- #1 Brinkmanship
97% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Jimi StinePub: USC Games
Windows
Brinkmanship is a first person sci-fi mystery about greed, manipulation, and trust. As a spaceborne colonist 20 years into your voyage you’ve just discovered that your ship has secretly altered its heading. Your parents give you a gun. The ship goes into lockdown. What do you do? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Space 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #2 Tacoma
96% matchVery Positive86% of 4,754 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Space 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Mystery 7.5%
- #3 A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
96% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Space 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #4 Event[0]
95% matchVery Positive80% of 2,275 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Why similar: Space 16.1%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #5 Hotdog Butcher
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystal Shark Games
Windows
The colorful lights of the carnival, laughter, and the sound of music. Everything seems ordinary as you serve your customers from your hotdog truck. But as the night grows deeper… the crowd fades, the lights go out and something starts watching you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #6 Bruja
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Creepy Club Studios
Windows
Explore, investigate and unravel the secrets buried in time. As psychic Amber Lopez, navigate haunted grounds, decipher ancient runes, and piece together the puzzle of a decades-old murder, each discovery closing in on a truth she’s not ready to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, First-Person 7.7%
- #7 Stardream
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Pixel
Windows
Stardream is a story-driven investigation game set in a retro 60s-inspired space ark. As Darlene, a taxi driver turned into a pressured investigator, uncover a hidden truth that could shatter a perfect society.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Space 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Mystery 8%
- #8 Kilroy Was Here
92% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: 4A50 Studios
Windows
You are stuck in an unknown place, completely alone for eternity. Every decision you’ve made, will make, and could have made somehow rattling around your head. The only thing you can understand is a rock, with a gratified picture and some text that reads ‘Kilroy Was Here’!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Space 9.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #9 Worker 42
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sheyper
Windows
Worker 42 is a single-player first-person exploration game. Use your scanner to find your way in the interstellar darkness of space. Repair the various systems of the station, complete your tasks and return to Earth. But something seems wrong on this planet.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Space 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.7%
- #10 The Station
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,109 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Space 18.8%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 6.8%
- #11 The House On Holland Hill
90% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Hedgefield
Windows
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 8.3%, Exploration 6.9%
- #12 John's Tombstone
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bigboot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Drive inside a dream, explore one of Saturn's moons, and discover the afterlife. John's Tombstone is a walking simulator; a story split in three chapters, each chapter very different from the other. It's a sci-fi story with some emotional overtones.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #13 The price of tomorrow
88% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Space 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #14 Condition Unknown
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Bizibee Interactive
Windows
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #15 The Fall of Lazarus
89% matchMixed64% of 121 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Space 18.2%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #16 I hope she's ok
87% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: inkakamu
Windows
“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #17 The Sixth Sorrow
84% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #18 Return to Grace
85% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Bytes Studios
Windows
A daring space archaeologist has just unearthed the ancient resting place of a long lost A.I. god known as Grace. Adventure with various fractured A.I. personalities as you uncover the great mystery of why she was shut down all those years ago.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Space 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #19 梦乡 The Dreamcatcher
86% matchVery Positive85% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Huanlin Games
Windows
The Dreamcatcher is a single player first person psychological adventure set in the modern times. You play as a young man who has just started his life in a big city. You will adventure into different dream worlds, overcome obstacles in the dreams with the help from outside the dreams.
Why similar: Real-Time 20% ★, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Exploration 7.7%
- #20 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #21 Forgotten Lectures - Fall of a Dynasty - The Beginning
82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: ForgottenLectures
Windows
Humanity went out to the stars and conquered a decent portion of the known galaxy. While technology advanced society did not necessarily. Greed, the struggle for power and influence is stronger than ever before and while besieged from outside forces there’s no lack of internal strife. -Visual Novel-
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #22 Resonance
83% matchMostly Negative41% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: MI Matrikel 16Pub: Hochschule Mittweida
Windows
Deep dive into space and explore the story of Robert and Catriona. You will discover the catastrophic events that happened on the station and get to know mysterious RESONANCES while being confronted with a tragic past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Space 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #23 <FAIL.safe>
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Talk is cheap. Trust is earned. You are stuck on The Destin, a forsaken starship on the brink of oblivion that is controlled by Novah, a sentient AI who holds the key to your survival. Befriend, manipulate, deceive, and persuade your way to freedom in this sci-fi narrative adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Space 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #24 The Company
80% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Crawler Games
Windows
The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
- #25 Lying Souls
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Troxy Studios
Windows
Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #26 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #27 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
79% matchVery Positive94% of 34,796 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, First-Person 7.2%
- #28 CINERIS IV
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Sayın Ent.
Windows
CINERIS IV is a first-person psychological thriller set on a desolate planet. As a deep-space observer, operate complex telescope arrays to find a new home for humanity and maintain your station against the harsh elements.
Why similar: Space 20.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Walking Simulator 10%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #29 Was It Worth It?
