- #1 Life is Strange: True Colors
97% matchVery Positive89% of 16,841 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #2 Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 592 reviews2023
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Become Atom Eve and take control of your own path as one of the most powerful superheroes in the Invincible universe! Unravel a mystery and balance the dangers and responsibilities of being a superhero with the relatable challenges of everyday life.
Why similar: Superhero 28.7% ★, Comic Book 21.5%, Lore-Rich 11%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #3 Dreamfall Chapters
96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,524 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 14%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Emotional 9.6%
- #4 Life is Strange: Reunion
94% matchVery Positive89% of 5,574 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.4%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Emotional 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Third Person 6.7%
- #5 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
95% matchVery Positive94% of 820 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Emotional 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Exploration 8%
- #6 Road 96 🛣️
94% matchVery Positive92% of 26,081 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.8%, Emotional 20.8%, Story Rich 14%, Colorful 13.9%, Exploration 9.3%
- #7 Caravan SandWitch
93% matchVery Positive86% of 3,851 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Plane ToastPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.
Why similar: Futuristic 22%, Third Person 17.4%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Exploration 16.2%, Colorful 14.7%
- #8 Neo Cab
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,886 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.3%, Cyberpunk 19.2%, Emotional 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #9 Cloudpunk
91% matchVery Positive87% of 15,433 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.5%, Futuristic 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Third Person 7.6%
- #10 Rosewater
91% matchVery Positive92% of 409 reviews2025
Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
Why similar: Alternate History 32%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Story Rich 9%, Third Person 8.9%
- #11 Eastward
90% matchVery Positive84% of 16,596 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.1%, Story Rich 23.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 6.6%
- #12 Sable
89% matchVery Positive86% of 6,432 reviews2021
Dev: ShedworksPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.
Why similar: Comic Book 29.2%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 10.5%
- #13 Life is Strange Remastered
89% matchVery Positive92% of 10,972 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Story Rich 11%
- #14 Road 96: Mile 0
87% matchMixed68% of 2,128 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Emotional 25.4%, Choices Matter 23.9%, Exploration 16.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Colorful 11.4%
- #15 2064: Read Only Memories
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Comic Book 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Cyberpunk 16.3%, Emotional 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #16 Eternal Strands
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,744 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Brick Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Third Person 8.2%
- #17 Amarantus
86% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Emotional 20.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 4.4%
- #18 Deliver Us Mars
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,013 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Why similar: Emotional 22.9%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Action-Adventure 14%, Story Rich 13.8%, Third Person 13.4%
- #19 Thirsty Suitors
84% matchVery Positive96% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Outerloop GamesPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Thirsty Suitors is a surreal story-driven game which throws turn-based RPG battles, skating and over-the-top cooking mechanics together in a spicy fusion! This isn't a dating sim - it's a breakup simulator. Battle your exes. Disappoint your parents. Find yourself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Adventure 8.3%
- #20 Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,888 reviews2025
Dev: Myrkur GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on a perilous journey to rescue your brother and prevent a looming war. Harness the power of devastating magical abilities to conquer enemies, traverse treacherous landscapes, and unveil the hidden history of Aema.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.3%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Third Person 14.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%
- #21 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
82% matchVery Positive91% of 3,910 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #22 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
82% matchVery Positive86% of 6,312 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.5%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Story Rich 11%, Third Person 7.6%
- #23 UNBEATABLE
81% matchVery Positive92% of 7,467 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Exploration 9%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #24 As Dusk Falls
81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,427 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.3%, Emotional 26.3%, Story Rich 18.8%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #25 Always Sometimes Monsters
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.4%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Story Rich 18.5%, Indie 13.7%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #26 The Invincible
79% matchVery Positive88% of 13,189 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Futuristic 25.4%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Exploration 8.6%
- #27 The Red Strings Club
80% matchVery Positive93% of 14,255 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Cyberpunk 33.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #28 Firebird
79% matchVery Positive100% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Ludogram
Windows · Mac
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
Why similar: Comic Book 32.7%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%
- #29 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
77% matchVery Positive93% of 6,312 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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+ 37.9%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Colorful 4.8%
- #30 Heading Out
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 703 reviews2024
Dev: Serious SimPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
Why similar: Comic Book 44.4%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 6.4%
- #31 FORECLOSED
78% matchMixed69% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Comic Book 31.7%, Futuristic 17.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Third Person 8.1%, Exploration 7.2%
- #32 The Big Con
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,771 reviews2021
Dev: Mighty YellPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Colorful 11.1%
- #33 The Uncertain: Light At The End
78% matchMixed64% of 1,230 reviews2020
Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.
