairs again. The world repeats itself over and over, but each time it repeats itself, something changes. Eternal return. Can you escape from this looping world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Immersive Sim 24.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Realistic 10.9%, First-Person 10%

A tragic mistery, from Apulia with love.

Why similar: Nonlinear 30%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

Bean Sidhe (banshee) is a narrative walking sim through Irish and modern history featuring fully voiced interactions and colorful 3D landscapes.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Story Rich 7.7%

On his 18th birthday, a village boy is invited to the magnificent Silver Ball. But what seems like a gift of fate becomes a deadly trap set by the Council of Balance. Uncover the secret of the Shadow stirring within you and decide who will live - and who must die.

Why similar: Nonlinear 20.8%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12%, Magic 9.7%

Outwith is a first-person, single-player open-world RPG set in a hand-crafted medieval fantasy world. Meet its inhabitants, face lurking dangers, uncover ancient secrets and shape a world that responds to your actions. Let your curiosity guide you as you wander this dark and mysterious land.

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.4%, Magic 14.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, RPG 10.1%

How do you become a true magician? Find out in True Magician, an interactive text adventure with RPG elements. Travel through the kingdom with your teacher, learn the art of magic, fight enemies and make friends. And remember, the world is not what it seems!

Why similar: Nonlinear 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Magic 11.1%

Ithaca is a narrative road-trip with RPG elements about environmental resistance. You play as Penelope, a young environmental rights lawyer, as she drives towards the most important decision she'll ever have to make.

Why similar: Conspiracy 22.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, RPG 16%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 8.4%

"My Qi Is Unlimited"is a yuri-themed suspense puzzle game that combines 3D first-person exploration with 2D visual novel elements. Explore a secluded manor, solve mechanisms, and combine items. Shape relationships through choices, leading to vastly different endings.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.5%, First-Person 18.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, RPG 13%, 3D 10.4%

After three carriage rides, you have finally made it to the quiet town of Palena to start your new life. Things seem to be going well with your new arcane workshop here, but it seems your past hasn't entirely escaped you.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Nonlinear 16.4%, RPG 9.9%

居住在极北之地的少女瑟里卡，每晚都会在睡梦中进入另一个世界—— 这里有着她未曾见过的风景，鲜活的友人，以及一场奇迹般的邂逅。 懵懂的感情为之觉醒，却被提醒一切只是幻梦…… 梦与现实究竟有什么联系，她们的命运又会发生怎样的转变呢？ 迷雾笼罩身周，她将舒展梦境的羽翼，为黎明献上歌唱。

Why similar: Alternate History 27.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Magic 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, RPG 8.8%

∆ is an atmospheric exploration experience that takes you on a journey through the dream world into the Beyond.

Why similar: Nonlinear 22.7%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Surreal 17.7%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 9.7%

Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts is a brief and cozy narrative game that lets you explore a character via thoughts and momentos you find in stages of their life. Its an introspective game, meant to share some experiences a peer-group of neurodivergent queers, including the dev, had growing up.

Why similar: Alternate History 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Realistic 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Your magic awakes—and so does your heart! A whimsical, text-based interactive romance novel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, RPG 11.1%, Magic 10.9%

A historical visual novel about faith, power, and impossible love. Fire & Crown takes place during the Hundred Years’ War, where you must choose between duty and desire as France tears itself apart. Be the reason someone lives—or dies. History may have never loved anyone, but you still might.

Why similar: Alternate History 21.4%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

Explore a mysterious open world, battle hundreds of uniquely assembled Herosbines, and claim their Hero Parts to combine their powers and shape your own combat style. Guide Tim through a story-rich journey of grief, identity, and self-discovery.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Surreal 13.9%, Magic 9.2%, Exploration 8%

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Magic 17.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%

A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Alternate History 16.7%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Choices Matter 10%

Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?

Why similar: Alternate History 24.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%

A Japanese-inspired Western fantasy visual novel with a female-centric narrative, set in a unique world. Play commoner mage Nolan: follow your mentor to Sabelien, forge bonds, face power struggles. Choose to avoid chaos or carve your path—your choices will shape Aorleton and the Mage Guild’s fate.

Why similar: Alternate History 22.4%, Magic 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, RPG 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

With the sun on the verge of burning out, embark on an isometric single-player RPG adventure in a magical realist world. Explore, converse, enhance stats, and make choices. Focus solely on your survival or uncover the secrets of the apocalypse; it all depends on your decisions.

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.9%, Alternate History 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, RPG 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%

IONIA is an hour-long single-player interactive story for all ages. Get up close with music-inspired creatures in a lush forest teeming with life. Every purchase benefits real-world wildlife, with 5% of proceeds going directly to the Steve Irwin Foundation, Wildlife Warriors Worldwide.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Surreal 15.2%, Magic 10.4%, First-Person 8.2%

A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.

Why similar: Nonlinear 25.2%, LGBTQ+ 24%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

House of Wisdom is a first person puzzle game where the protagonist, one of the many creations of a deity, attempts to find out what happened to its creator who recently disappeared, helping the main character’s kins to deal with their distress along the way.

