60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Emotional, Psychological, Singleplayer, Drama.
These entries are meant for someone dear to my heart, someone I wish I could forget... but I know you are still there… my muse.
Last Subway
Have you ever had such a gaming experience? Filled with wild screams, even mocking the developers, yet moved to tears by the end. Perhaps this game is one of those! Why? The truth lies at the last subway station.
Somewhere, A Cat Sleeps
Between the veil of night and dawn, a cat once loved still wanders on. A meditative walking simulator about cats, patience, love, and loss.
Have you ever had such a gaming experience? Filled with wild screams, even mocking the developers, yet moved to tears by the end. Perhaps this game is one of those! Why? The truth lies at the last subway station.
Why similar: Cats 18.9%, Philosophical 17.1%, Emotional 13.3%, Psychedelic 10.3%, Drama 9.6%
Between the veil of night and dawn, a cat once loved still wanders on. A meditative walking simulator about cats, patience, love, and loss.
Why similar: Cats 31.5%, Philosophical 23.7%, Emotional 17.7%, Psychological 7.5%, Narration 6.4%
A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.
Why similar: Cats 41.1%, Emotional 20%, Narration 12%, Story Rich 8%, Drama 6.2%
Come back, for no one is waiting for you. Search for your memories - no one ever knew you. Destroy everything in your path - all around you are nothing but ruins. End the endless cycle, for it has long since closed in on itself.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.4%, Abstract 20.7%, Psychedelic 18.4%, Psychological 15.8%, Drama 6%
A psychedelic 1st-person immersive nightmare horror game steeped in the atmosphere of the works of classic writers.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.6%, Philosophical 18.2%, Emotional 13%, Psychological 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10%
A psychological visual novel where struggling artist Clara explores surreal dreams through reality-warping painting minigames. Solve abstract puzzles, make story-altering choices, and uncover dark truths across multiple endings. Will her art bring salvation... or unravel into madness?
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.1%, Philosophical 14.7%, Abstract 13.2%, Psychological 12.4%, Emotional 11%
Back Then is a first-person narrative game taking place in the mind of Thomas Eilian, an elderly writer diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.5%, Emotional 14.5%, Narration 13.5%, Psychological 13.2%, Abstract 12.8%
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Philosophical 20.3%, Psychological 16.4%, Emotional 15.4%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Abstract 11.3%
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Philosophical 17.9%, Psychological 17.5%, Emotional 16%, Abstract 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Philosophical 23%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Emotional 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 10.1%
A 2D platform journey within the mind of a person struggling with mental issues such as anxiety and depression.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.1%, Psychological 17.4%, Narration 13.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Drama 9.4%
A philosophical horror experience in the Alps: As Friedrich Nietzsche confronts his own shadow, he becomes lost between layers of reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Narration 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 10.2%, Drama 7.9%
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Psychedelic 23.7%, Philosophical 14.5%, Abstract 14.3%, Emotional 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.4%, Abstract 16.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
Step into the subconscious mind of a brilliant professor, where memories twist, logic bends, and hidden truths await discovery through intricate puzzles
Why similar: Philosophical 23.7%, Psychological 18.1%, Emotional 15.6%, Narration 11.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
Welcome to the Reincarnation Ethics Program "Children's Garden." This is a puzzle game where you seek eternal rest.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.7%, Philosophical 18.2%, Abstract 15.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.2%, Abstract 16.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Emotional 12.1%
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
Why similar: Psychedelic 23%, Abstract 17.4%, Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Emotional 12.4%
The Rite is a first-person psychological horror experience where you must navigate a corrupted house, solving puzzles and shifting between reality and memories to uncover the truth behind a tragic death.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.7%, Emotional 17.1%, Narration 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Drama 12.4%
This is the remake project of REFLEXIA Prototype ver. that still starts from pantsu jokes and ends with depression.
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.9%, Abstract 15%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Dark 10.2%
This is a story with illustrations. You have to choose your destiny. You are obsessed with the idea of creating an ideal society. One day you come up with a genius idea, and you create a society that could live forever, BUT HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!?
