60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Philosophical, Singleplayer, Adventure, 2D.
Did you think this game was only about saving the world from an army of demons? No. This is a game about YOU. On the surface, it may be a new form of innovative experimental philosophical narrative RPG, but its deeper secrets could make you a god.
The Life of Arthur
The Life of Arthur is a story-based game with philosophical themes. No combat. Some puzzle-solving. Philosophical choices. For those interested in philosophical ideas, especially the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Sato & Hama
Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.
The Life of Arthur is a story-based game with philosophical themes. No combat. Some puzzle-solving. Philosophical choices. For those interested in philosophical ideas, especially the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Why similar: Philosophical 37.9%, JRPG 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, RPG 13.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.
Why similar: Experimental 50%, Philosophical 34.4%, RPG 15.6%
A bleak monster-taming RPG where you pry into the hearts of monsters and people. Exploit enemy weaknesses, converse with their souls and navigate challenging moral dilemmas to recruit abstract monsters as your allies.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.8%, JRPG 21.1%, Abstract 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
Overthrow the corrupt emissary of the Kingdom of Heaven in this turn-based RPG with visual novel storytelling. This free game takes place a thousand years before the events of Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code. Before the Idinites and Cainites, there were the Misru and Simru, based on ancient Egypt.
Why similar: JRPG 22.5%, Philosophical 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%
Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams!
Why similar: Experimental 38.4%, Philosophical 35%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Exploration 9%, Story Rich 8.1%
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Experimental 38.1%, Philosophical 33.6%, Abstract 19.7%, Minimalist 6.4%, Indie 2.2%
Sexy Warrior Fiora is a JRPG comedy game. Embark on an adventure to find the orcs while sharing in Fiora's daily life. Defeat the orcs by raising all of her abilities to their maximum potential.
Why similar: JRPG 35.7%, Dark Comedy 28.5%, RPG 21.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Multiple Endings 5.1%
Difficulty is a short, experimental visual novel, about both the difficulty level of stories, and the difficulties of real life. The plot, themes, challenges, and morals all become greater and harder to understand and accept as the difficulty increases.
Why similar: Experimental 48.5%, Philosophical 39.5%, Abstract 10.6%, Indie 1.4%
After shouting "Let Me Play!" to the cast in a theatre, the fiction comes crashing down as everyone, including you, becomes aware they're only following a script. Will you let the play continue? Or will you write your own ending?
Why similar: Experimental 37.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Philosophical 21%, Minimalist 5.3%, Multiple Endings 4.6%
Run-based story game. Which mistakes would you repeat if you could?
Why similar: Philosophical 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Dark Comedy 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Abstract 7.8%
what do you fear?
Why similar: JRPG 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, RPG 14.2%, Philosophical 13.4%, Abstract 11.4%
MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.
Why similar: Experimental 44.7%, Philosophical 26.6%, Abstract 13.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Minimalist 4.5%
An epic pixel art RPG full of twists and challenging turn-based battles. Fight as Dan, a young man touched by the power of darkness who needs to find the cure for his curse and also save the world from humanity itself and the force of CAOS.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.3%, JRPG 28.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, RPG 8.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
Soul Nexus is a text-based adventure game where you explore strange environments and interact with even stranger individuals. Will you wander the spaces forever or will you eventually fulfil your goal of being free?
Why similar: Philosophical 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Abstract 10.8%
A young shrine maiden and her friend got lost in her dreaming world on Brahmanism. According to Manusmriti, no woman is permitted into four Varnas. A woman is born to be in the same class as the untouchable class. But her destiny helps her with trying to deny the irrational black magic.
Why similar: JRPG 27.3%, Philosophical 19.9%, Dark Comedy 18.3%, Abstract 12%, RPG 10.9%
Experience a 'painfully human', 'psychological' narrative through dreams and allegory. Live in a flat. Buy things. Use things. Tire yourself out. Sleep. Dream. Wake up. Repeat. And maybe, just maybe, find a Bear in a Pit. What could be scarier than the Bear? Find out.
Why similar: Philosophical 34.4%, Experimental 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Abstract 15.2%, Multiple Endings 2.8%
Spatial expectations built up and torn down. Spoken word inspired pacing. Ode to bilinguality. Interactive slam poem anthology. Concrete Spaces.
Why similar: Experimental 32.4%, Philosophical 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Abstract 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
Your future is vaster than the cosmos.
