Games Like Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade

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 32.2%, Choices Matter 26.1%, Story Rich 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy RPG captures the same feeling of navigating a cruel, aristocratic society where every choice carries heavy consequences.

Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Point & Click 23.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 8%, Detective 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A compelling blend of detective investigation and visual novel mechanics where your choices drastically alter the dark, supernatural narrative.

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: Story Rich 22.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Point & Click 17.1%, Detective 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for choice-driven detective narratives set in a world defined by deep political and social decay.

Can a flat world resting on the backs of three demon bears live in peace? Of course not! Immerse yourself in the universe of the dark Slavic legends, explore the characters' stories and make difficult choices that affect the course of events. Bayun the Cat will help you. If you're lucky, that is.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Point & Click 24%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This dark fantasy adventure emphasizes moral dilemmas and multiple branching paths within a grim, folklore-inspired world.

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.1%, Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar sense of dread and mystery through its atmospheric, narrative-focused point-and-click gameplay.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.2%, Choices Matter 24.3%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Detective 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the oppressive, plague-ridden atmosphere and the desperate struggle for survival found in the seed game.

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: Point & Click 39.5%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Detective 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated detective game that focuses on investigation and deduction without the need for traditional inventory puzzles.

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.9%, Choices Matter 28.8%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a plague-stricken city, this game forces players to make difficult moral choices that directly impact the world around them.

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Detective 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi detective adventure that features a strong protagonist and multiple ways to solve problems through investigation.

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: Story Rich 45.3%, Atmospheric 21.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at creating an oppressive, atmospheric world where your survival and narrative path are dictated by your choices.

Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional fantasy point-and-click adventure that excels at world-building and atmospheric storytelling.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Story Rich 25.8%, Detective 16.6%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterful detective experience that requires deep observation and deduction to unravel a complex, dark mystery.

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Story Rich 20.3%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, narrative-heavy detective story that relies on investigation and dialogue-based choices to drive the plot.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic noir-inspired point-and-click adventure that features a gritty atmosphere and a compelling, mystery-driven plot.

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 48.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully atmospheric post-apocalyptic adventure that focuses on deep lore and investigative puzzle-solving.

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Why similar: Point & Click 43.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A grim, post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that captures a similar sense of despair and mystery.

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.4%, Story Rich 25.6%, Adventure 18.5%, Detective 9.8%, Point & Click 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on social manipulation and investigative choices within a dark, mysterious historical setting.

An adventure game with visual novel-style narrative, Minotaur tells a dark mystery story set in a newly created science fantasy world of synthets, magic-wielding androids and cybernetically enhanced penguins… God, what a (bloody) mess.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Point & Click 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that blends point-and-click mechanics with a dark, mystery-filled narrative.

An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Story Rich 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines detective investigation with branching narrative choices in a unique, dark world.

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.7%, Story Rich 21.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Detective 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that combines social deduction and mystery-solving in a haunting, isolated sci-fi setting.

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Adventure 16.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure set in a post-human world that emphasizes exploration and choice.

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Story Rich 14.8%, Point & Click 8.8%, Detective 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes detective visual novel that features a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere and intense character-driven mysteries.

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Story Rich 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Point & Click 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This collection offers complex, choice-heavy narratives that blend mystery, puzzles, and dark psychological themes.

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 17.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, Lovecraftian-inspired game where the city itself changes based on your interactions and choices.

Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Story Rich 18.9%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that focuses on mystery and drama with significant branching choices.

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

Why similar: Steampunk 34.6% ★, Story Rich 23.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-heavy game that excels at world-building within a dark, Victorian-inspired gothic setting.

Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Story Rich 17%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that emphasizes multiple endings and deep, choice-driven narrative paths.

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 37.6%, Adventure 19.6%, Steampunk 15.5% ★, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure game known for its rich, immersive world and strong narrative focus.

Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Story Rich 17.9%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Atmospheric 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential visual novel that features a deep, mystery-driven plot and significant branching narrative paths.

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 98.4%, Adventure 0.5%, Story Rich 0.3%, Detective 0.2%, Indie 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused point-and-click adventure that features a dark, personal mystery and strong character development.

A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.1%, Story Rich 25.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Detective 8.5%, Indie 4%

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.1%, Adventure 23.4%, Story Rich 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Indie 11.1%

Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Story Rich 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

When the fate of a world hangs in the balance, an unusual hero arises! The visually impressive adventure-epic The Whispered World is now available as a Special Edition for the first time. Let the Whispered World enchant you with its many animated details and fantastic characters.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Adventure 21%, Story Rich 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Indie 8.2%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 59.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 8.8%, Story Rich 7.7%, Choices Matter 6.2%

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: Visual Novel 25.4%, Point & Click 20%, Story Rich 15.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Adventure 10.9%

Following the events of The Last Day of the Decade, a band of smugglers carries a chest through the underground tunnels beneath the city of Kroistham in this action-adventure game rich with captivating dialogues and story, choices that matter and optional dungeons to explore.

Why similar: Visual Novel 63.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 18.3%

Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Story Rich 15%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Detective 6.6%

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

Why similar: Story Rich 40.3%, Dark Fantasy 37.8%, Indie 15%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Point & Click 22.6%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Point & Click 19.5%, Story Rich 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Great Soundtrack 28.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Choices Matter 3.4%

An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Point & Click 25.6%, Story Rich 17%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Detective 8.4%

A dark fantasy story adventure to face the long-forgotten 「memories」!

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Story Rich 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.4%, Adventure 19.3%, Atmospheric 18%, Story Rich 13.2%, Indie 12.4%

Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Point & Click 27.5%, Story Rich 17.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Adventure 6.4%

Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Story Rich 18.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%

LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Point & Click 20%, Story Rich 17.7%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 9.6%

Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Story Rich 20.8%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 10.1%

It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Point & Click 24.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 8.2%

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Story Rich 15.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%

See No Evil is a dark, isometric puzzle game about sound manipulation. A harsh fantasy where the willingly blind are hostile to the nonconformist. Sometimes, the world seems darker with your eyes open.

Why similar: Indie 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 29.1%, Adventure 28%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber ​​City 2157.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Adventure 25.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Indie 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%

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: Steampunk 26.5% ★, Story Rich 17.9%, Point & Click 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%

"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 53.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

Why similar: Point & Click 41.1%, Adventure 23.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 6%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Story Rich 19.1%, Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Indie 8.4%

Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

Why similar: Story Rich 34.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Detective 15.6%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV adventure game experience that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 7%