- #1 patiOS
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: seventhmemory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the 2000s with the support of Stellar's patiOS, and explore a hand-crafted internet! Featuring a new, slick, user interface, exploring the internet and managing your personal workspace has never been easier with Stellar!
Why similar: Alternate History 30.9%, Nonlinear 22.6%, Point & Click 17.5%, Simulation 13.4%, Retro 6.3%
- #2 Dreamsettler
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows
Sleepnet. It's where dreams are literally made. But sometimes dreams need a little help, and that's where you come in. They say a private eye never sleeps, but to crack these cases you'll need to be out cold.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.4%, Surreal 14.7%, Point & Click 14.1%, Old School 12.2%, Retro 10%
- #3 Aster Initiative
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Patchbay Games
Windows
A puzzle-horror experience - navigate a huge mid-90s internet and use a variety of programs on your work computer to take down your pharmaceutical company without getting caught.
Why similar: Alternate History 18.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Sandbox 8%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #4 Endacopia
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andyland
Windows · Mac
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.7%, Surreal 17.3%, Point & Click 16%, Old School 8.9%, Retro 8.4%
- #5 Apple Pie Bueno
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jeebus
Windows
Sci-Fi adventure! Run from the law through the remnants of the US, centuries after the ice caps melt. America is a flooded, war-ravaged shell of its former self... and it's doing GREAT!
Why similar: Alternate History 24.9%, Open World 13%, Old School 12.9%, Surreal 12.5%, Retro 8.1%
- #6 Antenna Dilemma
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Antenna Dilemma is a witty point-and-click adventure game in which you follow C432632, a finicky grey cube that loves watching TV and Alfred, a sphere who discovers a new world where, surprisingly, cookies don't exist.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.8%, Surreal 21.4%, Point & Click 20.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Retro 8.6%
- #7 Who's Lila?
93% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.1%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Surreal 15.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
- #8 Within the Backrooms
91% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Display
Windows
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Retro 12.3%, Open World 11.4%
- #9 Small Press Tycoon
92% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Inpatient Interactive
Windows · Mac
The original DIY publishing adventure sim
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.5%, Point & Click 18.4%, Surreal 17.7%, Simulation 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #10 The Mystery Mist
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WolfSmokeStudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
In this world, deadly toxic mist is everywhere. The protagonist, Yaqing, becomes an apprentice to a physician skilled in using insects to save his sister, who has been poisoned by the mist. As the story progresses, he finds himself entangled in a tense racial conflict…
Why similar: Alternate History 31.8%, Lore-Rich 20.7%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Puzzle 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #11 The Lullaby Weaver
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
Windows
The Lullaby Weaver is a 1 bit psychological point & click horror game inspired by games like World of Horror, Silent Hill, Junji Ito, & FAITH.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Surreal 14%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Open World 8.6%
- #12 Hypnospace Outlaw
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,418 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Alternate History 24.1%, Surreal 18.7%, Point & Click 17.4%, Retro 11.4%, Simulation 9.8%
- #13 The Sundew
89% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
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: Alternate History 27.4%, Point & Click 16.1%, Old School 11.5%, Retro 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #14 SUBURBIA INFINITUM
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aerealis
Windows
A dialogue sim about eternity and our minds.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.6%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Surreal 15.5%, Open World 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #15 Buy Me Some Soup
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: weekend
Windows
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.5%, Point & Click 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Exploration 8.2%
- #16 The Book of Buja
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: I.J. WhitePub: I.J. White Games
Windows
Embark on a thrilling 2D top-down adventure! Explore dark dungeons, solve unique puzzles, translate ancient documents, and follow clues given to you by a maggot in your brain! Experience the journey solo or team up in 2-player co-op for a different experience!
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.7%, Lore-Rich 19.7%, Open World 12.4%, Old School 11.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #17 Sir Bob: Squire for Hire
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystal Shard
Windows · Linux
In the legends of King Arthur... nobles, soldiers, and the Lady of the Lake all say you're too wimpy to become a Knight. Prove them wrong!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.9%, Point & Click 18.5%, Old School 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #18 Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city
85% matchVery Positive92% of 542 reviews2019
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon Walled City is a sequel to the Mr. Pumpkin franchise. Our protagonist, an insignificant guy with a pumpkin head, will explore the Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong, and witness the stories happening within these walls.