Why similar: Nonlinear 30.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Magic 9.5%

Ecliptic is a 3D Puzzle Adventure Game set in the Stars! Inspired by the mythological figures of the horoscope, embark on the hero's journey with the mysterious protagonist on a journey of identity and discovery.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Immersive Sim 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Story Rich 8.4%

An indie detective RPG inspired by titans such as Fallout: New Vegas and Disco Elysium. Talk to the residents, explore the neighbourhood, solve crimes, and dive into the world of the city of Bayview in 3D voxel glory!

Why similar: Conspiracy 19.8% ★, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

A narrative experience of psychological horror and metaphysical mystery. Reality bends, time stutters, and something unseen follows your every breath.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Alternate History 15.1%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Realistic 7.2%

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the prequel chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy. With the ability to directly influence the balance of power through Faction Wars, step into the boots of Scar — a seasoned mercenary, able to somehow survive deadly Emissions.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.7%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, RPG 11.8%, Realistic 11%, Exploration 10.3%

This is a BL-themed FMV game where players will control the protagonist "Xiaoshu" make choices for him, and experience four completely different love stories. Will they lead to a sweet ending or end in regret? Every choice you make will determine the protagonist's ultimate romantic destination.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, RPG 9.5%

《Late Ming: Reborn in Flames》is a 2D open-world visual novel game. You will play the role of a time traveler named Wei Xie. You need to travel between the major forces in the late Ming Dynasty, improve your favorability by interacting with the characters, and thus unlock their story lines.

Why similar: Alternate History 33.8%, Nonlinear 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, RPG 15.8%

本作为百合向视觉系恋爱游戏，围绕着黑色海洋探索世界的秘密，出场人物均为女性

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.7%, Immersive Sim 17%, RPG 15.6%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.4%, Lore-Rich 17%, RPG 11.4%, Realistic 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%

《Let’s Kill This Love》is a first-person interactive live-action game with immersive performances and branching storylines. Players make choices as the protagonist to unlock multiple endings.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.9%, Lore-Rich 14%, Surreal 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%, RPG 10.7%

《Interwoven Dream》 is a Victorian-era visual novel with multiple POVs. In 1884 London, four friends reunite after a string of disappearances, each with their own motives. Together, they dive into the city's darkest secrets, where dreams and reality blur.

Why similar: Alternate History 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, RPG 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat follows the story of special service agent Major Degtyarev as he investigates the fate of a lost expedition.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.9%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, RPG 11.6%, Realistic 11%, First-Person 10.3%

A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Nonlinear 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, First-Person 8.6%

You are Duke, a determined young Border Collie who is searching for their lost master, the leader of The Rebellion. Hounded by a cunning hunter, can you track the scent, unearth the power of The Tide and find your way home?

Why similar: Alternate History 22%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Magic 11.7%, Realistic 8.7%

A story of love, connections, and separation, a story about philosophy and science. Marharyta and Mykhailo try to figure out their relationships - and cannot help but fall in love over and over again.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, First-Person 9%

Step into a forgotten world where innocence has rotted away. In Playtown 3, you’ll explore eerie playgrounds, face relentless mascots, and uncover the chilling truth behind a place that was never meant to be found.

Why similar: Alternate History 26.5%, Conspiracy 25.1% ★, Magic 10.7%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 9.5%

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.8%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Surreal 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%

At Twin Palms your shift is over, but the office won’t let you leave. In this First-Person Psychological Horror Game: carefully observe a looping environment, spot differences, overcome Trial Anomalies, and snoop around the office. You can clock out, but can you really escape?

Why similar: Nonlinear 24.7%, Immersive Sim 19.9%, Surreal 17.4%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 9.8%

Experience liminal spaces like never before. A psychological exploration where intuition replaces guidance, environments feel alive, and the fear comes not from monsters, but from being lost, observed, and slowly overwhelmed by the space itself.

Why similar: Nonlinear 20.2%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, First-Person 9.2%

Wits' End Labyrinth is a first-person psychological adventure game where you explore a shifting maze, solve environmental puzzles and collect personal items to uncover fragments of your forgotten past. Immersive atmosphere blending psychological tension with memory-driven storytelling.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Surreal 15.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Story Rich 11%, Lore-Rich 10.5%

Uncover the truth investigating the RE:Solver case files. Dive into murder mysteries, solo or with friends. Hack, investigate and unravel cases in a virtual internet. Photorealistic characters, engaging gameplay, and stream-friendly. Crack cases reveal secrets. Can you solve the mysteries?

Why similar: Alternate History 23%, Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Nonlinear 19.6%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

ROTRDS is a visual novel RPG inspired by traditional Korean mythology. Only half of the Twelve Zodiac guardians remain with fragmented memories. Gigi has less than a week to gather all the Oksae seals and save the world.

Why similar: Alternate History 26.6%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%

You are a playboy, fearless of bloody endings, whom even Casanova would envy: Once you get killed, time rewinds. Death may never defeat you, yet... fate prevails.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17%, Nonlinear 16%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, First-Person 9.7%

You’re on a mission to meet, greet, and mate a wondrous array of exotic and extraordinary lifeforms from across the galaxy. Aliens, machine intelligences, extradimensional entities, and even stranger things are out there – and they’re as curious about humanity as you are about them.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Lore-Rich 17%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%

Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

Why similar: Alternate History 24.6%, LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, Choices Matter 9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%