Games Like Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II

It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.

Why similar: Point & Click 51%, Story Rich 24.7%, Adventure 18.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven adventure that mirrors the narrative-heavy, character-focused exploration found in Herald.

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: Point & Click 43.3%, Story Rich 31.5%, Adventure 19.3%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterfully written historical narrative where your choices shape the lives of villagers in a 16th-century setting.

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: Visual Novel 31.9%, Point & Click 29.7%, Story Rich 23.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, historically grounded game that uses interactive interviews and documents to uncover a complex past.

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: Point & Click 32.8%, Story Rich 30.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An unparalleled choice-driven RPG that excels in political commentary and deep, branching dialogue trees.

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Why similar: Alternate History 43.7%, Point & Click 29.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused point-and-click adventure set in a steampunk-inspired historical world where your choices dictate the outcome of cases.

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: Point & Click 46.5%, Story Rich 26.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich experience that focuses on identity and survival through meaningful, choice-based interactions.

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 56.5%, Story Rich 24.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant historical investigation game that rewards careful observation and deduction in a point-and-click format.

Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Alternate History 19.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that forces you to consider the consequences of your choices on a society in flux.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.4%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich point-and-click adventure where your choices and companion selection drastically change the narrative path.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Point & Click 38.7%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk visual novel that balances complex character relationships with a branching, choice-heavy plot.

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: Point & Click 48%, Story Rich 22.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 10.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that weaves together multiple timelines through narrative-focused puzzles.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.9%, Story Rich 25.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click narrative experience that excels in atmosphere and deep, literary storytelling.

Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Story Rich 26.5%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy visual novel that focuses on character relationships and the consequences of your decisions.

Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.4%, Adventure 20.8%, Alternate History 17.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed visual novel that emphasizes mystery and character-driven drama.

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 60.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A haunting point-and-click adventure that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and uncovering dark secrets.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Point & Click 65.1%, Story Rich 31.2%, Adventure 2.7%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that prioritizes player agency and uncovering deep lore through dialogue and exploration.

Explore a beautiful, low-poly Norwegian island as 17-year-old Jesper. Armed with a mysterious, magical bracelet, you'll solve puzzles, uncover your grandfather's past, and make choices in this heartwarming coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and family.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Adventure 22.5%, Story Rich 22.2%, Indie 15.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A heartfelt, story-driven adventure that focuses on exploration and the emotional weight of personal history.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.3%, Story Rich 23.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused game that blends point-and-click mechanics with a dark, atmospheric narrative.

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Visual Novel 31.6%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy visual novel featuring deep LGBTQ+ themes and significant branching choices.

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: Visual Novel 52.5%, Story Rich 30%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that uses conversation and empathy as its primary mechanics.

Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Why similar: Story Rich 52.6%, Indie 22.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Singleplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A lore-heavy, story-rich exploration game that emphasizes the weight of your choices in a surreal world.

Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.3%, Story Rich 21%, Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven adventure that uses a unique communication mechanic to tell a story of mystery and connection.

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

Why similar: Alternate History 44.3%, Point & Click 27.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A western-themed point-and-click adventure that emphasizes mystery and character-driven drama.

Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Point & Click 35.7%, Story Rich 24%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that balances mystery and drama with a strong focus on narrative choices.

Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a bridge between literature and gaming. Step into the shoes of modern travelers—explore their desires, hopes and fears, and shape how their stories unfold. Make this journey your own.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.6%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Story Rich 16.8%, Adventure 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that focuses on realistic, character-driven travel narratives.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 99%, Adventure 0.5%, Story Rich 0.2%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click mystery that excels in character development and atmospheric storytelling.

A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.

Why similar: Story Rich 38.9%, Adventure 29.2%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Singleplayer 4.8%

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Point & Click 58.3%, Adventure 18%, Story Rich 12.2%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dense, story-rich point-and-click adventure that explores complex themes within a cyberpunk setting.

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 8.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A series-defining point-and-click mystery that focuses on ghost-hunting and personal narrative growth.

You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.7%, Story Rich 28.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.4%, Adventure 27.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that excels in world-building and atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration.

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: Alternate History 37.7%, Point & Click 21.7%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 6.4%

Lost & Found is a standalone, short story game taking place aboard a 1960s transatlantic ship. Play as Sophie Roy in her new job as a stewardess, and help solve a curious series of thefts in this narrative-driven mystery set after the events of This Bed We Made.

Why similar: Adventure 39.8%, Story Rich 30.9%, Indie 19.7%, Singleplayer 9.7%

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Story Rich 17.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, interactive fiction experience that captures the bittersweet nature of life transitions.

Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Story Rich 29.6%, Indie 12.8%, Adventure 7.7%

Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you taste the life of a medieval soldier.

Why similar: Story Rich 50.8%, Adventure 40.6%, Singleplayer 8.6%

Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.2%, Story Rich 30.1%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%

The World Well: Blood of Caro is a cinematic dark fantasy visual novel where every choice reveals another piece of the truth. Join 4 and Noma as they journey through a vampire-ruled world filled with unforgettable characters, hidden secrets, and difficult decisions.

Why similar: Alternate History 43.6%, Point & Click 26.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Story Rich 10.4%

Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

Why similar: Adventure 29%, Indie 27.7%, Story Rich 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%

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: Visual Novel 41%, Story Rich 35.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Story Rich 33.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%

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: Drama 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Story Rich 16.2%, Point & Click 13.5%, Adventure 12%

A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, dive into native rituals, reveal conspiracies, and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery!

Why similar: Point & Click 50.4%, Story Rich 23%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Point & Click 27.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Travel back in time and witness the horrors of slave trade firsthand. You will be working as young slave steward on a ship crossing the Atlantic. You are to serve the captain and be his eyes and ears. What do you do, when you realize that your own sister has been captured by the slave traders?

Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Adventure 34.7%, Indie 22.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 9.1%

Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 16.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Drama 14%

Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.

Why similar: Alternate History 42.9%, Point & Click 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 5.3%

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Why similar: Story Rich 61.2%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 11.8%, Singleplayer 6.5%

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 61.8%, Adventure 16%, Story Rich 12.2%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.

Why similar: Story Rich 47.1%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 22.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Uncover the dark secrets of the secluded Carpathian village while engaging in passionate romance along the way in this interactive visual novel / adventure game hybrid with a gothic horror theme.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.2%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 5.3%

Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?

Why similar: Visual Novel 62.3%, Story Rich 37.7%

Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Point & Click 20.7%, Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Indie 11%

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: Point & Click 32.6%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 6.4%

"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Drama 27%, Adventure 21.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 19.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%

A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.

Why similar: Visual Novel 66.9%, Story Rich 33.1%

Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Story Rich 32.8%, Indie 11.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 6%