60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Surreal, Singleplayer, Story Rich.
After shouting "Let Me Play!" to the cast in a theatre, the fiction comes crashing down as everyone, including you, becomes aware they're only following a script. Will you let the play continue? Or will you write your own ending?
Schastye
A miniature frozen between the atmosphere of a small room and Castaneda with Lovecraft. The story of radical spiritual practices in the search for truth among panels and stacks.
TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
A miniature frozen between the atmosphere of a small room and Castaneda with Lovecraft. The story of radical spiritual practices in the search for truth among panels and stacks.
Why similar: Experimental 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Minimalist 10.9%, Psychological 9.2%, Surreal 9%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Experimental 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological 10.5%, Minimalist 10%
Under the cloud, pressure is crushing – only machines survive in the open. LAMINA BRUISE is a narrative-driven first-person adventure. Solve thoughtful puzzles and overcome revealing obstacles in a tense, hostile environment.
Why similar: Experimental 38.6%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Surreal 21%, Minimalist 8.9%, Adventure 2.6%
Answer the question of mortality in this sidescroller inspired by the adventures of old. Wander the depths of two parallel worlds. Confer with gods, locals, and other travelers. Solve problems through intuition and a collection of odd trinkets. Choose: death, or eternal life?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Surreal 22.3%, Philosophical 20%, Minimalist 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
Experience a 'painfully human', 'psychological' narrative through dreams and allegory. Live in a flat. Buy things. Use things. Tire yourself out. Sleep. Dream. Wake up. Repeat. And maybe, just maybe, find a Bear in a Pit. What could be scarier than the Bear? Find out.
Why similar: Experimental 27%, Philosophical 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Psychological 14%, Surreal 12.5%
Emporium is a short interactive vignette. Exploring notions of escapism, loss and a fragmented sense of self in the wake of a personal tragedy.
Why similar: Experimental 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Surreal 15.3%, Philosophical 14.9%, Minimalist 10.1%
Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher.
Why similar: Experimental 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Philosophical 12.4%, Minimalist 11.5%, Psychological 10.6%
Lost Voice is a story-based first-person sci-fi adventure game with strong action elements, puzzles, and unique gameplay mechanics.
Why similar: Experimental 37.2%, Surreal 20.7%, Philosophical 19.4%, Minimalist 10.6%, Adventure 8.4%
MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.
Why similar: Experimental 41.3%, Surreal 20.4%, Philosophical 14%, Minimalist 11.1%, Adventure 4.7%
Your future is vaster than the cosmos.
Why similar: Experimental 48.2%, Surreal 25.2%, Philosophical 23%, Indie 1.7%, 2D 1.4%
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Surreal 24.8%, Philosophical 13.3%, Psychological 12.3%, Adventure 9.6%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Experimental 28.2%, Surreal 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
You're fired! Who needs game writers when AI can do the job? …What? You want to join the Resistance? Don't make me laugh — that's just an urban legend!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Philosophical 17.6%, Surreal 17.5%, Psychological 12.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
Why similar: Experimental 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Surreal 18.3%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Psychological 6.8%
Nine personas live in Clive’s head. Dialogue is combat. Choose who speaks and what they say to survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Experimental 18.3%, Surreal 14%, Psychological 12%, Philosophical 10.4%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Experimental 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Philosophical 13.5%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological 11.7%
Destiny Island is a very short computer game. You play a man who visits his memories. You can walk and talk to mannequins about 7 sins. Associate essence with anything comes to your mind.
Why similar: Experimental 47.1%, Surreal 20.9%, Philosophical 13.1%, Minimalist 10%, Story Rich 4%
An interactive psychological horror drama.
Why similar: Experimental 32%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Surreal 18.6%, Psychological 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
A mysterious creature has torn your home from reality. Explore the City of Stolen Worlds, uncover the secrets of its inhabitants, and try to find your way back. Or perhaps you want to become the new Master?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Surreal 21%, Philosophical 15.5%, Psychological 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Philosophical 14.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Experimental 14%
The Appraiser is a short, first person narrative game. As an art appraiser you will sell the art collection of a dying man. Each painting is by 4 famed artist. They have a story to tell you, but only if you choose to listen.
Why similar: Experimental 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Surreal 16.7%, Minimalist 8.3%, Adventure 6.9%
A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.
Why similar: Experimental 31.9%, Surreal 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Psychological 12.8%, Minimalist 11.5%
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Experimental 28.7%, Surreal 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Philosophical 10.3%, Psychological 9.7%
A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.
Why similar: Experimental 35%, Surreal 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological 13.8%, Adventure 5.4%
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Experimental 19.8%, Philosophical 14%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Surreal 25.2%, Minimalist 15.2%, Psychological 13%, Adventure 5.8%
Employee 925 is a short psychological horror game about compliance and the quiet erosion of self in the workplace.
Why similar: Experimental 24%, Surreal 19.8%, Philosophical 14.4%, Psychological 13.6%, Minimalist 8.1%
Collect remnants of things that came before you. Explore a dark and ominous world.
Why similar: Experimental 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Surreal 16.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Stylized 6.7%
Play as you playing as you.
Why similar: Experimental 35.9%, Surreal 20.7%, Philosophical 17.5%, Minimalist 13.1%, Stylized 6.5%
10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games. Always Down is about going away.