Why similar: Alternate History 31.1%, Point & Click 19.8%, Old School 11.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Funny 8%
- #19 Cyclical Redundancy
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charles BryanPub: Mind's Clay Productions
Windows
Cyclical Redundancy is a photorealistic, point-and-click puzzle adventure that shifts between dream, waking life, and parallel universes. The game blends immersive ambient music, challenging observation-based puzzles, and an overarching mystery that itself is a meta-puzzle to decode.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.6%, Point & Click 21.4%, Surreal 21%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #20 Vem, Exu
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tejo Estúdio
Windows
A short narrative experience where you solve simple puzzles and explore a world where emotions become interaction. Build a kite, connect constellations, and face a storm born from your own anger.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.1%, Point & Click 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Surreal 15.3%, Exploration 12.4%
- #21 After
84% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Hyperdrive Gaming Studio
Windows
In the thick of a dustbowl—where the poor beg for scraps from the rich—play as a driver trying to survive the wastelands taking any job he can to get by. Caught between a hail of bullets and a colorful cast of characters, the fate of the community rests on your decisions. Drive fast, choose wisely.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.8%, Nonlinear 20.1%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Sandbox 14.7%, Open World 10.8%
- #22 Of Roots and Gears
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Viktor Polianikov
Windows
Of Roots and Gears is a dialogue-based RPG in an aetherpunk setting. Explore the world where nature and technology are charged with magic. Make choices, find friends and enemies. Make your own path!
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.7%, Lore-Rich 23.2%, Point & Click 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choices Matter 7%
- #23 Rachel's Journal
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Moose Byte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a maintenance room, alone. Your partner's journal is out in the open. You probably shouldn't read it.
Why similar: Alternate History 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Point & Click 19%, Lore-Rich 16%, Surreal 12.8%
- #24 SZ2000
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mui WangPub: SZ2000
Windows
a southern town in the year of 2000, in the melting summer, kid rabbits without adult supervision are sent to the daycare, how do they spend time in this long summer ..?
Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Sandbox 14.1%, Open World 14%, Exploration 7.6%
- #25 Ghost In The Mirror
81% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Stefano Mazzotta (Il Sui)Pub: Sui Arts
Windows
A journey that starts in a pirate village, with puzzles and comedic moments, but will take us adrift at sea, surrounded by mystery, ghosts, and... ...Well, I don't like to reveal too much about the plot, so that's enough!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Retro 10.7%, Old School 10.4%
- #26 Isles of Sea and Sky
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,486 reviews2024
Dev: Cicada Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.1%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Old School 11.7%, Open World 11.5%, Retro 9.9%
- #27 Sergeant Squidley: Space Cop!
80% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Ninjaconor
Windows
There's been a murder in Moontropolis, and it's up to Sergeant Squidley to solve it! In this retro roleplaying/adventure hybrid, you’ll spend a week as Squidley trying to crack the case. But between family troubles and saxophone practice will you even find the time for detective work?
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.5%, Point & Click 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Old School 9.4%
- #28 Willow's Paper House
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blooming Bats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Surreal 15.5%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #29 Volatile
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cataclysm Entertainment
Windows
Volatile is a space exploration adventure game which, at its core, plays with the importance of actions and consequences.
Why similar: Alternate History 32.4%, Lore-Rich 20.7%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #30 INSPECTION REPORT
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zolduck
Windows
INSPECTION REPORT is a horror / point & click game focused on exploration and dialogue. Fulfill your duties as a building inspector and uncover the secrets of an abandoned property in total dark using only a flashlight.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Retro 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Exploration 11%
- #31 Soul Return
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxpace
Windows
Help a little soul go through a unique and wonderful world. Explore the area, solve puzzles, find scraps of memories to help the hero reunite with his family and find out why Death didn't come for him.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.2%, Surreal 20.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #32 Blemo
75% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Blippin Bloppy Games
Windows
BLEMO! It’s a super-short, casual interactive story. You can talk to NPCs, walk across the tiny map, or try to solve our secret puzzle. We wanted to create a tiny, living world so let us know how we did! Soak in the five minutes of gameplay for as long as you like.
