Games Like Finding Paradise

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: RPGMaker 22.9% ★, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor in the series, it shares the exact same emotional DNA, pixel-art style, and narrative-focused gameplay.

A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.

Why similar: Emotional 16%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, JRPG 9.2%, Comedy 8%, Top-Down 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the third entry in the To the Moon series, offering a similarly surreal and deeply moving narrative experience.

The Beach Episode™ of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. But something's off.

Why similar: RPGMaker 17.2% ★, Emotional 17%, JRPG 13.6%, Top-Down 8.2%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, character-focused side story that maintains the charm and tone of the core series.

An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.

Why similar: RPGMaker 32.3% ★, Story Rich 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Emotional 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, wordless narrative experience from the same developer that captures the same poignant atmosphere found in the series.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: RPGMaker 26.6% ★, Story Rich 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Cute 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game that builds a profound, emotional connection between the player and the protagonist.

A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

Why similar: Psychological 28.2%, Emotional 27.8%, Story Rich 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, emotional pixel-art adventure that explores themes of trauma and memory in a small-town setting.

A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.

Why similar: RPGMaker 20.7% ★, Emotional 18.7%, JRPG 15.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Funny 8%

Why You'll Like It: A heartfelt RPG-maker style adventure that focuses on empathy and helping others through a fantasy world.

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

Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Psychological 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Drama 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, pixel-art visual novel that deals with loss and growing up with a deeply emotional core.

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Why similar: Emotional 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Psychological 14.3%, Drama 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique narrative game that uses your real-life blinks to progress through a life story, mirroring the memory-traversal themes.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Emotional 41.5%, Story Rich 17.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Funny 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful management game about dying that focuses on saying goodbye to loved ones, matching the emotional weight of the seed game.

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 33.4%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Drama 13%, Emotional 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An anthology of short, deeply emotional stories that explore the lives and deaths of a single family.

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Romance 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Drama 16.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive story that beautifully captures the highs and lows of a first love and the passage of time.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Drama 21.5%, Romance 19.1%, Story Rich 18.3%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Emotional 11%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional puzzle-adventure that explores the lengths one person will go to in order to change the past.

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: Pixel Graphics 34.1%, Story Rich 30.3%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Adventure 7.2%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused pixel-art game that explores themes of happiness, depression, and the influence of technology on human emotions.

Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.

Why similar: Emotional 26%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, JRPG 12.6%, Story Rich 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant space-opera narrative that centers on a bittersweet journey and the lasting impact of lost memories.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.2%, Funny 23.8%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Adventure 12.2%, 2D 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven narrative game that explores the complexities of adulthood, mental health, and nostalgia.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Emotional 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, dialogue-driven game that focuses on listening to the personal stories and struggles of your patrons.

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 33.4%, Atmospheric 30.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 9.1%, 2D 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning game that uses its environment and music to tell a wordless story about grief and recovery.

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Emotional 32.4%, Comedy 21.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Funny 11.8%, Cute 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, musical adventure that emphasizes kindness and optimism in the face of an impending end.

A short game about an average white-collar worker who struggles to find meaning in a life full of constant overtime and isolation. After an accident lands him in the hospital, Mr. Saitou is spirited away to a strange fantasy world where an unexpected friend takes him on a life-changing adventure.

Why similar: Emotional 18.9%, JRPG 16.4%, Funny 9.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven RPG from the creator of Rakuen that explores the meaning of life and finding one's place.

Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.9%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Adventure 17%, Drama 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: A soul-searching puzzle game that tells a story about life, loss, and reconciliation through beautiful hand-drawn art.

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: JRPG 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Comedy 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art adventure that focuses on the bond between two characters in a post-apocalyptic world.

In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.

