- #1 tomorrow won't come for those without ██████
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,062 reviews2020
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
That day, we told a lie.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.6%, Dystopian 20.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Minimalist 11.5%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the minimalist, philosophical, and atmospheric tone found in the seed game.
- #2 Playing Kafka
96% matchVery Positive95% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Surreal 22.3%, Philosophical 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Point & Click 12.8%, Emotional 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game translates Kafkaesque themes into an interactive format that feels very similar to the seed game's surreal bureaucracy.
- #3 THE LONGING
96% matchVery Positive92% of 7,433 reviews2020
Dev: Studio SeufzPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Dark 21%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its focus on slow-burn, existential, and minimalist gameplay aligns well with the contemplative nature of the seed game.
- #4 Who's Lila?
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 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: Surreal 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Point & Click 16%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, unsettling atmosphere and unique interactive mechanics that challenge the player's perception of reality.
- #5 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 17%, Emotional 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the minimalist, dark, and highly personal psychological experience of the seed game.
- #6 Still There
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,354 reviews2019
Dev: GhostSharkPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?
Why similar: Emotional 28.1%, Surreal 24.2%, Point & Click 20.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It balances dark humor and emotional weight within a confined, narrative-heavy setting.
- #7 Slender Threads
92% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Surreal 18.4%, Dark 17%, Story Rich 13.2%, Hidden Object 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, surreal, and story-rich point-and-click experience that matches the seed game's tone.
- #8 Whateverland
93% matchVery Positive88% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.6%, Point & Click 15.9%, Hidden Object 14%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same blend of dark humor and surreal, hand-drawn adventure aesthetics.
- #9 Sisyphus Reborn
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,102 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Philosophical 73.1%, Point & Click 17.3%, Adventure 7%, 2D 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply philosophical and atmospheric indie title that explores the futility and repetition found in the seed game.
- #10 WORLD OF HORROR
89% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 69.7%, Point & Click 24%, 2D 4.1%, Adventure 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a lovecraftian, minimalist, and surreal horror experience that fits the seed game's aesthetic perfectly.
- #11 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.4%, Surreal 15.9%, Dark 14.9%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes surreal, memory-based storytelling that feels like a natural companion to the seed game's narrative style.
- #12 Follow the meaning
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Point & Click 22.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy adventure that focuses on uncovering hidden truths in a strange world.
- #13 The Plane Effect
90% matchMixed62% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Innovina/StudioKikuPub: PQube
Windows
Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...
Why similar: Dystopian 44.3%, Point & Click 17.5%, Dark 14.5%, Minimalist 13.7%, Stylized 7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, dystopian atmosphere that feels like a direct thematic sibling to the seed game.
- #14 NORCO
87% matchVery Positive92% of 3,226 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 27.5%, Philosophical 20.6%, Surreal 16.2%, Point & Click 13%, Dark 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian, surreal narrative that excels at world-building and philosophical inquiry.
- #15 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
86% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Surreal 25.5%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Story Rich 21.7%, Point & Click 17.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for philosophical, dark-humored, and narrative-rich interactive fiction.
- #16 SIGNALIS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,140 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.3%, Dystopian 34.6%, Dark 18.3%, Adventure 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a haunting, dystopian, and emotional experience rooted in cosmic horror.
- #17 UNMEMORY
88% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Minimalist 16.8%, Point & Click 16.1%, Story Rich 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, text-heavy mystery game that requires the same level of close attention as the seed game.
- #18 Little Misfortune
85% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.3%, Point & Click 20.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Dark 12.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends dark humor with an emotional, surreal journey through a child's perspective.
- #19 Iron Lung
84% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.2%, Minimalist 28.1%, Dark 21.1%, Surreal 16.7%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in minimalist, claustrophobic, and cosmic horror that relies on atmosphere over action.
- #20 Mindlock - The Apartment
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 679 reviews2024
Dev: Roof Cut MediaPub: USM
Windows · Mac
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.6%, Surreal 21%, Point & Click 18.1%, Emotional 10.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same dark-humor and conversation-driven puzzle mechanics found in the seed game.
- #21 Tangle Tower
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Point & Click 45.2%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Story Rich 20.7%, 2D 6.5%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more of a detective game, it shares the surreal, character-focused storytelling and unique art style.
- #22 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,285 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Surreal 20.8%, Text-Based 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct continuation of the psychological, minimalist, and surreal narrative style of its predecessor.
- #23 Quern - Undying Thoughts
82% matchVery Positive91% of 4,065 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Surreal 37.5%, Point & Click 21.6%, Hidden Object 19.5%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, mystery-filled adventure that rewards the player for their curiosity and patience.
- #24 The Cat Lady
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Point & Click 19%, Dark 17.7%, Emotional 17.6%, Story Rich 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, emotional, and surreal adventure that tackles heavy themes with a unique artistic vision.
- #25 Inscryption
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Surreal 31.7%, Dark 29.7%, Story Rich 19.9%, Point & Click 14.6%, 2D 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uses meta-narrative and surreal, dark themes to create an unforgettable, genre-bending experience.
- #26 Hypnospace Outlaw
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,534 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.9 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: Surreal 44.8%, Point & Click 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, nostalgic, and dark-humored approach to digital exploration is highly reminiscent of the seed game's vibe.
