Games Like Gods Will Be Watching

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the survival-puzzle mechanics of the seed game, requiring careful planning to avoid disaster.

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: Point & Click 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Indie 11.7%, Difficult 8.8%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the stress of balancing survival and moral integrity under a cold, bureaucratic regime.

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: Survival 35.2%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Resource Management 13.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the brutal reality of survival and the agonizing moral choices required to keep your group alive.

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 21.6%, Point & Click 15.5%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy experience that explores philosophical themes and the long-term consequences of your choices.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: Resource Management 25.4%, Survival 24.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It demands constant resource management and forces you to make harrowing ethical sacrifices to ensure the survival of your society.

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.6%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 6.3%, Puzzle 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric sci-fi horror game that shares the dark, oppressive atmosphere and point-and-click mechanics.

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: Sci-fi 40.6%, Story Rich 26.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Indie 11.4%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi narrative RPG that emphasizes resource management and the weight of choices in a precarious, decaying environment.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.3%, Survival 16.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Resource Management 7.9%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines resource management with a bleak, post-apocalyptic journey where every decision affects your survival.

Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Difficult 19.5%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Resource Management 13.2%, Dark 10.2%, Survival 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A space survival game that forces you to manage limited resources while navigating a hostile and lonely universe.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Dark 24.2%, Story Rich 19.6%, Survival 19.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric exploration game where managing your resources and crew is a constant, life-or-death struggle.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A noir sci-fi point-and-click game with a strong narrative focus and a gritty, oppressive atmosphere.

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Point & Click 53%, Dark 10.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click game that deals with intense, dark themes and the consequences of your moral actions.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 7.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure set in a desolate, atmospheric world that rewards careful exploration.

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: Point & Click 33.2%, Story Rich 15%, Dark 14.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological point-and-click adventure that explores themes of trauma and horror.

Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time narrative adventure that relies on your choices to keep a character alive, emphasizing psychological pressure.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Story Rich 24.3%, Strategy 18%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Indie 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG where your leadership decisions have significant, often tragic, consequences for your caravan.

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: Point & Click 23.2%, Dark 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Places you in a dystopian setting where you must balance your own survival against the lives of others through difficult moral choices.

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Why similar: Point & Click 54.1%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Indie 6.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that maintains a consistently dark and grim tone.

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.2%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Story Rich 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Puzzle 5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric point-and-click horror game that excels at building tension through its narrative.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Story Rich 23%, Difficult 18.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes mystery game that requires intense deduction and observation to piece together a tragic story.

A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Puzzle 14.1%, Difficult 11.2%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that explores the consequences of curiosity and the dark outcomes of your actions.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Sci-fi 38.7%, Dark 27%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival horror game that captures a similar sense of isolation and dread through its oppressive tone.

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose your adventure-type gameplay, squad-level management, exploration and scavenging, difficult moral choices. Modern-times tribute to Oregon Trail.

Why similar: Difficult 13.4%, Point & Click 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Survival 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative survival game that forces you to make tough decisions while managing resources during a societal collapse.

Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?

Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Difficult 13.4%, Dark 10%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi point-and-click puzzle game that focuses on uncovering a dark, hidden truth.

Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.5%, Dark 12.8%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Thriller 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into mystery and dark, atmospheric storytelling.

At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 43.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 16.8%, Gore 16.7%, Horror 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure that blends puzzle-solving with dark, psychological themes and a sense of impending doom.

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Story Rich 15%, Puzzle 7.9%, Strategy 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game where you must make difficult choices about who lives and who dies, with significant consequences.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 46.6%, Difficult 15.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-management game set in a dystopian society where your choices dictate your ability to stay in the country.

HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.

Why similar: Choices Matter 44.6%, Atmospheric 22.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 9.4%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-driven horror game that uses its limited perspective to create a tense and personal experience.

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Thriller 12.9%, Sci-fi 12%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Choices Matter 10.1%

In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 10.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Dark 9.4%

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Point & Click 44%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric narrative adventure that focuses on the weight of choices and the nature of human connection.

W!LiB! Prologue allows you to try and live one day of Will's life in trying to save people on the legendary Suicide Bridge. Would you be able to find the right words? How many souls could you save in one day? And how would you feel if you're not good enough?..

Why similar: Point & Click 13.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Thriller 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Thriller 11.8%, Story Rich 9.7%, Dark 7.1%

A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Difficult 20.9%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Puzzle 6.6%

The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Thriller 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark 7.5%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Difficult 10.8%, Indie 9.2%, Adventure 8.3%

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.6%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 8.8%

A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Resource Management 20.4%, Story Rich 18%, Dark 16.2%, Survival 16.2%

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Thriller 16.8%, Dark 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Story Rich 9.8%

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Point & Click 17.1%, Thriller 14.8%, Indie 10.9%, Adventure 9.5%

W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicide, based on personal experience. This is a story about a void in the soul, about search and loss of the life purpose in trying to save oneself and others. This is a life that can be lived your own way. For any life is beautiful... isn’t it?

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Difficult 13.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 6.9%

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Dark 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Dark 12.5%, Thriller 12.1%, Story Rich 12%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.9%, Story Rich 19.2%, Indie 16.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Thriller 17.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 39.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 11.4%

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.2%, Difficult 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Indie 8.4%, Gore 6.6%

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 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Dark 12.7%, Thriller 10.2%, Puzzle 6.9%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Thriller 15.9%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Thriller 28.1%, Dark 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Sci-fi 15%

A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Indie 5.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: Story Rich 23.5%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Puzzle 15.8%, Dark 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%

A handcrafted adventure about overcoming fear and doubt. Will you defeat your inner demons or be crippled with regret ?

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.9%, Indie 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 47%, Story Rich 26.5%, Indie 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Adventure 5.8%

Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers.

Why similar: Difficult 20%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Dark 12.9%, Survival 8.8%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Puzzle 21%, Story Rich 20.3%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Adventure 12.4%

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Choices Matter 4.6%

Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 7.3%