- #1 Pathologic 2
97% matchVery Positive92% of 12,156 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Survival 13.5%, Surreal 11.1%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #2 The Mildew Children
96% matchVery Positive93% of 515 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Side Scroller 13%, Surreal 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #3 Burnhouse Lane
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,151 reviews2022
Dev: Harvester Games
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.1%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Surreal 10.4%
- #4 INDIKA
95% matchVery Positive89% of 9,251 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Psychological 20%, Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%
- #5 1998: The Toll Keeper Story
94% matchVery Positive91% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: GameChanger Studio
Windows
A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
Why similar: 1990's 19.2%, Point & Click 18.5%, Life Sim 16.7%, Investigation 13.8%, Survival 11.9%
- #6 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
93% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Side Scroller 12%, Surreal 11%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #7 Whisper of a Rose
94% matchMixed51% of 100 reviews2014
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Melrose is trapped in a life of hardship. She can find no one who understands her. To cope with her sorrow, Melrose turns to her imagination. Sadly, dreams must end... But not today. Melrose is about to meet her godmother and discover that the land in her dreams is real and in trouble.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, RPG 20.5%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #8 Fran Bow
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Story Rich 18.3%, Psychological 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Surreal 10%
- #9 Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim
91% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Triple ToppingPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Gordy and her punk band, Dead Pets, haven't hit it big but they will any day now! Go to band practice, crush a diner shift, chat with friends and manage Gordy’s mess of a life. Unleash your inner demon in a feminist, slice-of-life, management-lite, minigame-heavy narrative rhythm game!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 52.8%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 9.5%, Colorful 5.2%
- #10 Albatroz
91% matchMixed69% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Among GiantsPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Albatroz is a backpacking adventure RPG that will take you through majestic landscapes in search of your lost sibling. A tale about knowing when to let go and start over.
Why similar: Survival 28%, RPG 20.2%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Open World 16.1%, Adventure 5.5%
- #11 Keep Driving
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,412 reviews2025
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.
Why similar: RPG 24.6%, 1990's 23.5%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Open World 19%, Adventure 9.9%
- #12 Kathy Rain
90% matchVery Positive92% of 4,001 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 96.2%, Detective 1.4%, Female Protagonist 1%, Adventure 0.4%, Story Rich 0.3%
- #13 Fallow
89% matchVery Positive97% of 145 reviews2021
Dev: Ada Rook
Windows
Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.5%, Surreal 17.9%, Emotional 17.8%, Story Rich 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #14 YIIK Nameless Psychosis
87% matchVery Positive92% of 738 reviews2024
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience a sneak peek of YIIK I.V! Step beyond Alex Eggleston's story and become the Nameless Child, a young girl pushed from a mysterious tower. Guide her through a surreal dimension where she must find a way to save both the Good Brother and the Bad Brother.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, 1990's 18.4%, Psychological 15%, Surreal 12.5%, RPG 12%
- #15 One's Own Exile
86% matchVery Positive100% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
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: Emotional 28.6%, Story Rich 19.8%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #16 Neo Cab
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,886 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 44.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #17 The Wreck
85% matchVery Positive88% of 283 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 18.7%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Emotional 11%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #18 The Girl of Glass: A Summer Bird's Tale
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Markus with friendsPub: En Widunderlig Produktion
Windows
Join Kristal as she sets out on her journey to better understand herself and the world around her in a point and click adventure game, featuring turn-based combat and hand-painted environments.
Why similar: RPG 37.6%, Point & Click 22.6%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #19 Paradise Killer
84% matchVery Positive93% of 4,509 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 18%, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Choices Matter 10%
- #20 Dex
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,544 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.2%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, RPG 15.9%, Open World 12.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #21 Afterdream
82% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.4%, Psychological 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Surreal 11%
- #22 My Light In The Dark
82% matchVery Positive93% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Emotional 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Psychological 13.3%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #23 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 17.1%, 1990's 14.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #24 Lovely Lady RPG
79% matchVery Positive100% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.
Why similar: RPG 49%, Choices Matter 31.1%, Story Rich 16.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #25 Unrest
83% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Dialogue Heavy 26.1%, Point & Click 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.4%, RPG 10.6%
- #26 Shelter 2
81% matchVery Positive85% of 4,317 reviews2015
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.7%, Survival 16.2%, Emotional 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #27 My Big Sister
80% matchVery Positive93% of 684 reviews2018
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?