Why similar: Emotional 16.1%, Futuristic 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #34 Road Trip to the End of the World
74% matchVery Positive98% of 215 reviews2025
Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.3%, Emotional 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Colorful 8.1%
- #35 Born Punk
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: Insert Disk 22
Windows · Mac · Linux
A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28%, Futuristic 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, Choices Matter 10%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #36 Aether & Iron
73% matchVery Positive85% of 558 reviews2026
Dev: Seismic Squirrel
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Alternate History 43.3%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 4.1%
- #37 Protodroid DeLTA
75% matchVery Positive81% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Futuristic 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Colorful 8.2%
- #38 Best Month Ever!
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Warsaw Film School Video Game & Film Production StudioPub: Klabater
Windows
🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅
Why similar: Emotional 34.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Colorful 8.5%
- #39 Extra Coin
72% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: CINIC Games
Windows
Extra Coin is a story-rich life sim set between the real world and a virtual utopia: explore the city, do activities, and face your opponents. Would you rather respect the Loop or break it to find your lost parents?
Why similar: Emotional 19.8%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Story Rich 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Exploration 10.2%
- #40 Neon City Riders
74% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2020
Dev: Mecha Studios
Windows
Explore a decaying futuristic city in this action adventure experience. Search for items, unlock superpowers, recruit companions, and free every turf from ruthless gangs to unite the people once again.
Why similar: Futuristic 38%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 19.2%, Action 15.8%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #41 OPUS: Prism Peak
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,190 reviews2026
Dev: SIGONO INC.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.3%, Emotional 20.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #42 Last Stop
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 369 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Adventure 22.2%, Story Rich 21.6%, Indie 17.1%, Emotional 16.8%, Exploration 13.3%
- #43 Haven
71% matchVery Positive88% of 6,085 reviews2020
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Two lovers gave up everything and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Glide through a mysterious landscape, explore a fragmented world and fight against what’s trying to tear them apart in this RPG adventure about love, rebellion, and freedom.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.3%, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Third Person 9%
- #44 The Sundew
72% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.8%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Cyberpunk 12.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #45 The Expanse: A Telltale Series
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,875 reviews2023
Dev: Deck NinePub: Telltale
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.7%, Action-Adventure 15%, Female Protagonist 15%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #46 Across the Grooves
71% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2020
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.6%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Colorful 6.9%
- #47 Wayward Strand
70% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: ghost pattern
Windows
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Why similar: Alternate History 24.2%, Emotional 17.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #48 Saltsea Chronicles
69% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.6%, Emotional 21.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Colorful 9.3%
- #49 Open Roads
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Story Rich 23.2%, Exploration 22.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 10%
- #50 Wander Stars
67% matchVery Positive92% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Castle GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Unleash custom attacks by combining words in this Super! Anime! Turn-Based! RPG! Collect all 200 words, earn Pep Ups from honorable victories and become a Kiai master. Befriend your rivals, uncover dark mysteries, and seek out the pieces of the Wanderstar map in a wild race across the universe.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.2%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Story Rich 19.9%, Colorful 9.4%, Adventure 4.7%
- #51 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
69% matchVery Positive85% of 4,841 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.3%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #52 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
68% matchMixed68% of 10,597 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #53 Detroit: Become Human
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 260,419 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 30.9%, Story Rich 17.4%, Emotional 17.2%, Futuristic 9.9%, Cyberpunk 7.2%
- #54 Iconoclasts
68% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.4%, Story Rich 16.9%, Indie 10.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #55 Lake
67% matchVery Positive87% of 5,864 reviews2021
Dev: GamiousPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Third Person 8.1%
- #56 Distortions
71% matchMixed59% of 217 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 13%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #57 Yerba Buena
65% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Dive into a surreal 1970s gameworld and save San Francisco from a sinister threat. Play as Barb, and use the Oscillator to capture and reapply the physical traits of objects to solve mind-bending environmental platforming puzzles.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.6%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 10.8%
- #58 Stonefly
67% matchVery Positive90% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Flight School Studio
Windows
Stonefly is an action-adventure RPG in which you pilot a tiny robot mech. Hop along rocks and canopies while you upgrade your rig with an arsenal of wind abilities. Follow the journey of Annika as she attempts to recover a stolen family heirloom, strategically battling bugs across an epic story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.5%, Exploration 18.1%, Colorful 16.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #59 Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain
65% matchVery Positive97% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Fiction Factory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A comic book adventure of freelance supervillainy, petting cats, and/or destroying capitalism in which your choices determine success in a series of daring heists and capers.
Why similar: Comic Book 35%, LGBTQ+ 33%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%