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.4%, Philosophical 21.3%, Abstract 14.7%, Psychological 9.3%, Dark 8.5%
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
Why similar: Philosophical 23.4%, Abstract 15.1%, Narration 13.8%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.9%, Philosophical 20.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Emotional 10.2%
A minimalist journey though life.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.1%, Abstract 18%, Emotional 17.1%, Narration 13.1%, Psychological 11.8%
A surreal interactive experience exploring dementia through FMV storytelling. Navigate a fading mind, make choices that shape reality, and uncover multiple endings in this emotional and psychological descent into memory loss.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.3%, Abstract 16.7%, Philosophical 12%, Emotional 10.3%, Psychological 8%
The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. How much can one take before they’ve had enough?
Why similar: Emotional 16.9%, Abstract 16.6%, Philosophical 15.4%, Narration 15.2%, Psychological 13.9%
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.7%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Abstract 12.7%, Emotional 11.9%
This is the story of a fragile alien climbing through strange worlds in search of home. A journey of symbols and emotions, where every step forward carries the weight of healing.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.2%, Narration 22%, Emotional 20.5%, Drama 13.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
This is not what you are looking for. Who knows, he remembers.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.6%, Philosophical 21.2%, Psychological 14.5%, Emotional 14.2%, Abstract 9.8%
「For Stella」is an interactive narrative game centered around psychological disorders. “Why would someone who has spent their entire life suppressing their emotions suddenly pull you aside to talk about love?”
Why similar: Philosophical 26.2%, Emotional 20.9%, Narration 16.9%, Psychological 15.2%, Drama 12.1%
808 explores the memories that define us and what happens when they're taken away. It's a surreal game about love, loss, and a difficult choice: the pain of authenticity, or the peace of self forgetfulness.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.5%, Narration 20.1%, Abstract 19.1%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
Butler Guillotine is an absurdist point & click horror about flesh filled puppets in a mishapen hotel. Follow different characters' intertiwining paths and unearth forgotten events from a time long gone. Bring the ceremony to a halt.
Why similar: Emotional 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 13.4%, Abstract 13.3%, Narration 11.7%
A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.
Why similar: Abstract 22.4%, Psychedelic 18.2%, Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Philosophical 11.9%
— Each of us fell into a puddle. And everyone knows that you can find yourself after that... in a strange place from which there is no escape. Didn't it happen?.. Well, it's nothing — it's going to happen soon! You will have to explore your new home... and become a part of it. ^-^
Why similar: Psychedelic 25.9%, Abstract 20.6%, Psychological 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 8.4%
This is the story of Mark's life...
Why similar: Philosophical 21.3%, Psychological 16%, Emotional 14.9%, Abstract 13.7%, Drama 10.9%
A Turn Based RPG, where you collect elements, and evolve your attacks, BUT if you wander too far off the path, you may end up stuck in a strange surreal hell full of disjointed worlds full of surreal comedy shows, brainwashing, a strange company running a dying MMO in the backrooms and a dark truth.
Why similar: Psychedelic 27.3%, Abstract 17.8%, Psychological 15%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.1%
Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Abstract 17%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Philosophical 12.5%
Connor, a single father, visits a memory-restoration clinic in order to relive the days he had with his estranged son Bry. Experience what’s left of his past as he gets to relive his cherished memories and routine joys, while keeping away from the disturbing truth lurking beneath the surface.
Why similar: Emotional 24.2%, Psychological 23.4%, Narration 18.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
A slimy, psychedelic adventure about a girl attending a warehouse rave party with her friends, where she'll go to experience a long, profound bad (?) trip.
Why similar: Psychedelic 31.4%, Psychological 19.7%, Abstract 16.2%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
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: Psychedelic 21.6%, Philosophical 19.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Emotional 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11%
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.7%, Abstract 24.3%, Narration 14%, Dark 9.8%, Hand-drawn 5.9%
Part interactive fiction, part Felis domesticus adventure, “Cats and the Other Lives” explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen.
