Games Like Mixtape

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.1%, Narrative 21.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 9.9%, Female Protagonist 4.3%, 1990's 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential walking simulator that excels at environmental storytelling and uncovering the personal history of a household.

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.6%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%, LGBTQ+ 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This iconic coming-of-age story shares the same focus on teenage friendship, emotional narrative, and a strong sense of place.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Narrative 61.6% ★, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of returning home and the complexities of navigating changing friendships during the transition to adulthood.

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 61.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Story Rich 5.2%, Adventure 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This masterpiece of narrative design uses unique gameplay mechanics to explore the memories and legacies of a family.

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Why similar: Music 36.8%, Narrative 29.6% ★, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Adventure 3.7%, Third Person 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic journey that uses music and visual flair to tell a story about self-discovery and artistic expression.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A group of friends on an adventure with a supernatural twist, echoing the intimate dialogue and nostalgic atmosphere found in Mixtape.

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 52.7%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Casual 6.1%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and emotional narrative about identity and belonging, told through the intimate medium of a diary.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Music 60.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Colorful 3.5%, Casual 3%

Why You'll Like It: A dreamlike, music-driven experience that mirrors the rhythmic and aesthetic intensity of a personal mixtape.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Soundtrack 39.7% ★, 1990's 32.6%, Colorful 7.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the 1990s road trip aesthetic with a focus on narrative choices and encounters with a diverse cast of characters.

Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

Why similar: Narrative 38.3% ★, Walking Simulator 24.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Visual Novel 8%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the act of recording memories and exploring a beautiful, fading world through a personal lens.

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: LGBTQ+ 37.4%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Colorful 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant narrative game that deals with loss, memory, and the everyday lives of teenagers in a beautifully realized setting.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Third Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the formative friendship between two characters, emphasizing emotional depth and music-infused storytelling.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, 1980s 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Third Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, character-focused experience that emphasizes the importance of taking a break and reconnecting with one's roots.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 69.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Story Rich 4%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that relies on naturalistic dialogue and a growing connection between two isolated characters.

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Music 36.6%, Narrative 30.8% ★, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Visual Novel 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive story that beautifully captures the highs and lows of a first romance through simple, evocative gameplay.

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.

Why similar: Music 51.5%, LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game centered on the final days of high school, featuring music and complex interpersonal relationships.

UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.

Why similar: Music 46.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, 1990's 9.8%, Visual Novel 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based narrative game that captures the energy and rebellious spirit of youth through music.

Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.8%, 1990's 26.4%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Third Person 6.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a group of friends reuniting after years apart, echoing the nostalgic and memory-focused themes of Mixtape.

Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.5%, Narrative 25.9% ★, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Third Person 7.1%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist and a focus on emotional empathy within a small-town setting.

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Why similar: Narrative 65.8% ★, Walking Simulator 23.9%, Adventure 3%, Story Rich 2.8%, Colorful 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique blink-detection mechanic to tell a powerful, fleeting story about the memories that define a life.

Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.

Why similar: Narrative 40.6% ★, Soundtrack 27.7% ★, 1980s 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Visual Novel 5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that uses cooking and music to explore cultural identity and the passage of time within a family.

A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

Why similar: Singleplayer 22.7%, Story Rich 22.2%, Colorful 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 17.7%

Why You'll Like It: While longer, it is the definitive experience for players who love the blend of music, high school life, and deep bonds between friends.

Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

Why similar: Narrative 53.7% ★, Adventure 28.1%, Story Rich 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: An anthology-style narrative game that weaves together the lives of three protagonists in a modern-day setting.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 50%, Adventure 18.5%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, low-stakes exploration game that captures the joy of a summer adventure and the beauty of small moments.

Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.

Why similar: Soundtrack 48.1% ★, Visual Novel 11.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Third Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic and atmospheric adventure about friendship, nostalgia, and the pain of moving on.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Casual 6.3%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, music-filled narrative game that focuses on listening to the stories of others in a late-night setting.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Narrative 28.3% ★, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep narrative choices and a focus on personal growth through a unique, magical lens.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Story Rich 29.1%, Adventure 24.9%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Singleplayer 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional story about memory and regret that relies on a beautiful soundtrack to deliver its impact.

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: Narrative 83.2% ★, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Story Rich 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich RPG that focuses on the lives of marginalized characters and the importance of community.

Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.6%, Narrative 25.7% ★, Female Protagonist 19%, Third Person 7.1%, Adventure 4%

Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

Why similar: Sexual Content 27.9%, Story Rich 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Singleplayer 17.4%, Adventure 9.7%

From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide comes Wanderstop, a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea.

Why similar: Narrative 43.4% ★, Music 23.4%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Third Person 5.2%

When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.2%, Narrative 23.3% ★, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Third Person 7%, Adventure 3.7%

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 68.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Casual 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Story Rich 3.6%

Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.

Why similar: Third Person 30%, Adventure 20.6%, Atmospheric 16%, Singleplayer 13.6%, 3D 10.8%

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Narrative 54.5% ★, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Walking Simulator 7.1%, Story Rich 4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric adventure that prioritizes poetic storytelling and a distinct, dreamlike sense of place.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.2%, Female Protagonist 22%, Narrative 17.9% ★, Third Person 9.4%, Adventure 5.4%

OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.

Why similar: Narrative 29.6% ★, Soundtrack 25% ★, Walking Simulator 24.6%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Visual Novel 5.1%

The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.6%, Narrative 25.1% ★, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Third Person 6.8%

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.5%, Female Protagonist 20%, Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Colorful 7.5%

Uncover the lives, losses, and stories of two musicians from opposite sides of the tracks as they become superstars, fall in love and fall apart in this 90s narrative puzzle game.

Why similar: 1990's 17.1%, Music 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Soundtrack 10.6% ★

Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.

Why similar: Narrative 71.5% ★, 1980s 11.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Adventure 5.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.

Why similar: Third Person 29.4%, Adventure 26.8%, Singleplayer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, 3D 8.1%

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Third Person 16.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Story Rich 4.8%

The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.

Why similar: Third Person 33.2%, Adventure 27.8%, Atmospheric 22.2%, 3D 13%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.5%, 1990's 17.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.8%, 1990's 20.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Adventure 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.5%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Third Person 9.3%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.2%, 1990's 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Adventure 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%

A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.

Why similar: Narrative 36.1% ★, Walking Simulator 29.5%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Adventure 4%

Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.9%, Adventure 25.2%, Singleplayer 17.1%, Story Rich 13.5%, 3D 7.3%

This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, LGBTQ+ 29.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Third Person 9%, Adventure 4.9%

Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.8%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 6.6%

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 68.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Singleplayer 2%

Blue Wednesday is a relaxing and lovely adventure game focused on story, music, and characters. Explore the city, meet various characters, and have conversations. Listen to their stories, play mini-games, collect music albums, and play music.

Why similar: Music 32.7%, Narrative 30.1% ★, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Colorful 4.6%, Adventure 3.1%

Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.6%, LGBTQ+ 30.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Visual Novel 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Solo is an introspective puzzler set on a gorgeous and surreal archipelago. Reflect on your loving relationships by exploring contemplative, dream-like islands.

Why similar: Narrative 49.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Adventure 5.5%, Atmospheric 3.4%

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Music 24.2%, Soundtrack 21.4% ★, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%

A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.

Why similar: Third Person 41.1%, Atmospheric 27.2%, Singleplayer 17.8%, Story Rich 13.9%

Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.

Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Story Rich 20.6%, Sexual Content 20.5%, Singleplayer 19.7%