60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Drama, Adventure, Emotional.
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Forgotten Fields
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Rue Valley
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Narrative 31.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Emotional 10.5%, Drama 7.2%
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Emotional 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological 11.5%, Drama 9.6%
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Emotional 14.8%, Drama 13.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Drama 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 8%
这是一个关于遗憾与成长的故事。男生的思绪不断回到17岁的夏天，在一次次回忆与抉择中徘徊，是去尝试弥补遗憾？还是在释然间体会成长的意义?回忆中的她会在那等我吗？
Why similar: Emotional 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Drama 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Emotional 30.5%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 6.1%
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Narrative 26.6% ★, Emotional 16%, Psychological 13.1%, Drama 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%
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: Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Drama 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Visual Novel 11%
往事，往往会在淡化甚至遗忘时，以一种很难被人察觉的形态，影响着人们的生活。 这种现象叫做“后忆效应”。 而一段火车鸣笛，勾起了一位叫杨树的潦倒咨询师的过去，为了追寻自己身上的“往事”，他选择回到了自己的家乡---雾山镇。在那里，有个无比诡异的恐怖世界正在等待他的到来…… 反馈交流群：811121403
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Drama 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Exploration 9%, Story Rich 6.9%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Narrative 25.2% ★, Emotional 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Psychological 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
Why similar: Hidden Object 41.7%, Story Rich 17.3%, Exploration 15.7%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Adventure 6.8%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Drama 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 12%
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Emotional 14.9%, Drama 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%
Bottle: Pilgrim is a story of loss, regret and redemption, which reminds us that while we cannot change the things we have done, we can always learn from our mistakes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Hidden Object 15.5%, Emotional 15.4%, Drama 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Emotional 14.6%, Drama 9%, Psychological 8.1%
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13%, Drama 11.8%, Emotional 11.6%
The story of a soldier left alone in a bunker.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Emotional 17.8%, Psychological 14.9%, Drama 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Emotional 18.9%, Drama 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
A "Blind" simulator that lets you experience a new perspective and immersive sensory journey. Step into a world of darkness using your guide cane.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Emotional 24.2%, Psychological 17.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%
This is a plot exploration game set in the 1990s. In the game, you will go back to the age of 15, make up for those regrets and mistakes, rewrite our story and destiny, and explore different life and destination!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Story Rich 15%, Drama 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Narrative 25.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories."Once'" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals. Regardless of if you're in your springtime of life having full of dreams for the future, or if you're a matured adult who has already stepped into the society and owns a family,...
Away — is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style.
Why similar: Psychological 42.6%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Casual 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
With some special reasons, Tang Sheng, a human being, fell into a world of monsters between the underworld and the human world. At the same time, he found that he had lost his memory. He learned that he had to find all the " belongings " when he fell down to return to the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Emotional 23.6%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 5.8%
A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.6%, Emotional 27%, Atmospheric 11%, Casual 5%, Indie 4.6%
You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.
Why similar: Drama 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Psychological 12.1%, Adventure 7.5%
This is an Visual Novel game. It's a story about time leap.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Casual 26.8%, Indie 25.7%
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 29.8%, Emotional 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Drama 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: Drama 41.3%, RPG 24.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%
Coming home after visiting your doctor for the last time, you are told that you only have three more days to live. A sequence of short memory fragments flashing through as you try to run away from what you have done.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Why similar: Emotional 32.8%, Drama 23%, Relaxing 14.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Exploration 9%
那年今日 少年剑未佩妥 出门便是江湖 只身独行快意恩仇 有风花雪月的初遇 也有刻苦铭心的诀别 更有荡气回肠的沙场 但在告别前尘往事归隐山林时 愿你都能以梦为马 不负余生....
Why similar: Drama 49%, RPG 25.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Indie 6.5%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 80.3%, Walking Simulator 3.8%, Emotional 3.7%, Interactive Fiction 3.5%, Drama 2.6%
Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Emotional 23.5%, Drama 18.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Visual Novel 6.4%
Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Exploration 8.1%
Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Retro 14.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 11.1%
Waking up in the darkness, unable to see the sunrise, he remembered the little master carefully carried him home. The base has already fallen into ruin and there are no signs of any living people here. Where did the little master go? Is there any hope left under the doomsday?
Why similar: Emotional 28%, Drama 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, RPG 11.1%, Atmospheric 11%
The jury selection of the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. I woke up alone in the countryside, where people had disappeared and I lost my memory.What is the truth that I see at the end of my journey through the memories of Natsugiri? ...... A Novel / Walking simulator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.8%, Adventure 21%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Indie 12.8%
一个忘记自己姓名与过去的人，在突然出现的神秘人物的帮助下，从一个空无一人的医院开始探索自己的过去。只有取回真实，才能从这里离开，即使……真相不像你所期待的那样，他也依然盼望着他的未来。
Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Drama 21.1%, Psychological 19.9%, Atmospheric 13%, RPG 12.6%
An experimental, minimalistic microgame about loneliness. Originally released as a Flash game in 2010 that was featured by Extra Credits.
Why similar: Emotional 32.7%, Walking Simulator 28.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%
Don’t Forget is a 3D singleplayer story and exploration game inspired by dementia. Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames whilst battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened.
Why similar: Emotional 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Hidden Object 11.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
一份工作，让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪，紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找，可是事情却毫无进展，直到那天……
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.4%, Adventure 21.9%, Casual 18%, Indie 16.8%
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Narrative 38.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Psychological 15.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!
Why similar: Emotional 31.5%, Drama 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Story Rich 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Emotional 25.5%, Drama 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Story Rich 10%
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后，主角方哲收到了一个包裹，其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村，梦境与现实交错，指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Drama 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Story Rich 11%, Visual Novel 9.6%, RPG 8.5%
Time Flies is a little adventure about our limited time in this world.
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 35.6%, 2D 15.2%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
A small game about letting go. Stay up late. Smoke cigarettes. Talk to strangers. Think about what you've lost. Someone you used to love? Or someone you used to be?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Emotional 19.1%, Psychological 14.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Relaxing 7.9%
紧锁的木门，消失的同学，神秘的鬼怪。爸爸妈妈去哪里了？我为什么在流眼泪…在世纪初县城的家中探索并重拾回忆，拼凑出所有谜团的答案。
Why similar: Drama 31.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Story Rich 17.4%, RPG 16.1%, Adventure 6.7%
You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological 18.6%, Emotional 16.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Relaxing 8%
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Emotional 28%, Hidden Object 22.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Emotional 16.4%, Drama 14.3%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Relaxing 9.3%
这是属于不怎么开朗的我们，充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何，由你的选择而定。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, RPG 16.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Drama 9.6%, Psychological 8.2%
Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.
Why similar: Emotional 30.3%, Walking Simulator 29.3%, Relaxing 13.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Exploration 8.5%
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Hidden Object 26.6%, Psychological 22.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Exploration 6.7%
The Dreamcatcher is a single player first person psychological adventure set in the modern times. You play as a young man who has just started his life in a big city. You will adventure into different dream worlds, overcome obstacles in the dreams with the help from outside the dreams.
Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
Here in the city of Greenberg time is meaningless, and space is infinite. The city has endless history and yet... The whole place is fading away.
Why similar: Atmospheric 35.8%, Adventure 29%, 2D 23%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Narrative 48.9% ★, Emotional 22.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Exploration 6%
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
Why similar: Narrative 39.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Emotional 12.4%, Psychological 10.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
