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 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Space 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: As part of the same series, this title shares the emotional depth, space-faring themes, and narrative-heavy gameplay of 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 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series captures the same sense of wonder and exploration within a space-themed narrative framework.

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 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven experience mirrors the emotional intensity and character-focused storytelling found in the OPUS series.

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

Why similar: Emotional 32.1%, Story Rich 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Indie 8%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of emotional storytelling that, like the seed game, focuses on the weight of memories and the importance of closure.

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 29.8%, Story Rich 15.9%, Anime 11.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Relaxing 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a beautiful, nostalgic atmosphere with a deeply emotional narrative that explores personal growth and loss.

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 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Relaxing 12.2%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the poignant theme of helping lost souls find peace, wrapped in a beautiful, emotional journey.

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 25.5%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Colorful 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game features puzzle-solving and a strong emotional core, set against a beautifully atmospheric, snowy backdrop.

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 19.8%, Story Rich 14.1%, Relaxing 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on solitary exploration and atmospheric storytelling in a vast, quiet world perfectly complements the tone of Rocket of Whispers.

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 30.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of a lonely, post-apocalyptic journey through a desolate landscape using a unique vehicle, much like the rocket-building quest.

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 26.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Relaxing 10.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning game that uses its environment and music to tell a powerful, wordless story about grief and healing.

Wanda is a minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic lifeforms finding happiness, companionship and hope in a lonely post-apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Puzzle 19.4%, Story Rich 19.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-apocalyptic world, this game focuses on the emotional bond between characters and the search for hope in desolation.

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 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 11.2%, Story Rich 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the series that continues the tradition of emotional, story-driven exploration and visual storytelling.

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 21.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Relaxing 13%, Colorful 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game that prioritizes character relationships and atmospheric exploration over traditional action.

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 18.4%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that emphasizes storytelling and exploration in a ruined 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 21.7%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Story Rich 15.8%, Relaxing 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a rich, post-apocalyptic world and a strong focus on the relationship between its two protagonists.

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%, Puzzle 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 13.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-adventure game uses its environment to tell a haunting, emotional story about a character's past.

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 32.2%, Atmospheric 18%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 14%, Colorful 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a sense of isolation and emotional connection through narrative, mirroring the intimate storytelling of the seed game.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.2%, Exploration 27.8%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Singleplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, it perfectly captures the harsh, snowy, post-apocalyptic atmosphere that defines the setting of Rocket of Whispers.

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 34.7%, Indie 29.9%, Puzzle 27.7%, Singleplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play prologue provides essential context and sets the tone for the main narrative of the seed game.

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 27.3%, Story Rich 16%, Exploration 15.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines space exploration with a deep, emotional mystery that rewards curiosity and patience.

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 38.3%, Emotional 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Story Rich 7.9%, Relaxing 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant interactive fiction experience that explores themes of life, death, and moving on.

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 15.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Relaxing 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, puzzle-heavy adventure that emphasizes exploration and the joy of discovery in a unique world.

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 44.4%, Story Rich 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Colorful 6.2%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, highly emotional narrative experience that explores the passage of time and the importance of memories.

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 22.3%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Indie 12.4%, Puzzle 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploring the memories and emotions of others within a surreal, atmospheric environment.

Uncover the lives, losses, and stories of two musicians from opposite sides of the tracks as they become superstars, fall in love and fall apart in this 90s narrative puzzle game.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Emotional 16.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy exploration game that uses music and memory to tell a complex, emotional story.

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 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure that uses a desolate, abandoned setting to tell a personal story about the past.

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 24%, Story Rich 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven adventure that balances whimsical art with heavy, emotional themes of childhood and fate.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Story Rich 25.4%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Emotional 14%, Relaxing 12.2%, Adventure 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive story focuses on the pain of loss and the desire to change the past, echoing the emotional stakes of the seed game.

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%, Story Rich 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

"Robot Hospice" is a 2D pixel art adventure game where beloved robots spend their final days in a hospice. As a new staff member, you will gently yet painfully bid farewell to these cherished machines that once lived alongside humans.

Why similar: Emotional 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.4%

As their feet lead them on a journey... They happen upon the secret of how this world was destroyed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, Anime 17.5%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Story Rich 10.9%

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 20.2%, Indie 17.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Emotional 12%, Exploration 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and emotional puzzle game that deals with themes of death and memory in a thoughtful, gentle way.

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 16.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Anime 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends exploration and puzzle-solving with a narrative that delves into the emotional history of its world.

When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

Why similar: Emotional 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Anime 10.7%

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 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Emotional 16.8%, Anime 11.9%, Colorful 8%

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 13.4%, Story Rich 8.1%

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 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 12%, Anime 8%

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

Why similar: Emotional 22%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 11.1%

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 17.3%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Puzzle 8%

"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%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Emotional 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

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 22.2%, Emotional 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 12.1%

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 17.9%, Anime 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%

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 21.1%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 9%

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 26%, Story Rich 17.1%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%

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 18.2%, Emotional 16%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 6.8%

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 24.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Story Rich 11.9%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Story Rich 10.3%

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 29.4%, Puzzle 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Indie 8.4%, Exploration 7.7%

Fishbowl is a slow and tender 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%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%

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 21.3%, Emotional 20%, Story Rich 13.3%, Relaxing 12.9%, Puzzle 11%

“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?

Why similar: Emotional 18%, 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 21.2%, Space 17.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%

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 26.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Story Rich 13.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%

── 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 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Anime 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Exploration 7.8%

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 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Space 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Relaxing 11.2%

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 7.6%

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 7.8%

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.7%, Space 16.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Exploration 10.2%

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 27.8%, Space 19%, Story Rich 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Puzzle 9.2%

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 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Space 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%