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Games Like Junkyard Universe

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter, Emotional, Story Rich.

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Junkyard Universe is a 2D galaxy cleaner: Dissolve space trash or repair it. Trade with trash and tactics to bail out your junk eraser ship. Built a relationship with the rebels, aliens and other allies and enemies. Search for your lost mother as space pilot Meredith.

Reviews: 1 user reviews — 100% — of 2 reviews
Released: 2025-10-30
Developer: Sarah Dressel
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pressed Elephant
    Windows

    Ever wondered what it would be like to have an elephant the size of a softball as a friend? Elfie is a unique and cozy experience that combines elements of pet simulators, minigame collections and visual novels to answer just that! Enjoy the company and hobbies of your new rotund friend!

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Arcade 8.8%, Emotional 8.3%

  2. #2 BURIED STARS
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,207 reviews2021
    Dev: LINE Games Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 22.7%, Dynamic Narration 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Emotional 14.7%, Investigation 14.2%

  3. #3 Silent Station
    96% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2023
    Dev: MineevPhPub: Alexey Morozov
    Windows

    Deceive your friends and throw them into space, prepare deadly traps or figure out an impostor. Here you will learn how to cheat and use deduction. The game is well suited for companies of 6-12 people. The full range of emotions is guaranteed! Buy for friends as a gift!

    Why similar: Diplomacy 36.8%, Conspiracy 23.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%

  4. #4 Checkpoint Inc
    95% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Punchers
    Windows

    Develop your border checkpoint: upgrade the barrier and businesses, earn money, and optimize operations. Turn a small checkpoint into a profitable station — in this short and engaging game

    Why similar: Idler 22.4%, Diplomacy 21.3%, Emotional 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Investigation 14.1%

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    94% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2021
    Dev: Sugar Rush Studios
    Windows

    An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27%, Diplomacy 25.6%, Conspiracy 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  6. #6 Shutterbug Stud
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Astutio GamingPub: Astutio
    Windows

    Welcome to Morlock Lake! The Demanding Mayor May has invited you, Doug ‘Shutterbug’, here to take pictures of local girls for a Calendar, but from Shy Waitresses to Daring Heiresses, a camera roll full of Tricky Tasks await!

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    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ROTxBLAU
    Windows

    Explore fading memories, travel through time and uncover what was left unspoken - by following traces, opening old doors and rewriting history. Discover your family's dark history and find out why it still haunts you today.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Emotional 14.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

  8. #8 Whispers of Elysium
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Omnitale
    Windows

    A former friend needs you to rescue him from an abandoned research station on Mars. Explore the station, engage in interactive dialogues and solve mysteries. What will await you?

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Emotional 12.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%

  9. #9 Dynasty
    91% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Lunar Workshop
    Windows

    Dynasty is a singleplayer social deduction roguelike in which you must rule your kingdom through your untrustworthy advisors. Earn your advisors loyalty and grant them the power to administrate, but beware: the more power you grant them, the more they may use that power against you.

    Why similar: Diplomacy 42.4%, Interactive Fiction 30%, Roguelite 14.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%, 2D 4.5%

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    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ongakken Game StudioPub: Ongakken
    Windows

    There’s an imminent threat of nuclear annihilation from the two of the world’s greatest powers, and the protagonist, a female Japanese hacker, has to prevent it from happening while seeking justice for the death of her family.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Action RPG 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%

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    90% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Spiritual Opium
    Windows

    A satirical idle strategy game where you recruit a cat army, generate Meowfluence Points, and eliminate threats.

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  12. #12 The Uncertain: Light At The End
    89% matchMixed64% of 1,206 reviews2020
    Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.7%, Emotional 16.8%, Action RPG 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

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    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Omaet Games
    Windows

    A narrative ASMR adventure about a supernatural barbershop in late 70s Barcelona. Trim and style your supernatural clientele, gain their trust, and uncover their darkest secrets.

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  14. #14 A Steak Temple Panic
    88% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Roll Mops Interactive
    Windows

    Solve a series of cooperative mini-games in this interactive two-player comedy adventure: Two secret agents must learn to work together to recover a magical Aztec artifact hidden in an amusement park owned by a world-shaking multi-billionaire.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Emotional 16.6%, Investigation 14.9%, Dynamic Narration 14.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%

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    86% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: J. M. BeraldoPub: Time Galleon
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    87% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2021
    Dev: Metasepia Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    86% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
    Windows

    A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?

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    85% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 75 reviews2024
    Dev: Replikant
    Windows

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    83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,737 reviews2023
    Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Emotional 19.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Arcade 8.3%

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    84% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2021
    Dev: ReRolled Studio
    Windows

    Play 4 characters, live their unique stories and manage their daily lives to create their best day ever. In this narrative game, your decisions have consequences and change the outcome of the stories.

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    82% matchMostly Positive71% of 521 reviews2022
    Dev: FF Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    82% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    81% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: KromiXX
    Windows

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    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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  28. #28 Ismene
    78% matchNo user reviews2027
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    78% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    80% matchMixed56% of 410 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 六日Crystin
    Windows

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    77% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: COG Studios Inc.
    Windows

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  36. #36 Rinora's Silvercoin Garden
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crystal Umbrella Studio
    Windows

    Rinora's Silvercoin Garden is a casual idle fantasy coin pusher game. Choose relaxed idle mode or light roguelite mode, trigger chain rewards, collect treasures, and enjoy the Silvercoin Garden at your own pace.

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    74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac

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  38. #38 Welcome to Lightford
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NightInk Games
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 凌晨大黑狗
    Windows

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    75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: NonStandardCode
    Windows

    "Curiosity killed the cat, but after satisfying it she was resurrected." This game is a visual novel. Features of the game - puzzles and several endings, depending on your choice.

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chill Dragon Games
    Windows

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    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Dragon Dropper
    Windows · Linux

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Prosuntal Games Studio
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2023
    Dev: Hit'n'Run Digital Studio
    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Three More Years
    Windows · Mac

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  46. #46 Ithaca
    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchNo user reviews2027
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ねむは
    Windows

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  49. #49 Prime Monster
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 292 reviews2026
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    Windows

    A card-based political roguelike about surviving in a parliament of literal monsters. Fight for votes, break rules, weather scandals and force through absurd laws to keep the top job in this democratic dystopia of truly monstrous proportions.

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  50. #50 Meet Me on the Mountain
    69% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  51. #51 Artificial Nexus
    69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
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    68% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
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    Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.

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  53. #53 Lies Under Ice
    69% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2023
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    70% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2022
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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    68% matchVery Positive95% of 8,155 reviews2021
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  58. #58 Episode
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    66% match4 user reviews100% of 11 reviews2026
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    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sapucai Games
    Windows

    Dual role as detective and fixer, commanding the perfect cover-up from your desk. Intercept calls, stay ahead of the media, gather intel, and decide the fate of everyone involved before the masses catch on. Try again and again to reshape the narrative in this choice-driven mystery. Or you are fired.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 33.1%, Dynamic Narration 27.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choices Matter 10%

Modeli
Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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