Games Like Minds Beneath Us

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Dystopian 8.3%, Philosophical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cyberpunk aesthetic and the heavy moral weight of dialogue-based choices.

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: Cyberpunk 26.2%, Dystopian 25.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same focus on existential dread and meaningful choices within a bleak, sci-fi dystopian setting.

Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

Why similar: Cinematic 26.3%, Choices Matter 23.2%, Multiple Endings 18%, Story Rich 12.6%, Cyberpunk 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly cinematic experience centered on the moral dilemmas of AI and human-like entities within a dystopian society.

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: Choices Matter 25.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, RPG 16.5%, Point & Click 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled depth in choice-driven narrative and character-focused RPG mechanics that mirror the seed game's intensity.

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.8%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on investigative narrative and the consequences of player decisions in a sci-fi world.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11%

Why You'll Like It: A classic cyberpunk adventure that emphasizes narrative depth and world-building through dialogue.

A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 22%, 2.5D 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on emotional, character-driven storytelling within a near-future, tech-dominated society.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.8%, Dystopian 22.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Point & Click 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the intimate, character-focused storytelling and atmospheric cyberpunk aesthetic found in the seed game.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Dystopian 32.6%, Philosophical 21.8%, Point & Click 16.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric narrative game that shares the dystopian, thought-provoking tone of the seed title.

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Psychological 28.4%, Story Rich 17.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, story-rich visual novel that explores the lives of ordinary people in a world on the brink of change.

It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.4%, Dystopian 16.9%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the tension of conversation and interrogation, mirroring the dialogue-heavy nature of the seed game.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 33%, Dystopian 21.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark, immersive cyberpunk atmosphere that emphasizes the psychological toll of living in a high-tech future.

A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.1%, Dystopian 25.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the themes of survival and identity in a harsh, sci-fi universe with deep RPG elements.

Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Dystopian 14.6%, Point & Click 11%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy, noir-inspired adventure that fits perfectly with the seed game's dystopian narrative style.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 44.9%, Point & Click 24.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Story Rich 7.4%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure game that dives deep into the societal implications of AI and digital surveillance.

Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Point & Click 19.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused investigation game that relies on piecing together memories and dialogue.

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.6%, Dystopian 25.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a vibrant cyberpunk aesthetic with puzzle-solving and narrative exploration.

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.7%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Point & Click 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A non-combat RPG that relies entirely on player choices and investigation to navigate complex virtual worlds.

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.5%, Dystopian 22.6%, Point & Click 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic adventure set in a dystopian city that emphasizes player agency and environmental storytelling.

Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!

Why similar: Dystopian 26.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that focuses on hacking into the minds of others, aligning with the seed game's AI-centric premise.

Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.6%, RPG 25.6%, Puzzle 21%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the dark side of information and hacking, fitting the cyberpunk theme.

In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.5%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Dystopian 18.9%, Psychological 15.4%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the intersection of law, morality, and technology in a dystopian society through a visual novel format.

The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Puzzle 16%, 2D 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that uses unique mechanics to explore the past and influence the present.

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: Cyberpunk 24.5%, Point & Click 15.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven adventure set in a world where humans have been replaced by robots, echoing the seed game's themes.

Dull Grey is an award-winning visual novel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of a mother and son in a dystopian world, make simple but meaningful choices and discover multiple endings. Will you see your story unfold in full colour?

Why similar: Dystopian 23.5%, Philosophical 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, choice-driven visual novel that explores the weight of societal expectations in a dystopian world.

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Point & Click 11.1%

Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.

Why similar: Dystopian 38.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Point & Click 16.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, RPG 7.9%

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 50.6%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Story Rich 11%, RPG 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the atmospheric exploration of a sprawling, vertical cyberpunk city while delivering a narrative-heavy experience.

KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

Why similar: Dystopian 19.2%, Philosophical 19.1%, Cinematic 15.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

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: Cyberpunk 30.4%, Point & Click 22.7%, Dystopian 16.9%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that excels at building a bleak, oppressive atmosphere.

Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

Why similar: Dystopian 23.5%, Cyberpunk 19.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Point & Click 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based narrative game that deals with the ethics of judgment in a digital, dystopian environment.

"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

Why similar: Story Rich 33.6%, Puzzle 28.1%, Adventure 15.5%, RPG 15.4%, 2D 4.6%

You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A conversation-heavy adventure that forces players to manage the fate of a city through dialogue and choices.

BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Philosophical 20%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 9.2%

Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.

Why similar: Cinematic 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Point & Click 10.5%

Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 55.3%, RPG 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Story Rich 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D open-world RPG that features a rich cyberpunk setting and emphasizes player choice in mission progression.

In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.

Why similar: Dystopian 19.6%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Puzzle 20.6%, Story Rich 17.8%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Adventure 5.8%

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.4%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, RPG 20.3%, Story Rich 20%, Adventure 5.2%

Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.

Why similar: Choices Matter 14.2%, Dystopian 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%

A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%

In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

Why similar: Psychological 25.2%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%

You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.

Why similar: Dystopian 19.2%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Point & Click 11.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

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: Psychological 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Story Rich 11.9%

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 12%

VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.5%, Dystopian 27%, Point & Click 13.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, Sci-fi 6.5%

A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

Why similar: Dystopian 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Why similar: Dystopian 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Psychological 10.1%

An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Puzzle 19.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%, 2D 11%

Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Story Rich 23.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, 2D 10.3%, Adventure 6.9%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: Psychological 34.5%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Puzzle 10.9%

Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Story Rich 13%, RPG 11.3%

Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, 2.5D 12.1%

This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%

In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Story Rich 18%, RPG 17.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, 2D 9.7%

A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Philosophical 20.9%, Dystopian 20.5%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.

Why similar: Philosophical 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Point & Click 10.6%

Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 29%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Atmospheric 16.7%, RPG 15.5%, Adventure 7.5%