
A 2.5D pixel-art detective game set in a time loop. Piece together the protagonist's lost past and save the city from an approaching catastrophe. Explore the streets, gather clues, and use what you learn in the next cycles of your investigation.
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A 2.5D pixel-art detective game set in a time loop. Piece together the protagonist's lost past and save the city from an approaching catastrophe. Explore the streets, gather clues, and use what you learn in the next cycles of your investigation.

Homewords
Dive into "Homewords," a captivating, story-driven RPG without any combat. Explore Orbtüse with Zoë, a rude child, as you skillfully interrupt and guide her through conversations. Use the power of words to overcome conflicts, unravel mysteries, and help Zoë learn the art of empathy.

Time Travel Cafe
Alchemy type cooking sim about Malin and her mom who were sent to the past by their newly bought cafe ♡
Dive into "Homewords," a captivating, story-driven RPG without any combat. Explore Orbtüse with Zoë, a rude child, as you skillfully interrupt and guide her through conversations. Use the power of words to overcome conflicts, unravel mysteries, and help Zoë learn the art of empathy.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Alchemy type cooking sim about Malin and her mom who were sent to the past by their newly bought cafe ♡
Why similar: Time Travel 20.5% ★, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.2%, Story Rich 19.7%, RPG 17.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.1% ★, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Emotional 9.5%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: 2.5D 15.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Cinematic 11.6%, Dystopian 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.1%, Story Rich 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Surreal 9%
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Story Rich 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
FALLSAGA! The journey of Marcel in search of a legendary waterfall!
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.7%, Story Rich 18.6%, RPG 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Adventure 12.7%
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: Choices Matter 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%
CENTRIFUGED is a choice-driven psychological RPG where a broken boy posing as a doctor hunts a cure for his dying lover in a plague-ridden metropolis. Heal or betray, face inner voices, and descend into the human psyche as morality, memory, and madness intertwine.
Why similar: Cinematic 14.6%, RPG 14%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, Dystopian 13%
Welcome to wonderland, a place of dreams. Take on the role of Alister Hinch and go on a journey through this surreal realm of enchantment and wonder. Experience making friends in this realm... Now, what ending will you choose to have?
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Emotional 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%
This is a Visual Novel RPG where you role play as a maid robot in a post-apocalyptic world, where pollution made the ground surface no longer liveable; Your purpose is to help your USER build her spaceship "The Golden Star" and eventually witness her journey into the sapce.
Why similar: Time Travel 25.5% ★, Choices Matter 15.2%, RPG 14.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%
Cyber job application simulator! Start an adventure in a city whose main industry is rocket manufacturing. Face multiple challenges from job hunting, work, and life.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, Dystopian 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%
Rewrite history in this charming time-travelling tale by diving into Regency England, rescuing your ancestor and changing both your lives for the better - one timeline at a time!
Why similar: Time Travel 24% ★, RPG 19.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Reality may be often disappointing but granted a second chance to relive your life is promising start. You get to become a 16 year old girl named Carly who finally gets the chance to prove herself but at the cost that her nightmares might be real. A Visual Novel with sparse Rougelike gameplay.
Why similar: Time Travel 25.6% ★, 2.5D 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Surreal 11.2%
A hand-crafted open-world Adventure RPG set in a sci-fi colony. Explore, take on quests, fight hostile creatures in real time, and shape a branching mystery through dialogue choices. The Maroon heroine signals the Frog People with a vital tongue gesture — bridging worlds on the edge of the unknown.
Why similar: Open World 23.3%, RPG 17.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Atmospheric 9%
Mondealy is about you building relationships and exploring the world. An ordinary guy from an ordinary town on an ordinary day uncovers the secrets of an extraordinary underground kingdom located under his home. Your adventure begins!
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.1%, Story Rich 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Surreal 10.4%
Sobakistan — the land of dogs, is a darkly satirical narrative immersion in a closed-off totalitarian dog state — where any step could send you to prison.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, Dystopian 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Surreal 9.5%
Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Play as five human heroes in this pacifist 2D RPG taking place in a world where some friendly (and not so friendly) angels conduct balance and harmony together... and where your only instruments for fighting are words and melodies.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.4%, Story Rich 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, RPG 10.4%
Unravel a narrative-driven 2.5D anime adventure as Hector, a dirt-poor genius and creator of the world’s first time machine. Travel between timelines, meet intriguing characters, and explore futuristic cityscapes as you seek to save reality from time-bending forces beyond imagination.
Why similar: Time Travel 31% ★, 2.5D 19%, Story Rich 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Hello, Your Order is a story-driven adventure game about a food deliveryman in a small town. You will have to live a week in his skin, collect orders, drive old buses, take atmospheric photos and soak up the melancholic atmosphere of your town and get to know its inhabitants.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, RPG 11%, Atmospheric 10.3%
Return to an old game project that you once abandoned, only the game hasn’t stopped changing since you left it. The game has begun to evolve, NPCs have slowly started to abandon their intended roles, new bugs have emerged, and the morality of this world is becoming questionable.
Why similar: Open World 21.2%, Choices Matter 18.2%, RPG 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Why similar: Open World 18.1%, Story Rich 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Nonestory is an RPG game that tells the entertaining story of one man who decided to prove his case to everyone to the world.
Why similar: RPG 22.3%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Story Rich 15%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Adventure 8.4%
A surreal action RPG where dreams fight back. Explore vivid realms, face your nightmares, and choose what to destroy — or forgive.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.6%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Emotional 8%
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Time Travel 18.9% ★, Choices Matter 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Story Rich 16%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
In this mysterious "Shana continent", there is a tree of life that can transform objects into human-like creatures, called "object spirits". The world is currently under attack by demons from the abyss, and you, as a warrior, are needed to save life. And you will exploring your true identity.
