Games Like Gerda: A Flame in Winter

Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.

Why similar: World War II 44.7% ★, Emotional 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A young girl’s journey through war-torn Europe, mirroring the emotional weight and historical setting of Gerda.

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Why similar: World War II 43.5% ★, Historical 23.5%, Emotional 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on civilian resistance in Nazi Germany, perfectly capturing the tension and moral burden found in Gerda.

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Why similar: World War II 33.8% ★, Historical 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Emotional 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that uses interactive interviews and documents to explore the impact of WWII on ordinary lives.

Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

Why similar: World War II 30.3% ★, Historical 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Emotional 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends historical research with narrative choices to explore the aftermath of WWII in a small village.

«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history

Why similar: World War II 48.7% ★, Historical 25%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 5.5%, Female Protagonist 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the harrowing realities of WWII through a narrative-heavy lens with multiple branching paths.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Emotional 61.2%, Story Rich 25.8%, Singleplayer 10.7%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience of managing civilian survival during a brutal conflict, emphasizing difficult moral trade-offs.

Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Female Protagonist 29%, Adventure 24.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional narrative about a refugee’s journey, utilizing a messaging interface that feels intimate and urgent.

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller with a female protagonist that relies on difficult choices and branching narrative outcomes.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Historical 45.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven historical narrative that explores the personal stakes of political upheaval.

A choices-matter spy thriller told through interactive postcards. Play a secret agent racing across 1930s Switzerland, sending coded reports to your handler. Charm, deceive or strong-arm your way through a Hitchcockian tale where every choice shapes the story.

Why similar: World War II 41.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy interactive fiction game that captures the tension of espionage in a historical setting.

My Memory of Us is a moving fairy tale about friendship and hope in the darkest moments of our times. Enter a hand-crafted, gorgeously animated 2D world full of adventure, exploration, stealth and puzzles. Meet the kids brought up in different worlds and help them survive during times of occupation.

Why similar: World War II 46.3% ★, Historical 21.9%, Emotional 13.2%, Story Rich 6.5%, Cute 5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a metaphorical, side-scrolling approach to depict the horrors of WWII through the eyes of two children.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 44.2%, Story Rich 20.2%, Singleplayer 9.1%, 2D 9%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Forces players into a position of moral compromise under a totalitarian regime, similar to the Gestapo-related tension in Gerda.

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

Why similar: Historical 29.2%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Third Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted adventure game that balances historical mystery with a deeply personal, multi-generational story.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, RPG 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep RPG-lite mechanics and branching narratives where every choice significantly impacts the protagonist's survival.

A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.

Why similar: Emotional 43.9%, Story Rich 21.8%, RPG 19.3%, 2D 10.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven RPG that explores the human perspective of military conflict and the moral ambiguity of war.

This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!

Why similar: Historical 23.3%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Third Person 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative mystery game that focuses on exploration and character interactions in a mid-century setting.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Multiple Endings 44.8%, Story Rich 24.4%, RPG 8.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Challenges players to make impossible moral decisions while living under a repressive, surveillance-heavy government.

Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

Why similar: Historical 57.3%, Female Protagonist 29%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-style adventure that uncovers historical crimes, requiring careful investigation and moral judgment.

Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

Why similar: Historical 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy RPG set in a fantasy world that explores social inequality and the impact of individual decisions.

Inua is a narrative game in which three protagonists have their destinies intertwined decades apart in the same locations in the far north. Explore each era, collect ideas and manipulate their minds to change the course of history.

Why similar: Historical 42.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Stylized 14.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich adventure that weaves historical events with supernatural elements through a choice-based system.

An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.

Why similar: World War II 24.2% ★, Historical 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Emotional 9%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant, story-rich adventure that explores themes of loss and memory through a unique visual style.

Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.

Why similar: Historical 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Emotional 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that relies on branching paths and character-driven choices.

A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

Why similar: World War II 23.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 16%, Historical 15.3%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Dialogue Heavy 7.1%

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: RPG 42.8%, Story Rich 39.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Indie 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative-driven RPG mechanics where moral choices and internal dialogue shape the outcome.

Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

Why similar: RPG 19.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG-lite that forces you to decide who lives and who dies, echoing the high-stakes choices in Gerda.

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that emphasizes the importance of choices and character interactions.

In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.

Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Story Rich 24.9%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, 2D 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure with a strong focus on narrative, puzzles, and historical mystery.

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: Dialogue Heavy 45%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Stylized 12.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on emotional storytelling and character relationships in a small-town setting, mirroring the intimate feel of Gerda.

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: Dialogue Heavy 43.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 15.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game that emphasizes listening and empathy, capturing the quiet, character-driven moments of Gerda.

It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...

