Games Like Crisis: The Third Way

Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Dystopian 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Alternate History 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it puts you in a position to influence societal recovery and public opinion through narrative choices and political commentary.

Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.

Why similar: Alternate History 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Point & Click 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Noir 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar post-apocalyptic socio-political backdrop told through an engaging interactive fiction and point-and-click format.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Stylized 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends rich visual novel storytelling with a dystopian setting and point-and-click mechanics akin to Crisis: The Third Way.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.9%, Dystopian 25.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same cyberpunk-adjacent, narrative-heavy atmospheric depth and focuses deeply on dialogue and moral choices.

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Alternate History 38.8%, Point & Click 33.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 8.6%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a striking post-apocalyptic world through a traditional point-and-click adventure lens, mirroring the seed's setting themes.

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Point & Click 61.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, 2D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Deals with the grim realities of survival following a global catastrophe, requiring careful decision-making and resource management.

Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.

Why similar: Dystopian 43.2%, Point & Click 28.6%, Adventure 12%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a harsh dystopian and post-crisis future through classic adventure gameplay and deep sociopolitical storytelling.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Noir 42%, Point & Click 28.6%, Dystopian 16.8%, Adventure 7.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty, atmospheric point-and-click adventure style combined with a heavy, dystopian narrative.

A Spacey Classic Point and Click Adventure for All!

Why similar: Incremental 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes the same classic point-and-click adventure format to unfold a rich, story-driven journey.

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: Visual Novel 39.1%, Atmospheric 25.7%, Adventure 13.8%, 2D 13.6%, Colorful 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on political turmoil, multiple endings, and choices that affect a society under siege.

VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

Why similar: Dystopian 36.3%, 1990's 24%, Point & Click 23.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a grim look at a future society facing severe systemic collapse, matching the thematic weight of the seed game.

Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

Why similar: Alternate History 41.5%, Dystopian 24.5%, 1990's 21.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact geopolitical simulation focus, dealing with the fragile balance of power and post-war crises.

Award winning visual novel adventure. An epic, upbeat tale with challenging and fun puzzles, humorous storyline and quirky characters. Solve the "last secret", save your friends and maybe find true love on the way, too...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Point & Click 25.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Colorful 10.7%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines visual novel storytelling and point-and-click puzzle elements within a mystery-driven narrative.

"Durka Simulator" is a visual novel with humorous elements that takes place in an alternative reality in the Russian Federation.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Minimalist 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Incremental 15.7%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Employs a dialogue-heavy visual novel structure focused on surreal and grim narrative choices.

One of Arima Lodge's bellhops rides the elevator for his usual shift, but, after a man rushes into the elevator and compels him to get to the rooftop instead, he starts to realize something very serious is amiss.

Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Alternate History 14.9%, Incremental 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dystopian 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A casual interactive fiction visual novel that emphasizes slow-paced narrative exploration.

Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Incremental 23.8%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores intense political history and ideological shifts through a visual novel framework similar to Crisis: The Third Way.

Radiant One is art. It makes you think about the meaning of human existence in today's rapidly changing world.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Atmospheric 22%, Adventure 21.6%, Casual 19%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a concise, story-rich adventure focusing on psychological narrative rather than heavy action.

An ironic adventure with cyberpunk aesthetics set in a world where humans have been replaced by dinosaurs. Become a top-notch repair shop mechanic: fix gadgets, have heart-to-heart talks, and offer drinks to your customers — everything to fulfill your ultimate dream.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Point & Click 27.2%, Atmospheric 13.4%, 2D 9.7%, Casual 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features narrative-driven dialogue choices and a stylized world where characters navigate personal and societal pressures.

A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

Why similar: Point & Click 65.2%, Adventure 20.3%, 1990's 12.5%, 2D 2%

Why You'll Like It: Centers around a desperate attempt to avert a global climate and societal crisis through adventure game mechanics.

FORECLOSED is a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a Cyberpunk world filled with action, suspense, and experimental augmentations. Follow the story of Evan Kapnos in this sleek comic book styled game as he unravels the conspiracy behind his identity foreclosure. Who is responsible and why?

Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Dystopian 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a futuristic, highly atmospheric cyberpunk narrative where bureaucratic crises dictate survival.

Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood

Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Hand-drawn 25.5%, Adventure 15%, Casual 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel and adventure game exploring dark, moody storytelling themes.

A 2D noir, point and click game where you uncover clues and solve puzzles in a world of espionage and international intrigue.

Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Point & Click 15.1%, Incremental 14.8%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Alternate History 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends historical tension and puzzle-solving point-and-click gameplay in a gritty setting.

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.4%, Cartoony 15%, Adventure 13.7%, 2D 12.9%, Casual 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the quirky, independent point-and-click heritage albeit with a more comedic twist.

Welcome to The Next World - a strategic visual novel telling the story of a crashed colony ship and its ragged group of survivors, trying to make a new life on the wrong planet. Craft plans, make decisions, and manage your colony's limited resources in a desperate fight to stay alive.

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.7%, Adventure 23.4%, Casual 20.9%

Why You'll Like It: Deals with the aftermath of massive societal transitions and survival in a sci-fi visual novel framework.

A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Stylized 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern 2D interactive fiction visual novel focused on atmospheric storytelling.

An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

Why similar: Dystopian 31.4%, Point & Click 22%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Cartoony 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure set in a dystopian future with branching paths and strong character interactions.

CYBER EMOJI TALE 2099 is a classic RPG with elements of a graphic novel, set in an open rail world with a system of hardcore real-time battles, in the universe of the near future.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Arcade 21.5%, First-Person 20.9%, Adventure 11.2%, 2D 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a dystopian future world through narrative elements and cyberpunk aesthetics.

