
PLEASE KNOCK: The Sloppy Researcher’s Life is a top-down story adventure game about an unusual research life between a sloppy senior student and a helpful junior.
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PLEASE KNOCK: The Sloppy Researcher’s Life is a top-down story adventure game about an unusual research life between a sloppy senior student and a helpful junior.

Oswego Quest for the Golden Pin
Oswego Quest for the Golden Pin is a retro adventure game where you play as a failing student, exploring your college campus looking for a mythical pin that will supposedly help him pass his final exams.

I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Oswego Quest for the Golden Pin is a retro adventure game where you play as a failing student, exploring your college campus looking for a mythical pin that will supposedly help him pass his final exams.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Comedy 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Retro 12.2%
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Modern 10.6%
『はじめまして、ぼくはクーヤ! 同じ研究室の”ニトロ先輩”の研究をサポートしながら日々を過ごす、ごく普通の大学生だ!』 ◉先輩と後輩の、ドタバタコメディノベル! うまくセンパイを導いて、研究を捗らせよう!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.9%, Retro 15.8%, Comedy 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Psychological 10.2%
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 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Top-Down 10.4%, Comedy 10.4%, Retro 9.4%
Become the first diplomat to an alien world in this dialogue-driven, Star Trek-inspired RPG. Explore an ancient civilization, befriend its strange inhabitants, and make agonizing choices that will forever shape the future of their species.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Top-Down 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
Embark on a whimsical, surreal four-act journey in a handcrafted storybook theater. Take on different roles and uncover the mystery of Nomanland.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Psychological 15.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Comedy 9.8%
A psychological visual novel–style game focused on atmosphere and narrative. What feels like choice slowly collapses.
Why similar: Psychological 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Comedy 11.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.6%, Psychological 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
7 Days in Dystopia is a psychological dystopian game where you experience seven days by playing a series of games, making choices, and facing the consequences of winning and losing in a city where people hide behind masks.
Why similar: Psychological 21%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Story Rich 11.5%
A story-rich interactive fiction about two people who find comfort in each other, and the quiet things they never say out loud.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Cinematic 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
9 kids who wake up in a mysterious shelter with lost memory. Investigate the signs of intruders and murders and discuss them with your colleagues to move towards the truth! Listen to everyone's statements and use your counter-arguments to uncover the truth behind someone's lies!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Multiple Endings 13%, Psychological 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Comedy 10.2%
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!
Why similar: Psychological 22.1%, Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Cute 10%
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Cinematic 7.5%
A story about friendship, the internet, and creation that plays with your heartstrings.
Why similar: Psychological 13.8%, Comedy 13.7%, Top-Down 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Story Rich 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
A 2D exploration-based horror adventure set in the “Deep Realm,” an otherworld connected to a natural history museum. Experience a unique atmosphere where quiet intellectual spaces intertwine with unsettling phenomena.
Why similar: Retro 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Top-Down 13.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
Escape the Family Dinner—a short, third-person exploration experience inspired by our traumatic & nostalgic memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Top-Down 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Comedy 11.9%, Adventure 10.8%
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Top-Down 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Retro 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Screech, halt! Max and his ice cream truck reach an unfamiliar universe never seen before. Continue making your way as you go after the little kid’s balloon. Solve mysteries with emotion-flavored ice cream. Will you be able to retrieve the kid’s lost balloon?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
"イカスミ"でポーションをつくる!?怪しいポーション屋さんのイカ『スミミ』と共に、個性豊かな人外キャラクター達にポーションを売るアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Comedy 10.1%
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Modern 10%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
Your Forever Friend™ is the solution to never feeling alone again! Play video games, listen to music together, reminisce about buried memories... And there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. NOTHING ! <3
Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Story Rich 10%, Retro 7.5%
Journey through the Spirit World as a meek child who falls down a well. Become part of a found family as you adventure together and discover the world of SPIRITWELL!
Why similar: Comedy 16.8%, Retro 16%, Story Rich 13.5%, Top-Down 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
The player plays "in-game reality" and "in-game game" to advance the boy's life.
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Cinematic 12.6%, Modern 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Cinematic 14.2%, Comedy 13%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Modern 11.4%
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Comedy 8.9%
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Psychological 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Psychological 21.7%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Relaxing, cute and informative game about anxiety disorders and mental health in general.
Why similar: Psychological 27.3%, Dialogue Heavy 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
A short narrative about a trip with friends over the weekend. Decide what River does during the trip. Help your friends, explore the place, or just enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
"Under the Streetlights of the Reiche" is an omnibus-style adventure game. Experience one man's last day in the town. A good man who is well-liked by those around him loses his job and is forced to leave the town he has lived in for a long time.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.2%, Story Rich 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Explore a remote, rain-drenched archipelago. Find cozy shelters and cherish long-lost memories to see life in a new light. What will you make of your past?
