Games Like Stories Untold

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

Why similar: Text-Based 19.9%, 1980s 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.1%, Retro 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the 1980s retro-computing vibe while delivering a deeply psychological and meta-horror experience.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Point & Click 20.7%, Story Rich 18.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Stories Untold, this game blends a retro aesthetic with meta-narrative elements and unsettling psychological horror.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Retro 15%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly horror experience that uses fragmented storytelling and an oppressive atmosphere to unsettle the player.

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Indie 13.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Horror 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending meta-narrative that, much like Stories Untold, shifts between different gameplay styles to tell a cohesive, dark story.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI station interface, mirroring the terminal-based puzzle-solving and sci-fi horror themes of the seed game.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 19.6%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An anthology-style narrative game that excels at building dark, atmospheric, and psychological tension.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This short, intense experience relies on a claustrophobic, interface-heavy perspective to build immense dread.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 28.4%, Point & Click 25.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Puzzle 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique meta-horror game that features a retro aesthetic and a focus on psychological manipulation.

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Point & Click 16.4%, Thriller 16.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The entire game takes place on a simulated phone interface, creating a voyeuristic and unsettling horror experience.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 39%, Point & Click 34.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on a non-linear, interface-driven investigation that rewards the player for piecing together a dark mystery.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Atmospheric 23.8%, Story Rich 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An anthology of short, highly atmospheric, and narrative-driven vignettes that share the emotional weight of the seed game.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Point & Click 9.8%, Thriller 9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game set in a unique historical context that relies on atmosphere and puzzle-solving.

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Retro 10.7%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, text-heavy point-and-click adventure that deals with dark, psychological themes.

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.7%, Horror 27%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Story Rich 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in meta-horror that subverts player expectations through its seemingly innocent interface.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Atmospheric 23.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery that relies on exploration and atmosphere to tell a haunting, psychological story.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.4%, Atmospheric 20%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Adventure 6.6%, Puzzle 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to classic survival horror that uses a distinct retro aesthetic and psychological depth to build its world.

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi narrative game where you must interact with a lonely AI via a text terminal to survive.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Point & Click 21.7%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A text-heavy, retro-styled cosmic horror game that perfectly captures the feeling of 1-bit, experimental dread.

Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Retro 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure that explores the fractured mind of its protagonist through surreal environments.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Retro 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a nostalgic, retro-internet interface to hide a deeper, more mysterious narrative beneath the surface.

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian adventure that focuses on atmospheric exploration and psychological mystery.

Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person exploration game that prioritizes atmosphere and strange, memorable encounters.

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric sci-fi horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and a bleak, oppressive atmosphere.

When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.

Why similar: Atmospheric 25.5%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a terminal-based hacking mechanic that feels like a spiritual cousin to the text-adventure segments of the seed game.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.9%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative masterpiece that constantly breaks the fourth wall to challenge the player's perception of the game.

Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 19.4%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror anthology that uses a hand-drawn aesthetic to deliver dark, surreal tales.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.5%, Story Rich 17.8%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi narrative game that uses augmented reality recordings to piece together a mystery in a confined space.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 31%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, claustrophobic horror that forces players to manage limited resources in a confined space.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Indie 15.4%, Retro 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: While a simulation, its focus on high-tension, interface-based decision-making creates a similar sense of dread.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Sci-fi 24%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that explores philosophical themes within a lonely, sci-fi setting.

This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 25.4%, Thriller 14.1%, Retro 13.1%, Adventure 8.4%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, 1980s 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Retro 8.9%

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.

Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Point & Click 20.7%, Thriller 16.2%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Horror 31.7%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Mystery 3.4%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 67.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 2.3%, Adventure 2%

Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.7%, Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 4.8%

Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 54.1%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 16.1%, Puzzle 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.5%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Indie 11.2%

The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Indie 11.5%

Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

Why similar: Text-Based 45.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Indie 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 5.3%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Horror 18.5%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Adventure 11%, Indie 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 12.4%

This collection includes 7 games that will bring you 80s trash movie vibes. Plus a story mode including all games in a unique, bizarre and bloody story!

Why similar: 1980s 30.5%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Retro 11.1%

8-bit Adventure Anthology is a compilation featuring faithful remakes of three of the best 8-bit point & click adventure games ever made. Originally released between 1987-1991, each stand-alone adventure features the same mind-blowing puzzles, graphics and music that mesmerized generations of console gamers!

Why similar: Point & Click 50.5%, Adventure 49.5%

In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 16.2%, 1980s 15.4%, Point & Click 11.8%

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.3%, Thriller 15.8%, 1980s 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Horror 26.9%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 8.6%

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Atmospheric 33.9%, Story Rich 17.2%, Indie 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Adventure 10.5%

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Thriller 39.4%, Atmospheric 21%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 6.1%

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.

Why similar: 1980s 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 17.9%, Thriller 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%

An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Point & Click 19.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 9.1%

Relive the original MacVenture Series version of The Uninvited! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and survive the supernatural dangers of the haunted mansion.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Horror 29.2%, Adventure 24%, Indie 12.5%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Atmospheric 20.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Horror 9.5%

Your Excellency, in this short systems-management survival game, we prepare for the awakening of our Lord. He hungers for human sacrifice. Sinners try to hide their dark secrets, but all must be purged...

Why similar: Horror 74.8%, Story Rich 25.2%

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Thriller 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 5.7%

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 21.9%, Thriller 16.2%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 20.3%, Retro 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 7.6%

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Why similar: 1980s 34.2%, Horror 25.5%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.1%