Games Like Finders, Keepers

Destiny Island is a very short computer game. You play a man who visits his memories. You can walk and talk to mannequins about 7 sins. Associate essence with anything comes to your mind.

Why similar: Experimental 50.1% ★, Narration 13.2%, Abstract 11.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Minimalist 5.6%

A short puzzle game with a big story to tell. Dive in to reveal the mysteries of Amy's past.

Why similar: Experimental 41.1% ★, Narration 17%, Abstract 14.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Story Rich 10%

I’m releasing this collection of games so that you may start talking to me again

Why similar: Experimental 27% ★, Conversation 14.4% ★, Abstract 14.2%, Story Rich 13%, Narration 12.9%

One of the first games built entirely around smell as the puzzle.

Why similar: Experimental 53% ★, Mystery 21.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Story Rich 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Take your place at the terminal. Follow the procedures, process the records, and read messages never meant for you. NOEMA is a quiet, unsettling narrative experience about work, obedience, human connection, and what routine teaches us not to see.

Why similar: Experimental 46.8% ★, Mystery 17.1%, Atmospheric 9%, Abstract 7%, Story Rich 5.7%

MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.

Why similar: Experimental 50.1% ★, Abstract 14.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Minimalist 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Leons Identität (Leon's Identity) is a first-person adventure game which rigorously unfolds the drifting-off of a young man into the alt-right radical scene and his unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Experimental 48.5% ★, Investigation 20.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Narration 10.1%, Story Rich 4.3%

Identify how every participant in the death game died, and submit your report.

Why similar: Mystery 41%, Story Rich 17.3%, Investigation 16.8%, Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 6.3%

The Appraiser is a short, first person narrative game. As an art appraiser you will sell the art collection of a dying man. Each painting is by 4 famed artist. They have a story to tell you, but only if you choose to listen.

Why similar: Experimental 34.4% ★, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Abstract 6.2%

enter a dark 2d platform style game with choices to speak the truth and the lie it will only depend on the path you want to follow and beware of the ending you will achieve

Why similar: Experimental 55.4% ★, Narration 10.2%, Minimalist 9.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.

Why similar: Experimental 42.8% ★, Investigation 18.7%, Abstract 14.2%, Adventure 6.8%, Stylized 6.2%

This rain will never end unless you discover who killed the mayor of the city!

Why similar: Experimental 48.1% ★, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Investigation 7%

Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.

Why similar: Experimental 68.2% ★, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

After yet another night of brooding over his wife's murder, Detective Edgar receives a mysterious letter. A music star asks to investigate her own murder. Interrogate the suspects, search for clues and find out what happened. Will you be able to unravel the truth from the lies?

Why similar: Conversation 31.7% ★, Narration 18.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Story Rich 10.3%

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.

Why similar: Mystery 35.7%, Story Rich 22.2%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 4.2%

Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

Why similar: Experimental 44.9% ★, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Investigation 8.1%, Adventure 6.7%

Escape rooms are fun! But Escape Knox Manor asks the question what if you were actually kidnapped? And what if you had to escape a mansion? Find out now!

Why similar: Experimental 67.5% ★, Mystery 18.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.4%

Field Recordings is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure set in the fragments of a collapsing reality. Guided by a lonely AI from the abandoned Project Ariadne, explore isolated pockets of the world and search for survivors. Use a Field Recorder to tune into echoes and uncover what remains.

Why similar: Mystery 30.7%, Story Rich 19.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 11.8%

Wild West, ancient magic, non-linear plot, puzzles and colorful characters are all waiting for you in “The Dancing Bones”! Deep drama and humor intertwine in a unique world where every choice you make changes the story. Are you ready to uncover secrets, break curses, and change your destiny?

Why similar: Conversation 28.6% ★, Mystery 23.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Narration 10.7%

Struggle. Fall. Triumph. Hold on. A small yet grand journey across life. Simple interactions connect seemingly unrelated moments, from the microscopic to the cosmic.

Why similar: Experimental 53.3% ★, Abstract 19.4%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Minimalist 5.9%

you are locked inside by a creature. figure out how to escape from the estate you have been locked inside. who lived here? who are the voices haunting your every step?

