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Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Why similar: World War II 28.5% ★, Simulation 11%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Emotional 9.1%, Dark 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game that forces you to make difficult moral choices while leading a resistance group in Nazi Germany.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: War 29.3%, Psychological 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Emotional 10.3%, Resource Management 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the civilian struggle for survival during wartime, mirroring the emotional weight and resource management of the seed game.

You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

Why similar: World War II 41.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Emotional 16.5%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game set during World War II that emphasizes the impact of your choices on the lives of those around you.

Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.

Why similar: World War II 29.7% ★, War 20.3%, Emotional 14.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Point & Click 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional adventure game that follows a young girl trying to survive the hardships of World War II.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.5%, Simulation 24.4%, Story Rich 15%, Choices Matter 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian document thriller that masterfully forces you to balance your family's survival against your own moral compass.

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 41.6%, Text-Based 19.9%, Story Rich 18.3%, Simulation 5.9%, Management 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy narrative RPG that explores the weight of societal oppression and the consequences of every decision you make.

Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

Why similar: World War II 22.7% ★, War 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Emotional 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that uses interactive interviews to uncover the dark secrets of a post-war village.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, Resource Management 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival management game that forces you to make grueling leadership decisions under extreme pressure.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.5%, Dark 19.1%, Point & Click 18.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Simulation 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Places you in a position of authority where you must manage resources and make life-altering decisions that affect the people living in your building.

Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

Why similar: Simulation 51.7%, Adventure 26.3%, Story Rich 22.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intensely personal narrative experience about a refugee's journey that relies on dialogue and emotional connection.

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Why similar: World War II 46.7% ★, Emotional 19.4%, Story Rich 12%, Point & Click 10.5%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: A historically accurate narrative game that explores the trauma of the Nazi occupation through the eyes of those who lived through it.

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Emotional 18.8%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game that focuses on the development of a child and the emotional impact of the choices made during their upbringing.

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.4%, Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Point & Click 20%, Story Rich 13.8%, Simulation 11%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven simulation where your choices have significant, often dark, consequences for the world around you.

Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.

Why similar: War 25.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Emotional 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that provides a harrowing, realistic look at the civilian experience during the recent conflict in Ukraine.

These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.5%, Life Sim 21.1%, Resource Management 17.5%, Management 13.1%, Story Rich 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on ruling a kingdom where you must balance the needs of your family with the demands of your subjects.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: Resource Management 44.8%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Management 12.4%, Dark 9.9%, Simulation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A society survival game that constantly tests your morality by forcing you to make impossible choices to save your people.

As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.9%, Point & Click 20%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Story Rich 14.5%, Simulation 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A historical simulation that forces you to balance your personal safety with the moral weight of judging others during the French Revolution.

This is a story where you do something more terrifying than entering a haunted house, more dangerous than assaulting an alien horde, and more important than ruling a fantasy kingdom. You, and you alone, must turn your newborn baby into a functional adult. Will you be a tiger mom or a helicopter dad?

Why similar: Simulation 48.1%, Life Sim 18.3%, Text-Based 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.2%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based game that focuses on the challenges and choices involved in raising a child from infancy to adulthood.

Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.

Why similar: War 17.8%, Life Sim 15%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Dark 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven management game that forces you to make difficult triage decisions in a war-torn environment.

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: Story Rich 32.4%, Point & Click 26.4%, Emotional 19.7%, Adventure 16%, Singleplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, beautiful, and deeply emotional narrative game that explores the highs and lows of a relationship.

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: Life Sim 29.6%, Point & Click 23.1%, Story Rich 19.7%, Simulation 15.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative game that tells a powerful, emotional story through the simple act of organizing a character's belongings over the years.

Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Life Sim 16.8%, Emotional 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Immersive Sim 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological narrative game that provides an unflinching look at the experience of living with depression.

Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.

Why similar: Life Sim 30.4%, Emotional 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Resource Management 11%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic life simulation that focuses on the struggle for survival and social mobility in a modern urban environment.

Cart Life was a retail simulation for Windows(tm).

Why similar: Life Sim 18.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Time Management 13.4%, Resource Management 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant life simulation that captures the daily struggle and emotional exhaustion of working-class individuals.

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: Dialogue Heavy 36.2%, Emotional 18.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy game that focuses on empathy and listening to the personal struggles of your customers.

Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.

Why similar: Psychological 35.6%, Emotional 31.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that explores the complexities of a life lived and the emotional weight of regret.