Why similar: Alternate History 35%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Puzzle 10%, Open World 8.9%, Funny 7.9%
- #33 Upper Morkezela: A Weird Game
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tempurra Games
Windows
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Lore-Rich 18%, Point & Click 17.9%, Surreal 15.3%, Exploration 11.5%
- #34 ROTRDS - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon and Snake
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: haatcci
Windows · Mac
ROTRDS is a visual novel RPG inspired by traditional Korean mythology. Only half of the Twelve Zodiac guardians remain with fragmented memories. Gigi has less than a week to gather all the Oksae seals and save the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 30.3%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Exploration 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #35 MIGHTY 1990
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hilarious retro game mixing text-based adventures with point-and-click mechanics! Solve puzzles, roll the dice, and shape your story with multiple endings in a pixel-perfect 16-color world. Relive the charm of classic games with a modern twist!
Why similar: Alternate History 28.6%, Point & Click 19.3%, Retro 13.1%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #36 Deep Copy
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BOON/BANE
Windows · Linux
Deep Copy is a top down point-and-click literary adventure set in a hand-painted science fiction world. Awakened with no memory, you must solve puzzles and navigate a branching story to piece together the dense, interconnected mystery at the heart of the lab.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.2%, Point & Click 17.9%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #37 /R - A Neurodivergent Thriller
74% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: negative_development
Windows · Linux
Run, hide, adapt and survive in a mansion of endless night and bizarre brain-twisting phenomena in this 2D hand-drawn psychological horror title.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.2%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Surreal 14.7%, Exploration 9.1%
- #38 SYNTAXIA
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CANCAT GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac · Linux
SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Surreal 23.7%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #39 Tiara
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Musa Haydar
Windows · Mac
Tiara is an exploration-focused narrative game where you play through days (and dream through nights) to uncover the story of Tiara's life.
Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Nonlinear 21.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Exploration 10.9%
- #40 The Iron and the Oath
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FFire Studio
Windows
A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.1%, Alternate History 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #41 Mithra
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seventh Disorder
Windows · Mac · Linux
Investigate the world's first cult in a cryptic mystery adventure that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. We've been keeping an eye on you. Follow us further down the rabbit hole...
Why similar: Alternate History 25.7%, Lore-Rich 17%, Point & Click 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #42 BLINK: The Last Night
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Abandoned House Studios
Windows
A vengeful entity comes to kidnap the girl you're babysitting. Guide your way through various psychological twists and turns as you begin to realize that not everything is as it seems. BLINK: The Last Night is a short first chapter of a four-chapter psychological horror story.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.9%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Surreal 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Open World 10.8%
- #43 Whale Well
72% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Ryan Nein
Windows · Linux
Whale Well is a short adventure game where you play as a duck. Collect and trade items while exploring a civilization in the belly of a great whale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Point & Click 15.6%, Open World 13.5%, Old School 10.4%, Exploration 9.8%
- #44 Interdimensional Gas Station
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hadi ChaabanPub: Twin Dragon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a sci-fi narrative where you run a gas station on a drifting asteroid in the infinite void. Service increasingly complex alien ships, upgrade and expand your gas station's operations, and shape the fate of the galactic stage through your choices!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.5%, Retro 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Simulation 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #45 Storyteller
70% matchVery Positive88% of 8,760 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel BenmerguiPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Puzzle 12%, Sandbox 10%
- #46 A Chronicle of Occultism in Skinnerburg
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paracosm Narration
Windows
This is a magic-realism story about self-discovery, spirit analysis and psychological reconstruction. Playing the role of Belikov, an intensely delusional occultist, who attends an occult forum in his hometown Skinnerburg, where witchcraft and riots are rampant, but trapped in a conspiracy.