Why similar: Psychological 26.1%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Top-Down 10.6%
Lost in nostalgia, surrounded by ghosts, Coralina goes through the Elysian Fields to find a long lost alchemy artifact, all before the world ends. The girl that can enter memories travels through these Posthumous Lands once again, in her own Psychedelic Odissey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Cinematic 14.2%, Retro 13.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
The Door Has Doubts is a very short and absurd narrative game about manipulation, dialogue, and the existential crisis of room furnitures. You are stuck in a room, there is a door. Your only way out: Convince the door to open. Choose your words carefully, as you try to escape the room.
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Comedy 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%
Have you ever wondered what happens behind the Game Over screen? Who brings the hero of the game back to life? And why does the goddess of life always have to be so moody? Experience a witty adventure with an unique sense of humor where dying has never been so funny!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20%, Comedy 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
Aliya’s Ascent is a story about a girl who mysteriously found herself in the middle of a boat towards an unknown land. Embark on a journey in the world of the first Legions and meet familiar faces as you unravel the tales that made the fabric of Bridgeworld. Every choice you make matters!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Cinematic 18.1%, Adventure 13.3%
Meet Fade, the main character of this action RPG, who is painfully aware that you are controlling her. How will you act when faced with the temptations of absolute power over someone so vulnerable — all while on a mission to save a revolution-torn realm from an unnatural disaster?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
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: Psychological 18.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Psychological 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
You are a Switchboard Operator, and you're about to be replaced by a machine. Use your last week of work to connect townsfolk, overcome problems, and explore the history of a cast of engaging characters. Your choices matter, so use each day to leave lasting bonds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
✦Quest for Choices: Ivan's Tale is a choice-driven visual novel. Ch.0: Ivan (now in the US) has a "pleasant" vote with colleagues.Ch.1: Using VR & AI, Ivan revisits his childhood—little Vanya in a Khrushchyovka after USSR's collapse. Ivan can change the past, perhaps guiding Vanya toward a new life.
Why similar: Modern 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Dive into the mysterious world of POLLYANNA! Explore what remains of Earth-3, uncover secrets left behind by your creator, fight a cast of twisted enemies, and above all, don't let the light fade away...
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Comedy 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Top-Down 13%, Story Rich 12.7%
Come to My Party! is a coming-of-age visual novel where choices matter. Jimin sets out to win class president and have her first birthday party. What begins as a simple goal spirals into social pressure, fragile friendships, and choices that can’t be taken back, hitting closer than you’d like.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Comedy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
Misgiven is an emotional sci-fi adventure about the lump in your throat. Stranded in a city veiled in toxic fog, take on a stranger's mask to survive. Wrestle with your thoughts in a tangible dialogue system. Struggle to keep up the facade, or dare to drop it, to find allies as a harbinger of doom.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Cinematic 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
An endless torture game set in the distorted remnants of forgotten RPGMaker puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Psychological 14.5%, Top-Down 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Modern 10.8%
"When aliens order pasta, only one guy can deliver justice!" You're a food delivery guy in this short, comical graphic adventure, determined to stop the monopoly on Italian cousine imposed by an alien invasion.
Why similar: Comedy 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.6%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
A classic humorous 2D Point and Click adventure game, reminiscent of the classic Lucas-arts and Sierra games, all in a hand drawn silent movie inspired visual aesthetic.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.3%, Comedy 17.4%, Story Rich 16.6%, Retro 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Atmospheric fantasy 2D-RPG. In a world where everything has a Plot, Fate, and a Name. Your role is to save Fate. To find that Name that was erased from reality.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Top-Down 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Mondealy is about you building relationships and exploring the world. An ordinary guy from an ordinary town on an ordinary day uncovers the secrets of an extraordinary underground kingdom located under his home. Your adventure begins!
Why similar: Story Rich 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Top-Down 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
A short novel game with ASMR starring VTuber "Kurune Kokuri"! With the ASMR voices, players can enjoy a close situation with Kurune Kokuri.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20%, Comedy 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Cute 11.1%
Step into a gentle, hand-drawn world in Chromascape. As Luna the hedgehog, you hold the power to absorb and share colors in a land fading into gray. Use warm hues to light fires, cool tones to freeze paths, and restore vibrancy to this heartwarming 2D adventure.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26%, Top-Down 19.8%, Adventure 15.9%, Cute 13.9%, Story Rich 10%
A top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by real-life events. Traverse and experience the life of a formerly homeless man through an interview of how he regained his sense of self by telling his past to a stray dog. Set in Bangkok, Thailand 2017.
Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Top-Down 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Explore a disturbing hotel as you visit and solve the problems of over 40 strange Guests. Bring in one of three playable characters and guide them to one of the multiple endings to determine the hotel's fate..
Why similar: Top-Down 14.2%, Comedy 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Story Rich 11.2%