Games Like Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)

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

Why similar: Dark Comedy 14.6%, Point & Click 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a Grim Reaper tasked with deciding who lives and who dies, mirroring the core premise of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Indie 24.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, you act as a bureaucrat making life-or-death decisions that carry heavy political consequences.

Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

Why similar: Adventure 20.2%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Indie 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on how your choices influence public opinion and the political stability of a nation.

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.4%, RPG 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG where every choice you make defines your character's life and the political future of the empire.

Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

Why similar: Isometric 15.8%, RPG 14.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG set in ancient India that focuses on political instability and the impact of your choices on the common people.

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 23.9%, Point & Click 22.6%, Adventure 21.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: You serve as a judge in a revolutionary era, balancing moral choices and political survival in a high-stakes environment.

A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Indie 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Dark 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused game that explores the theme of death and the industry surrounding it.

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: RPG 14.9%, Alternate History 14.1%, Point & Click 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a president navigating complex political landscapes where every decision impacts the fate of your country.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.1%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 13.7%, Point & Click 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven historical adventure that captures the tension of political conflict and personal sacrifice.

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 17.7%, Point & Click 15.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Dark 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation where you must make difficult moral choices while under the pressure of a totalitarian regime.

Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.

Why similar: Isometric 21.5%, RPG 21.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric, narrative-driven experience that emphasizes moral choices and social manipulation.

Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, RPG 20.8%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Indie 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that requires careful decision-making to survive a dangerous royal court.

A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian management game that forces you to make grim moral choices about who is worthy of survival.

Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.

Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Choices Matter 23.2%, Indie 21.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Casual 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused adventure where your choices dictate the fate of your group in a hostile environment.

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Why similar: RPG 38.7%, Isometric 22.6%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG where your choices determine the political fate of a world already conquered by evil.

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

Why similar: RPG 29.7%, Choices Matter 23.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Indie 12.8%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a kingdom by making difficult moral choices that directly affect the lives of your subjects.

What does it mean to become an agent of authority? Master the art of beheading, become an agent of authority, and enact a divine drama of justice, death, and redemption.

Why similar: RPG 22.7%, Multiple Endings 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental psychological drama that focuses on the weight of moral judgment.

After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Adventure 38.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Dark 7.4%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed adventure that shares a similar dark, investigative tone and point-and-click mechanics.

Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...

Why similar: RPG 28.2%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation where you must decide the fate of citizens through difficult moral and medical interventions.

A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Dark 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological interactive fiction game that forces you to confront difficult moral dilemmas.

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

Why similar: Point & Click 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, choice-driven narrative experience that explores themes of isolation and consequence.

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: RPG 31.5%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Adventure 21.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Multiple Endings 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure where social manipulation and moral choices are the primary mechanics for influencing the plot.

Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Adventure 19%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Indie 11.2%, Dark 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that deals with the aftermath of death and the necessity of making difficult choices.

From the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a cyberpunk future where both have become commodities.

Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Indie 25.8%, Point & Click 22.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused adventure with a dark tone that mirrors the brevity and impact of the seed game.

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: Point & Click 21.3%, Isometric 20.7%, Adventure 16%, Story Rich 9.6%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration game that deals with themes of life, death, and memory.

halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 10.1%

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

Why similar: Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 12.4%

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

Why similar: RPG 34.7%, Alternate History 30.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A political commentary game where your choices determine your survival in a post-Brexit dystopian Britain.

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: Adventure 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dark 11.3%, Story Rich 11.2%

From the creators of Disco Elysium comes ZERO PARADES – an espionage RPG. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Gather your broken network, untangle a web of lies, and prove yourself on the world stage - or blow it all up again.

Why similar: Isometric 15.5%, RPG 15.3%, Dark Comedy 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Point & Click 10.1%

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Point & Click 19.2%, Dark Comedy 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Indie 6.6%

Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation that focuses on narrative-driven decision-making in a high-stakes environment.

Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A follow-up to Headliner that continues the exploration of media influence and political consequences.

Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%

Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.

Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Dark Comedy 24%, Adventure 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Story Rich 6.3%

Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story

Why similar: Adventure 31.9%, Choices Matter 29.7%, Story Rich 17.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 22%, Atmospheric 11%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.9%, Adventure 26.2%, Female Protagonist 22%, Indie 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%

The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.

Why similar: RPG 32%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 15%, Multiple Endings 14.1%

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

Why similar: RPG 46.4%, Story Rich 19.1%, Indie 18.8%, 2D 8.8%, Singleplayer 7%

TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war. As a double agent, you must find clever ways to pit enemy factions against each other while eluding pursuers in each of your increasingly dangerous missions.

Why similar: Adventure 41%, Point & Click 39%, Female Protagonist 20%

A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

Why similar: Adventure 35.3%, Indie 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 10%, Casual 8.3%

A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.

Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Dark 15.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, 2D 8.1%

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: RPG 22.9%, Point & Click 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Isometric 31.5%, Adventure 21.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Indie 16.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

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

Why similar: RPG 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Point & Click 12%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Multiple Endings 23%, Indie 10.3%, Casual 3.8%

You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.

Why similar: RPG 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

In this narrative-based simulation game, you play as the Son of God. Your mission: Decide, bless or condemn city residents. Uncover the person's story through their items and secrets before making decisions. Your choices alter the city's destiny, and impact your revelation on Judgment Day.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Indie 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%

An existential platformer where Doomsday is just around the corner. Save the world or become an eternal corporate slave for the God of Death. Choices matter. Or do they? Goof around and find out.

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.9%, Multiple Endings 26%, Story Rich 21.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.4%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Story Rich 12%

Is cutting down a young girl a sin, or a salvation? In the Haku-a Church where pure love and jealousy collide, a young gem-craftsman is forced to choose—to let her live, or to end her life.

Why similar: Adventure 47.8%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, 2D 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

Why similar: Adventure 32%, Dark Comedy 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Casual 7.4%

When Silvia is hunted by the person behind the attempted murder she was assigned to commit, she knows the only option remaining is to face the deadly conspirator openly. In the heart of the local underworld, Silvia will discover a game of power in which everyone is an expendable pawn...

Why similar: Adventure 32%, Point & Click 24.2%, Indie 18.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Story Rich 6.7%