Why similar: Alternate History 35.4%, Surreal 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Stylized 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #47 Lost Cartridge - Cold Read
71% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.3%, Point & Click 19.4%, Surreal 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Exploration 8.6%
- #48 La Dimensione Interna
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PolyTrauma Studios
Windows
La Dimensione Interna (The Dimension Within) is a third person 3D narrative adventure game in which you'll play as Giorgio, a journalist living in a small town in Tuscany, Italy, during his worst moment in life.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Lore-Rich 16%, Point & Click 15.1%, Alternate History 10.9%
- #49 Sheep Counting
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Somu
Windows
A recreational software for counting sheep, observing puzzles, and befriending an indoor air-conditioning unit.
Why similar: Surreal 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #50 Goldenheart
68% matchVery Positive89% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Millenniapede
Windows
You have entered a foreign land in the course of an expedition and become involved in an otherworldly mystery. Tuldenorrea is a deceptively simple world, balanced delicately between the extreme forces of a magical universe.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.8%, Surreal 23.6%, Old School 11.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Retro 9.8%
- #51 Ten Years of Rain
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yurt on Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Ten Years of Rain is a fantasy adventure with a unique Central Asian inspired setting. Pick up your blade, call your hawk, and prepare to travel the cursed lands of the steppe. Battle the forces of the Great Khan, explore the secret places of the world, and discover the cause of the long rain...
Why similar: Nonlinear 31.3%, Open World 17.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #52 Hermes Library
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SoaringHeart
Windows
Hermes Library is a simulation game in which you will play as the new librarian Rainn Echo. In six weeks, you will be helping people to borrow and return books, while discovering hidden messages in books, meeting new friends and unraveling the mysteries happening at Hephaestus University.
Why similar: Alternate History 24.4%, Point & Click 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
- #53 BackroomsNegativeLvLs
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: End'sgames30
Windows
A non-linear Backrooms experience focused on isolation, exploration, and uncertainty. This is not a puzzle game — every level can lead to multiple destinations through unpredictable noclips.
Why similar: Alternate History 35.6%, Nonlinear 21.4%, Simulation 21.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Choices Matter 8%
- #54 Kill Yourself
70% matchVery Positive88% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: Gugames
Windows
Enough with games where death is a nuisance that must be avoided at all costs: in Kill Yourself, death is your goal! But beware, it won't be easy: you'll need to work hard to find all the different ways to end the guy's miserable life.
Why similar: Nonlinear 32.6%, Point & Click 23.6%, Retro 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #55 Surreal Deal
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunSoup
Windows
Join Al, a simple man with a not-so simple job on his two-week journey as a salesman from another dimension. Make choices, sales and friends!
Why similar: Nonlinear 30.1%, Surreal 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Simulation 7.9%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #56 Hapland Trilogy
68% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Robin Allen
Windows
Light the torches, open the portal and become Grand Saviour of Hapland.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.2%, Surreal 24.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, Stylized 11.6%, 2D 8%
- #57 Into the Harmony
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
Into the Harmony is a psychological quest set in a post-apocalyptic world after an AI uprising. Awakening with amnesia, Sophia must piece together her forgotten past to uncover a secret that ties her own fate to the destiny of humanity.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.7%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Surreal 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%
- #58 Pera Coda
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ELYZIO
Windows
Pera Coda is a narrative mystery adventure about a man trapped between life and death. To escape, he must face his past, confront buried traumas, and stand trial for the life he lived. Set in Istanbul, it blends psychological drama, branching dialogue, and puzzles in a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Surreal 24.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Open World 13.4%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #59 Late Ming: Reborn in Flames
64% matchMixed55% of 371 reviews2025
Dev: AladdinBatu
Windows
《Late Ming: Reborn in Flames》is a 2D open-world visual novel game. You will play the role of a time traveler named Wei Xie. You need to travel between the major forces in the late Ming Dynasty, improve your favorability by interacting with the characters, and thus unlock their story lines.
Why similar: Alternate History 41.4%, Nonlinear 28%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Simulation 6.6%
- #60 I Am a Dorm Resident (but Cat)
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Bon
Windows · Mac
You wake up as Bon, the dorm’s beloved cat — memories gone, paws in place. Roam a century-old student dorm, chat with residents, nap under the kotatsu, enjoy a cat life while uncovering lost secrets and your past. ※This game is distributed with permission from the Yoshida Dormitory Student Council.
Why similar: Alternate History 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Surreal 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Retro 7.7%