Why similar: Open World 19.9%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Story Rich 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, RPG 9.1%
Claude, a high school student, pays a visit to his classmate Emma. He stumbles upon a strange knife in the attic, and both are thrown into an otherworldly realm, haunted by ghosts. Now they must find a way to restore the house to its original form, and seal back the rampaging ghosts.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.2%, Story Rich 17.6%, RPG 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Adventure 7.5%
As Subject 247 of a mysterious laboratory, you are tasked with stepping through time portals to retrieve requested artifacts. Hunt dinosaurs, survive empire of Middle Ages, gather critical materials in streets and navigate a neon lit dystopia. Will you obey scientists or start your own rebellion?
Why similar: Time Travel 37.8% ★, Dystopian 14.1%, RPG 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Adventure 7.4%
On your 30th birthday—still single—your chronic diseases appear in beautiful form. Will you dare to fall in love with lovely afflictions that slowly consume you until your very last breath? An urban narrative adventure about living with—and loving—your pain.
Why similar: Open World 17.5%, Choices Matter 16%, RPG 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 9.8%
Immerse yourself in the life of Crater — a unique world whose origins remain an unfathomable mystery to its inhabitants. Explore the fates of entire communities and delve into the minds of individuals as you seek the truth amidst the turmoil and unrest of a fading world.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.4%, Story Rich 25.3%, RPG 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 8%
Voiceover is a single player game, inspired by Disco Elysium and classic JRPGs, where real world is shown through the prism of main character's mental disorders.
Why similar: Story Rich 16.5%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Surreal 8.5%, Adventure 8.5%
朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 11.8%
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Atmospheric 11%
"Elfs from Elsewhere" invites you to embark on a brief yet captivating visual novel adventure, where mystery and adventure collide in a world teeming with elves and demons.
Why similar: 2.5D 27.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, RPG 18.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%
A grieving mechanic. A sphere that fell from the sky. A mystery that was never meant to be found. The Sphere is a short, atmospheric point & click adventure about loss, wonder, and the unknown.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Cinematic 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%
This is a story about two strangers. Neither of them knows the answers to the course of their lives, but they still try to stand by each other. They may not be able to alter where life is taking them, but they start to glimpse a world beyond the ordinary
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Emotional 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
You find yourself on a planet where plants emit sound. Sound and music are also your main gameplay mechanic. Experience the world of sound as never done before.
Why similar: Open World 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Cinematic 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.2%, Story Rich 15.6%, Time Travel 14.6% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Award-winning cinematic narrative adventure set in a hand-drawn world of living forgotten objects. Lead Fig and the crew of the Volare through a story of identity, unity, and survival—where diplomacy, difficult choices, and moments of action shape the fate of five divided tribes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.8%, Cinematic 15.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Emotional 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%
An atmospheric 2D adventure about a schoolkid in a small town where adults are stuck in a gray, monotonous life. Explore, fight, solve puzzles, and try to uncover the something that has drained people of joy.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, RPG 10.3%
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.1%, 2.5D 12.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
The soul of a cinematic platformer with the heart of a sci-fi thriller, The Last Night is set in a post-cyberpunk world with a deep, vibrant vision of the future.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.9%, Open World 11.9%, Dystopian 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Story Rich 10.6%
A unique RPG/VN blend immerses you in a fantasy world as a hunter of magical corruption, where every choice changes the story. Upgrade gear, skills, bestiary, alchemy, enchanting, and relationships to uncover the Order's Secret!
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Open World 13.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, RPG 10%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Time Travel 35.5% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Story Rich 15.7%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
A dark noir visual novel following Alex, a former police officer drawn into the mafia’s world. In a city where trust can get you killed and everyone has something to hide, Alex and a mafia leader with buried secrets are pulled into revenge, power, and slow-burn romance shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.2%, Story Rich 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Cinematic 13.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
After an awful time at a Halloween party, the night welcomes you with a deep cold breeze. With your car busted and unusable thanks to your drunk tennant, a single pavement awaits for your determined fate....
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.3%, Story Rich 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, RPG 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.4%, Story Rich 17%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%
May Campbell moved to the island of Cassiopeia years ago to live with her grandfather. Now, she tries to survive day by day in a rotting world. Solve puzzles, uncover truths, and help May see tomorrow's daylight in this strange narrative-driven exploration/puzzle game.
Why similar: Story Rich 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.9% ★, Story Rich 12.4%, 2.5D 12%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.8%, Story Rich 19.8%, Cinematic 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Emotional 7.5%
Help a little soul go through a unique and wonderful world. Explore the area, solve puzzles, find scraps of memories to help the hero reunite with his family and find out why Death didn't come for him.
Why similar: Story Rich 18%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Surreal 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Story Rich 18.8%, Time Travel 17.9% ★, Choices Matter 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Cinematic 9.7%
Is it okay to kill 6 billion people to avenge the deaths of 2 billion? In this epic sci-fi visual novel, make tough choices to solve "impossible" problems, unlock branching paths and achieve multiple endings.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.9% ★, Choices Matter 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
A team of planetary scientists must confront their personal demons and unravel the enigma of a mysterious tidally-locked planet, all before their inner chaos takes over in this sci-fi point and click adventure.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.1%, Story Rich 23.3%, Cinematic 17.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%
Castle in the Sands is a pixel art visual novel set in a world inspired by "One Thousand and One Nights" and North African culture. The adventure begins in the heart of the desert and leads you to fairytale places full of magic and danger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Story Rich 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
SoulSide is a silly turn-based RPG. In battle, you attack and dodge through small minigames. Outside of combat, you explore a strange world and meet a lot of different characters. Bit by bit, you uncover what's really going on.
Why similar: 2.5D 18%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, RPG 9.3%