Games Like Half-Life: A Place in the West

TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?

Why similar: Sci-fi 32.3%, Atmospheric 28.7%, Action 17.5%, Indie 16.5%, Adventure 5.1%

In the fall of 2050, nearly a decade after an AI crisis ended, the Bates and two others are trying to find their last hope, Ocean City. The shortage of supplies and the threat of zombies have already made things difficult for them, and the appearance of a band of bandits has added to their woes.

Why similar: Sexual Content 27%, Violent 21%, Gore 16.7%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Story Rich 12.4%

FORECLOSED is a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a Cyberpunk world filled with action, suspense, and experimental augmentations. Follow the story of Evan Kapnos in this sleek comic book styled game as he unravels the conspiracy behind his identity foreclosure. Who is responsible and why?

Why similar: Comic Book 32.7%, Dystopian 17.4%, Violent 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Story Rich 8.4%

Waking up naked in a slaughterhouse, you must escape and travel through a dystopian world to uncover the truth of your origins. Burning Daylight is a sci-fi adventure game, set in a dystopian future with light puzzle elements and environmental storytelling.

Why similar: Dystopian 22%, Sexual Content 20.4%, Nudity 15.4%, Violent 11.7%, Gore 8.8%

Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?

Why similar: Comic Book 59.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Drama 8.1%, Adventure 4.8%

After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

Why similar: Story Rich 21.5%, Violent 19.9%, Gore 18.8%, Comic Book 18%, Atmospheric 11.5%

A unique game with a film noir atmosphere, seductive wanton women, and dirty dangerous secrets. Gameplay is based on a motion comic with a non-linear plot mixed with MATCH3 puzzle fights.

Why similar: Sexual Content 28.8%, Comic Book 27.1%, Nudity 18.3%, Violent 14.5%, Indie 4.3%

GLOWCOMA: chapter 1 is a Sci-Fi FPS survivor horror game.

Why similar: Violent 41%, Gore 32.7%, Indie 12.6%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.9%

Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.

Why similar: Comic Book 42%, Dystopian 16.9%, Violent 15.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Indie 5%

A short 2.5D adventure platformer developed over the course of 3 months by a 3 person team. Travel along with a woman and her child surviving during an alien invasion. Inspired by classic sci-fi, this quiet, melancholy journey will show the depths a mother will go to protect her child, if she can survive...

Why similar: Sci-fi 47.8%, Indie 35.3%, Adventure 16.9%

Welcome to the unforgiving world ruled by the four Elder Fiends. Mankind as a whole is facing an unprecedented crisis that could lead to their total extinction. Having exhausted brave men in a war against the fiends, they now have no choice but to recruit the help of women to fight for their losing cause.

Why similar: Violent 29.1%, Gore 24.7%, Sexual Content 20.4%, Nudity 10.3%, Indie 6.9%

"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.

Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Sexual Content 27.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Indie 10%

The world where humanity is almost gone. A few remaining people search for each other amongst monsters, common inhabitants of the Earth. However, this story is about a child who is going to obtain something very important. Fariwalk: The Prelude is a short prologue to The Fariwalk game.

Why similar: Indie 65.5%, Adventure 34.5%

Two city detectives are sent to a small idyllic town in North Carolina called ‘Silver Creek Falls” to investigate a strange series of events that the local sheriff can’t seem to get his mind around. What initially seems like an open-and-shut case unfolds into a truly terrifying mystery that will leave the detectives wondering what is...

Why similar: Sci-fi 47.9%, Story Rich 42.2%, Adventure 9.9%

In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.

Why similar: Adventure 93.4%, Story Rich 3.7%, Sci-fi 2.3%, Indie 0.7%

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: Aliens 27.8%, Sci-fi 25.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Gore 7.6%

"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm...

Why similar: Sci-fi 40.9%, Story Rich 24.8%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.6%

A group of youngsters go to the woods to self-investigate a disappearance...

Why similar: Sexual Content 50.2%, Violent 37.4%, Indie 12.4%

This stunning post-cyberpunk indie visual novel is waiting for you to dive in. Explore the secrets of Olympia, the most technologically advanced country on Earth, as one of its top secret operatives. Can you complete your mission without regrets?