Why similar: Cats 33.2%, Psychological 16%, Emotional 13.3%, Drama 10.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
Reconnect a fragmented world by switching between two perspectives – one for exploration and another for manipulating the fragmented world. Overcome intermediate levels where you'll need to employ lateral thinking and make decisions. Can you once again unite a decadent and broken world?
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Narration 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Drama 11.9%, Dark 11.6%
This is an AVG visual novel with romance elements, set against the backdrop of a Chinese high school. It tells a story about imagination, the universe, and the youthful innocence of high school students.
Why similar: Emotional 18.2%, Philosophical 16.6%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Drama 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%
A blind guy with a ghost in his brain tries to save a cursed girl. Naturally, it all goes to hell. A visual novel packed with dark humor, gritty mysticism, violence, and characters who know exactly who’s watching them.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Abstract 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Narration 11.8%
A psychological horror where you play a man who can no longer even recognize his own reflection, tormented and at the same time welcomed by a mysterious figure with a book embedded in his face.
Why similar: Abstract 21.5%, Philosophical 18.8%, Emotional 14.3%, Psychological 10.5%, Drama 10.5%
Ayla's Dollhouse is a psychological game that tells the unfortunate story of Ayla, a girl tormented by the disorder of time, and her own demons.
Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Narration 14.2%, Drama 13.3%, Emotional 9.8%, Psychedelic 9.2%
An emotional, 3rd-person adventure story game about a cat separated from his family who are dealing with cancer. Players take control of the cat on a touching and beautiful journey as he tries to reunite with his family!
Why similar: Cats 35.3%, Emotional 16.5%, Narration 16.4%, Drama 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Abstract 19.4%, Philosophical 17.2%, Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Emotional 10.9%
Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.4%, Abstract 16.7%, Philosophical 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Psychological 12.6%
A psychological-cosmic horror experience, unique in story, art, and heart. Bear witness to a tale of girl's love, rage, hurt, and healing. Only you can bring it an end. Only you can bring World Revolution.
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.3%, Abstract 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Psychological 9.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
A tale of solitude and discovery, a man awakens on a mysterious desolate beach. Nothing around, but an abandoned lighthouse. Lost Tides is a 3rd person narrative driven adventure game with a fully narrated story.
Why similar: Philosophical 22%, Abstract 15.7%, Psychological 14.8%, Emotional 14.6%, Narration 12.7%
Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented self to unlock the mysteries of her past.
Why similar: Philosophical 18%, Emotional 16.7%, Psychological 15.7%, Narration 14.6%, Drama 10.4%
"D.V. Ex Agent" is a narrative game with elements of horror, telling the dramatic story of the main character. You will have to come face to face with skeletons in the closet along with him. The events unfold in the post-Soviet era.
Why similar: Psychological 18%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Abstract 15.4%, Narration 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
AMEN 11 11 is a hidden object adventure game set in an atmosphere of apocalypse and psychological horror. The player's task is to find objects hidden on the maps.
Why similar: Psychedelic 33.5%, Emotional 18%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Psychological 16.1%, Dark 6.5%
CAT'S DREAM is a pixel-style puzzle game in which players take on the role of Cat Meow that turns into a human, on a fantasy one-day adventure. The reason for all this seems to have something to do with her owner Song...
Why similar: Cats 29.4%, Drama 14.7%, Psychological 14.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Emotional 12%
The abyss called your name. You followed it here. Now you are its prisoner. A Butterfly is part horror, part interactive poem about overcoming and bittersweet surrender
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.9%, Philosophical 22.7%, Emotional 15.9%, Abstract 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
For Closure, is a third-person puzzle adventure game. Chase, run, and fight your way with your partner through space and time. Can you save the world?
Why similar: Psychedelic 39.2%, Psychological 19.8%, Narration 15.3%, Abstract 12.5%, Linear 5%
Fear of Mine - a visual novel in the genre of adventure and horror. An alien mushroom creature has brought you under his influence, and now it seems to take over the whole world. Can you escape its grasp? Can you survive? Can you at least save others from falling prey to the same fate as yours?
Why similar: Psychedelic 34%, Narration 23.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 12.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