79% matchPositive90% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
Was it Worth it? is a first person story driven walking simulator. You play as Subject 105 and you do as you're told. DO NOT explore. DO NOT get tempted to stray from the path. DO build your new reality and enjoy your new life on earth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Futuristic 7.2%
- #30 Sea of Tranquility
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sky Trail Ltd
Windows
Escape your doomed mission from the Moon. Explore a vast open-world landscape and evade its dangers. Land shuttles, solve puzzles, control cameras, hack systems, uncover mysteries, and roam tranquil plains in your Rover. Survive the mission. Make your escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #31 IIT Quest
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IQHQ Pub: IQHQ
Windows
Is it okay to kill 6 billion people to avenge the deaths of 2 billion? In this epic sci-fi visual novel, make tough choices to solve "impossible" problems, unlock branching paths and achieve multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #32 R.I.P. Tour
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%
- #33 7th Chance
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Drewid GamesPub: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #34 Abyss of Light
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qian
Windows · Mac
"Abyss of Light" is a narrative-driven sci-fi adventure game. In this story, you play as a stranded interstellar colonist who crash-landed on a mysterious planet and struggles to find a way home.
Why similar: Space 19%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #35 TO:RI
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Farfama
Windows
TO:RI is an atmospheric first-person experience set on an abandoned island. Explore a train station that holds dreams and memories of isolated existence. Journey through an ethereal story about the essence of being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Exploration 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, First-Person 10%
- #36 Settled At Sea
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Artistry
Windows
Settled At Sea is a first-person mystery set on a remote Scottish island. You are a lighthouse keeper grieving your wife's death-but the island doesn't feel as isolated as it should.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #37 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #38 The Haunting of Joni Evers
72% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #39 Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts.
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: made by betalarsPub: Polynormal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts is a brief and cozy narrative game that lets you explore a character via thoughts and momentos you find in stages of their life. Its an introspective game, meant to share some experiences a peer-group of neurodivergent queers, including the dev, had growing up.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #40 Missing Pieces
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: QuestYard
Windows
Missing Pieces is a story-driven adventure in a vibrant alien world, full of hidden secrets, a plethora of languages and a sparkling cast of characters: lovable rogues, heartbroken families, and questionable allies. Find friendship and love, learn about yourself and discover who you really are!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Space 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Futuristic 8.7%
- #41 Next Star
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oneleafplay
Windows · Mac
Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 13.2%
- #42 Dreamwalker
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a man who discovers the existence of another dimension hidden in dreams. Explore and learn the rules of a new reality, meet fellow dreamwalkers and solve the mystery of a disaster in the past. Make decisions, build relationships and strive to reach the best ending!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #43 A Day In Space
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Fabiulous Games
Windows · Mac
In this short, first-person, interactive, exploration game, you'll live a day on board of a space colony in 2040. Carry out your daily tasks, get to know your fellow colonisers and gather the clues to unravel the staggering truth behind your crewmates' deaths.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #44 Midnight Road
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
Embark on a nocturnal road movie full of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and an unexpected destination. Choose your answers carefully... and you might just find a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Mystery 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #45 Tisis
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dimitris Risis
Windows
Tisis is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and sanity management as you navigate the thin boundary between light, darkness, and madness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Exploration 9.3%
- #46 The Three Moons
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Beyond Aether Studio
Windows
A sci-fi survival game on a hostile alien world. As a lone robotic unit, manage resources, upgrade your systems, face extreme weather, and uncover the mystery of the three moons through choices that shape your fate.
Why similar: Space 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Futuristic 11.3%, Exploration 9.7%
- #47 FRACTURED RED
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STORY GAMES
Windows
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Space 18.8%, Sci-fi 16%, Story Rich 9.1%, Exploration 8%
- #48 Strange Rules: Mall
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
You and your friends are trapped in a shopping mall with strange rules. Countless strange things appear in front of you... Please abide by everything the system stipulates, so that you have a chance to survive...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, First-Person 10.7%
- #49 The Invincible
68% matchVery Positive89% of 9,487 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Space 10.6%, Sci-fi 10%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Futuristic 9.6%
- #50 Kindred [Subject 6244]
69% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #51 Spaceship - Visual Effect Graph Demo
70% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Unity Technologies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spaceship is a small-scale technical demo showcasing high-end rendering of the Unity Game Engine. It presents a 5 minute long sequence of narrative first-person game play, You can also download the open-source project and open it using Unity Editor to learn how it was made.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Space 19.6%, Sci-fi 16.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Futuristic 7.5%
- #52 Insanias
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Federico Serafini
Windows
Insanias is a psychological horror game where you will have to explore what happened to find a hidden truth. To do this, you will have to be able to control your sanity to avoid falling into the madness that lurks in every corner. Are you ready to face your fears and discover the truth?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #53 While We Wait Here
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,307 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #54 Year Unknown
67% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Julian Heuser
Windows · Linux
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #55 Color of My Sound - Volume 1
67% matchVery Positive86% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Gallant Trombe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Color of My Sound is an enthralling visual novel that combines elements of science fiction, espionage, drama, and eroticism. Immerse yourself in a captivating mystery as you navigate through the intricate web of character agendas, ambitions, and personal struggles.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Space 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #56 STIGMA: The Salem Legacy
66% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: AKNA
Windows
STIGMA is a truly small indie game. It is a psychological detective horror focused on atmosphere and mystery. Uncover the haunting narrative of an old house and its forgotten past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #57 Speluncaphobia
69% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: rDev
Windows
A retro-inspired short horror game about caving.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #58 Forever Space: First Person Edition
67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
On an isolated space station, no one is who they seem in this interactive narrative thriller.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #59 What Remains of Edith Finch
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #60 Anant Express
65% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Yashgames773Pub: Jabsz Studios
Windows
Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the dark. Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Multiple Endings 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 8.4%