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.
Sato & Hama
Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.
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.
Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.
Why similar: Experimental 50.5% ★, Philosophical 34.1%, RPG 15.5%
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 38%, JRPG 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, RPG 13.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
A classic fantasy JRPG filled with mysteries, friendships, and secrets. Explore the world of Prozis however you wish and uncover the truth behind a threat capable of changing the very fabric of the world.
Why similar: JRPG 34.1%, Philosophical 23.4%, RPG 15.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
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 22.9%, Philosophical 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
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 39% ★, Philosophical 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8%
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Experimental 38.6% ★, Philosophical 33.4%, Abstract 19.6%, Minimalist 6.3%, Indie 2.2%
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 49% ★, Philosophical 39.2%, Abstract 10.5%, Indie 1.3%
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 36.1%, Dark Comedy 28%, RPG 21.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Multiple Endings 5%
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 38.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Philosophical 20.9%, Minimalist 5.2%, Multiple Endings 4.5%
what do you fear?
Why similar: JRPG 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, RPG 14.2%, Philosophical 13.4%, Abstract 11.4%
Run-based story game. Which mistakes would you repeat if you could?
Why similar: Philosophical 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dark Comedy 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Abstract 7.9%
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 45.2% ★, Philosophical 26.5%, Abstract 13.7%, Story Rich 7.7%, Minimalist 4.4%
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: JRPG 28.5%, Philosophical 28.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, RPG 8.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
Struggle. Fall. Triumph. Hold on. A small yet grand journey across life. Simple interactions connect seemingly unrelated moments, from the microscopic to the cosmic.
Why similar: Experimental 44.6% ★, Philosophical 26.2%, Abstract 16.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Minimalist 3.4%
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 34.3%, Experimental 30.9% ★, Abstract 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Multiple Endings 2.8%
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 27.6%, Philosophical 20%, Dark Comedy 18%, Abstract 12%, RPG 11%
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 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Abstract 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
Your future is vaster than the cosmos.
Why similar: Experimental 53.6% ★, Philosophical 44%, Indie 2.4%
Spatial expectations built up and torn down. Spoken word inspired pacing. Ode to bilinguality. Interactive slam poem anthology. Concrete Spaces.
Why similar: Experimental 33% ★, Philosophical 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Abstract 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.5%
Take your place at the terminal. Follow the procedures, process the records, and read messages never meant for you. NOEMA is a quiet, unsettling narrative experience about work, obedience, human connection, and what routine teaches us not to see.
Why similar: Experimental 43.7% ★, Philosophical 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Abstract 6.8%, Story Rich 4%
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 27.8%, Philosophical 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 40.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Story Rich 8%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
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 33.6% ★, Philosophical 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%, RPG 5.1%
Watch your cursor dance a creature into existence, line by line. Something in this place has been waiting. It will teach you everything you need to know.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.2%, Experimental 19% ★, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Abstract 12.6%, Exploration 7.8%
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 37.1%, RPG 17.6%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Exploration 12%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%
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 50.7% ★, Philosophical 24.3%, Abstract 12.2%, Story Rich 7.5%, Minimalist 3.9%
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 42.6%, RPG 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Exploration 11%
A miracle carried on the wind, and a dream that never wakes. A story-driven JRPG of romance, branching routes, and an ensemble cast. Follow Xingfeng through war, love, friendship, and betrayal, as different lives and forgotten stories converge upon a single truth.
Why similar: JRPG 34.2%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, RPG 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
P.I.G.E.O.N. is a short surrealist visual novel RPG in which you become a pigeon, armed with a camera, sent to spy. You will have to make choices, but you won't always be able to make a choice.
Why similar: Experimental 30% ★, Philosophical 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Abstract 12.4%, RPG 6.3%
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 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, RPG 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Story Rich 6%
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 28.4% ★, Philosophical 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%, Abstract 7.4%
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 34.6% ★, Philosophical 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Abstract 14.2%, Multiple Endings 4%
is a short, interactive experience about those endless, looping fever dreams you get when you're sick.