Why similar: Surreal 34.4%, Story Rich 28.9%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Singleplayer 6%
- #28 Closer the Distance
78% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2024
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Emotional 16.7%, Life Sim 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%
- #29 my eyes deceive
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 936 reviews2024
Dev: nouhidev
Windows
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Why similar: Emotional 20.3%, Psychological 19.4%, RPG 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
- #30 Vagrant Hearts
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 134 reviews2015
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Enjoy pure 16-bit RPG goodness! Scarllet and Beatrice are two close sisters. One of them has the gift of healing, the more she knows about her gift the more she realizes how big her responsibility is. Features party splitting, beautiful artworks and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: RPG 40.2%, Female Protagonist 31.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #31 Nightmare Shift
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.8%, Story Rich 11%, Psychological 10.4%, 1990's 10.1%, Life Sim 9%
- #32 Riley & Rochelle
76% matchPositive92% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows
Uncover the lives, losses, and stories of two musicians from opposite sides of the tracks as they become superstars, fall in love and fall apart in this 90s narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.9%, Choices Matter 19.6%, 1990's 18.6%, Emotional 15.2%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #33 Contraindication
74% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, RPG 18.8%, Psychological 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #34 Perfect Tides: Station to Station
72% matchVery Positive98% of 263 reviews2026
Dev: Three Bees
Windows · Mac
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.9%, Point & Click 19.6%, Emotional 18.3%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #35 Hazy Mind
74% matchVery Positive87% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #36 Ghost on the Shore
75% matchVery Positive84% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Emotional 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Story Rich 14.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #37 Shardlight
76% matchVery Positive90% of 806 reviews2016
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
Why similar: Point & Click 36%, Female Protagonist 28.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #38 The Cat Lady
75% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Point & Click 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Psychological 11.3%
- #39 Red Line
73% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, RPG 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, 1990's 18.1%, Story Rich 10%
- #40 Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0!
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: LuluGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0 is a narrative-driven management sim and side-scrolling hunting adventure about a young girl searching for the meaning of existence at the edge of the cosmos. In this chaotic, lawless universe, even immortality feels devastatingly fragile.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Choices Matter 19%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, RPG 12.3%
- #41 Little Rocket Lab
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,311 reviews2025
Dev: Teenage AstronautsPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27%, RPG 23.7%, Life Sim 18.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #42 A Void Hope
72% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Atmospheric 40.5%, Female Protagonist 32.9%, Adventure 23%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #43 With My Past
70% matchVery Positive95% of 354 reviews2024
Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
Windows
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.6%, Female Protagonist 28.6%, Psychological 25.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #44 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
77% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: RPG 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Adventure 10.7%
- #45 Stiff Neck
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,122 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.8%, Psychological 18.3%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Emotional 15.8%, RPG 13.8%
- #46 You Are NOT Bunnygirl
68% matchVery Positive96% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: (Just)JordanPub: Jordan Peloquin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??
Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Female Protagonist 23.2%, Story Rich 18.9%, RPG 17.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #47 Cabernet
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,300 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Female Protagonist 25.6%, Choices Matter 24.7%, Point & Click 18.3%, Story Rich 15.8%, RPG 11.2%
- #48 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
67% matchVery Positive93% of 6,312 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.7%, Choices Matter 29.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Colorful 6.6%
- #49 Lucid Dream Adventure
71% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.3%, Psychological 20.3%, Point & Click 18.2%, Surreal 17.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #50 Even the Ocean
71% matchVery Positive86% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.4%, Story Rich 21.3%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Colorful 11.8%
- #51 Living Cell
67% matchVery Positive96% of 260 reviews2023
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?
Why similar: Survival 33.2%, 1990's 21.5%, Story Rich 18.5%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Adventure 8.2%
- #52 Silence
70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,758 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.3%, Adventure 21.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, Female Protagonist 8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #53 Art House
66% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Fish StudiosPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.1%, Psychological 19.9%, Story Rich 18.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10.1%
- #54 Wienne
69% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Creeepling
Windows
Wienne is unique - you can change the flow of the story at any moment in time. Repeatedly. In this short story and lore-driven RPG you will have to save Wienne and Zack from a nearly inevitable demise. Can you find the path?
Why similar: RPG 65.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #55 Loretta
66% matchVery Positive91% of 447 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Point & Click 20.7%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #56 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory
67% matchVery Positive80% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Choices Matter 19%, Investigation 18.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Surreal 16%, RPG 13%
- #57 Misha's incident
65% matchVery Positive88% of 595 reviews2024
Dev: Zetlaff
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Play as Misha, a girl with an unpleasant personality and a not very high level of intelligence. Help her raise funds to repay debts and thereby prevent a tragic end to her life. Explore the peculiar city, look for a job, and make new strange acquaintances.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 50.8%, RPG 32.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #58 Soul's Spectrum
66% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Thund GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
You wake up in a mysterious dungeon, full of dangerous traps and unlucky inhabitants. Brain cracking puzzles await you while a dark story will slowly unfold in this supernatural place!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22%, Emotional 20.2%, RPG 18.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Surreal 15.2%
- #59 Awakening Sarah
65% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Awakening Sarah is a 2D platformer with emphasis on exploration. Unravel the dreams and realities of Sarah, a girl who's recovering from a coma, while helping her understand the world around her and herself.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.8%, Surreal 25.6%, Story Rich 16.1%, Emotional 12.7%, Colorful 10.1%