Games Like Fallow

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Emotional 15.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 11.2%

Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.

Why similar: Supernatural 20.7%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Lore-Rich 10.4%

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.1%, Atmospheric 27.3%, Surreal 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 5.3%

Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 13.2%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Surreal 12.2%

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Supernatural 23.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 9.7%

A quiet game of life and loss. One by one, everyone left the village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Approaching her final years, she maintains a simple way of life tending to her homestead, surviving, subsisting, whilst increasingly disturbing letters arrive from her family in the city.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Emotional 19.3%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 12.8%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Emotional 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Exploration 15.1%, Story Rich 14.7%

The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22%, Story Rich 15.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Exploration 13.5%, Mystery 10.7%

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: Emotional 25.1%, Story Rich 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Top-Down 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Emotional 22.3%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Puzzle 8.9%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Exploration 21.2%, Puzzle 20.1%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 13%

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

Why similar: Atmospheric 28%, Exploration 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Adventure 9.8%

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Mystery 21.4%, Puzzle 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Story Rich 11%

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Emotional 15.2%, Surreal 14%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.5%, Puzzle 19.4%, Adventure 19%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Mystery 11.9%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.6%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Mystery 9.9%

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Emotional 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Puzzle 8.4%

Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

Why similar: Supernatural 25.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%

A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!

Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Emotional 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Exploration 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Story Rich 19.4%, Exploration 18.5%, Atmospheric 18%, Investigation 8.1%

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.1%, Atmospheric 34.2%, Adventure 19.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.7%, Story Rich 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 40%, Story Rich 22.1%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 6.1%

A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 49.6%, Adventure 25.8%, Exploration 21.3%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%

In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Story Rich 16%, Investigation 14.6%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Mystery 14.1%

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 18.5%, Emotional 18.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Story Rich 11%

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.4%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Exploration 17.6%, Story Rich 17.6%, Mystery 14%

A hand-drawn story exploration game set 300 years after the apocalypse. You play an archaeologist named Professor Zay, joined by her companion, ARORA, a centuries-old AI capable of recreating human memories from scanned relics.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.5%, Story Rich 21.6%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 14.7%

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.4%, Adventure 29.3%, Puzzle 17.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.2%, Pixel Graphics 28.9%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 10.7%, 2D 2.2%

What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.

Why similar: Emotional 26.5%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Surreal 8.4%

Arietta of Spirits is a story-driven action-adventure game, with easy to approach game mechanics. Follow Arietta on her journey to unveil the mysteries of the Spirit Realm and immerse yourself in a story filled with emotion and surprising turns.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.2%, Emotional 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Story Rich 9%

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.6%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Story Rich 13.4%, Mythology 12.7%, Exploration 12%

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Emotional 18.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Adventure 12%

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Investigation 11.9%

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Emotional 30.2%, Female Protagonist 23%, Atmospheric 22.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 10.7%

Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.3%, Story Rich 19.6%, Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Mystery 10.5%

After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 48.6%, Atmospheric 24%, Adventure 10%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 6.8%

A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

Why similar: Emotional 31.8%, Female Protagonist 26.9%, Story Rich 18.7%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Mystery 4.2%

Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.

Why similar: Surreal 25.3%, Emotional 18.7%, Drama 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%

Melrose is trapped in a life of hardship. She can find no one who understands her. To cope with her sorrow, Melrose turns to her imagination. Sadly, dreams must end... But not today. Melrose is about to meet her godmother and discover that the land in her dreams is real and in trouble.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, Top-Down 16.7%, Exploration 14%

REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 12.2%

A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.5%, Story Rich 21%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Emotional 14.7%, Adventure 7%

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.1%, Exploration 18%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%

All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 9.7%

Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

Why similar: Surreal 19.1%, Emotional 18.9%, Exploration 16.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.

Why similar: Emotional 25.1%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Story Rich 14.2%

Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 53.2%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%

A short lore exploration puzzle game inspired by walking simulators such as Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Layers of Fear.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.8%, Lore-Rich 20.4%, Exploration 18.5%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Puzzle 12.3%

Peregrin is a story puzzle game. A solitary traveller undertakes a perilous voyage through the haunted ruins of a lost civilisation. Seeking to fulfil an ancient prophecy, she will have to use her arcane powers to solve puzzles and survive battles - if she is to find a way to restore the fallen world of Peregrin.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 50.5%, Adventure 28.9%, Puzzle 20.7%

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 37.1%, Surreal 23.4%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 12.3%

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Emotional 16.8%, Adventure 8.7%

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.8%, Exploration 22.9%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

An Interactive first-person puzzle game. Help Elures navigate through the labyrinth of dreams and uncover the secret of extraneous memories.

Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Exploration 12.2%

Flan's MS is a 2D story game with some puzzles and gameplay systems. After escaping from everything she is familiar with, Flan needs to retrieve her lost dream diary and find the answers she needs.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31%, Story Rich 28.8%, Atmospheric 27.2%, Adventure 8.7%, 2D 2.3%

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Story Rich 24.9%, Surreal 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Puzzle 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.3%

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.8%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Drama 15.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 11.9%

An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.

Why similar: Emotional 18.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Exploration 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%

"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.

Why similar: Drama 18.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Supernatural 12%