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  1. #1 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
    97% matchMixed50% of 236 reviews2019
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

    Why similar: Time Travel 26%, Point & Click 16.6%, Hand-drawn 12%, Drama 9.5%, Puzzle 6.7%

  2. #2 Through Abandoned: The Underground City
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 978 reviews2015
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

    Why similar: Time Travel 24.3%, Point & Click 16.6%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Drama 10.7%, Mystery 8.1%

  3. #3 Rue Valley
    95% matchMixed65% of 1,543 reviews2025
    Dev: Emotion Spark StudioPub: Owlcat Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.

    Why similar: Time Travel 20.9%, Narrative 18.5%, Point & Click 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Psychological 8.6%

  4. #4 Through Abandoned: The Forest
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2016
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.

    Why similar: Time Travel 34.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Drama 10.9%, Mystery 9%, Hand-drawn 8.1%

  5. #5 Twelve Minutes
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,850 reviews2021
    Dev: Luis AntonioPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

    Why similar: Time Travel 29.6%, Narrative 13.8%, Point & Click 11%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%

  6. #6 Leila
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 568 reviews2025
    Dev: Ubik Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.

    Why similar: Narrative 21.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

  7. #7 My life with you
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Sorora Game Studio
    Windows

    "My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.

    Why similar: Narrative 29.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Drama 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%

  8. #8 Miniatures
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2024
    Dev: Other Tales Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.

    Why similar: Narrative 17.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological 9%

  9. #9 A Whisper in the Twilight: Chapter Two
    91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Inorganic Visions
    Windows · Mac

    A first-person story-driven game. A dark sci-fi adventure. Solve the riddles of an ancient moon and discover what your destiny will be.

    Why similar: Time Travel 18.8%, Point & Click 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Drama 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%

  10. #10 Heaven's Vault
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

    Why similar: Narrative 29.2%, Point & Click 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Mystery 9.3%

  11. #11 Sayonara Okaasan
    90% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Slimomo
    Windows · Mac

    Sayonara Okaasan is an interactive abstract poem about saying goodbye to a mother and exploring life and death.

    Why similar: Narrative 31.1%, Point & Click 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

  12. #12 Hexed Time
    89% matchVery Positive98% of 101 reviews2025
    Dev: Petra Emmer
    Windows

    Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.

    Why similar: Narrative 19.9%, Time Travel 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%

  13. #13 Ashes
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Plot Twist Australia
    Windows · Mac

    After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Narrative 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Drama 11.4%, Story Rich 10.5%

  14. #14 Broken Pieces
    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 511 reviews2022
    Dev: Elseware ExperiencePub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller taking place in a french coastal village somehow outside the flow of time. Solve the mysteries by putting the pieces of the story back together by figuring out the enigma behind this mystical place.

    Why similar: Time Travel 23.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Point & Click 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9%

  15. #15 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Point & Click 20.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Drama 10.5%, Thriller 8.5%

  16. #16 Football Game
    87% matchVery Positive91% of 316 reviews2018
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    You are Tommy, a local high school football hero in the town of East Bend. It’s game night for the Purchase County Turbines and your sweetheart is waiting in the bleachers. Join Tommy for a night you won’t forget...

    Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Narrative 14.2%, Psychological 11.9%, Drama 9.8%

  17. #17 Scarlet Manor: The Heir
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Astral Game Studio
    Windows

    Unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Manor! Embark on a 2D point and click horror journey, solving complex puzzles and uncovering the secrets hidden behind the walls of the mansion. The Manor awaits you.

    Why similar: Narrative 17.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Dark 8.5%

  18. #18 Haifa
    83% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: Team Ashan
    Windows

    Haifa is a hidden object puzzle experience that tells a story about the emotional struggles of trying to maintain hopefulness in times of war. Help your characters keep their head up by finding small objects in their environment to lift their spirits, as they look for their lost friend.

    Why similar: Narrative 31.1%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Point & Click 13%, Emotional 11.9%, Story Rich 7.8%

  19. #19 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 2,217 reviews2012
    Dev: Cockroach Inc.Pub: The Sleeping Machine
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

    Why similar: Narrative 21.1%, Point & Click 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Psychological 8.8%, Emotional 7.6%

  20. #20 I Need to Leave
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Type-B
    Windows · Mac

    I Need To Leave is a point-and-click escape game. The door is never locked, yet you keep returning to where you started. Search for clues and find the right way to leave this shared apartment of anthropomorphic animals.