Why similar: World War II 33.3% ★, Historical 16.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, RPG 6.4%

In the waning years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a rumor circulates about a stone statue that bestows blessings in the mortal realm. Lured by the rumor, Anu and Chu Qingqing, a Xianbei General and her Han captive, are led to Dunhuang to face their fates.

Why similar: Historical 35.7%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, RPG 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 51.8%, Story Rich 24.8%, Adventure 15.5%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 2%

A lovely adventuring RPG where you journey as a brave princess. Dark smoke has veiled your town and its people have fled. Explore picturesque corners, gather supplies at your own pace, perform heartwarming deeds, and restore lost peace to your kingdom.

Why similar: RPG 25.8%, Story Rich 21.4%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Casual 11.4%

Wienne is unique - you can change the flow of the story at any moment in time. Repeatedly. In this short story and lore-driven RPG you will have to save Wienne and Zack from a nearly inevitable demise. Can you find the path?

Why similar: RPG 63.9%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 5.6%, 2D 3.9%

Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.4%, Multiple Endings 23.2%, Cute 12.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, 2D 7.8%

Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.

Why similar: Emotional 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Story Rich 9.1%

Build the tanks, Date the girls, Choose your side. Live through the adventure and drama of an alternate universe World War 2.

Why similar: World War II 64.5% ★, Historical 23.9%, Adventure 6.3%, Casual 4%, Indie 1.3%

The Red Lantern is a narrative, dog sledding game about survival. You play as the Musher who, along with her team of 5 sled dogs, must find her way home. Care for your dogs, discover their stories, and learn how to navigate the unknowns of the Alaskan wilderness and prepare for your new life.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Emotional 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Female Protagonist 20%, RPG 6.5%

Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, RPG 12.9%, Story Rich 6.1%

Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?

Why similar: Emotional 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Top-Down 14%, RPG 13.2%, Adventure 9.3%

ARIDA: Backland's Awakening. A story of survival and adventure in the brazilian backlands. Face the drought to explore the more arid regions, gather resources and discover clues about the fate of the young Cícera.

Why similar: Historical 31.4%, Emotional 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Stylized 8.4%, Third Person 8.2%

You, an ordinary modern person, cross into the Three Kingdoms. There you meet legendary heroes and beauties. Will you retreat with your love, or rise to conquer the land? Every choice rewrites history—or leads to your doom.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Emotional 12%

One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.

Why similar: Historical 41.2%, Stylized 16.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%

Brassheart is an adventure game set in the alternative 1920s, inspired by dieselpunk and the classics of the genre. In this world, you play as Pola, a spunky pilot. She follows the clues that may provide a way to save her father kidnapped by his own invention, a rebellious supermachine, Valkiria.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.1%, Adventure 25.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Raid On Taihoku is an adventure game with the backdrop of WW2 Taiwan. By controlling the characters pass through different danger and safe zones, you will experience the struggles of human nature and cruelty of war.

Why similar: World War II 40% ★, Historical 29.9%, Female Protagonist 9%, RPG 7%, Story Rich 6.6%

Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Story Rich 12.8%, Stylized 12.5%, Cute 11.3%

Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.5%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

This is a slightly different history to the world we know. Having been appointed propaganda minister at the age of 14, the genius girl. Geri Goeppels, together with her private secretaries Rolly and Flute, is up to all sorts of secret maneuvers.

Why similar: World War II 42.8% ★, Historical 32.3%, Female Protagonist 12%, Cute 6.4%, Adventure 3.5%

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Historical 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.1%, Emotional 31.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

Choose fate. Choose story. The fate of the witches is in your hands.

Why similar: Emotional 24%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, RPG 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Cute 9.2%

Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

Why similar: Historical 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, RPG 10.7%

You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

Why similar: Historical 25.2%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, RPG 10.5%

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 24.1%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Stylized 9.9%

A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.9%, Stylized 24%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, 2D 10%, Story Rich 5.4%

Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 33.8%, Emotional 17.7%, Story Rich 16.1%, Historical 11%, Adventure 9.7%

ATONE is a Norse mythology-inspired, hand-drawn game that blends interactive storytelling and complex puzzles with a rhythm game combat system. Inherit the role of a young warrior named Estra as she journeys through Midgard to unveil the truth behind her father’s death.

Why similar: Emotional 22.3%, Hand-drawn 19%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 10.8%

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Emotional 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Stylized 12.7%, Story Rich 10.9%

Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 47.5%, Adventure 19.8%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Casual 9.1%, Indie 2.4%

Adopt Karin or Klaus in this dark, story-driven parenting game. Help your child cope with the effects of hatred and bullying. Balance resources to meet their needs. Based on the true stories of the Lebensborn children, you’ll make difficult choices that will impact your child’s life forever.

Why similar: World War II 30.2% ★, Historical 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Emotional 13%, Hand-drawn 9.7%