- #1 Hello Goodboy
97% matchVery Positive88% of 153 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Glory JamPub: indie.io
Windows
A lost soul and his dog set out on an otherworldly trek through the afterlife in this wholesome, non-linear adventure game. Pass into the world beyond, perform acts of kindness for other souls, and mend mistakes from a forgotten past life - all with a very good boy by your side!
Why similar: Dog 17.5% ★, Conversation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Narration 14.3%, Funny 8.1%
- #2 Wish Upon a Cat
96% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a delightful little romp through the worlds of various Odencat games to track down a dimension-diving cat in this short, heartwarming adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Snow 22.8% ★, Emotional 15.8%, Adventure 10%, Surreal 9.3%
- #3 Anxiety Puppy
96% matchVery Positive97% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Drama 18%, Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Emotional 14.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #4 Depanneur Nocturne
95% matchVery Positive96% of 256 reviews2020
Dev: KO_OP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you.
Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Conversation 23%, Surreal 14.6%, Funny 12%, Exploration 6%
- #5 Howloween Hero
94% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Gossamer Games
Windows · Mac
A spooky trick-or-treat adventure about a mischievous puppy on a mission to score the evening's best candy. Create your costume, explore the neighborhood, and help your friends track down a menacing monster to save Halloween.
Why similar: Dog 43.2% ★, Funny 19%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #6 Hibernation Day
94% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Ariorick
Windows · Mac
Hibernation Day is a short dialog based adventure with cozy visuals. It's about family and the problems we face trying to keep it afloat.
Why similar: Snow 25.4% ★, Conversation 23.8%, Narration 16.5%, Funny 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #7 SneakyDoggie
92% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: 鲨拉曼达Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Sneaky Doggie" is a dress-up game. You play as a loyal dog, creating a wide range of outfit combinations. Choose your favorite outfits, complete quests, and become a great doggie! ૮ ・ﻌ・ა Woof!
Why similar: Dog 29% ★, Interactive Fiction 22%, Emotional 17.5%, Drama 13.4%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #8 The Frosts: First Ones
93% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Narration 24.6%, Point & Click 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Exploration 7.9%
- #9 Tails Noir Preludes
91% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
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: Conversation 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Emotional 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #10 Dung Beetle Adventure
91% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Point & Click 46.6%, Emotional 18.4%, Relaxing 17.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #11 DISCOPUP
89% matchVery Positive98% of 416 reviews2025
Dev: Parry Mechanics
Windows · Mac
DISCOPUP is a mystery game about a seal who wants to sneak inside a dogs-only party. Explore the city and meet shady characters as your search for the perfect dog costume.
Why similar: Surreal 38.5%, Story Rich 27.6%, Funny 13.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 5.7%
- #12 Beacon Pines
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,195 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Emotional 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Narration 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #13 Odd Adventure of Chub, Color, 23 and You
90% matchVery Positive84% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Axel Sonic
Windows
Very funny, very short and very sweet text adventure game about Chub, Color, 23 and You.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Emotional 19.2%, Funny 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Surreal 14.1%
- #14 Purrgatory
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,893 reviews2021
Dev: Niv
Windows
A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Funny 17.8%, Story Rich 13.7%, Conversation 13.6%
- #15 The Red Lantern
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,205 reviews2021
Dev: Timberline StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
The Red Lantern is a narrative, dog sledding game about survival. You play as the Musher who, along with her team of 5 sled dogs, must find her way home. Care for your dogs, discover their stories, and learn how to navigate the unknowns of the Alaskan wilderness and prepare for your new life.
Why similar: Snow 24.4% ★, Dog 22.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Emotional 16.6%, Exploration 6.3%
- #16 Don't Let Me Fade
85% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Point & Click 19.7%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #17 An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs
86% matchVery Positive86% of 285 reviews2021
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs is an open-world comedy adventure game. Talk to stock photo dogs. Solve their problems. Catch your flight. And call it Dog Airport Game when you get tired of saying the full title, like I did three months ago.
Why similar: Dog 23.8% ★, Conversation 16.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Funny 10.4%, Surreal 10.4%
- #18 At Winter's End
84% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Slandercast StudioPub: Weston Game Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
At Winter's End is a cozy narrative dice-rolling RPG about 12-year-old Noel growing up in the forest of spirits. Explore the forest and complete quests while rolling dice to see how Noel responds to the challenges they face.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Emotional 23.3%, Story Rich 19.5%, CRPG 15.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #19 Hollow Mind: The Lost Puppy
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: storkyproduct
Windows
A small puppy will have to fight with their fears and find all the positive memories, personified by soft toys, in completely different locations. Beautiful graphics, pleasant sounds, and interesting performance. Just relax and feel the atmosphere of adventure.
Why similar: Dog 32.8% ★, Conversation 28.6%, Narration 25.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 3.5%
- #20 SANYA
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: helpnode
Windows · Mac
A playful narrative adventure about the warmth of fleeting childhood memories: about a little boy named Sanya, rescuing a stray puppy, making true friends, and engaging in many exciting adventures in a small town set in the achingly strange and nostalgic period of the 90s.
