Games Like Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....

Why similar: Adventure 63.1%, Space 11.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Female Protagonist 4.7%, Episodic 3.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: The first installment of the series that establishes the core sci-fi narrative and RPGMaker-based adventure style.

One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius.

Why similar: Adventure 77%, Space 8.5%, Sci-fi 4.9%, Female Protagonist 3.4%, Story Rich 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the journey with the same engaging character-driven storytelling and retro aesthetic.

Still reeling from the life-changing events of the previous episode, Gail seeks out a safe haven with her father in the Delta Pavonis system. However, she soon learns that the politics of Planet Leto can be as treacherous and unpredictable as the local weather.

Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Space 11.3%, Episodic 7.2% ★, Sci-fi 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides essential narrative progression for fans of the series' specific brand of space adventure.

Latona Research Station has been destroyed by unknown assailants. The only survivor is a young girl who was rescued by the Starship Quicksilver and her renowned captain.

Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Space 20.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A prequel experience that maintains the series' signature charm and focus on character development.

As Margaret Dale enters her second year at the academy, she begins to suspect that one of her classmates might possess some unusual abilities. Meanwhile, Gail and Sabina undertake an investigation into suspicious activities at Union Station.

Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Space 21.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the academy setting while retaining the familiar point-and-click adventure mechanics.

A mining fleet gone rogue on the edge of space. Dangerous figures emerging from the past. This year could be a killer.

Why similar: Adventure 21.8%, Space 20%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Episodic 12% ★, Sci-fi 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling female protagonist and continues the story-rich tradition of the series.

Margaret Dale crosses the galaxy in search of her lost mother, determined to solve once and for all the mysteries surrounding the destruction of Latona station.

Why similar: Adventure 19.9%, Space 17.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Point & Click 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A satisfying conclusion to the academy arc that fits perfectly with the gameplay feel of the main series.

J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Space 18.9%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Point & Click 14%, Female Protagonist 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female lead navigating a sci-fi mystery, mirroring the core appeal of Gail Pilgrim's journey.

Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.

Why similar: Adventure 26.9%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Point & Click 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that captures the pixel-art aesthetic and narrative focus of the seed game.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Point & Click 23.1%, Sci-fi 19%, Story Rich 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, atmospheric sci-fi point-and-click adventure that resonates with the themes of isolation and discovery.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.8%, Adventure 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Indie 10.7%, RPG 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of RPGMaker narrative design that shares the emotional depth and story-focused nature of the Space Pilgrim series.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Point & Click 20.6%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality sci-fi adventure that captures the same sense of mystery and narrative complexity found in space-faring adventures.

Survive the galaxy's toughest prison and rise to the top of a space gang! Explore, fight, craft, trade and learn convicts' stories to escape the facility. Space Prison is a turn-based tactical survival game with deep strategy and social RPG elements.

Why similar: Space 36.4%, Sci-fi 27.4%, RPG 14.6%, 2D 8.3%, Exploration 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and social dynamics of a space prison, aligning with the setting of the seed game.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Adventure 38%, Point & Click 21%, Story Rich 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An exceptional narrative adventure with a female lead that offers deep choices and a compelling story-rich experience.

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Point & Click 24.3%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a female protagonist in a narrative-heavy adventure that emphasizes dialogue and puzzle-solving.

Solaria Moon is a space adventure in 3D with an outstanding script full of challenging puzzles to solve and mysteries to uncover.

Why similar: Adventure 86.3%, Indie 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A space-themed puzzle adventure that captures the feeling of being stranded and exploring a mysterious environment.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Space 24.5%, Adventure 20.8%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, RPG 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy sci-fi RPG that emphasizes personal stories and choices within a space-faring setting.

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Story Rich 21.2%, RPG 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A prison-themed RPG that mirrors the confinement and escape narrative arc found in the seed game.

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 94.2%, Adventure 2.6%, Female Protagonist 1.2%, Pixel Graphics 0.7%, Story Rich 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure game featuring a strong female protagonist and a gripping, mystery-filled narrative.

A few days only are left to make the impossible possible... but now that Marine has combed the whole territory of Myst, chances to find the last few warriors wear really thin... or can she go on the track of the legendary man who calls himself The Bear, and boasts of incredible power?

Why similar: Adventure 27.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Episodic 15.6% ★, RPG 12.8%, JRPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An RPGMaker title that shares the classic turn-based and adventure elements found in the Space Pilgrim series.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Adventure 20.8%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Story Rich 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, character-driven sci-fi narrative that relies on dialogue and atmosphere rather than traditional combat.

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: Adventure 18.9%, JRPG 12.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Point & Click 9.8%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RPGMaker game that prioritizes a strong, emotional story over complex combat mechanics.

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: Adventure 34.7%, Point & Click 19.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Story Rich 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian adventure game featuring a female protagonist and a heavy emphasis on narrative and world-building.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, Point & Click 21.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Retro 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven pixel art game that offers a deep, surreal, and highly atmospheric sci-fi experience.

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: Adventure 40.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Top-Down 9.9%

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Point & Click 22.5%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Story Rich 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully atmospheric sci-fi point-and-click adventure that excels in environmental storytelling.

Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about overcoming the scars of the past and following the right path, even in the face of overwhelming challenges.

Why similar: Adventure 62.7%, Indie 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Casual 8.9%, Puzzle 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, story-rich RPGMaker adventure that focuses on emotional narrative and character-driven exploration.

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Adventure 22.6%, Point & Click 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art sci-fi adventure that emphasizes puzzle-solving and a rich, atmospheric narrative.

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.

Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Sci-fi 20.4%, Point & Click 20.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Futuristic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure featuring a female protagonist that focuses on investigation and character-driven storytelling.

How can 13 peasants challenge 13 rich, powerful and well-educated martial artists? Enter the final, grandiose episode of a saga no stranger to the likes of Karate Kid, and carrying an uplifting message of hope, perseverence and friendship.

Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Episodic 18.7% ★, Female Protagonist 15.4%, RPG 12.4%, Story Rich 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the RPGMaker adventure experience with a focus on character growth and narrative progression.

3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.

Why similar: JRPG 24%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 13.7%, RPG 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RPG that features a strong female lead and a fast-paced, narrative-focused adventure.

Imprisoned without a fair trial, it is up to Silas Nanashiel to escape together with the help of other inmates and save her elder sister Leila from receiving a fatal punishment.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.7%, Adventure 18%, Point & Click 17.7%, RPG 16.9%, 2D 9.8%

Locked in her one-room apartment, Maggie Mallowne must uncover the mysterious celebrity conspiracies of the outside world by talking to her neighbors through her apartment walls

Why similar: Adventure 100%

"Captive" tells the story of a woman who awakens badly hurt in an unknown cell, without any memories about herself. Will you be able to escape?

Why similar: RPG 39.9%, Female Protagonist 38%, Indie 22%

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: Adventure 44.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Puzzle 5.7%

Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.

Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Space 20.8%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Indie 5.7%

An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption?

Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Female Protagonist 18%, Indie 8.9%, 2D 4.7%

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Space 12.1%, Puzzle 7.9%

After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.

Why similar: JRPG 21%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Adventure 19.3%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Point & Click 17.9%, Sci-fi 17%, Story Rich 10.2%

Peregrin is a story puzzle game. A solitary traveller undertakes a perilous voyage through the haunted ruins of a lost civilisation. Seeking to fulfil an ancient prophecy, she will have to use her arcane powers to solve puzzles and survive battles - if she is to find a way to restore the fallen world of Peregrin.

Why similar: Adventure 56.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 10.2%, Puzzle 6.2%

Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

Why similar: Space 23.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Space 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Adventure 13%, Point & Click 12.2%, Sci-fi 10%

An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Point & Click 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Story Rich 9.5%

A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.

Why similar: Adventure 39%, Point & Click 16.8%, Space 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.

Why similar: Adventure 63.5%, Point & Click 22.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.

Why similar: Adventure 55.2%, Point & Click 19.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Puzzle 6.6%, Casual 5.2%

Guide Tahira, the 20-year old princess of Avestan, through the most challenging night of her life in this epic tactical turn-based adventure. You must fight to save your people from the genocidal Astral Empire on a world fallen into a medieval dark age after the collapse of a spacefaring civilisation.

Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Sci-fi 18.5%, RPG 10.3%, JRPG 9.3%

As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.

Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Point & Click 15.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Puzzle 7.3%

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Why similar: Adventure 57.9%, Indie 11%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Casual 6.7%, Puzzle 5.3%

When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

Why similar: Adventure 44.6%, Point & Click 25.6%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Indie 6%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

Richard and Alice are prisoners. Both their cells have a leather sofa and a state-of-the-art computer. But only Richard’s has a TV. Outside, the snow falls. It has done for some time. Elsewhere, they say, parts of the world have been rendered an inhospitable desert, the earth parched and cracked. People live in the zones now.

Why similar: Adventure 62.4%, Point & Click 21.1%, Story Rich 8.4%, Indie 8.1%

You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Adventure 34%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Top-Down 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, RPG 9.7%

Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.

Why similar: Adventure 25.6%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Top-Down 12.1%

Prepare for an epic 10 hour adventure in the world of Galager. Sura, the world's most sought-after mercenary, leads a band of sell-swords in a last-ditch effort to save the world. Prepare for the Storm of Spears!

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, RPG 16.9%, JRPG 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

A narrative-driven sci-fi platformer game, set in the first born galaxy of the Heptaverse: Nykra. You travel the ancient and abandoned planets in the hopes to find the origins of your existence.

Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Indie 8.2%

She wakes up alone, missing, and trapped in the frozen tundra of Hyperborea, Hypatia must use her wits and wileys if she is to escape this accursed corner of the world. the choices she makes will determine not only her future, but that of the imperial exploratory legion.

Why similar: Adventure 87.7%, RPG 7.8%, Indie 4.6%

You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox.

Why similar: Adventure 47%, RPG 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Indie 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.

Why similar: Adventure 27.5%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, JRPG 11.9%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Story Rich 9.5%, Puzzle 6.3%