Games Like OPUS: Rocket of Whispers

Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.

Why similar: Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Space 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same universe and deeply emotional, narrative-driven core as the seed game.

Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.

Why similar: Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 10.5%, Space 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry in the series that established the emotional, puzzle-solving foundation.

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: Emotional 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Top-Down 8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the emotional depth of its predecessor with a focus on life-altering narratives.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Emotional 32.2%, Story Rich 29%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Indie 8%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Masterful at delivering a poignant, emotional story with a focus on memory and loss.

A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

Why similar: Emotional 29.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Anime 11.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Relaxing 9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines pixel-art storytelling with deep, emotional themes and character-driven puzzles.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.3%, Story Rich 14.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of a lonely, post-apocalyptic journey across a desolate landscape.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Emotional 32.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Relaxing 12.3%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores themes of death and helping lost souls, mirroring the space burial mission of the seed game.

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Emotional 25.6%, Female Protagonist 17%, Story Rich 13.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Colorful 9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends folklore-inspired exploration with puzzle-solving in a cold, atmospheric setting.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.4%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Relaxing 10.5%, Story Rich 10%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses atmospheric visuals and a moving score to tell a wordless, emotional story of grief.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.7%, Story Rich 14.2%, Relaxing 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a meditative, exploration-heavy experience in a vast, stylized desert landscape.

Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Story Rich 15.7%, Relaxing 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a post-apocalyptic world with a strong emphasis on character relationships and narrative.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Relaxing 24.8%, Exploration 20.2%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the beauty of a solitary trek through a vast, mysterious world.

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Relaxing 13.1%, Colorful 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A character-focused story set in a unique, atmospheric environment that emphasizes emotional growth.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Emotional 32.7%, Story Rich 19.3%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Puzzle 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant journey that relies on emotional connection and environmental interaction.

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 29.7%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Emotional 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive narrative experience that explores the lives and deaths of a family.

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, Story Rich 18.5%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that prioritizes story and exploration.

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant indie game that explores the struggles of game development and personal connection.

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Emotional 23.1%, Puzzle 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Story Rich 13.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses perspective-shifting puzzles to tell a somber, emotional story about a girl's past.

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Why similar: Emotional 44.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Story Rich 18.8%, Colorful 6.2%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique mechanic to tell a deeply personal and emotional story about life and loss.

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.5%, Emotional 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, Relaxing 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, emotional journey about finding peace and moving on.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.6%, Emotional 25.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Relaxing 11%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sequel to Lone Sails that continues the theme of lonely, atmospheric survival in a flooded world.

I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.

Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Indie 17.8%, Puzzle 15%, Emotional 12.3%, Exploration 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and emotional puzzle game about exploring the afterlife and memories.

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: Relaxing 28.8%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Colorful 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Tells a life story through the simple, meditative act of organizing personal belongings.

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Emotional 51.2%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Tackles themes of loneliness and emotional turmoil through a striking, atmospheric world.

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

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.9%, Story Rich 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Indie 8.7%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that balances dark humor with a touching, emotional journey.

OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.

Why similar: Emotional 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 9.7%

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Space 27.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Exploration 15.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in exploration and uncovering the history of a lost civilization in space.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.1%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Colorful 7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on isolation and the emotional weight of human connection in a vast wilderness.

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.9%, RPG 20.1%, Story Rich 15.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a beautiful, painterly aesthetic and an emotional story about a young girl's quest.

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Emotional 33.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Relaxing 13.9%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that uses time manipulation to reflect on the nature of friendship and memory.

A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…

Why similar: Emotional 25.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Emotional 16.8%, Anime 11.9%, Colorful 8%

Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?

Why similar: Emotional 22.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 12%, Anime 8%

In a chilling cellar below the apocalyptic snow, Fei Lin the witch wakes up from hibernation, and ventures into the forsaken world. Guide her through the process of escaping the cellar, and seeing the changed world for her first time.

Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Indie 30.3%, Puzzle 27.7%, Singleplayer 7.8%

A death march to the end of the world. Can humanity's lost future be reclaimed?

Why similar: Emotional 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 11.1%

This is an adventure game that takes you on a journey through a world after humans have disappeared. Lead the robot girl "Scarlet" to find the surviving humans.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Emotional 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 12%

A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Emotional 18%, Anime 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%

Join Evelyn on her quest to save a mysterious island in a puzzle-based atmospheric adventure with a story that spans across 30,000 years of time. Interact with fantastic characters to learn past secrets and transform the Four Elements’ kingdoms, leading up to an epic finale with shocking reveals.

Why similar: Emotional 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 8.1%

A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Emotional 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Puzzle 7.9%

Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Emotional 15.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 6.9%

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.8%, Adventure 21.9%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Indie 12.5%, Puzzle 11.3%

Explore a lively oasis city filled with charming characters, forgotten ruins and ominous conspiracies in the second chapter of NAIRI, a narrative puzzle adventure about Nairi's perilous quest to save her family.

Why similar: Emotional 19%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, Relaxing 8.5%

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Space 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 10%

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Story Rich 17%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 9%

Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Story Rich 10.3%

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Relaxing 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.5%

The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 11.9%

Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.

Why similar: Emotional 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%

An RPG of exploration, collection, and critical thinking. The end of the world has come and gone, leaving only phantoms where once there was life. Now Schorl, the last surviving human, and Spinel, the last of the magical saerii, search through the memories of a bygone era, hoping to find a future.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Anime 10.1%

── In the summer of the world that has ended, the girl travels aimlessly. "natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer" is a text adventure game that depicts girls traveling in apocalypse. Through talking to the girls, we get to know them and approach the mysteries of the world ──

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Anime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Exploration 7.9%

Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.2%, Emotional 20.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Relaxing 13%, Puzzle 10.8%

Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Anime 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 7.7%

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 29.6%, Puzzle 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 8.5%, Exploration 7.7%

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

Why similar: Emotional 26.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%

Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.

Why similar: Emotional 18.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Anime 8.1%

An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.

Why similar: Emotional 21.3%, Space 17.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%

Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.

Why similar: Emotional 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Space 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%

Peaches Interplanetary is a short relaxing game about growing peaches on a spaceship. Explore the ship, talk to trees, drink some tea or coffee, and help Margot prepare for her first day spreading the power of peaches throughout the stars.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Space 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Relaxing 11.3%

A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.

Why similar: Emotional 22.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Puzzle 8.4%