Games Like Small Press Tycoon

Explore a simulated 1990s computer left running by someone who never came back. Search its files, uncover hidden games, and piece together their story.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.5%, Surreal 21.3%, Point & Click 20.7%, 1990's 11.2%, Simulation 10.5%

In this 2D choices matter/ visual novel game. Will you rise up to make the kingdom a better place? Steal the crown? Or burn it to the ground?

Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Simulation 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13.9%

Giona, province of Caspena - the land of adventure and opportunity! Champions of all kinds gather here. Step into this pixel-art heroic fantasy store simulator as the Shopkeeper. Listen to your clients and equip them with the arms that suit them best. Only you can prevent what is yet to come...

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Simulation 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Immersive Sim 8.9%

Shape the news. Sway the nation. A visual novel where your choices on-air shift the world.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Point & Click 18%, Philosophical 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

The Void Calls, and you will answer. Explore the mysteries and secrets of Reprieve, a town stitched together from the dark past of its bizarre inhabitants in this horror-filled point-and-click adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Lore-Rich 19.8%, Philosophical 18%, Surreal 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%

The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...

Why similar: Philosophical 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11%

A clueless agent wanders simulations of the future generated from implanted hyper-intelligence. Who is he? What's going on? What's true? What's real? No one cares. With words, violence, stealth, bribery, psyche reconstruction, and more - he'll have to figure it out for himself.

Why similar: Surreal 25.3%, Immersive Sim 22.6%, Lore-Rich 21.2%, Philosophical 14.4%, Story Rich 7.2%

Royal Duality is an immersive dark fantasy visual novel with 15 endings, various side stories and hidden Easter Eggs all set in an engaging lore-rich world

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

Immerse yourself in the human resources hell of a freak show! Recruit, train and manage artists on tour. Make your way through the dangerous mysteries surrounding the circus, and make sure you don't end up at the end of your rope...

Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Surreal 13.6%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%

The frontier does not want to be settled. A narrative highly replayable story game where your choices build a settlement, shape its story, and seal its fate. Every run ends. Every obituary tells a story only you lived.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Point & Click 16.1%, Philosophical 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%

A retro office mystery about tech support, deadlines, and a floor that doesn't exist. It's 2001, and you're the L1 helpdesk tech at a corporation running on an OS from another era. Close tickets against the clock. Mind your tone. Don't ask about Floor 7.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Point & Click 12.5%

Project Subtrahend is a choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, where you have the chance to get to know the stories, lore, and personalities of nine unique characters. Choices matter in this game, and it's up to you who lives or dies as you explore what it means to be human.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.1%, Philosophical 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%

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 26.8%, Surreal 21.5%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 7%

There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.

Why similar: Surreal 22.9%, Point & Click 20.9%, Philosophical 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%

Welcome to Jiabao Tower Property Management.The night shift has begun. Your job is simple: answer calls, check the manual, and fill out the forms. When the night feels slow, watch some TV—though the programs may seem strange.Remember: serve every resident well. Jiabao Tower is our home forever.

Why similar: Simulation 17.8%, Point & Click 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, 1990's 12.4%, Lore-Rich 9.4%

Wander into the carnival of a giant magical dragon lady, where nobody ever leaves unchanged! Answer an extensive list of questions disguised as mini games as you explore the carnival grounds to discover what animal spirit lives inside you.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Surreal 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%

Guide Jovanna on a psychological horror journey through a freezing New York City. Navigate the emotional states of unstable characters and uncover the truth behind the unnatural weather in this unique narrative experience.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.7%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Point & Click 15.5%, Philosophical 12.6%

A desktop puzzle and psychological-horror game where you install a friendly 2003 diagnostic assistant, let him scan your files, and try to close him before he finds another reason to stay.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.5%, Point & Click 26.8%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Simulation 11.6%, 2D 7%

"Can I Buy You A Cheeseburger?" is a reality-bending puzzle game. Explore a fractured mindscape, solve subconscious riddles, and experience surreal storytelling through figurative expressionism. Uncover hidden truths and reconstruct your reality.

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Philosophical 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Lore-Rich 11.7%

A puzzle-horror experience - navigate a huge mid-90s internet and use a variety of programs on your work computer to take down your pharmaceutical company without getting caught.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.6%, Point & Click 16.4%, Surreal 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, 1990's 11.5%

Antenna Dilemma is a witty point-and-click adventure game in which you follow C432632, a finicky grey cube that loves watching TV and Alfred, a sphere who discovers a new world where, surprisingly, cookies don't exist.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.4%, Surreal 23.8%, Point & Click 23.7%, Story Rich 6.9%, 2D 6.3%

It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.

Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, Point & Click 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

SHORAPAN — a dark parable of a strange city beneath an eternal crimson sky. Those who doubt it aloud are the first it takes.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.8%, Philosophical 17%, Surreal 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Point & Click 11.8%

God is on vacation, and you’re the one answering the prayers. Shape destinies with absurd choices in this satirical narrative adventure full of comedy, melancholy, and multiple endings.