- #27 CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,839 reviews2025
Dev: Bastinus RexPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Surreal 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dark 20.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 12%
- #28 Pathologic 2
80% matchVery Positive92% of 12,156 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Dystopian 29.5%, Surreal 26.9%, Dark 14.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: An intensely dystopian and philosophical game that forces the player to make impossible, dark choices.
- #29 Mesmalie
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 924 reviews2026
Dev: Rain (orbitaldot)
Windows · Linux
MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Point & Click 19.2%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #30 Tiny Bunny
75% matchVery Positive83% of 30,504 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Dark 25.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%
- #31 Paratopic
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Surreal 67.8%, Dark 17.8%, Stylized 9.3%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and minimalist horror experience that prioritizes mood over traditional gameplay.
- #32 Death Sees Twice: Spot the Difference
77% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: hirohasu
Windows · Mac
The most sinister spot-the-difference in the world. When you uncover the final mistake, the truth of this world will be revealed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Hidden Object 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Dark 10.1%
- #33 Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: The Midworld
Windows
Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".
Why similar: Philosophical 24.6%, Lovecraftian 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Emotional 10%, Visual Novel 8%
- #34 SILT
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 981 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Surreal 31.4%, Philosophical 25.3%, Dark 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Adventure 3.2%
- #35 Interactivity: The Interactive Experience
78% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...
Why similar: Surreal 54.7%, Dark 36.2%, Adventure 9.1%
- #36 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
74% matchVery Positive98% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
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 22.2%, Surreal 19.5%, Emotional 14%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Dark 9.1%
- #37 Songs of Rats
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Tesseract GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows · Linux
The Wreckage resounds with the echoes of countless songs, filling the air of a constantly shifting maze where bravery and sacrifice are key to staying alive. Then, without warning, one song goes silent. Will you step into this dicey labyrinth and uncover its secrets in this minimalist and dark RPG?
Why similar: Philosophical 31.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Minimalist 17.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #38 Au Revoir
73% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Text-Based 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #39 Raisond'etre
74% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Story Rich 24.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, 2D 3.6%
- #40 KRAMPEN
72% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Dark 22.6%, Point & Click 18.1%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #41 Magnus Positive Phototaxis
73% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Magnus Positive Phototaxis is an atmospheric journey through a mysterious world of characters, traces and symbols. The task of the player is to solve the puzzles, using proper combinations of objects, finding them in the environment around him.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.8%, Surreal 21.3%, Dystopian 20.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Emotional 8.9%
- #42 While We Wait Here
70% matchVery Positive89% of 2,424 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Choices Matter 23.6%, Story Rich 18.7%, Adventure 1.1%
- #43 Slender Threads: Prologue
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.7%, Dark 30.5%, Story Rich 19.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Adventure 4.3%
- #44 UNIVERSAL WEIRDNESS
70% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.9%, Surreal 29.4%, Point & Click 20.4%, Cartoon 3.3%, Story Rich 3%
- #45 Oniria Crimes
73% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: cKolmos narrative.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Oniria Crimes is an interactive noir novel with point & click mechanics. Explore crime scenes in a dreamlike world where objects are the only witnesses. Six cases, a hidden conspiracy. Only you can uncover the truth behind the crimes of Oniria.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Dystopian 24.1%, Emotional 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #46 The Endless Empty
71% matchVery Positive97% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 46.1%, Dark 16.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 5.8%
- #47 Tails Noir Preludes
70% matchVery Positive91% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Emotional 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Surreal 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dark 11.7%
- #48 My Hidden Things
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: SIXDOTS
Windows
In the beginning there was nothing, only a chaos of dreams, out of which came Xary. He tried to understand people's nature and help them. Yet he is too young. And here you are. Together, you need to figure this all out…
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.2%, Point & Click 19.8%, Minimalist 19.1%, Emotional 15.8%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #49 Eternal Threads
69% matchVery Positive86% of 894 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Emotional 25.3%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 13.6%
- #50 In His Time
69% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.1%, Dark 21.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Story Rich 13.1%
- #51 OneShot
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 64,754 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 25.9%, Surreal 25.2%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Emotional 4.2%
- #52 FORM
69% matchVery Positive91% of 982 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
Why similar: Surreal 35.1%, Lovecraftian 27.9%, Point & Click 22.4%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Adventure 3.3%
- #53 Lost Infinity
68% matchPositive83% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Void EchoPub: Valera Entertainment
Windows
Where are you going with the main character? "Lost Infinity" is a game about nothing, or maybe something, only you will decide. Grieve, think, reason.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.6%, Dark 22.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Story Rich 14.3%, 2D 5.3%
- #54 TOY BOX
68% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Text-Based 17.8%, Point & Click 16.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #55 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
66% matchPositive89% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 27.8%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Text-Based 22.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #56 Mr. Shadow
71% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: bycomb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Mr. Shadow is a 2D graphic adventure game. The player uses a simple point and click interface to solve diverse puzzles. Enter a surreal and dark world inhabited by shadows.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #57 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
68% matchVery Positive87% of 295 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Dark 13.1%
- #58 TEST TEST TEST
65% matchVery Positive92% of 1,015 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Multiple Endings 25.1%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 17.1%, 2D 6.9%
- #59 Waiting in the Lime forest
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: UnicaPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILE
Windows
Face your friend's twisted mind and do your best. You should stay sane until the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Emotional 26.4%, Text-Based 18.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Adventure 8.3%
- #60 Skaramazuzu
66% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Surreal 30.6%, Emotional 19%, Dark 17%, Story Rich 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
