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Games Like PLEASE KNOCK: The Sloppy Researcher's Life

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  1. #1 Oswego Quest for the Golden Pin
    97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: CamCommand (Swift Street)
    Windows

    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 18.9%, Comedy 16.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Retro 12.2%

  2. #2 I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
    96% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2023
    Dev: LUAL Games KIGPub: DreadXP
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Modern 10.7%

  3. #3 PLEASE KNOCK -before entering my room-
    96% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2024
    Dev: polte
    Windows

    『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 15.9%, Comedy 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%

  4. #4 氷点下30度の絶望
    94% matchVery Positive98% of 389 reviews2025
    Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
    Windows

    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 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Psychological 10.1%

  5. #5 Finding Paradise
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,400 reviews2017
    Dev: Freebird Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Comedy 10.4%, Top-Down 10.2%, Retro 9.4%

  6. #6 Living on Plain Pasta
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2026
    Dev: Granité Works
    Windows

    A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Psychological 10%, Story Rich 9%

  7. #7 And Then We Go Party At The Shore
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Margo
    Windows · Mac

    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 22.8%, Psychological 15.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Comedy 9.8%

  8. #8 Darkly Glass
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BioSignosis
    Windows · Linux

    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 24.3%, Psychological 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Story Rich 9.8%

  9. #9 Silent Trip: Until We Meet
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LOGIC - Bawang Studio
    Windows

    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 20.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Cinematic 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%

  10. #10 CHERI BLANC : Mystery Shelter
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: STUDIO WILLS
    Windows

    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 12.9%, Psychological 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Story Rich 11%

  11. #11 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,011 reviews2023
    Dev: hcnone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    "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 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 11%, Comedy 10.2%

  12. #12 Lenin - The Lion
    90% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2019
    Dev: Lornyon
    Windows

    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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

  13. #13 Snowy Heaven
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Reinfree
    Windows

    Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!

    Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Cute 10%

  14. #14 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
    88% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: polte
    Windows

    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 20.6%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Retro 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Cinematic 7.6%

  15. #15 Heartstring
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: pokeizel
    Windows

    A story about friendship, the internet, and creation that plays with your heartstrings.

    Why similar: Comedy 13.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Top-Down 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%

  16. #16 interViolence
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Mado
    Windows · Mac

    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%, Story Rich 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

  17. #17 The Ammonite’s Whisper
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MITOH
    Windows

    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 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Top-Down 13.3%, Story Rich 9.3%

  18. #18 Ice Cream Truck
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Stormev
    Windows

    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 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Story Rich 11%

  19. #19 Family Dinner
    84% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Marcela StolzmannPub: Culture Vine
    Windows · Mac

    Escape the Family Dinner—a short, third-person exploration experience inspired by our traumatic & nostalgic memories.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Top-Down 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Comedy 11.9%, Adventure 11.2%

  20. #20 イカスミポーション
    83% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: Nyamoli@
    Windows

    "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 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Comedy 10%

  21. #21 Ashina: The Red Witch
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2022
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    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 18.9%, Top-Down 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Retro 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%

  22. #22 あなたに花束を
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: abyss good gamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows

    “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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Modern 10%, Hand-drawn 10%

  23. #23 Your Forever Friend
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Le Clown De La ClassePub: Abiding Bridge
    Windows · Mac

    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 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Story Rich 10.1%, Retro 7.5%

  24. #24 Spiritwell
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: davidchen
    Windows

    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 16.7%, Retro 16.1%, Story Rich 13.6%, Top-Down 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

  25. #25 Farewells
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Toraji
    Windows · Mac

    The player plays "in-game reality" and "in-game game" to advance the boy's life.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Cinematic 12.7%, Modern 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%

  26. #26 Rivalhearts
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio Spiritus
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 14.3%, Comedy 13%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Modern 11.4%

  27. #27 Endless Monday: In Progress
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: hcnone
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "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 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Comedy 8.8%

  28. #28 The Cost of Salvation
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mokou Games
    Windows · Mac

    She was made to serve. Never to feel. A narrative adventure about a being created to preserve the world's balance — who begins, for the first time, to question everything she was made for. Form bonds, make choices, and discover the price of becoming something you were never meant to be.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Story Rich 11.7%

  29. #29 Home: A Quarantine Story
    81% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2020
    Dev: Kyle Muntz
    Windows

    A narrative adventure game about being trapped at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. For fans of To the Moon, Gone Home, and Night in the Woods.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Modern 15%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 10.2%

  30. #30 Little Boy : Small Steps, Big Changes
    77% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: La Romylda Compagnie
    Windows

    Little Boy, a narrative game where you play as a robot assistant helping people find happiness!

