Games Like I Saw a Flying Saucer

A 2D exploration-based horror adventure set in the “Deep Realm,” an otherworld connected to a natural history museum. Experience a unique atmosphere where quiet intellectual spaces intertwine with unsettling phenomena.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Retro 23.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Adventure 5.2%

A retro-sci-fi themed mystery investigation puzzle game. Search for clues across the solar system, gather intelligence using your cutting-edge investigation tools, and figure out what happened. When you find all 15 ships, you win!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Retro 18.5%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 2.3%

I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 54.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 7.6%

Build a fire hot enough to reduce her bones to ash. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.1%, Retro 31%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Indie 2.6%

An endless abyss... Is salvation waiting at its end? Ellie awakens in a submerged world resembling an aquarium. Seeing her reflection, she finds her body has turned to jelly. With no memory of how she got here, glowing jellyfish drift around her. Can she find salvation—or be consumed by the abyss?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.8%, Retro 29.6%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 12.7%, Atmospheric 12.7%

On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.4%, America 28.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%, 2D 6.4%

A kleptomaniac ambulance driver struggles to break free from life's great dismal cycles through theft and daydreams in this three act arcade adventure.

Why similar: America 45.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Retro 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, 2D 5.6%

Explore the moonlit heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens in this atmospheric, 1-bit horror game. Press into the backwoods' dark depths, where entities forgotten and strange tread in step with the spirits of the past. And above all... beware the Devil.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.3%, America 33.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, 2D 6.5%, Adventure 5.3%

An investigator tasked with Malina's case, you find out from the morgue that she was not injured internally or externally. Puzzled with this information you investigate her house.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, America 32.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Retro 5.4%

Mars Underground is an apocalyptic adventure where you relive the same day over and over. With each cycle new items can be picked up and topics unlocked.​ Explore the possibilities of this timeloop and uncover multiple endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Retro 21%, Adventure 11.3%, 2D 7.8%

Confront the moral dilemma, and then become the hero that saves the world.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Retro 22%, Adventure 4.8%, 2D 3.4%

"The Last Will" is a 3D point-and-click adventure game played from the perspective of a grieving father whose son just passed away.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.7%, America 44.1% ★, Adventure 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Pilot a biomechanical android through a derelict spacecraft consumed by alien corruption. Every scene, narrative, and horror is procedurally generated by AI. No two explorations are the same. Uncover what happened to the crew in this 16-bit sci-fi horror adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, 2D 9%, Adventure 6.5%

A third-person psychological thriller focused on observing, influencing, and subtly shaping the behavior of a character trapped in her own routine. In 1948, you manipulate small environmental details to shift perceptions and shape the relationship between player and protagonist.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, America 25% ★, Retro 24.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 4.3%

An aquarium where a huge tank called "RONNARIUM" is on display. There is a rumor that if one enters the aquarium at night, he or she will be "divinely bewitched". A girl named "Yocto" hears the rumor and visits the aquarium to confirm the truth.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.9%, Retro 29.6%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Adventure 9.6%, 2D 5.4%

Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 9.9%, 2D 7.9%

Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 53.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%, 2D 8.1%, Adventure 4.6%

Buck Trucker must gamble and sweet-talk his way through The Golden Palm Casino, Las Vegas, to save an orphanage back home—or succumb to Sin City's many temptations in this choice-driven story featuring mini-games, multiple endings, and a cast of outlandish characters.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, America 31.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Retro 10.6%, 2D 5.9%

The faith of the forest is threatened by evil forces. A mysterious curse has turned your human body into a small mushroom and your world is invaded by molds, but not all is lost. Your new form comes with new abilities!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.7%, Retro 32.6%, 2D 13.9%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 5.3%

HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.6%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D 8.6%

Escape the Family Dinner—a short, third-person exploration experience inspired by our traumatic & nostalgic memories.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.1%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Retro 17.2%, Adventure 8.5%, 2D 6.2%

"Robot Hospice" is a 2D pixel art adventure game where beloved robots spend their final days in a hospice. As a new staff member, you will gently yet painfully bid farewell to these cherished machines that once lived alongside humans.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Retro 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%, 2D 6.5%

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: America 58.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Retro 10.7%, 2D 6.7%, Indie 2.2%

In the text-adventure “Head in the Cloud,” you play as a Marine hacker on a mission to sabotage a crime syndicate’s supercomputer. When things don’t go to plan, you must use your head to survive, or risk losing it!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.5%, Retro 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Adventure 3%

A lewd Visual-Novel about Futas on an open island

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Retro 16.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%, 2D 7.3%

Join a boy named Timothy and his alien friend Gus on a journey of self discovery as they explore the colorful world of Fragment.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.7%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Retro 16.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 2.4%

Experience a sci-fi narrative where you run a gas station on a drifting asteroid in the infinite void. Service increasingly complex alien ships, upgrade and expand your gas station's operations, and shape the fate of the galactic stage through your choices!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Retro 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Atmospheric 12.8%, 2D 7.3%

Lost in nostalgia, surrounded by ghosts, Coralina goes through the Elysian Fields to find a long lost alchemy artifact, all before the world ends. The girl that can enter memories travels through these Posthumous Lands once again, in her own Psychedelic Odissey.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Retro 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, 2D 7.8%

Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 52.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Adventure 10.4%, 2D 9.2%, Indie 2.3%

A "Heisei retro" 3D horror game set in a 1990s Japanese laundromat.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.5%, Retro 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 2.9%

A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.