Why similar: Experimental 42.1% ★, Investigation 21.6%, Abstract 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Minimalist 6.4%

Hayley finds her apartment empty. The love of her life packed and gone. What starts as a search for an answer soon turns into a personal journey. Was her life as perfect as she remembers it ? With each new clue she finds, the truth becomes more and more unbelievable.

Why similar: Mystery 22.7%, Experimental 21.9% ★, Adventure 15.8%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Bia's sister has vanished into a desert of dunes and lagoons, where an old legend has awoken. Guided by a compass that doesn't point north, investigate the disappearances and choose carefully: every decision defines who you save.

Why similar: Mystery 39.1%, Investigation 21%, Story Rich 19.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Far into the future, in the year 1999: David, a systems operator, runs from his troubles by taking a job on a space station. After arriving, his mundane work turns into a struggle for his very life as he makes a shocking discovery.

Why similar: Conversation 36.8% ★, Mystery 25.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Narration 8.9%

Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. Each action you take is punctuated by flushing the black and white environment with color, illustrating your progress and providing clues to what your future might hold.

Why similar: Experimental 62.8% ★, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Indie 4.6%

Peratosis is a psychological mystery visual novel where you follow Yiluo into hidden threshold spaces that emerge at the edges of perception. Explore, interact, and make choices as you encounter those who linger there—and decide whether to cross further.

Why similar: Mystery 28.2%, Conversation 26.5% ★, Story Rich 13.8%, Narration 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Julian Luxemburg has prepared a dinner for two at his place – but things go awry when the date does not show up and he is left waiting at his dinner table, the clock’s ticking growing unbearably loud. „Dinner Date” is the character portrait of Julian: by becoming his subconsciousness you gain a clear vantage point on the worries which...

Why similar: Experimental 75.1% ★, Narration 10.9%, Indie 6.2%, Casual 4.7%, Singleplayer 3%

A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.

Why similar: Experimental 63.7% ★, Minimalist 12.3%, Abstract 12.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Casual 3.2%

Age of spiritual inequality concentrated in one yard. Because today the environment around us is diversified with guests and mirror reflections, a walk can be helpful. 9490.

Why similar: Experimental 59.7% ★, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Indie 2%

Explore an abstract ecosystem in What Surrounds Us, a cozy indie puzzling adventure. Encounter unique species and solve environmental challenges to protect their colourful habitat. Find your way through curious biomes and overcome the threat looming over this peaceful little world.

Why similar: Experimental 42.9% ★, Abstract 15.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Minimalist 7.5%

Step into the mystery of The Orphaned House. Explore its rooms, manipulate the environment to solve puzzles, and follow your intuition to uncover every hidden secret in this atmospheric adventure game.

Why similar: Mystery 29.8%, Experimental 24.3% ★, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Stylized 8%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Mystery 35.6%, Investigation 26.3%, Story Rich 16.7%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 4%

Reach the top of a tower plunged into darkness using the power of echolocation. Echo Tower is an audio dungeon-crawler where your ears replace your eyes. Navigate through the floors, solve puzzles, avoid traps, defend yourself and bring back the light to the planet.

Why similar: Experimental 49.7% ★, Mystery 16.4%, Narration 14.9%, Minimalist 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%

SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?

Why similar: Experimental 35.5% ★, Mystery 20.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Immerse yourself into unstable reality. In order to get out you must exploit glitch in a world around you. You can be sure of one thing, any rules you known no longer exist!! Do you have a courage to dip in it?

Why similar: Experimental 47.2% ★, Mystery 17.8%, Abstract 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Minimalist 6.5%

Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.

Why similar: Experimental 47.5% ★, Mystery 21.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 5.1%

Find clues and solve puzzles to escape

Why similar: Experimental 64.5% ★, Mystery 20.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Casual 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

A top down exploration horror/adventure game where you use a spirit board to find clues, fulfil last wishes of the departed, learn secrets, and hopefully track down a serial killer before they find you.

Why similar: Experimental 46.9% ★, Adventure 17.5%, Story Rich 17.1%, Stylized 6.8%, Interactive Fiction 5.5%

One wish to shape a game forever. Wait 2 hours in darkness, make your request, and watch it become real for those who comes after.

Why similar: Experimental 57.9% ★, Mystery 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.8%, Minimalist 5.1%

Emporium is a short interactive vignette. Exploring notions of escapism, loss and a fragmented sense of self in the wake of a personal tragedy.