Why similar: Experimental 53.1%, Philosophical 44.4%, Indie 2.5%
Faye Falling is a single-player, story-driven, turn-based RPG. You play as a recently deceased spirit trying to find their way in an afterlife seeped in turmoil. It is up to you to save your soul, and every soul, from the great darkness that threatens it.
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, Philosophical 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, RPG 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher.
Why similar: Experimental 32.9%, Philosophical 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%, RPG 5.1%
Answer the question of mortality in this sidescroller inspired by the adventures of old. Wander the depths of two parallel worlds. Confer with gods, locals, and other travelers. Solve problems through intuition and a collection of odd trinkets. Choose: death, or eternal life?
Why similar: Philosophical 40.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Story Rich 8%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
A psychological horror RPG blending dark fantasy and mystery. Explore a relentless open world, confront grotesque horrors in turnbased combat, and make irreversible choices. Uncover deep lore and mysteries visible only to those with discerning eyes.
Why similar: JRPG 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, RPG 10.8%, Character Customization 9.2%
The world ends, and so our story begins. Return to the world of Gaia for one last adventure, one final story before it is forever lost beneath the shadows of legends.
Why similar: JRPG 36.6%, RPG 17.4%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Exploration 12%
It was meant to be nothing more than an ordinary act of skipping class. You headed to the main building’s rooftop, but one misstep left you unconscious. When you wake up, you find yourself in a campus that is familiar yet strangely transformed. You must uncover the truth and find a way out.
Why similar: JRPG 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, RPG 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Story Rich 6%
风色的奇迹与永不醒来的梦。集恋爱、冒险、群像于一体，在这款文本量高达200万字的回合制JRPG中，与你重要的伙伴一同在拉薇达大陆中游历，发掘角色身上的秘密，击败形形色色的敌人，并通过自己的力量终结这场乱世，最终守护心中那位珍爱的对象。
Why similar: JRPG 33.6%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, RPG 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
This is an adventure story about a protagonist from "The Land of Sweets" who sets out to rescue their friends captured by a wizard. The protagonist travels through three distinct realms, meeting companions and confronting each land's unique problems and truths.
Why similar: JRPG 42.1%, RPG 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 21.6%, Exploration 11.1%
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, RPG 8.4%
Destiny Island is a very short computer game. You play a man who visits his memories. You can walk and talk to mannequins about 7 sins. Associate essence with anything comes to your mind.
Why similar: Experimental 50.2%, Philosophical 24.5%, Abstract 12.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Minimalist 4%
I love going to the gym! Guide Morris through his training at this unique gym as he gets intimate with his trainer! Fix your diet, get familiar with the equipment, boost your stamina, and hone your focus to see your trainer in glorious Live2D action!
Why similar: JRPG 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Dark Comedy 19.7%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, RPG 8%
Explore the interplays between AI ethics and consciousness in the shoes of a researcher tasked to hack an enemy drone to win a war.
Why similar: Experimental 27.8%, Philosophical 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8%, Abstract 7.4%
The Ocean Will Have Us All is a first person exploration game.Experience a day in the subatomic life of Moira Leech. Get up, go to work, go home, go back to sleep. Or. Go off the the beaten track! Take charge! Stick your finger in an electrical socket!
Why similar: Experimental 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dark Comedy 17%, Abstract 13.2%, Exploration 6.6%
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Experimental 34.1%, Philosophical 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Abstract 14.3%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
哀哭竜のメモリアは雰囲気重視の一本道型探索RPGです。戦闘はシンプルながらも状況判断によるコマンド選択の立ち回りが重要です。争いと哀しみに満ちた時代の軌跡を辿り、忘れられてしまった物語の終わりを見届けましょう。
Why similar: JRPG 43.2%, RPG 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%
You are an insect collector. Wander through old summer memories looking for colors.
Why similar: Experimental 35.6%, Philosophical 32.2%, Abstract 16.2%, Exploration 6.6%, Colorful 5.7%
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Experimental 36.1%, Philosophical 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Abstract 15.3%, Story Rich 3.8%
You are 10-year-old Kiet. It is 2005, and your brother is dead. Nothing to do but play video games.
Why similar: Experimental 37.5%, JRPG 26.4%, RPG 9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Exploration 6.6%
Set out on an adventure that challenges all the codes of the RPG genre, toying with its boundaries to create something unlike anything you've ever seen. In a world full of magic and adventure, a young boy starts his apprenticeship to become a knight... And it will change his life... and yours.
Why similar: JRPG 26.5%, Philosophical 26.5%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Exploration 7.9%, RPG 7%
10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games. Always Down is about going away.