    Why similar: Retro 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Top-Down 10.7%

  31. #31 The Wreck
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 287 reviews2023
    Dev: The Pixel Hunt
    Windows · Mac

    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 16.7%, Psychological 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

  32. #32 The Glass Sea
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dhilly Game Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Glass Sea is a narrative adventure focusing on exploring memories and discovering who you are. The game contains several unique "memory shards" each holding new objectives, friends and secrets to uncover.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Top-Down 13.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

  33. #33 ライヒェは街灯の下で
    76% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: しゃちクマず
    Windows

    "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 19.1%, Story Rich 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

  34. #34 A Week in Paradise
    74% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
    Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
    Windows · Linux

    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 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

  35. #35 OU
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2023
    Dev: room6Pub: G-MODE
    Windows

    "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 21.5%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

  36. #36 Fishbowl
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2026
    Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
    Windows · Mac

    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: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Psychological 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

  37. #37 anxiety.exe
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HexyArts
    Windows

    Relaxing, cute and informative game about anxiety disorders and mental health in general.

    Why similar: Psychological 27.2%, Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%

  38. #38 A Weekend Trip
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: lukepagca
    Windows

    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 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  39. #39 CORALINA - illacrimo
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
    Windows

    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 15.6%, Cinematic 14.3%, Retro 13.5%, Psychological 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

  40. #40 The door has doubts
    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: wrongchairstudio
    Windows

    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 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Comedy 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%

  41. #41 Whispering Memories
    72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Stellar Forge
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%

  42. #42 The Respawn Banter
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RPGWaldorf
    Windows

    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 19.7%, Comedy 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

  43. #43 Aliya's Ascent
    73% matchMixed44% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: Digital Strategies
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Cinematic 18.2%, Adventure 13.7%

  44. #44 Windrush Tales
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 3-Fold Games
    Windows

    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 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  45. #45 Zugzwang
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Malice Studios LLC
    Windows

    Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Psychological 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%

  46. #46 The Last Connection
    70% match9 user reviews60% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: Team Wiretap
    Windows

    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 13%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%

  47. #47 Nor and Riji: The Hole in the Ghetto
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: xxxzzznorsuperprojectzzzxxx
    Windows

    Nor and Riji are two feline best friends. One missing student. Countless terrible decisions. A dark comedy RPG about solving mysteries and surviving each other.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Comedy 12.8%

  48. #48 KIN:D Barabin's Expedition
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Antialiasing Corp.
    Windows

    A friendship adventure game with Barabin, a quirky kidney bean explorer. Adventure through the mysterious land of 'Handong' with your companions and uncover its hidden secrets.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Comedy 13.7%, Retro 13.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Top-Down 11.4%

  49. #49 Facing the Rain
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Peremett-Studio
    Windows

    Story-driven RPG adventure, where you take the role of a hotel maid in her first job. Soon you notice the gloom surrounding the hotel and its owner. But doing the right things, you can make a difference.

    Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

  50. #50 POLLYANNA
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FYLLAS
    Windows

    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%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Top-Down 12.9%, Story Rich 12.9%

  51. #51 U TSU TSU TSU
    67% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: YONAMI Games
    Windows

    Roam a quiet late-night city in this chill point-and-click adventure. Click anything that catches your eye, check your phone, and reply to viewer comments only if you feel like it. Take your time and enjoy a slow, unhurried night—free from anyone’s expectations.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Psychological 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Modern 10.2%

  52. #52 Fork in the Road
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pigeon in the Booth
    Windows · Mac

    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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%

  53. #53 The Unlikely Prometheus
    69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Green E Games
    Windows

    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 17.3%, Story Rich 16.6%, Retro 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

  54. #54 CULY
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: adam levit
    Windows

    A story-rich RPG where fighting the world is only half the battle. The rest is inside.

    Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Retro 11.8%, Story Rich 11.5%

  55. #55 Misgiven
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
    Windows

    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 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Cinematic 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%

  56. #56 おいでませ、こくりさん - Welcome Kokurisan -
    69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: CyberStep, Inc.Pub: Bloomz, Inc.
    Windows

    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 20.1%, Comedy 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Cute 11.1%

  57. #57 Meat Girl
    66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: ophanimkei
    Windows

    𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Meat Girl is a lesbian visual novel about a girl searching for her mentally ill roommate in cold mountains filled with meat 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

    Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

  58. #58 DOLYA'
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: krotkiiy
    Windows

    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 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Top-Down 14.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%

  59. #59 One Week Left : Last Days at the Office
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: yongdustudio
    Windows

    Only 5 days until you quit. Plan your daily schedule, chat with coworkers, and make choices as you prepare to resign. Will you hand over your duties perfectly, or slack off in the breakroom and cause chaos? Experience a hyper-realistic K-office drama shaped by your choices!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Psychological 17.5%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

  60. #60 IOUA
    68% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2023
    Dev: JACK!
    Windows

    An endless torture game set in the distorted remnants of forgotten RPGMaker puzzles.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Psychological 14.5%, Top-Down 13.4%, Modern 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

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