Why similar: Experimental 37.8% ★, Mystery 16.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Minimalist 7.6%

Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.

Why similar: Experimental 48.2% ★, Abstract 18.2%, Narration 9%, Adventure 7.6%, Stylized 7.2%

The familiar becomes magical in this critically acclaimed interactive artscape. Explore ten scenes inspired by the everyday and let your expectations of reality be transformed. Carl Burton's other work has been featured in the New York Times, Serial, Colossal, and Medium.

Why similar: Experimental 55.4% ★, Abstract 21.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Indie 5.7%, Casual 5.5%

Become a trickster detective embarking on an Eastern European adventure full of spatial puzzles. Observe your relatives’ loops, sabotage them, and piece the story together at a grandiose feast. Solve a mystery while pranking your family!

Why similar: Investigation 26.1%, Mystery 22.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Watch your cursor dance a creature into existence, line by line. Something in this place has been waiting. It will teach you everything you need to know.

Why similar: Mystery 23.9%, Experimental 23.4% ★, Abstract 15%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 9.2%

In 2020, The origin of time, life, and civilization lurks inside a deep cosmic shaft known as the "Space Hole." Various beings explore the holes, and inside find commonalities in the systems and games. You gotta go in the Space Hole!

Why similar: Experimental 54% ★, Mystery 22.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Stylized 8%, Adventure 4.5%

Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.

Why similar: Experimental 42.2% ★, Mystery 23.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 6.3%

Hadr is a short atmospheric game where you control a piece of flying fabric. Every single thing you can cover with your cloth, will disappear. Items, puzzles and story, they all have their place in Hadr. Are real things disappearing or just memories?

Why similar: Experimental 41.9% ★, Mystery 17%, Abstract 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Minimalist 8.4%

Lones is a single-player adventure. Leave stress behind and live off-grid in the Canadian woods. Investigate and uncover the truth behind a mysterious and peculiar shadow.

Why similar: Mystery 28.4%, Investigation 24%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 10.3%

10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games. Always Down is about going away.

Why similar: Experimental 58.4% ★, Adventure 12.6%, Abstract 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%, Minimalist 5.6%

You are sent to investigate a disappearance, but something does not add up in Hillcrag End. Calígine is a psychological mystery point and click adventure where you investigate what initially seems like a routine case in an isolated mountain town marked by a past no one wants to remember.

Why similar: Conversation 32.3% ★, Mystery 17.7%, Narration 17.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Story Rich 11.3%

Top detectives from all over the world are gathered to solve the ultimate world-threatening mystery. Examine clues and piece together deductions in this thrilling visual novel — a direct sequel to Methods: The Detective Competition.

Why similar: Mystery 34.1%, Investigation 30.2%, Stylized 10.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 7.7%

Corona plunged the world into chaos in 2020. That sparked anger and frustration. Here you can let your frustration run free and Corona really express your opinion!

Why similar: Experimental 62.5% ★, Abstract 22.1%, Stylized 7.5%, Casual 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

A forensic challenge – find out who the owner of the USB stick was and reconstruct their story.

Why similar: Investigation 34.1%, Experimental 31.4% ★, Narration 25.1%, Minimalist 5.1%, Indie 2.9%

Tale'Switch is a narrative mystery puzzle game about changing events recorded in a book. Replace the people, objects, and places in its sentences, witness the consequences, trace the choices behind recurring tragedies, and carry clues between stories to unlock the next character's record.

Why similar: Mystery 31.9%, Investigation 24.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 8.5%

A collection of 5 experimental games from different indie devs that takes you on a journey through time!

Why similar: Experimental 65% ★, Adventure 12.1%, Abstract 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Indie 4.5%

The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.

Why similar: Experimental 93.5% ★, Indie 6.5%

The Bright Blue Sky... Is Hiding Something.

Why similar: Mystery 31.7%, Investigation 29.4%, Atmospheric 13%, Experimental 9.9% ★, Adventure 8.4%

In Neither Dead or Alive, you awaken as a skeleton brought back to life by a young, overzealous necromancer. But something went wrong—you retained your will, your mind, and your burning desire for freedom. Trapped within the ominous castle of your creator, your journey to escape begins.

Why similar: Mystery 25.6%, Investigation 25.2%, Narration 15.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%