Why similar: Dog 21.5% ★, Narration 19.3%, Point & Click 16.8%, Emotional 14.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #21 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
83% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polte
Windows
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Conversation 31.9%, Point & Click 29.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #22 MELLOWOLLEM
82% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"MELLOWOLLEM" is an adventure game where you explore maps and find objects to progress. The main character meets a girl on a sunny summer day, and the story unfolds guided by her words. However, detailed story elements remain undisclosed, leaving only the setting of a hot, dreamy summer landscape.
Why similar: Dog 38.5% ★, Story Rich 14.6%, Relaxing 13.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 11.6%
- #23 Bilkins' Folly
82% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: WebbysoftPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Linux
Percy’s on a quest to find his missing relatives, and he needs your help! Join him and his beloved dog Drayton as they adventure through a series of unusual islands, solve puzzles to uncover valuable treasure, and bring to light the foreboding family secret buried beneath it all.
Why similar: Dog 29.3% ★, Story Rich 15.7%, Funny 14.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #24 Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland
79% matchVery Positive100% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Pepita Digital
Windows
A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.
Why similar: Emotional 24%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Point & Click 16%, Story Rich 12.7%, Funny 10.8%
- #25 Ruff Night At The Gallery
81% matchVery Positive92% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Casey Donnellan Games LLC
Windows
Ruff Night At The Gallery is an adorable short-form horror masterpiece featuring art, dogs, and spooky ghosts. Explore the gallery, find some keys, and admire the artwork...just don’t get licked!
Why similar: Dog 42.2% ★, Funny 18.5%, Surreal 18.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 6.4%
- #26 Snowman Story
80% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?
Why similar: Emotional 37.5%, Conversation 28.9%, Story Rich 18.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #27 Hair of the Dog
81% matchVery Positive98% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Tall Story Games Ltd
Windows · Linux
Help Cummerbund Bandersnatch in this quintessentially British point & click comedy adventure as he explores the darker side of Victorian England, oblivious to its perils. Manipulate time, talk to a host of dubious characters and solve puzzles to get Bandersnatch out of a fix before it's too late.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Dog 18.1% ★, Narration 14.7%, Funny 13.4%, Story Rich 11%
- #28 Cyan's Snow House
79% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Lysehvit
Windows · Mac
"Your place is here." - "Cyan's Snow House" is a dialogue-free, short indie game set in a snowy village, offering a universal, heartwarming experience in just 10 minutes. Enjoy tranquil moments with Cyan and her animal friends, leaving a lasting impression.
Why similar: Snow 60.1% ★, Relaxing 18%, Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #29 Marshmallow All the Way Home
78% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: MarmaladePub: Shiravune
Windows
Find friendship, love, and pastries in the most unexpected places in this cute visual novel about baking a home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Funny 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Story Rich 16.6%, Text-Based 5.6%
- #30 Asfalia: Panic at the Mansion
77% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Funtomata
Windows · Mac
Step into a touching and whimsical universe. With Charlie and Lily, find lost puppies, solve fun puzzles, meet fascinating characters, and collect delightful stickers! A storybook-style game about friendship and courage, suitable for all ages.
Why similar: Dog 22.1% ★, Point & Click 19.7%, Emotional 18%, Narration 11.8%, Funny 10.3%
- #31 Mondealy: Day One
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 664 reviews2021
Dev: uglycoalPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.
Why similar: CRPG 25.3%, Narration 18.3%, Conversation 17.2%, Surreal 10%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #32 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
78% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
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: CRPG 27.7%, Isometric 21.3%, Point & Click 14%, Narration 12.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #33 FREERIDE
76% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Emotional 33.1%, Funny 20%, Story Rich 18%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 8.8%
- #34 Karambola
75% matchVery Positive97% of 396 reviews2022
Dev: Holy Pangolin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Karambola on his quest to rescue his emotional fruit people friends from the power of dark thoughts in this short hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Emotional 21.5%, Surreal 19.5%, Funny 13.9%, Relaxing 9.6%
- #35 Project Shoreline
73% matchVery Positive97% of 295 reviews2024
Dev: Speldosa Interactive
Windows · Linux
Step into the tiny metaphorical shoes of a Muri, entrusted with the important task of exploring, cleaning, and restoring a corrupted and decaying beach, one sparkling satisfying patch at a time, in this cute cozy mini-adventure - Project Shoreline!
Why similar: Relaxing 27.6%, Exploration 25.9%, Adventure 22.3%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #36 CAT & ONION
73% matchVery Positive99% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Karl Zylinski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Talk to a stone. Cover yourself in butter. Befriend a flying onion. Take a short break from life and go on a feel-good cat adventure!
