Games Like Crisis: The Third Way

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: Alternate History 28.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Point & Click 15.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This political simulator offers a deep, choice-driven narrative experience that mirrors the complex socio-political themes found in the seed game.

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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Point & Click 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Noir 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific post-apocalyptic, point-and-click aesthetic and political undertones of the seed game.

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 27.2%, Dystopian 25.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish cyberpunk narrative game that focuses on dialogue and moral philosophy, much like the interactive fiction elements of the seed game.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Dystopian 50.3%, Point & Click 32.8%, Atmospheric 7%, 2D 4.5%, Casual 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in minimalist, high-stakes bureaucratic gameplay that forces players to navigate the moral dilemmas of a crumbling society.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Dystopian 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Hand-drawn 21.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy RPG captures the feeling of surviving in a dystopian world through minimalist, text-based interactions and meaningful choices.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Noir 42.8%, Point & Click 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An unparalleled narrative experience that dives deep into political ideologies and the aftermath of societal collapse.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Dystopian 39%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Point & Click 20.8%, 2D 5.6%, Casual 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This casual visual novel uses a minimalist interface to tell a compelling story set in a gritty, dystopian future.

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 42.2%, Point & Click 28.6%, Dystopian 16.8%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that excels at building a gritty, dystopian atmosphere through its narrative.

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 38.5%, Point & Click 33.5%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric adventure game offers a unique post-apocalyptic setting with a heavy emphasis on exploration and story.

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 17.9%, Point & Click 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Stylized 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy cyberpunk visual novel that balances retro aesthetics with a deep, story-rich world.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Alternate History 48.4%, Dystopian 43.1%, 2D 3.9%, Adventure 3.3%, Casual 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A political management game that explores the struggles of a dystopian society through a casual, choice-based interface.

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 22.5%, Dystopian 21.7%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Alternate History 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful visual novel that focuses on how your choices influence the political climate of a struggling nation.

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 16.2%, Atmospheric 13%, 2D 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A clever point-and-click survival game that focuses on preparation and narrative consequences in a post-apocalyptic world.

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 43.5%, Point & Click 28.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A thought-provoking, dystopian point-and-click adventure that tackles complex social issues through its narrative.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Dystopian 53.9%, Point & Click 26.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 3.6%, 2D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game forces you to make difficult moral decisions while living under a totalitarian regime, emphasizing the point-and-click management style.

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 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that captures the dystopian, old-school aesthetic of the seed game.

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Noir 56.1%, Interactive Fiction 30.2%, 2D 7.2%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern point-and-click adventure with a strong focus on narrative, atmosphere, and difficult moral decisions.

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 38.6%, Atmospheric 26.1%, 2D 14%, Adventure 13.4%, Colorful 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric game that focuses on the impact of political choices and multiple endings in a realistic 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 48.3%, Cartoony 15%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 13.2%, Casual 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more comedic, it shares the fast-paced, arcade-style point-and-click mechanics found in the seed game.

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 29.6%, Point & Click 25.8%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Colorful 10.9%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy visual novel that blends interactive fiction with a mysterious, adventure-driven plot.

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.7%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Adventure 21%, Casual 19.1%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, story-driven adventure that focuses on surreal, minimalist experiences and narrative progression.

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 35.4%, Dystopian 24.2%, Cartoony 16.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Colorful 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based visual novel that leans into comic-book aesthetics to tell a story about societal decay.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.3%, Visual Novel 36.8%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Casual 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, casual visual novel that uses conversation and atmosphere to build a deeply human story in a futuristic setting.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Dystopian 45.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique surveillance-based narrative game that explores the intersection of politics, privacy, and societal control.

SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Hand-drawn 24%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, wordless point-and-click adventure that relies on atmosphere and visual storytelling to convey its world.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 65.5%, Adventure 19.8%, 1990's 12.6%, 2D 2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that deals with environmental and political collapse through a narrative-heavy lens.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Hand-drawn 28.7%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Adventure 11.4%, 2D 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy survival game where every choice matters, mirroring the high-stakes decision-making of the seed game.

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 18.5%, Alternate History 14.5%, Incremental 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Dystopian 12.1%

A revolutionary crowd-based retro brawler

Why similar: 2D 100%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D arcade-style game that captures the spirit of political revolution through its fast-paced, action-oriented gameplay.

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

Why similar: Dystopian 24.7%, 1990's 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Cartoony 12%

As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Hand-drawn 29%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A political strategy game that focuses on the narrative consequences of your judgments during a period of societal upheaval.

A Spacey Classic Point and Click Adventure for All!

Why similar: Incremental 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Point & Click 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Visual Novel 12%

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%, Dystopian 24.7%, 1990's 22%, Atmospheric 6.7%, 2D 5.6%

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 28.8%, Incremental 15.9%, Point & Click 14.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Alternate History 10.5%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Stylized 9.7%

A visual novel set in a universe where the orderlies are trying to take over our planet.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Minimalist 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Incremental 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Hand-drawn 26.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Casual 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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 16.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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 33.3%, Point & Click 27.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 2D 10%, Casual 9.2%

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: Cartoony 32.6%, Visual Novel 32.4%, 2D 13.3%, Casual 12.8%, Adventure 8.9%

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%, Casual 21.3%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 30%, 1990's 22.8%, Incremental 20.9%, First-Person 13.5%, 2D 7.9%

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 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Incremental 14.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, 1990's 9%

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 35.7%, Arcade 21.7%, First-Person 21.2%, Adventure 10.9%, 2D 10.5%

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 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Dystopian 16.9%, Stylized 8%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 65.5%, Casual 20.7%, Adventure 13.8%

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: Incremental 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.4%

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 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Point & Click 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, 2D 5.3%

"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 37%, Casual 35.8%, 2D 27.2%

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 37.9%, Point & Click 24.1%, Minimalist 13.3%, Stylized 9.8%, Adventure 5.7%

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 26.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, 2D 9.7%

The world's greatest communism simulator!

Why similar: Incremental 89.6%, Casual 8.7%, Adventure 1.7%

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

Why similar: Minimalist 22.3%, Point & Click 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%

"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 44.9%, Point & Click 32.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%

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 30.2%, Hand-drawn 20.3%, Point & Click 18.9%, Stylized 10.8%, Colorful 6.9%

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 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Colorful 7.6%

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 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Cartoony 18.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, 2D 8.9%

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 36%, Dystopian 26.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Stylized 6.8%

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 50.7%, Dystopian 26%, Adventure 23.3%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 50.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%