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: Story Rich 45.5%, Atmospheric 17%, Dark 13%, Emotional 12.6%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative exploration game that delves into the tragic, interconnected stories of a single family.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Life Sim 55.4%, Simulation 29.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian management game that forces you to navigate a hostile society while trying to keep your head above water.

Machine Child is a nurturing simulation by renowned illustrator Ooyari Ashito. Raise a daughter in a charming town and guide her through heartwarming moments. Journey with her on adventures and create unforgettable memories. Choices matter, her future is yours to shape.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Resource Management 13.6%, Time Management 13.2%

Here is the 5-year contract to get your son back. You must become the morse messenger during World War II. Each day comes with new tasks to overcome and challenge your morse coding skill.

Why similar: World War II 16.8% ★, War 15.6%, Psychological 15.3%, Emotional 13.3%, Point & Click 11.2%

Become a phone repair technician, get the opportunity to look into the personal data of customers. Influence their destinies if you dare!

Why similar: Time Management 18.6%, Life Sim 14.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Management 9.6%

This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.

Why similar: Dark 16.5%, Life Sim 14.6%, Time Management 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%

The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.

Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Emotional 14.8%, Life Sim 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Step into the chair of a therapist in Therapy Simulator! Guide your patients through emotional journeys with branching dialogue choices. Balance humor, humanity, and the chaos of therapy!

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Life Sim 15.4%, Story Rich 10.9%

This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.

Why similar: Emotional 16.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Point & Click 15%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%

You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?

Why similar: Life Sim 28.1%, Choices Matter 23.5%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Story Rich 15.2%, Simulation 11.7%

Visit a part of war-torn Hamburg in the FREE Germany Prologue! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

Why similar: World War II 35.4% ★, War 19%, Life Sim 15%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Resource Management 8.4%

What to do when your days are not going well? What to do when you need to wake up and manage a troubled life, in which you need to work, eat well and still have time for yourself? Isolated Room is about that, and maybe a little more.

Why similar: Life Sim 22.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Time Management 14.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%

A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.

Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Point & Click 20.3%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%

You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!

Why similar: Choices Matter 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Life Sim 14.8%, Time Management 14.7%, Immersive Sim 10.2%

Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.

Why similar: Choices Matter 18.9%, Resource Management 14.4%, Life Sim 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Emotional 12.4%

My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Management 16.7%, Story Rich 13%, Simulation 10%

Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.1%, Resource Management 21.9%, Story Rich 17.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%

My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Simulation 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%

The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.

Why similar: Life Sim 23.1%, Text-Based 22.6%, Point & Click 20.3%, Immersive Sim 20%, Management 13.9%

My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.5%, Management 29.6%, Story Rich 20.2%, Simulation 15.7%

This is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a crown prince of the Blessed Arknian Empire. You possess great power, but are also burdened by duty. Can you change the world and stay true to yourself? Every decision comes with a cost.

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.3%, Life Sim 27.1%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Point & Click 11.7%

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Choices Matter 27.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, Dark 13.2%, Adventure 6.6%

Destined to Die is a task managing game about depression, containing over 200+ pieces of physical and digital art. What's the point in life, if all paths lead to death. Choose your actions, and learn how to live. All paths lead to death, but how long can you live?

Why similar: Life Sim 19.5%, Time Management 17.9%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Emotional 11.2%

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.6%, Point & Click 19.1%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, Simulation 13%

You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.

Why similar: War 23.7%, Psychological 14.4%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Resource Management 10.4%

Ministry of Truth: False Memory is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. The Great Father is watching you!

Why similar: Choices Matter 23.9%, Emotional 18.5%, Point & Click 18.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Simulation 10.6%

Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

Why similar: Story Rich 48.7%, Simulation 33.7%, Atmospheric 17.5%

A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?

Why similar: Resource Management 22%, Life Sim 16.1%, Psychological 15.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Emotional 13.9%

At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.

Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.1%

ArmaCulture is an indie factory-builder RPG set in the midst of a bitter, industrialized war between two nations in a fictional world similar to our own. The game combines illustrated character art with stylized pixel art to create a unique and dark historic atmosphere.

Why similar: World War II 31.7% ★, War 26.9%, Time Management 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Dark 6.7%

"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.

Why similar: Emotional 35.1%, Point & Click 28.2%, Hand-drawn 22.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: Life Sim 30.4%, Choices Matter 28.1%, Story Rich 16.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Hand-drawn 6.3%

Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%