Why similar: Experimental 47.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Abstract 9.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Character Customization 5.2%
Explore the valley, meet the locals and hear their stories, discover caves and dungeons, and experience unforgettable moments with unique characters.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.3%, Dark Comedy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Exploration 7.6%
This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
Why similar: Experimental 34.7%, Philosophical 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Story Rich 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
Awaken, Influential One, and take action in this turn-based RPG. Command unique parties of characters throughout 6 time periods, and uncover the hidden truth of Arkar. In this RPG, strategy and exploration are key to success. Are you the one they have been looking for?
Why similar: JRPG 32.1%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, RPG 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
SIRE is a narrative card game about dealing with the death of a parent, and the whirlwind of emotions that follow. Players combine cards to explore a darkly comedic, surreal world of loss and learning, in a combination of classic point-n-click adventure and real video footage.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.5%, Dark Comedy 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Abstract 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
Blast your way through millions of particles as you explore someone's dreams in this narrative driven adventure.
Why similar: Experimental 28.5%, Philosophical 25.4%, Dark Comedy 20.2%, Abstract 12.8%, Exploration 5.7%
A game that you'll never forget! Memory Lane is a turned based RPG about taking names. Literally.
Why similar: Experimental 25%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, RPG 9.3%, Character Customization 8.6%
Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.6%, Experimental 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 7.1%, Story Rich 7%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Experimental 35.5%, Philosophical 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Abstract 14.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.
Why similar: Philosophical 52.5%, Experimental 23.4%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, RPG 6.6%, Exploration 5.9%
Join a boy named Timothy and his alien friend Gus on a journey of self discovery as they explore the colorful world of Fragment.
Why similar: Philosophical 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Colorful 7.3%, RPG 7.3%
A fantasy turn-based RPG, Made with RPG Maker MV. It utilizes a side view battle system, contains scenes that may be frightening and scenes of anguish. Sorrows End is a heart-wrenching tale of loss.
Why similar: JRPG 44.7%, Character Customization 20.3%, RPG 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%
Play as you playing as you.
Why similar: Experimental 39%, Philosophical 33.4%, Abstract 13.4%, Minimalist 5.3%, Colorful 4.6%
The Odd Neon Void is an experimental Adventure/RPG game where you become Jack, a man stuck in a strange and unfamiliar place called the neon void. Don't be too sad.
Why similar: Experimental 37.5%, RPG 23.9%, JRPG 23.4%, Indie 6%, Colorful 4.9%
An interactive novel. In the distant future, a search for a missing brother leads to a journey through an intergalactic civilization that may have reached the limits of progress.
Why similar: Experimental 30.6%, Philosophical 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Dialogue Heavy 6%
An upcoming story-driven dark fantasy RPG. Journey across the Jophinian Isles and battle wild elemental beasts in your search for humanity's last hope -- the individual known as the Seraph.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.9%, JRPG 19.5%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, RPG 17%, Exploration 9.7%
The abstract male is the image of God, the absolute something.
Why similar: Philosophical 37%, Dark Comedy 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Nonlinear 6.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.
Why similar: Experimental 30.5%, Philosophical 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Minimalist 5.5%
A 1-bit exploration through a decaying city of the dead. Get lost in dialogue trees, leaf through weighty tomes, and make friends or enemies with the superstitious locals.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, RPG 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Philosophical 13.7%, Exploration 10.4%
Aurea is what happens when you cross Pokémon: Emerald with The Witcher 3. A story-rich, creature-collector RPG set in a pixel art world shaped by eight gods. Bond with Prodiga, explore the vast open-world, and uncover why the government has begun confiscating every bonded creature in the land.
Why similar: JRPG 31.3%, RPG 17%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Philosophical 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
Explore the world as Aveline, Revella is a narrative RPG featuring unique pixel art, retro combat, and dark secrets about identity, memories, and redemption. Which path will you follow?
Why similar: JRPG 22.8%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 18%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 7%
The Adventures of Badgersaw is a darkly comedic adventure RPG featuring dry British banter, absurd monsters, and personality-driven combat. Slap your teammates to restore MP, solve adventure-style puzzles, and try to escape an alien cave where nothing makes sense.
Why similar: JRPG 24.4%, Dark Comedy 24.1%, Lore-Rich 12%, RPG 8.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8%
On the road to the sacred shrine of Karatl, lost souls entrust you with their stories. In this contemplative Visual Novel, listen to their truths and perhaps, at the journey's end, you will discover your own.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Experimental 22%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