    Why similar: Point & Click 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Drama 11.5%, Psychological 10%

  21. #21 This rain will never end - noir adventure detective
    84% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2022
    Dev: Marginal actPub: WooFoo Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Time Travel 27.1%, Thriller 14.5%, Point & Click 13%, Narrative 12.8%, Drama 6.7%

  22. #22 Shadow Falls
    82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Altitude Interactive Studio
    Windows

    Shadow Falls is a first-person horror game, where you explore a mysterious farmhouse deep in the forest, solving eerie puzzles and uncovering secrets that reveal the thin veil between the world of the living and the dead. Delve deeper and uncover the sinister forces that led you here.

    Why similar: Narrative 20.8%, Thriller 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Psychological 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

  23. #23 Cats and the Other Lives
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,492 reviews2022
    Dev: Cultic Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Part interactive fiction, part Felis domesticus adventure, “Cats and the Other Lives” explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen.

    Why similar: Narrative 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Drama 11.4%, Psychological 10.3%

  24. #24 A Tale In The Garden
    81% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Dream Outpost
    Windows · Mac

    A short, slow-paced, narrative-driven point-and-click game where you follow Filomena as she prepares her garden for a competition and awaits the arrival of her grandchild, Frida.

    Why similar: Narrative 31.9%, Point & Click 15.5%, Emotional 10.2%, Drama 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

  25. #25 Beneath the Woods
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frozen Star Games
    Windows

    'Beneath the Woods' is a stylized, narrative-focused 3rd person mystery / horror / puzzle game about a young man in a race against time to investigate the disappearance of his younger sister. What he stumbles upon is something far more sinister than he could ever imagined.

    Why similar: Narrative 30.6%, Thriller 15.9%, Drama 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 9.5%

  26. #26 Provoron
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tara Kan
    Windows

    When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.

    Why similar: Narrative 23.8%, Point & Click 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Psychological 10.7%, Emotional 8.1%

  27. #27 Brentwood
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Time Flies Studios Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of Brentwood in this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The unique powers you hold will lead to moral choices that directly influence the story, the fate of the town, and which of the multiple endings you unlock. Will you follow destiny or fight against it?

    Why similar: Time Travel 37.9%, Point & Click 17.6%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 8.4%

  28. #28 Grim Tales: Trace in Time Collector's Edition
    79% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2021
    Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
    Windows

    Bad omens are on the horizon…

    Why similar: Time Travel 25.3%, Point & Click 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Puzzle 7.2%

  29. #29 Adios
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,304 reviews2021
    Dev: Mischief
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer.

    Why similar: Narrative 23.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Drama 11.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

  30. #30 A Date in the Park
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,998 reviews2016
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.

    Why similar: Point & Click 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Thriller 13.3%, Drama 9.6%, Psychological 8.9%

  31. #31 Intruder In Antiquonia
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2022
    Dev: Aruma Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Narrative 20.5%, Point & Click 14.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

  32. #32 Sally Face - Episode One
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
    Dev: Portable Moose
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

    Why similar: Narrative 21%, Point & Click 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Dark 8.6%

  33. #33 Meet Me on the Mountain
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Psychic City Games
    Windows

    When letters from an unknown figure arrive in Julia's mailbox, she unravels a forgotten, painful truth behind it. Witness a unique narrative experience illustrated in a series of hand-painted scenes that tell the story of Julia and a familiar stranger that lives inside her fractured memories.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Emotional 10.5%

  34. #34 A Night at the Watermill
    75% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: Neon Tales
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

    Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Hand-drawn 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%

  35. #35 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
    76% matchVery Positive97% of 173 reviews2019
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Thriller 15.8%, Drama 11.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Story Rich 7.8%

  36. #36 I am OK
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cubidoo EntertainmentPub: tba
    Windows

    Join the talented photography student Neera on a captivating journey through her memories. Haunted by recurring nightmares, her life spirals into chaos, questioning everything. Involuntarily, she returns to a place she once left behind: her childhood home.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Drama 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

  37. #37 Once Again
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,001 reviews2022
    Dev: RB Wolf DesignPub: RB Wolf Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 61.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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: Time Travel 23%, Narrative 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Drama 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

  38. #38 Transmorphosis
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BottleBottomGames
    Windows

    Transmorphosis is a single-player horror and point-and-click puzzle game. You arrive as a doctor at a remote mental hospital where no sane person has been able to stay for long. Can you use your willpower and patience to heal the patients?

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Thriller 18%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Mystery 10%, Drama 9.7%

  39. #39 Escape Logan Estate
    74% matchMixed45% of 29 reviews2021
    Dev: Justwo GamesPub: Snapbreak
    Windows

    A visit to the Logan Estate leaves a family in pieces. Play as three different family members to explore and solve puzzles to reveal the mystery surrounding the estate.

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Thriller 11.6%

  40. #40 追曙
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 悄语灯
    Windows

    Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.

