Games Like Dream Cleaners

A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Emotional 16.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Cute 8.3%

Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Psychological 17.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, Emotional 14.3%, Relaxing 9%

Thistledown is a tragedy, dealing with themes of pain, loss, and hopelessness. It's a small story set in an expansive fantasy world.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Psychological 19.9%, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, Cute 7.3%

Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.

Why similar: Psychological 26%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Cute 8.1%

Soo-ji is pulled back into her past through haunting melodies and unsaid words. As she uncovers hidden truths, she must face her trauma and decide whether to find redemption or let go forever.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Relaxing 12.9%, Cute 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Story Rich 9.1%

Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.4%, Psychological 15.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Linear 7.8%

A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.4%, Emotional 18.8%, Casual 10.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Emotional 27.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Linear 6.6%

At first glance, your everyday life with your younger sister seems uneventful—going to school together, chatting, living side by side. But within that endless cycle of calm routines, could those seemingly insignificant actions be quietly changing your fate?

Why similar: Psychological 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Emotional 18.6%, Cute 10.2%, Puzzle 7.6%

The Encounter and Adventure of Furry Boy Bahaku and White-haired Shota Akuro! A visual novel filled with fun interactions, rich storyline, vibrant characters, and adorable artwork. Solve puzzles through clicking and dragging to uncover the truth behind the ancient ruins!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Emotional 20.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Cute 13.3%, Casual 13%

"Alma’s Search" is a cozy adventure puzzle game. Help Alma step out of her comfort zone and find her best friend, the lost bird Bert. Interact with residents, assemble objects in mini-games, and collect clues to keep the search on the right path. Will Alma be able to find Bert?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Relaxing 17.7%, Emotional 16.9%, Cute 12.6%, Puzzle 7.5%

Work. Sleep. Repeat. Days blur together, and colors fade... until everything is blank. In this point-and-click story, escape monotony and repaint your canvas with new colors.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Psychological 19.1%, Emotional 17.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%

A cowardly ghost needs your help to find peace. Complete his final wishes, get closer to him, and unravel the mystery of his death as you search for your own freedom in this short, story-driven adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Psychological 20.8%, Emotional 17.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Cute 8%

Connor, a single father, visits a memory-restoration clinic in order to relive the days he had with his estranged son Bry. Experience what’s left of his past as he gets to relive his cherished memories and routine joys, while keeping away from the disturbing truth lurking beneath the surface.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Psychological 28.2%, Emotional 19.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Atmospheric 3.1%

Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.2%, Psychological 22.9%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Psychological 21.7%, Emotional 16.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cute 8.1%

Nico and the Shadows tells a story about a young man dealing with the afterlife and a mysterious will left by his late Aunt. Explore a spooky tale in this 2D style adventure made by RogueWind Studios.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Emotional 15.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, Cute 14.1%, Linear 7.3%

The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.6%, Psychological 21%, Story Rich 13%, Emotional 12.2%, Female Protagonist 4.8%

When letters from an unknown figure arrive in Julia's mailbox, she unravels a forgotten, painful truth behind it. Witness a unique narrative experience illustrated in a series of hand-painted scenes that tell the story of Julia and a familiar stranger that lives inside her fractured memories.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.7%, Emotional 15.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Puzzle 9.1%

After the grueling college entrance exams in June, Shen Luoying and Chen Yanqing—newly confessed lovers—are forced to attend universities in separate cities (Beijing and Jiangcheng) due to parental expectations and academic score......

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Psychological 14.5%, Relaxing 11.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Cute 9.8%

As the player, you take on the role of Brass, delivering letters and packages while interacting with the villagers. One day, a letter from his grandma sets Brass off on a new adventure. With relaxing, story-driven gameplay and adorable low-poly art, Brass offers a cozy and heartwarming experience.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Emotional 15.3%, Isometric 13.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Relaxing 12%

Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Psychological 21.3%, Emotional 17.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Relaxing 7.3%

Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Psychological 18%, Emotional 14%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Psychological 24.5%, Emotional 15.6%, Cute 12.1%, Female Protagonist 7.2%

A (really short) free narrative rhythm game by Atiya Nova. Attend family dinners and time your key presses to the flow of conversation. Features lots of familial tension with a dash of misery. And cute bunnies!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, Emotional 18.9%, Cute 12.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Casual 6.3%

A beautiful narrative 2D puzzle platforming journey of self discovery. The world was bright and full of life, but is now dark and barren. Travel across a desolated land to find meaning through memories of a better time, when life was happier and uncover the secret that brought darkness to the land.

Why similar: Psychological 25.6%, Emotional 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Cute 8.1%

Rewound is a first-person VR narrative exploration game where players experience the world through the eyes of a black cat, using object interaction and time-rewinding mechanics to explore the fading memories of a novelist living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Psychological 22.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Relaxing 4.7%

A short short mix tape of one story that connects three shorter stories. On the NewWave, a magical game console that is retro but new, enjoy DON'T SAY YES, TO:NORTH, and a secret tale nobody yet knows. Welcome to a slightly fantastical and nostalgic world of painful, toilful, and beautiful stories!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Emotional 14.7%, Relaxing 12.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Cute 10.4%

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Emotional 23.4%, Psychological 23.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, Linear 3.7%

Help Dawn, a young woman of faerie descent, with her first steps into loving and accepting who she is in a modern world where faeries and humans were supposed to live in harmony.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Psychological 20.5%, Emotional 13.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Recover an inter-generational story of migration told through real audio recordings of a Lebanese family coming to America in the early 1990's. Maneuver a forgotten strip of audio tape through puzzling landscapes to piece together the voices of the past.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Relaxing 14.9%, Psychological 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Emotional 9.4%

A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Psychological 20.4%, Emotional 14.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Linear 7.5%

A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Emotional 14%, Psychological 13.9%, Cute 8.9%, Relaxing 8.5%

Help Ace reconnect with their emotions in this 3D puzzle adventure game alongside Mark, a loudmouth magic tome. Explore the worlds of Ace's mind, solve puzzles using the abilities of their emotions and recover their memories. Guide them to make the decisions that'll take them to healing inside.

Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Emotional 16.5%, Relaxing 13%, Story Rich 11.2%, Cute 10%

A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Psychological 20.3%, Emotional 16.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Cute 9.6%

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: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Psychological 19%, Story Rich 13.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Cute 12.1%

A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.

Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Cute 7.2%

This 2D psychological horror game traps you in a pastel-pink doll museum, where you help Valentine to survive the cruel Doll Queen!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Psychological 23%, Emotional 16.3%, Relaxing 11.2%, Cute 10.5%

먼 옛날, 끝없이 비가 내리는 세상 속에 한 여행자가 있었습니다. 점점 물 속으로 잠겨가고 있는 세상에서, 여행자는 여정을 시작했습니다. 당신은 슬픔과 분노로 잠겨가는 세계에서 '상냥한 빛'을 찾기위한 모험을 떠납니다. 하지만 그것만이 이 이야기의 전부는 아닙니다...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.3%, Psychological 20.8%, Emotional 13.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, Linear 7.9%

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: Interactive Fiction 29%, Psychological 17.9%, Emotional 17.8%, Relaxing 12.3%, Story Rich 11.4%

"HEME is a deep narrative journey inspired by real-life struggles. Experience emotional storytelling through sincere dialogues in a 2D atmospheric side-scrolling world. Follow a journey that mirrors the weight of reality. Join us and discover the meaning of life."

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.9%, Psychological 38.1%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

In today's fast-paced life, the pressure is suffocating, leaving people breathless. However, while slowing down in dreams to reminisce, sleep is lost...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.7%, Relaxing 13.1%, Casual 13.1%, Cute 13%, Story Rich 8.3%

A short emotional journey through memory, grief, and healing. Help Íris piece together her fragmented memories and uncover hidden truths. A portion of the sales is donated to AbleGamers Brazil. 🧡🖤

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Psychological 25.9%, Emotional 20.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.2%

A narrative idle game about healing in your family's lighthouse. Clean, paint, eat healthy, and improve these habits while you reflect on the memories which brought you here. Make sure to give Dad a call too.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42%, Emotional 18.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Relaxing 11.7%, Casual 8.4%

Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.2%, Emotional 24.4%, Relaxing 13%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Puzzle 11.4%

A psychological adventure through a dreamy landscape. Face unanswerable questions to reach the ultimate enigmas: Who are you? Who am I?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Psychological 19%, Emotional 13.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Relaxing 10.2%

A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Psychological 25.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Emotional 10%, Female Protagonist 8.1%

Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented self to unlock the mysteries of her past.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Psychological 22.2%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Cute 8.9%

Unpack the past in Echo Room, an atmospheric mystery puzzle game. Step through the mirror to alternate between two versions of the same apartment. Inspect everyday objects, decipher hidden symbols, and listen to Amira’s inner voice to solve puzzles and uncover a forgotten truth.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.3%, Relaxing 12%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Emotional 9.4%, Puzzle 9.2%

Story-driven RPG adventure, where you take the role of a hotel maid in her first job. Soon you notice the gloom surrounding the hotel and its owner. But doing the right things, you can make a difference.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Psychological 21.5%, Emotional 13.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Cute 9.2%

A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Emotional 19.3%, Story Rich 15.4%, Cute 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%

A cozy adventure about love, kindness and slowing down. Two siblings are separated, a mystical forest is where they were last seen. In the darkest shadows, an old spirit is hiding, but the lights of an ancient city is shining between the branches. Fully narrated, easy to play.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Relaxing 18.9%, Story Rich 16.1%, Emotional 15%, Cute 12.8%

Don’t Forget is a 3D singleplayer story and exploration game inspired by dementia. Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames whilst battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Emotional 20.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Psychological 10.4%, Puzzle 5.8%

You are a Switchboard Operator, and you're about to be replaced by a machine. Use your last week of work to connect townsfolk, overcome problems, and explore the history of a cast of engaging characters. Your choices matter, so use each day to leave lasting bonds.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 46%, Story Rich 13.5%, Emotional 11%, Cute 9.1%, Casual 8.7%

A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Emotional 19.5%, Psychological 16.7%, Story Rich 14.2%, Relaxing 9.4%

Go Groundshel! is a puzzle adventure game in which a groundhog girl endeavors to save her male partner from the villain. However, before locating him, she needs to solve a personal issue: finding a usable toilet!

Why similar: Psychological 27.8%, Emotional 13.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Cute 11.1%, Relaxing 9.8%

Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Relaxing 14.3%, Psychological 12.2%, Cute 10.2%, Story Rich 10.2%

Toymaker is a toy-crafting and store management simulator set in the 1910s Spain. Meet unique customers and colorful locals in a bustling city, and discover a magical story based on a folk legend. Follow two different mythic paths, and change the future of your hometown!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.9%, Emotional 17.9%, Cute 13.4%, Relaxing 9.6%, Casual 9.1%

A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Psychological 23%, Emotional 18.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Join the talented photography student Neera on a captivating journey through her memories. Haunted by recurring nightmares, her life spirals into chaos, questioning everything. Involuntarily, she returns to a place she once left behind: her childhood home.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.8%, Emotional 19.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%