Why similar: Experimental 27.2% ★, Philosophical 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Abstract 12.3%, Story Rich 6%
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 34% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Dark Comedy 16.7%, Abstract 13.2%, Exploration 6.5%
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 43.6%, RPG 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 9.2%
”Silver Eucronia” is an exploration RPG where you wander through a post-apocalyptic world covered in white. Through interactions with allies, world exploration, and deadly battles against threats, you will witness the conclusion of your own world and carve out the future beyond.
Why similar: JRPG 52.3%, Exploration 13.6%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%
You are an insect collector. Wander through old summer memories looking for colors.
Why similar: Experimental 36.2% ★, Philosophical 32%, Abstract 16.1%, Exploration 6.5%, Colorful 5.6%
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 31%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, RPG 8.6%
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 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Dark Comedy 19.6%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, RPG 8.1%
❗ 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 36.7% ★, Philosophical 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Abstract 15.2%, 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 38% ★, JRPG 26.4%, RPG 8.9%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 6.5%
A story of two brothers who must navigate the Fantasy World of Forvos after being reborn and reshaped by a powerful Rune Weaver. Will you, the Hand of Fate, be able to guide them to safety? To riches? To death? I who led the willing and dragged along the reluctant relinquish my control to you.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, RPG 10.7%
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 26.9%, Philosophical 26.7%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Exploration 7.8%, RPG 7.1%
This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
Why similar: Experimental 35.3% ★, Philosophical 31%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Story Rich 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games. Always Down is about going away.
Why similar: Experimental 48.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Abstract 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Character Customization 5%
Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.
Why similar: Experimental 31.2% ★, Philosophical 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.9%
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 36% ★, Philosophical 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Abstract 14.3%, Story Rich 5.3%
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 51.9%, Experimental 24.1% ★, Procedural Generation 8.7%, RPG 6.5%, Exploration 5.8%
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 32.6%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, RPG 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
Blast your way through millions of particles as you explore someone's dreams in this narrative driven adventure.
Why similar: Experimental 29% ★, Philosophical 25.4%, Dark Comedy 19.8%, Abstract 12.8%, Exploration 5.7%
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 27.9%, Dark Comedy 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Abstract 9.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
A game that you'll never forget! Memory Lane is a turned based RPG about taking names. Literally.
Why similar: Experimental 25.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, RPG 9.4%, Character Customization 8.5%
A story-driven dark fantasy JRPG with tactical party-based combat, built by a solo developer with external artists and musicians. Three kingdoms hold an uneasy peace while something older stirs beneath it. Leave your village and lead a party into a world of fragile beauty and gathering shadow.
Why similar: JRPG 40.7%, Dark Fantasy 24.1%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Character Customization 6.3%
Follow the story of Eight of the land of Xylera’s bravest combatants and their descent into the madness known only as The Trial of Nightmare in this JRPG-inspired title featuring turn-based combat and a character-focused narrative.
Why similar: JRPG 29.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, RPG 8.1%
Asano, a girl from City Vocational School, feels lost about her future. One day, she tried maimai at a nearby arcade on a whim. "Wow! You're amazing... but...?" After the song, a purple-haired beauty with heterochromia stood behind her, holding gloves... Her life changed forever.
Why similar: JRPG 38.6%, Lore-Rich 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, RPG 8%
Play as you playing as you.
Why similar: Experimental 39.6% ★, Philosophical 33.2%, Abstract 13.4%, Minimalist 5.2%, Colorful 4.5%
Explore the valley, meet the locals and hear their stories, discover caves and dungeons, and experience unforgettable moments with unique characters.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.8%, Dark Comedy 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Exploration 7.8%
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 14.4%, Philosophical 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Exploration 10.4%
懐かしくて温かくてちょっぴり切ない…… 少年少女たちによる、ひと夏のジュブナイルRPG！
Why similar: JRPG 51.6%, RPG 16.4%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
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 38% ★, RPG 23.8%, JRPG 23.4%, Indie 5.9%, Colorful 4.8%