    Why similar: Narrative 28.8%, Drama 14.2%, Point & Click 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%

  41. #41 Inversed
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

    Why similar: Drama 14.6%, Psychological 12.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%

  42. #42 The Fire Nobody Started
    71% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: Team SpitFire
    Windows

    This is a train to 21C, via 19C. Passengers will require a valid click to use this service. Passengers are advised that this train consists of 9 cars, divided by each era. Please mind the fire. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the fire.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Point & Click 18.7%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Psychological 9.8%

  43. #43 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
    Dev: Dead Idle Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

    Why similar: Narrative 26.8%, Point & Click 17.4%, Drama 10.1%, Psychological 9.3%, Emotional 8.4%

  44. #44 Lone Pine
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bang Bang Bang Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Lone Pine is a single-player, 2D adventure set in the fictional Lone Pine National Park. You play as Izzie, who has come to Lone Pine to try to photograph some of its mysterious, undiscovered 'cryptids'.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Mystery 9.8%

  45. #45 Lucid Dream Adventure
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
    Dev: Dali Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Point & Click 14%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Psychological 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%

  46. #46 Monolith
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 335 reviews2023
    Dev: Animation Arts
    Windows · Linux

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Emotional 10.3%, Mystery 8.7%

  47. #47 We Grew Up in War
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Charles Games
    Windows · Mac

    We Grew Up in War is a powerful testimony based on real stories of children who lived through wars in Ukraine and Bosnia. Experience their world shaped by fear and imagination and witness their memories in all their raw, haunting truth.

    Why similar: Narrative 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Drama 12.3%, Emotional 11.2%

  48. #48 GEN-ABYSS
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BEELIEV Studio
    Windows

    The thriller horror mystery RPG.Influencer Feng Cimu itness her crew vanish one by one. As sinister phenomena relentlessly emerge, her descent into the mountain's secrets unravels a shocking conspiracy—while buried truths about her own past and identity begin clawing their way to the surface...

    Why similar: Thriller 19%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Drama 10%, Emotional 8.4%

  49. #49 Ire: A Prologue
    69% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: ProbablyMonsters
    Windows

    It’s 1986, and you’re stranded in the Bermuda Triangle -- but not alone. Trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive and uncover the truth. Ready or not, here it comes.

    Why similar: Narrative 28.7%, Psychological 14%, Thriller 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

  50. #50 ALTER EGO
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Fruit Salad Torture
    Windows

    ALTER EGO is a 2D point-and-click narrative-based adventure game featuring psychological elements. Explore two levels with atmospheric environments, solve puzzles, and use your inventory items to uncover the mystery behind Reese and Winona’s relationship, and find the real culprit—if there is one.

    Why similar: Narrative 18.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Thriller 9.3%

  51. #51 The Source
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dr. Puzzler
    Windows · Mac

    The Source is a unique modern take on the Text Adventure genre. An outsider to a foreign world, you must choose a kingdom to help gain an ancient power locked deep beneath a mysterious Well. Explore each kingdom, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery surrounding this shattered world.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 17%, Point & Click 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%

  52. #52 Since 1935
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HoHo Game Studio
    Windows

    This is an interactive narrative inspired by real events. Experience the untold story of an ordinary woman in contemporary China, blending heartfelt storytelling and light puzzles to explore resilience and humanity throughout her life journey.

    Why similar: Narrative 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 13.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%

  53. #53 Before Your Eyes
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,221 reviews2021
    Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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: Narrative 39.6%, Emotional 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Hand-drawn 7%

  54. #54 Three Minutes To Eight
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 189 reviews2023
    Dev: Chaosmonger StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.

    Why similar: Time Travel 29.1%, Point & Click 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological 9.8%

  55. #55 Re:Curse
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Papertrail Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.

    Why similar: Time Travel 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Drama 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Emotional 10.5%

  56. #56 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 7,446 reviews2021
    Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

    Why similar: Narrative 23.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Drama 10.2%

  57. #57 TOHU
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 712 reviews2021
    Dev: Fireart Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

    Why similar: Time Travel 27.5%, Point & Click 17.9%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Emotional 7.8%

  58. #58 At His Grave
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: XUMENGTIAN
    Windows

    Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.

    Why similar: Time Travel 34.2%, Drama 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Emotional 9.9%

  59. #59 Endless Loop
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
    Windows

    《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Drama 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Thriller 12.5%, Mystery 11.5%

  60. #60 Crimson Tale
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Thruster GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Crimson Tale is a short first-person narrative puzzle game where Elizabeth uses blood magic and vampire powers to defy the oppressive nobility. Avoid sunlight, travel through time, and hunt the Golden Guard to end their reign.

    Why similar: Time Travel 28.9%, Narrative 21.4%, Drama 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Mystery 7.4%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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