Why similar: RPGMaker 42.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, RPG 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art RPG-maker game that blends mystery and emotional storytelling in a small, atmospheric setting.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Atmospheric 48.3%, Adventure 27.8%, Story Rich 20%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A wordless, atmospheric masterpiece that focuses on the emotional arc of a solitary pilgrimage.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Story Rich 26.4%, Atmospheric 21.1%, Drama 14.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Comedy 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery that focuses on isolation, regret, and the human need for connection.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Atmospheric 24.2%, Story Rich 19.9%, 2D 12%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where the narrative is told through shifting, hand-drawn panels that reflect the passage of time.

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

Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Emotional 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: RPGMaker 33.9% ★, Story Rich 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, JRPG 11.3%, RPG 10.2%

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: RPGMaker 52.5% ★, RPG 15.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Romance 6%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG-maker style game that forces you to make difficult life choices, focusing on the consequences of your past.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Story Rich 20.2%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Cute 11.9%, Funny 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, quirky, and emotional narrative game that follows a young girl's journey through a world of childhood wonder and sadness.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Story Rich 26.3%, Psychological 25.7%, Emotional 22.7%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative experience that explores the relationship between a creator and their work, much like the themes in the seed game.

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: Psychological 31.6%, Story Rich 25.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror-adventure that uses a unique art style to explore a child's struggle with trauma and reality.

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: RPGMaker 24.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, RPG 10.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Emotional 9.2%

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: RPGMaker 25.7% ★, JRPG 15.6%, Comedy 10.5%, Funny 9%, Story Rich 8.2%

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: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Emotional 15.6%, Drama 12.3%, Romance 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.

Why similar: Emotional 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Top-Down 9.1%

Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Story Rich 22.1%, RPG 13.8%, Funny 11.3%, Romance 9.1%

When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Romance 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Cute 11.3%, Story Rich 11.2%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: RPGMaker 32% ★, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, RPG 10.3%

Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.

Why similar: Emotional 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 11.4%

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

Why similar: Emotional 27.2%, Story Rich 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Cute 8.5%

12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Story Rich 28.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Female Protagonist 5%

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Funny 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Story Rich 20.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%, 2D 11%

Embark on a delightful little romp through the worlds of various Odencat games to track down a dimension-diving cat in this short, heartwarming adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, JRPG 22.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Top-Down 9.6%, Adventure 8.6%

In the deserts of the Baihe Continent, a girl named Mars was born, breaking the curse. -- Embarking on a journey, composing an epic adventure about courage, life and love.

Why similar: JRPG 19.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Drama 9.4%, Comedy 8.9%

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 50.8%, Story Rich 26.3%, Adventure 10%, Drama 7.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.1%, Retro 16.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Funny 11.4%, 2D 8.3%

The final chapter of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!

Why similar: Comedy 40.9%, Adventure 32.7%, Story Rich 26.3%

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Comedy 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Funny 16.5%, Story Rich 16.3%, Retro 13.2%

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Comedy 18.7%, Funny 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%

"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

Why similar: RPGMaker 27.5% ★, Romance 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: Emotional 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?

Why similar: Emotional 27.2%, Drama 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

Traverse through rich, detailed environments, recruit colorful characters and fight your way through dangerous hordes of enemies in this exciting old-school RPG incorporating 40 quests, 26 secret rooms, 8 animal kings and countless secrets and items to discover.

Why similar: RPGMaker 20.1% ★, JRPG 16.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Story Rich 7.9%

Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.

Why similar: RPG 19.7%, Romance 15.3%, Emotional 14.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Comedy 8.8%

From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.

Why similar: Romance 26%, Drama 23.6%, Story Rich 16.6%, Emotional 14.1%, Cute 5.8%

Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.

Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, JRPG 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Funny 6.7%

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.

Why similar: Emotional 52.2%, Atmospheric 26.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Singleplayer 6.8%

You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

Why similar: Comedy 54.7%, Funny 32.4%, Story Rich 12.8%

Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.

Why similar: Drama 25.6%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Story Rich 18.2%, Emotional 16.5%, Adventure 9.5%