Why similar: Surreal 24%, Funny 21.7%, Conversation 15.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Relaxing 10.5%
- #37 Button City
75% matchVery Positive93% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: Subliminal
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Button City is a cozy narrative adventure game about a fox and his friends banding together to save their local arcade! Explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, complete quirky quests and meet cute animal friends.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Funny 17.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #38 DOGWALK
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,686 reviews2025
Dev: Blender Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 6%
Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.
Why similar: Dog 52.3% ★, Exploration 15.6%, Snow 12.1% ★, Relaxing 10%, Funny 6.6%
- #39 Project Homecoming Haven
72% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Isometric 15.5%, Relaxing 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #40 Monologue: Winter melancholy
74% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Drama 13.6%, Emotional 10.3%, Adventure 9.6%
- #41 URLate
71% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Point & Click 52.7%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Relaxing 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #42 Dog Clicker
76% matchMixed47% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Altozose
Windows
Welcome to the world of Dogtopia! Here in Dogtopia, dogs are your greatest companion! They often like to play around, bark at inanimate objects, and fetch stuff! They also seem to have a keen eye for shiny things!
Why similar: Dog 64.4% ★, Adventure 32.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #43 Snowfall's Mystery
71% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Emotional 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #44 Poco
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,474 reviews2025
Dev: WhalefallPub: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac
Poco is the story of the world's smallest clown, who is banished from the circus and finds themself in a mysterious undergrowth full of lost and broken things. Explore, meet strange creatures, solve puzzles, and help Poco return to the circus in this charming 2D/3D hybrid point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.7%, Funny 20.7%, Story Rich 19.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Relaxing 10.7%
- #45 Blue Wednesday: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
An experience filled with stories and music See the world through the eyes of jazz pianist, Morris. takes you through a dream-like adventure through jazz and love, and failure.
Why similar: Drama 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Emotional 15.8%, Funny 12.6%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #46 The Heroes Around Me
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 735 reviews2024
Dev: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Drama 14.1%, Emotional 13.8%, Conversation 13.4%, Dog 13.3% ★
- #47 Night Reverie: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Emotional 21.6%, Story Rich 15.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Relaxing 11.1%
- #48 Do You See the Waving Cape
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Naivus Luo
Windows · Mac
A point&click indie game with a very special narrative style. This game is inspired by the author's childhood and tells a story about Love, Growth, Dreams, and Reality. It integrates different types of gameplay into sentimental and interesting stories.
Why similar: Dog 23.8% ★, Narration 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Drama 14.6%, Point & Click 13.3%
- #49 Softie
69% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Kristina Springer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Emotional 27%, Adventure 14.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%
- #50 Paws and Soul: First Step
74% matchMixed59% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: ELECTROSTALIN ENTERTAINMENTPub: Games Operators
Windows
Paws and Soul: First Step is a story introduction to Paws and Soul. Adventure game about reincarnation. Turn yourself into a wolf, explore mysterious forest and reveal every secret of your past life!
Why similar: Adventure 28.7%, Story Rich 21.2%, Exploration 17.5%, Relaxing 16.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #51 A Taste of the Past
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,768 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Point & Click 18.7%, Text-Based 16.7%, Drama 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #52 The Ice Cream Culprit
67% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Konayachi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Let your girlfriend know (or not) about the culprit who ate her ice cream.
Why similar: Text-Based 39.9%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Funny 28.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #53 SnowBot
66% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: inoutofit
Windows
Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Snow 58% ★, Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #54 Everybody Wham Wham
69% matchVery Positive95% of 205 reviews2021
Dev: Bonte Avond
Windows · Mac
Compete to build the best snowman in a story-driven, winter adventure! Make friends at the festival, tune in to the Wham Wham Radio Station and uncover the hidden truth behind Wham Wham the Snowman-man. Can you build, decorate and sabotage your way to the festival grand prize?
Why similar: Snow 28% ★, Story Rich 17.3%, Funny 13.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 9%
- #55 Guilt Free
70% matchVery Positive86% of 288 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Narration 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 12.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Drama 11.1%
- #56 THE NORMAL THING
68% matchVery Positive95% of 488 reviews2020
Dev: Orata Studio
Windows · Mac
THE NORMAL THING is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory.
Why similar: Conversation 30.6%, Adventure 20.9%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Exploration 12.8%
- #57 illum
68% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Elsa LiuPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.
Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Story Rich 22.4%, Exploration 18.9%, Relaxing 17.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #58 The Companion
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: David FazzioPub: Studio 46
Windows
A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Narration 19.7%, Surreal 16.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Relaxing 11.1%
- #59 Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
65% matchVery Positive91% of 903 reviews2025
Dev: Space Colony StudiosPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Drama 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #60 Teacup
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,111 reviews2021
Dev: Smarto ClubPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Teacup is a short and wholesome narrative adventure game with a focus on exploration and non-linear progression. Help a small and shy frog on her journey to find the ingredients she needs for her tea party!
Why similar: Funny 25.5%, Story Rich 25.1%, Exploration 16.9%, Relaxing 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%