Join our heroes in a world ravished by the wars of it's past in this exciting Visual Novel experience!

Why similar: Visual Novel 65.6%, Casual 20.3%, Adventure 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A casual indie visual novel providing a story-focused adventure experience.

A Christmas tale set in the world of BROK the InvestiGator, presented as a visual novel.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.6%, 1990's 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Cartoony 12%

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

Why similar: Minimalist 47.6%, Realistic 35.4%, 2D 17%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an intricate political simulation where your decisions directly shape the stability and recovery of a nation.

"A Timely Intervention" is an innovative RPG featuring animated battle visuals, polished gameplay mechanisms, an intricate storyline and a cast of colourful characters. Developed by the team behind "The Tale of a Common Man", it's a must-have for fans of the genre!

Why similar: Adventure 38%, Casual 35.5%, 2D 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a story-driven adventure with an emphasis on narrative pacing and casual exploration.

This is *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC VISUAL NOVEL, which is a story set in the world of *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC BHOP SIMULATOR (#4 Best Selling free game of Steam November 2020), play as a character of your choice, as you run into some new, and familiar faces along the way.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Cartoony 32.6%, 2D 12.9%, Casual 12.6%, Adventure 9.1%

Experience a post-apocalyptic world like never before in The Silent Age, a thrilling point-and-click adventure game. Use time travel to unravel the mystery behind humanity's disappearance and save the world from extinction. Start your journey now!

Why similar: Alternate History 38.4%, Point & Click 24.1%, Minimalist 13.2%, Stylized 9.4%, Adventure 5.9%

This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Incremental 13.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, 1990's 9.1%

Century of Anticipation is a short, surreal adventure about being stuck waiting for something misterious. Explore your apartment to find increasingly unusual ways to pass the time, from cooking to throwing your head through the window, while enjoying the amazing soundtrack by Brazilian indie bands.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Minimalist 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game.

Why similar: 1990's 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dystopian 16.9%, Stylized 7.7%

The world's greatest communism simulator!

Why similar: Incremental 88.8%, Casual 9.3%, Adventure 1.9%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Point & Click 30.8%, 1990's 23.2%, Incremental 19.4%, First-Person 13.6%, 2D 7.8%

Build the tanks, Date the girls, Choose your side. Live through the adventure and drama of an alternate universe World War 2.

Why similar: Alternate History 42.9%, Visual Novel 38.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Casual 9.1%

In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Dystopian 23.9%, Cartoony 16.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Colorful 9%

"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Point & Click 32.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%

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: Noir 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Point & Click 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, 2D 5.2%

Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.

Why similar: Dystopian 28.6%, Hand-drawn 21.1%, Point & Click 18.7%, Stylized 10.3%, Colorful 7.2%

You decide how a civil war in the country of Izgub is supposed to end. Visual novel with strong themes of war, political violence and moral dilemma.

Why similar: Dystopian 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Colorful 7.5%

Alternativa is a story that will take you to a world much different to what you'd expect in 2045. To a world destroyed by war and revolutions, a world led by an oppressive and cruel dictatorship. Classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that...

Why similar: Point & Click 50.4%, Dystopian 25.7%, Adventure 23.9%

A scarred kingdom, a mourning god and an unfulfilled promise made with the past. Uzu and Zuhaar, two continents ravaged by a cosmic event are the setting of The Scorchfarer. The story follows Mikaela and Yukiharu, a Terramagi team tasked with healing their world and unraveling its secrets.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Cartoony 18.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, 2D 8.7%

A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!

Why similar: Dystopian 31.1%, Alternate History 22.2%, Hand-drawn 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, 2D 8.2%

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.8%, Adventure 29.9%, Atmospheric 21.3%

A short Visual-Novel, made with Artificial-Inteligence art, about a party of adventurers on a medieval setting.

Why similar: Minimalist 22.1%, Point & Click 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Cat's Request is a fantastic detective story about an extraterrestrial cat named Ash and his virtual assistant, living in a metropolis governed by artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Cartoony 26.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, 2D 9.5%

Cyberside Picnic is a eulogy for the cyberian commonplace that just eluded us. A love letter to a lost future of alternative video games, delete and overwrite.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Incremental 16.6%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.6%

Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows is a fantastic casual puzzle adventure game. This is an excellent family story with a paranormal twist! Your family’s past is more interesting than any story. And it's not over yet...

Why similar: Point & Click 47.6%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Casual 10.6%, First-Person 9.4%

You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.

Why similar: Noir 35.4%, Dystopian 26.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Stylized 6.7%

Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.

Why similar: Noir 39%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%, 2D 5.9%

a ~2 hour long graphic adventure novella. Tasked with disrupting the end of the world, you explore, investigate and produce your way through a strangely familiar world.

Why similar: Alternate History 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Point & Click 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Stylized 8.9%

«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: Realistic 29.6%, Point & Click 18.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Adventure 9.5%

Time Gap is one of the best hidden object games with beautifully drawn hidden object scenes, match 3 puzzles, bubble mini-games and amazing adventure plot. Only you can solve the secret of sudden disappearance of the mankind!

Why similar: Alternate History 38.6%, Point & Click 20.3%, Stylized 12.5%, Adventure 6.8%, Casual 6.1%

Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.

Why similar: Alternate History 33.8%, Dystopian 26.7%, Point & Click 20.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Visual Novel 6.9%

Wanda is a minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic lifeforms finding happiness, companionship and hope in a lonely post-apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Casual 31.7%, Atmospheric 23.6%, Adventure 11.2%

The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...

Why similar: Dystopian 40.6%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Adventure 10%, Colorful 9.5%, Casual 6.4%