Why similar: Indie 24.4%, Violent 21.4%, Sexual Content 19.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.3%

After losing your family, you start living in another city, trying to hold on to life. In this city you make new friends and have sexual relationships. All characters and locations used in the game are fictional. And this game is for adults.

Why similar: Sexual Content 46.6%, Nudity 32.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Drama 4%, Adventure 3.5%

Hunt down a gang of gorgeous outlaw babes in this Wild West erotic adventure. Capture them, “rehabilitate” them your own way, and decide who ends up in control — you or the wildest girls on the frontier. Choices, danger, and hot 18+ scenes await. 🤠🔥

Why similar: Sexual Content 43.1%, Nudity 30.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 4.9%

Trapped in the depths of a top secret alien research facility, Lex must team up with A.I companion 'Chip' and hack her way to freedom. Along the way, she discovers the sinister secrets of the facility and meets the many monstrous creatures contained within.

Why similar: Sci-fi 33%, Story Rich 28.8%, Aliens 24.7%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 6.8%

A dark fantasy action adventure where you unbury a tale of intimacy and violence in order to cleanse a demonic infestation from a once-beautiful land.

Why similar: Violent 30.3%, Sexual Content 24.1%, Gore 23.1%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Wild Wet West – simplified dating sim with 3 charismatic girls to follow: local sheriff, dancer (also offering sexual services to the saloon customers) and innocent girl from Indian village. Your goal – rob the bank – with or without help of those ladies.

Why similar: Sexual Content 60.8%, Nudity 30.3%, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 3.5%

Embark on an exciting journey with a group of bandits who have been having a lot of bad luck lately... Shootouts, duels, diversions and the atmosphere of the wild but beautiful west await you.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.5%, Adventure 27.9%, Action 23.9%, Indie 16.7%

Saviour of the Wasteland is a very NSFW adult, interactive visual novel. Scavenge resources, build your settlement, meet lots of new people, discover secrets and have lots of sex while navigating the challenges of the wasteland.

Why similar: Sexual Content 31.9%, Dystopian 26.3%, Nudity 24.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Extraterrestrial invaders have come to take over Earth, and only an elite force of "magical girls" that have been infused with alien superpowers can stop them.

Why similar: Sexual Content 20.9%, Aliens 19.7%, Gore 15.7%, Nudity 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%

The Outpost Nine - Episode 1 is a Visual Novel/Point and Click hybrid game following the small skeleton crew of “The Outpost”, A lonely mining facility set on the small moon “Cobalt Paradise”.

Why similar: Violent 37.6%, Gore 30%, Indie 12.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Sense of reality has not yet returned after a teleportation experiment. Purple hamsters, girls with tails, medieval knights - a fantastic world of an alien planet, where you will lead special forces soldier Maxx.

Why similar: Sexual Content 36.4%, Nudity 23.1%, Violent 18%, Indie 8.8%, Story Rich 6%

Two Weeks in Painland is a story-driven game about a run-of-the-mill hacker spying on gangsters who are anything but, all while trying to keep his life and limbs in the process. Easier said than done.

Why similar: Violent 29.8%, Sexual Content 23.7%, Nudity 18.8%, Indie 13.7%, Story Rich 7.1%

State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.

Why similar: Dystopian 30.3%, Sci-fi 24%, Story Rich 14.6%, Sexual Content 14%, Indie 5.2%

This is a dramatic deep social point&click adventure about tough childhood and self-sacrifice.

Why similar: Atmospheric 40.1%, Adventure 36.1%, Drama 15.8%, Indie 8%

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Story Rich 54%, Atmospheric 29.4%, Adventure 16.6%

An Episodic Retro Indie Three-Act Spaghetti Western Platformer

Why similar: Violent 42.4%, Gore 33.9%, Indie 11.2%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 6%

Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.2%, Atmospheric 24%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Indie 17.2%, Action 4.9%

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.5%, Violent 31.3%, Gore 26.1%, Indie 10%

The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.2%, Indie 29.4%, Adventure 27.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%

Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.