Why similar: Surreal 15.7%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%

A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.9%, Point & Click 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Surreal 20.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

I'm Tom and I just got a job as a bartender. Now I have to wipe down the same sticky counters where I used to leave my own marks. In this dive, even the rats look like they're hungover. Alright, the boozers won't pour their own drinks - time to get back to work.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Simulation 18.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

SHWA [ʃwɑ:], meaning "choice" in French and pronounced "shwa," invites you to become a god. With the power to erase through your "choices," you hold the ability to alter the fate of the world.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.5%, Lore-Rich 21.8%, Philosophical 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

What to do when your days are not going well? What to do when you need to wake up and manage a troubled life, in which you need to work, eat well and still have time for yourself? Isolated Room is about that, and maybe a little more.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%

DeafBlind offers an immersive sensory deprivation experience, simulating what life might feel like if you were both deaf and blind. This game invites you to navigate a world shrouded in silence and darkness, challenging you to adapt and explore in entirely new ways.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.9%, Simulation 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Philosophical 16.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%

A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 27%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%

Death has taken a well-deserved vacation in Cancun and left George in charge! He'll have to learn to deal with Destiny and decide who should continue their journey in the land of the living. But beware, wrong choices lead to undesirable consequences!

Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Simulation 21.5%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%

Embark on a cosmic journey as Moby, a curious wanderer. Traverse surreal realms, meet eccentric characters, and uncover the universe's enigmatic wonders. Each encounter offers unique stories and perspectives, expanding your understanding of existence.

Why similar: Philosophical 28%, Point & Click 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Multiple Endings 11%, Adventure 8.5%

Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.

Why similar: Surreal 18.9%, Philosophical 18%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Surreal 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%

A 2D psychological horror-puzzle where time moves on its own and the house continues to live without you. Explore, observe, and decide who you are - a therapy subject, or the protagonist of someone else’s show.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.4%, Lore-Rich 22.5%, Surreal 17.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%

An interactive card game that stirs memories and emotions. In silence, the cards speak, touching the depths of the heart. Philosophical space and tension quietly envelop the players.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Philosophical 16.9%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%

An interactive point-and-click space story about rediscovering a life, our friendships, our choices and regrets.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Philosophical 16.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 13.2%

" Where are we going?" You have a ticket to the exhibition. Find your favorite picture.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.7%, Point & Click 16.1%, Immersive Sim 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%

A point-and-click narrative puzzle game with a delicate art style and soothing pace. In this Underworld at the end of all things, guide souls who lost their memories and speech safely across the Styx. Luckily, our protagonist is about to face the most restless bunch of them all...

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Point & Click 17.4%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Surreal 13.6%, Choices Matter 7.6%

Clock in at the Dark Magic Federation. As a ritual clerk, you must verify public requests, consult the manual, and process the paperwork for a world of petty hexes. Stamp requests, catch counterfeits, and avoid costly compliance fines. The quota is rising. Work starts now.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Simulation 20.7%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Story Rich 8.1%

In this pixelated adventure from Sock Films, you'll have to help Matt Murphy and his faithful friend Trey to catch, look, talk and search the underworld of Naperville.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.4%, Point & Click 29.2%, 1990's 11.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%

As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.4%, Point & Click 20.1%, Choices Matter 12%, 1990's 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Survive the night in this point-and-click horror experience featuring bizarre, real-life inspired characters. Expect tense gameplay, unexpected scares, and a mix of horror and humor that keeps you on edge.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 37.4%, Point & Click 29.7%, Simulation 16%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D 7.9%

As the new Street Overseer, every decision you make in this dystopian choice game carries weight. Enforce the rules, help the desperate, or exploit the people’s suffering for personal gain. Choose wisely.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Simulation 8.6%

"The Last Night™" is a horror point and click game, mixing 2D and 3D with a very particular pixel art style. Will you be able to make the right choices ?

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Immersive Sim 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Simulation 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

세상을 구하는 한 광대가 등장하는 매우 정상적인 코믹 디저트 영웅 서사시 어드벤처 게임 A Perfectly Normal Mock-Epic Dessert Adventure game, featuring a world-saving clown

Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, Lore-Rich 20.1%, Philosophical 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Live 100 connected lives, where every life permanently shapes the next. Restore the Tree of Life by becoming anyone you can imagine - build careers, fall in love, make friends, enemies, and questionable choices across Kingstown. Each completed life opens new opportunities for your next one.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.7%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Step into the shoes of a determined college student juggling classes, part-time work, and the constant struggle of financial stress. With mounting bills and rent due, the protagonist is desperate for a breakthrough—until an exciting opportunity arises, a photography competition.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Simulation 10.5%

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.4%, Surreal 17.6%, Point & Click 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%

When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Point & Click 19.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10%

Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?

Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%

A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...

Why similar: Philosophical 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Point & Click 17%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

Immortality is not a blessing, it is a burden. As Milton Clarke, you work at the 47/B Mandatory Sleep Hospital, review documents, surf the internet, and decide who will no longer exist. You don’t kill anyone. You only “put them to sleep.” The rules are clear. Every decision has consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 15%, Simulation 14.4%, Lore-Rich 11.4%

A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Story Rich 6.9%

余命1日の主人公によるちょっと非常識で不条理なADVノベル。 解像度の低い隔絶された世界で揺蕩う。

Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Point & Click 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

You wake up on a red chair in the waiting room of a closed psychiatric hospital. You know this place. Clothes that aren't yours. A file with your name you don't remember reading. Your heartbeat rises. The memories come back. Not all of them want to be remembered. St. Mary's, 1985.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 26%, Surreal 20.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Point & Click 19.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

1999. The protagonist, a boy named Akira, finds himself lost in the TOKOYO Building—an indoor amusement park filled with secrets and eerie rumors. There, he begins living and working alongside its peculiar staff, but... Did you know? People disappear in the TOKOYO Building.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Point & Click 22.6%, 1990's 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 7.1%