Why similar: Experimental 46.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Minimalist 8.5%, Stylized 3.4%
One wish to shape a game forever. Wait 2 hours in darkness, make your request, and watch it become real for those who comes after.
Why similar: Experimental 46.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Psychological 11.1%, Minimalist 7.9%, Choices Matter 4%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Experimental 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Philosophical 14.9%, Psychological 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
You’re a grade-schooler at a religious institution where something feels off in this surreal, first-person adventure game. Do your genes make a difference in the outcome of your suffering? Will your faith be enough to shroud your fears? Perhaps you already know the answer.
Why similar: Surreal 28.6%, Philosophical 23%, Psychological 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Adventure 12%
A journey through the life of a star player of a cryptic and bizarre sport. The dialogue choices you make will determine the path your life takes, and the ultimate conclusion to your story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Surreal 22.5%, Psychological 13.8%, Philosophical 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Experimental 20.5%, Philosophical 19.4%, Psychological 14.2%, Adventure 6.9%
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.
Why similar: Experimental 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Psychological 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Two small experimental games made as part of a one-week game workshop in Zagreb, Croatia, as part of a project called "Interactive Empathy - Citizenship & Storytelling in Video Games". Inside is also a documentary video about the workshop, as well as a booklet about the whole project.
Why similar: Experimental 35.3%, Philosophical 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Minimalist 8.7%, Adventure 7.7%
Collaborate with your past self to change the present and influence the future. Only your vision affects the world.
Why similar: Experimental 24.2%, Surreal 22.5%, Philosophical 18.9%, Psychological 10.8%, Stylized 7.4%
You're the maintenance man for an apartment complex that has mysteriously been transported to the middle of the ocean. Woodrot is a surreal adventure game about getting to know your neighbors who all seem to blame themselves for their recent relocation.
Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Psychological 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Philosophical 12.3%, Adventure 8.3%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Experimental 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Philosophical 19.7%, Psychological 14.5%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Welcome to Super Real AI, the ultimate AI Simulator where you are the intelligence. Judge, classify, and share your advice—but be careful, your answers for simple requests have super real consequences. Log in today and bring back the intelligence where it belongs: to humans.
Why similar: Experimental 24.4%, Philosophical 15.2%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.
Why similar: Experimental 31.2%, Surreal 17.2%, Philosophical 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological 10.9%
A top down exploration horror/adventure game where you use a spirit board to find clues, fulfil last wishes of the departed, learn secrets, and hopefully track down a serial killer before they find you.
Why similar: Experimental 40.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Stylized 6.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Surreal 22.6%, Philosophical 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
A free 5-minute visual novel. A security concern demands your attention.
Why similar: Experimental 44.7%, Minimalist 15%, Psychological 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%
The Walking Fish returns, this time in space, in an all-new fish comedy horror experience. Stuck on a space station, you have to solve the mystery of the Walking Fish, and escape its terror.
Why similar: Experimental 47.2%, Surreal 30.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Chasing colors in the void. A game we made to Zen you.
Why similar: Experimental 37.2%, Surreal 23%, Philosophical 19%, Adventure 10.2%, Stylized 7.7%
Run, fly, and save the world.
Why similar: Experimental 33.9%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological 11.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Stylized 8.5%
Agence places the fate of artificially intelligent creatures in your hands. Will you help to maintain their peaceful existence, or throw them into a state of chaos? A dynamic film that merges cinematic storytelling, artificial intelligence, and user interactivity, Agence is never the same twice.
Why similar: Experimental 34%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Philosophical 15%, Minimalist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10%
This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Surreal 21.1%, Minimalist 18.2%, Psychological 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams!
Why similar: Experimental 45.8%, Philosophical 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 5.4%
This game is an experimental stream-of-consciousness visual novel. It tells the story of you and an amnesiac girl exploring, wandering, traveling, singing, dancing, laughing, crying, loving, and embracing in an empty city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Surreal 24.9%, Philosophical 16.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Experimental 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Psychological 14.8%, Philosophical 14.3%, Adventure 6.4%
An intricate hardcore puzzle game within a world that feels both familiar and foreign, allowing you to lust for the solution or meander without aim for a journey entirely your own.
Why similar: Experimental 41.3%, Philosophical 18.8%, Surreal 16%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
Why similar: Experimental 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Philosophical 12.7%, Psychological 12.4%, Adventure 9.1%
In 2020, The origin of time, life, and civilization lurks inside a deep cosmic shaft known as the "Space Hole." Various beings explore the holes, and inside find commonalities in the systems and games. You gotta go in the Space Hole!
Why similar: Experimental 46.6%, Surreal 25.4%, Psychological 13%, Stylized 7.9%, Adventure 5.3%
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Philosophical 24.7%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological 12.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
Enter a world filled with drunk monsters and their offbeat shenanigans: Birdman's arm got stolen as part of a performance art. Lettuce wants you to eat him. Doctor Scientist rents his body out to a Wound Parasite, and the Talking Lamp is... well, a talking lamp. Wait- WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
Why similar: Experimental 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Surreal 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Adventure 8.1%
A short visual novel about the day to day life of a grieving women. Join her story and make the right decisions so she can get out of a cycle that seems to have no end.
Why similar: Experimental 31.2%, Surreal 18.6%, Psychological 12.9%, Minimalist 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
