- #1 Life is Strange: True Colors
97% matchVery Positive89% of 16,617 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.0 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+ 28.3%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #2 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
96% matchVery Positive94% of 809 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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+ 24.4%, Emotional 15%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Exploration 8.1%
- #3 Dreamfall Chapters
96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,513 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 15.4%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #4 Road 96 🛣️
95% matchVery Positive92% of 24,985 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 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 21.9%, Emotional 20.9%, Colorful 14%, Story Rich 13.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #5 Caravan SandWitch
94% matchVery Positive86% of 3,531 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Plane ToastPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.
Why similar: Futuristic 22%, Third Person 17.3%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 16.3%, Colorful 14.8%
- #6 Life is Strange: Reunion
94% matchVery Positive90% of 4,784 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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+ 33.1%, Emotional 14.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Third Person 7.2%
- #7 Cloudpunk
93% matchVery Positive88% of 15,203 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 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 28.6%, Futuristic 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Third Person 7.6%
- #8 Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 571 reviews2023
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 28.3% ★, Comic Book 21.6%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #9 Sable
91% matchVery Positive86% of 6,278 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 29.1%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%
- #10 Rosewater
90% matchVery Positive92% of 398 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 31.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 9%, Third Person 8.9%
- #11 Neo Cab
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,815 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 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 24.1%, Cyberpunk 19.2%, Emotional 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Futuristic 9.8%
- #12 Life is Strange Remastered
89% matchVery Positive91% of 9,689 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 14.1 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%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Female Protagonist 15%, Emotional 14.8%, Story Rich 11%
- #13 Road 96: Mile 0
89% matchMixed68% of 2,048 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 24.1%, Exploration 16.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Colorful 11.5%
- #14 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
86% matchVery Positive86% of 6,039 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%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Story Rich 11%, Third Person 7.7%
- #15 Eastward
87% matchVery Positive84% of 16,430 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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%, Story Rich 23.9%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #16 2064: Read Only Memories
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 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%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Emotional 12%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #17 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
86% matchMixed69% of 9,703 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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+ 31.9%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #18 Eternal Strands
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,632 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Brick Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 22.8%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Third Person 8.3%
- #19 Amarantus
85% matchVery Positive80% of 81 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+ 28.7%, Choices Matter 26%, Emotional 20.7%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 4.3%
- #20 Heading Out
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 684 reviews2024
Dev: Serious SimPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 44.1%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 6.2%
- #21 Thirsty Suitors
83% matchVery Positive97% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Outerloop GamesPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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+ 35.6%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #22 UNBEATABLE
81% matchVery Positive93% of 6,239 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #23 Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,595 reviews2025
Dev: Myrkur GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 21.2%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Third Person 14.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%
- #24 The Expanse: A Telltale Series
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,743 reviews2023
Dev: Deck NinePub: Telltale
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.1 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 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Action-Adventure 15%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%
- #25 The Invincible
79% matchVery Positive89% of 9,487 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 25.5%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #26 Deliver Us Mars
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,935 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 23.1%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 13.8%, Third Person 13.3%
- #27 Always Sometimes Monsters
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 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+ 36.5%, Choices Matter 20%, Story Rich 18.6%, Indie 13.9%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #28 The Red Strings Club
79% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33.9%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #29 Firebird
78% 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 32.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Colorful 9.3%
- #30 As Dusk Falls
77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,224 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 31.6%, Emotional 26.4%, Story Rich 18.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 7.4%
- #31 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
76% matchVery Positive85% of 4,286 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #32 Iconoclasts
77% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 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 34.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, Indie 10.6%, Adventure 10%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #33 The Uncertain: Light At The End
78% matchMixed64% of 1,195 reviews2020
Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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 16.2%, Futuristic 13.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #34 Road Trip to the End of the World
73% matchVery Positive98% of 201 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+ 31.5%, Emotional 21%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Colorful 8.2%
- #35 Aether & Iron
73% matchVery Positive84% of 436 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 43.1%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 4%
- #36 The Big Con
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2021
Dev: Mighty YellPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 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 21.4%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Colorful 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #37 The Sundew
76% matchVery Positive87% of 100 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 27.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Cyberpunk 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #38 Born Punk
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 156 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 28.2%, Futuristic 16.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #39 Protodroid DeLTA
74% matchVery Positive81% of 143 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+ 21.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Futuristic 14%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Colorful 8.3%
- #40 Best Month Ever!
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 206 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 15.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Colorful 8.5%
- #41 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
71% matchVery Positive93% of 5,966 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 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+ 37.4%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Colorful 5%
- #42 Extra Coin
71% matchVery Positive94% of 88 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 16.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 12%, Exploration 10.2%
- #43 Detroit: Become Human
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 244,033 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 18.7 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 31.2%, Emotional 17.3%, Story Rich 17.2%, Futuristic 9.8%, Cyberpunk 7.2%
- #44 Neon City Riders
73% matchVery Positive82% of 67 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 37.9%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 19.5%, Action 15.7%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #45 FORECLOSED
72% matchMixed69% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 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 17.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Third Person 8.1%, Exploration 7.2%
- #46 Last Stop
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 363 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.8%, Story Rich 21.7%, Indie 17.2%, Emotional 16.9%, Exploration 13.4%
- #47 Open Roads
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 24.9%, Story Rich 23.2%, Exploration 22.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #48 Wander Stars
67% matchVery Positive93% of 158 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+ 35.3%, Female Protagonist 25.9%, Story Rich 20.2%, Colorful 9.6%, Adventure 4.7%
- #49 Across the Grooves
70% matchVery Positive93% of 132 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+ 31.8%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Colorful 7%
- #50 Saltsea Chronicles
68% matchVery Positive97% of 103 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+ 32.8%, Emotional 22.2%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Colorful 9.4%
- #51 Wayward Strand
69% matchVery Positive94% of 107 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%, Emotional 18%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #52 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
66% matchVery Positive84% of 8,714 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.5%, Emotional 18.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Third Person 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #53 Third Crisis: Neon Nights
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 reviews2026
Dev: Anduo Games
Windows
A lewd 2D narrative RPG set in a neon-drenched megacity of corruption and desire. Make story-defining choices, engage in interactive challenges, and uncover secrets across its seedy districts. Give in to temptation, or fight to stay pure. Will you thrive in the Neon Nights?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #54 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,812 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 33.3%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #55 Haven
67% matchVery Positive89% of 6,009 reviews2020
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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+ 27.4%, Cyberpunk 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Third Person 9%
- #56 Stonefly
68% 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 32.3%, Exploration 18.2%, Colorful 16.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 9.8%
- #57 Distortions
70% matchMixed59% of 215 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 40.5%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 13.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #58 Thief of Thieves
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 242 reviews2018
Dev: Rival GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Thief of Thieves you play as a cat burglar using stealth, social engineering and team members to pull off some high profile heists across the world. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, it’s time for Celia to make the leap from apprentice to master.
Why similar: Comic Book 34.7%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7%
- #59 Even the Ocean
68% matchVery Positive86% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.4%, Female Protagonist 16%, Story Rich 14.2%, Colorful 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%