Why similar: America 32.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Retro 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%

A retro-style point-and-click horror adventure where you can try anything… and probably die hilariously.

Why similar: Retro 28%, Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Blooms of April is an experimental narrative game where poetry unfolds as you pluck petals from a sunflower. Each gesture reveals shifting fragments of verse, creating a contemplative, ever-changing poem through play

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 61.7%, Atmospheric 24.6%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 2.9%

Liam wakes up alone after surgery. He walks around the facility and sees what happened while he was unconscious.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 8.6%

Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.8%, Retro 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Atmospheric 8.8%, 2D 6.3%

A happy little game about the struggles of old-timey travelling.Happy Wagon features several difficulties, unlockable characters, an endless mode and achievements. Happy Travels!

Why similar: Retro 34.6%, America 27% ★, Pixel Graphics 25%, 2D 9.8%, Indie 2%

The French-venture has returned... now on Steam!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.1%, America 33% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, 2D 7.2%, Adventure 5.1%

An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 8.8%

A garden-themed 2D RPG which tackles the struggle of problem-solving in an uncomfortable and unknown place. Solve and explore your way across this dark landscape to uncover the truth behind your visit, meeting a familiar face to keep you company.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.1%, Retro 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, 2D 9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Grotto adventures

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.9%, Retro 22.8%, 2D 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 9.5%

Manchester, New Hampshire's late-night chat show host Chuck Sterling interviews two people.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.1%, America 32% ★, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 8.1%, Indie 1.9%

More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Retro 14.7%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 8.7%

百貨店巡回ホラーアドベンチャー。かつて奇妙な使用方法で流行した鎮静剤「エレベーション」、上昇を続けるエレベーター、留まる時間。夜間警備員の青年二名が、上階を目指しつつ巡回し、各フロアで異常事態の真相を探る。

Why similar: Retro 38.9%, Pixel Graphics 37.7%, Adventure 16%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.7%

You are Ryan, a barbarian warrior and you've got to keep back to the realm the Black Jewel, stolen by Darkor.

Why similar: Retro 47.5%, Pixel Graphics 33.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 8%

Arthur's Thinking Games is the perfect combination of learning, fun, and helpful features. With 6 different fun-filled activities and 5 levels of difficulty, Arthur's Thinking Games will entertain your child with hours of learning and fun!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 51.8%, America 38.5% ★, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

The memory of a medical emergency crafted into an Interactive Fiction. How will you act when someone you love is in the middle of a medical emergency and all you can do is wait?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 57.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.2%, 2D 11.1%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%

In this bizarre graphically-augmented text-adventure originally released in 1983 from the mind of Mel Croucher, Uncle Groucho is your guide in a wacky alternative Hollywood where cigars are currency and you are as likely to travel in a space shuttle as in a covered wagon.

Why similar: America 42.2% ★, Retro 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Adventure 2.9%

“Vaccine War” is an action adventure game with exploration features. It is set in the tense Europe from the thirties, with the Spanish Civil War (and some fiction stories) as background. Aesthetically, the game combines the pixelart retro style with a 3D environment.

Why similar: Retro 39.7%, Pixel Graphics 37.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 10.3%

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 42.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Retro 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 6.1%

FoMO is an experimental first-person horror with unpredictable mazes, a suffocating atmosphere, and a decaying retro look. No weapons, only escape, paranoia, and choices that accelerate the horror.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Retro 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 4.8%

The year is 2074. “Spark” organization wants to «establish order» in your hometown of Eliseysk. It’s time to answer the call (of justice) and join the resistance. Will you be the one to shoulder the burden of this mission, and persist in this cruel and dangerous world in order to shape its future?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Retro 13%, 2D 7%, Atmospheric 6.7%

A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.1%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Retro 20.2%, Adventure 5.2%, 2D 5.1%

Boyhood's End is an adventure horror game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campenella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman".

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.7%, Retro 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Adventure 9.7%, 2D 7.2%

The Projection Room of Malka Spitzer is an atmospheric, psychological RPG adventure that delves into the depths of the mind. Unravel the enigmatic maze of dreams, confront inner demons, and challenge your perception of reality.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.8%, America 30.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, 2D 6.3%

A conspiracy is welling deep within the stone walls of an ancient castle.The keep’s master is leading its denizens to construct a revolutionary new device made to move the world forward onto a new path of evolution.

Why similar: Retro 34.9%, Pixel Graphics 28.8%, Adventure 13.7%, 2D 10.5%, Indie 9.8%

Shake things up with SUPER SHAKING GIRL!!!, an exhilarating action game that'll have you shaking sodas to propel yourself through the air! Shake, fly, rinse, and repeat... The sky's the limit!

Why similar: America 36.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 25%, Retro 22.3%, 2D 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Greenhouse is a gloomy and atmospheric erotic interactive fiction with an aura of mystery. You'll play as Erik, a male scalie dragon, as you navigate the sexual perils of the greenhouse.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 54.6%, Pixel Graphics 27.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 1.8%, 2D 0.5%

"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Retro 17%, Atmospheric 10.8%, 2D 6.7%

Here We Exist is a path that seeks for purpose and meaning, wander around a strange world where everything has a purpose, but nothing makes sense, talk with strange creatures, fullfil your destiny.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%, 2D 8.3%, Adventure 7.1%