Why similar: Comic Book 43.6%, Dystopian 30.9%, Sci-fi 11%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Fapout 69 ☢️ is an adult visual novel set in a ruined wasteland. As the new owner of a brothel-haven, you must rebuild, recruit girls, fend off raiders and mutants, and turn desire into the most valuable currency: survival through pleasure.

Why similar: Sexual Content 34.3%, Nudity 26%, Gore 21.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 5.9%

Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is a narrative adventure game of conquest, betrayal, and survival. When the fates of a tribe of apes and a band of human survivors intertwine, two worlds collide as their precarious existence hangs in the balance.

Why similar: Violent 66.7%, Indie 21.1%, Adventure 12.3%

A childhood friend has been missing for as long as you can remember. You decide to investigate the abandoned town in which he used to live only to find something truly unexpected and even more so unexplainable. Have you got what it takes to find out what happened to Chris Williams?

Why similar: Adventure 62.6%, Indie 37.4%

This is a free Metal Max fan work. Set 50 years after the first game, the story takes place as the wasteland recovers from the "Great Destruction". A mysterious group is secretly carrying out a terrible plan: capturing humans to turn them into cyborgs, aiming to rule the entire wasteland.

Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Indie 33.9%, Drama 31.6%

Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.

Why similar: Indie 41.8%, Adventure 28.7%, Atmospheric 23.4%, Action 6%

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

Why similar: Aliens 27.6%, Gore 23.1%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Nebraska takes place as a journalist writing a book about mid-west America, who runs out of gas in a rural area of Nebraska. Players will explore and uncover the secret facility that lies beneath the attraction and discover the terrible experiments that have taken place there.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.1%, Atmospheric 31.5%, Adventure 16.5%, Gore 12.1%, Indie 3.7%

Deliverance is a story of mystery, thrill and discovery. A choice-based adult visual novel allows you to explore the detective’s both sides. The hero, fighting to save his loved ones, or the villain willing to abandon all morality for power.

Why similar: Sexual Content 41.6%, Nudity 28.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Action 3%

Sophie: The Girl from the Zone is a choice-based adult Visual Novel. What if your world was nothing more than a hallucination? What if you were simply insane? In that case, how could you know what is real? And you, are you really who you think you are?

Why similar: Dystopian 29.5%, Sexual Content 23.7%, Nudity 17.3%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%

Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!

Why similar: Gore 29.5%, Sexual Content 20.6%, Story Rich 20.5%, Indie 12.6%, Nudity 11.9%

Lustful Valley - an erotic story of two sisters, with adventure elements. Find your sister, fulfilling the most lustful requests.

Why similar: Sexual Content 30.5%, Nudity 22.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Violent 11.4%, Aliens 9.8%

An erotic adventure through space with three very busty women as you try to save the day while enjoying the many pleasures of their company.

Why similar: Sexual Content 44.9%, Nudity 28.1%, Aliens 13.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Adventure 2%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Violent 37.6%, Gore 35.7%, Indie 8.6%, Story Rich 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Two friends investigate the disappearance of people and encounter unexplained phenomena.

Why similar: Gore 46%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Story Rich 18.3%, Indie 11.5%, Action 5.6%

Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.

Why similar: Indie 62.8%, Adventure 26.8%, Atmospheric 10.4%

—This is a story without redemption. Colt embarks on a journey to heal her sister, but what awaits her is a forest full of dangers...

Why similar: Sexual Content 29.2%, Gore 26.6%, Violent 17.8%, Nudity 11%, Sci-fi 8.1%

Perseverance is a horror/drama visual novel about survival and redemption. In Part 1 you play as Jack, a father who is struggling to keep his family together and finds himself in the middle of horrific events.

Why similar: Comic Book 40.4%, Violent 24.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Indie 7.7%, Drama 6.5%

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Why similar: Aliens 32.8%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Story Rich 17.6%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Gore 4.6%

There's a spider haunting these hills.

Why similar: Violent 69.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 6.2%, Adventure 2.8%

"Black & White•plot exclusive version" is a dystopian visual novel game: black and white, sensibility and reason, freedom and order: follow your beliefs and join your camp.

Why similar: Dystopian 38.3%, Aliens 23.4%, Sexual Content 10.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%