Games Like 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+ 34.5%, Narrative 27% ★, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Third Person 7.3%, Adventure 4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a deeply emotional narrative with a strong focus on music and character-driven choices.

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 55.9%, Narrative 22.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 9.6%, Female Protagonist 4.2%, 1990's 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal walking simulator that masterfully uses environmental storytelling to evoke 1990s nostalgia.

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

Why similar: Soundtrack 39.2% ★, 1990's 32.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Colorful 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that leans heavily into 1990s aesthetics and the impact of individual choices on a personal journey.

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 28.6%, Walking Simulator 20%, Story Rich 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Third Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential coming-of-age adventure that mirrors the emotional weight and narrative focus of the seed game.

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+ 36.2%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Colorful 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, character-focused narrative set in a high school environment that explores themes of loss and growing up.

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 62.1% ★, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the specific feeling of returning home and navigating the complex dynamics of friendship during a transitional life period.

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 36.7%, Narrative 30.3% ★, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Adventure 3.8%, Third Person 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A music-centric adventure that prioritizes creative expression and a distinct, vibrant visual style.

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Visual Novel 12%, Casual 6.4%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and emotional narrative experience that explores identity and memory through a unique interactive format.

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+ 34.7%, 1990's 27.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Third Person 7%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the bonds of friendship and the nostalgia of the 1990s through a cinematic, choice-based narrative.

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%, Female Protagonist 26.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a group of friends navigating supernatural mysteries and dialogue-heavy interactions that define their relationships.

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 38.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, 1980s 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Third Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, character-focused experience that emphasizes the importance of small-town connections and personal reflection.

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 59.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Story Rich 6.2%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative exploration that focuses on the weight of memories and the history of a family.

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 32.5%, Narrative 31.1% ★, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Colorful 4.6%, Adventure 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A music-themed narrative game that captures the cozy, melancholic vibe of pursuing artistic dreams.

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 30.5% ★, Soundtrack 25.3% ★, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Visual Novel 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional narrative adventure that focuses on the beauty of exploration and the poignancy of memories.

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 68.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 8%, Story Rich 4.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that excels at building an intimate, dialogue-driven connection between characters.

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 29%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A prequel that dives deep into the emotional turmoil and formative friendships of its protagonist.

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 43.7% ★, Music 23.4%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Adventure 6.5%, Third Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-driven simulation game that focuses on personal growth and reflection.

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 53.5% ★, Adventure 28.1%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure that weaves together the lives of three distinct characters in a modern-day setting.

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 50%, Narrative 12.7% ★, Female Protagonist 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused walking simulator that uses recorded memories to piece together the lives of its characters.

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: Narrative 30.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 29.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that emphasizes the power of personal choice and the complexity of long-term relationships.

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+ 49.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Casual 6.7%, Story Rich 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, music-infused narrative game that centers on listening to the personal stories of others.

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 48.9%, Adventure 19.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Casual 7.9%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, exploration-focused game that captures the simple, fleeting joy of a summer adventure.

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 55% ★, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Walking Simulator 6.6%, Story Rich 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric narrative adventure that captures a unique, dreamlike sense of place and time.

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% ★, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 6%, Story Rich 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional, character-driven RPG that focuses on the narrative impact of the choices you make in a fragile community.

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: Story Rich 29.6%, Singleplayer 23.6%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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: Atmospheric 25.7%, Adventure 23.6%, Colorful 21.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Singleplayer 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A Southern Gothic narrative adventure that blends 90s retro-futurism with a deeply personal, melancholic story.

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 46.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, 1990's 10.2%, Visual Novel 4.7%

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.7%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Casual 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Singleplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses the simple act of moving into a new home to tell a touching, decade-spanning story of personal growth.

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 48%, 1990's 18.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Adventure 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that explores dark family secrets and personal history.

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 37.2%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy mystery that uses memory and perspective to drive the emotional core of the story.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 67.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Casual 5%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Story Rich 4.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 56%, 1990's 21.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 3%

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 50.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Adventure 5.7%, Atmospheric 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative exploration game that focuses on the complexities of love and personal introspection.

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%, Narrative 31.5% ★, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Adventure 6.1%, Visual Novel 5.2%

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+ 35.4%, Narrative 27.2% ★, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Third Person 7.5%, Story Rich 4.6%

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 57.9%, 1990's 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Adventure 5%, Atmospheric 4.5%

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 71.3% ★, 1980s 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%

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 37.6% ★, Walking Simulator 28.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Female Protagonist 5.3%, Adventure 4.2%

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 51.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Third Person 9.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 59%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.7%

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 44.4%, Third Person 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Story Rich 5.7%

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 43.4%, Female Protagonist 19%, Adventure 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Colorful 7.3%

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 39.6% ★, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%

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 27.4%, Singleplayer 14%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 8.6%

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 47.8% ★, Visual Novel 10.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Third Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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 67.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

Why similar: Narrative 35% ★, Music 32.5%, Walking Simulator 24%, Visual Novel 3.5%, Casual 2.2%

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 34%, Adventure 28.2%, Atmospheric 21.7%, 3D 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%

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+ 38.6%, Narrative 23.9% ★, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Third Person 7.3%, Adventure 3.9%

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+ 38.9%, Narrative 23.4% ★, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Third Person 7.7%

The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40%, Narrative 34% ★, Visual Novel 8.1%, Adventure 3.7%, Colorful 3.7%

The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.

Why similar: Music 64.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Colorful 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Adventure 3.7%

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 32.3%, Adventure 24.8%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Singleplayer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.

Why similar: Adventure 42.7%, Singleplayer 32.2%, Story Rich 25.1%

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 34.9%, LGBTQ+ 29.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Adventure 5.6%

Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 56.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Colorful 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 6.3%

A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Why similar: Music 40.5%, Walking Simulator 32.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Adventure 4.6%

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

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.3%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Narrative 18.9% ★, Third Person 9.8%, Adventure 5.7%

Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.

Why similar: Soundtrack 29.1% ★, Walking Simulator 28.2%, Music 12.3%, Narrative 11.2% ★, Third Person 5.1%