60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Interactive Fiction.
In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.
In Silence Waits
IN SILENCE WAITS is a modern take on classic graphical adventures. Solve puzzles and avoid dangers as you explore the desolate wastes of a cruel world in search of a new home. In this world, not all monsters must be feared... and not all friendly faces should be trusted.
Head in the Cloud
In the text-adventure “Head in the Cloud,” you play as a Marine hacker on a mission to sabotage a crime syndicate’s supercomputer. When things don’t go to plan, you must use your head to survive, or risk losing it!
IN SILENCE WAITS is a modern take on classic graphical adventures. Solve puzzles and avoid dangers as you explore the desolate wastes of a cruel world in search of a new home. In this world, not all monsters must be feared... and not all friendly faces should be trusted.
Why similar: Typing 19.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Surreal 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Lore-Rich 7.1%
In the text-adventure “Head in the Cloud,” you play as a Marine hacker on a mission to sabotage a crime syndicate’s supercomputer. When things don’t go to plan, you must use your head to survive, or risk losing it!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Typing 20.7% ★, Horror 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11%, Retro 10.9%
Time itself is breaking up, and Dodger, the dishwashing dude onboard Penrose Space Station, is the unlikely fixer. Join the chaos in this 80s-style comedy, sci-fi text-parser adventure as Dodger tackles a cosmic crisis like no other! This version includes all three episodes + new extra content!
Why similar: Typing 32% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, 1980s 12.9%, Retro 10.7%, Text-Based 6.5%
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: Typing 17.6% ★, 1980s 16%, Horror 13.5%, Retro 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.
Why similar: Typing 30% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, 1980s 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%
In The Watch Post you will explore areas through a living CRT television in this atmospheric dark-fantasy text adventure. Find strange items, unlock hidden paths, solve optional mysteries, and decide whether the signal should ever be answered.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Typing 24.3% ★, Text-Based 15.2%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 6.6%
"Let's play a typing game." Dyping Escape is a simple game where you type according to instructions from the game master, a mysterious eyeball. But be careful; everything you type becomes reality. Just be careful not to brick your computer.
Why similar: Typing 31.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Surreal 16.3%, Horror 9.6%, Text-Based 8.7%
Your words are your only weapon. Banish the restless dead in this Malaysian folklore typing horror. Face the Pocong and Pontianak in an abandoned school using fast-paced typing combat and ritual crafting. Can you find the words to survive? Start typing now.
Why similar: Typing 42.6% ★, Horror 15.8%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Exploration 6.5%, Mystery 5%
Soul Nexus is a text-based adventure game where you explore strange environments and interact with even stranger individuals. Will you wander the spaces forever or will you eventually fulfil your goal of being free?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Typing 16.2% ★, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Text-Based 11%
12 Abroad St is a solo textual adventure game for PC set in a present and urban setting. You have been invited to a party you don't want to attend. Roam the city of Seaforth and try to dodge the party.
Why similar: Typing 43.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Surreal 7.2%
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the strange red portals opening up throughout the ship. Old school text-based parser: no graphics, huge worlds, no hints. Recommended for text game veterans.
Why similar: Typing 49.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 10.9%, Retro 5.4%, Multiple Endings 5.1%
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: Surreal 20.4%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, 1980s 12.8%, Horror 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
A dark fantasy exploration and puzzle game.Explore your mind and emotions through the inhabitant of this place and put a end to all of their problems.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Exploration 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 7.6%
Recollect is a 2D adventure puzzle game based on typing, where you explore a world of lost memories. Solve unique puzzles, uncover forgotten spells and look for meaning in dreams to find out who you really are.
Why similar: Typing 44.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Exploration 6.9%
Chat with a virtual friend from a cancelled mobile game! Ask questions, start arguments, and find the right responses to progress the story. Can you solve the horrific mystery hidden beneath the surface?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Lore-Rich 19%, Typing 19% ★, Text-Based 8.7%, Horror 8.6%
Normal Fishing is a retro-handheld-inspired adventure where everything goes exactly as expected, and there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Explore the lake, chase and catch fish in frantic minigames, and uncover a much deeper, darker secret in this experimental indie horror adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 27%, Lore-Rich 20%, Horror 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Exploration 8.6%
LOOK, USE, TALK, and TAKE your way through this old-school text-based mystery of a broken kingdom. Only you can pry at the castle cracks and discover what lies at the core of a heart-breaking disappearance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, 1980s 17.6%, Retro 14.7%, Text-Based 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
You play all four heroines in this big multi-chapter sci-fi text adventure. Negotiate underwater mechs, AIs, abandoned cities, crime, friendship, suspense, horror, humour, an art exhibition, virtual realities and a tank. Experience each PC via first-person prose as you puzzle, converse and explore.
Why similar: Typing 41.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Text-Based 10.7%, Mystery 6.4%, Exploration 5.8%
A science-fantasy retro-flavoured textual adventure running in your terminal
Why similar: Typing 25.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, 1980s 14.7%, Text-Based 11.2%, Retro 10.6%
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Typing 34.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Surreal 13.5%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Horror 9.3%
Brave through the darkness in his dreams. Or die trying.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.2%, Horror 21%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Retro 11.5%, Adventure 8%
An AI has isolated the mind of a philosophy professor to evaluate human morality. As the terminal operator, you access files, run programs, and take his consciousness through ethical dilemmas. Your decisions will train the AI's final algorithm.
Why similar: Typing 35.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Horror 12.3%, Text-Based 10%, Retro 9%
No one is known to have reached the end of the abyss, but one thing is certain: something must be there, and it must be seen. Explore the depths of the abyss in a game that blends adventure, horror, and dark fantasy. This time, it’s not about the destination, it's about THE JOURNEY.
Why similar: Surreal 25.1%, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, Horror 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Mystery 8.1%
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
Why similar: Typing 37.3% ★, Surreal 16.9%, Horror 13%, Text-Based 8.9%, Mystery 8.5%
A 2D exploration-based horror adventure set in the “Deep Realm,” an otherworld connected to a natural history museum. Experience a unique atmosphere where quiet intellectual spaces intertwine with unsettling phenomena.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Horror 19.6%, Retro 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Exploration 6.8%
Trapped in a high-stakes interrogation room, you must defend your innocence against an adaptive AI detective. Every answer is evaluated in real time—watch your words, because your own claims can convict you.
Why similar: Typing 38% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Horror 8.3%, Adventure 6.8%
Buck Trucker must gamble and sweet-talk his way through The Golden Palm Casino, Las Vegas, to save an orphanage back home—or succumb to Sin City's many temptations in this choice-driven story featuring mini-games, multiple endings, and a cast of outlandish characters.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, 1980s 14.7%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Surreal 10.9%, Text-Based 10.3%
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Surreal 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Retro 9.4%, Exploration 8.6%
Vault is a spooky, atmospheric exploration game. Uncover the story of a mysterious island through the lens of a primitive drone as you search for the artifact concealed within it, and avoid the guardian of the island.
Why similar: Typing 41.5% ★, Surreal 13.1%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Atmospheric 6.7%
GODPROOF is a story-rich tactical RPG laden with thought-provoking dark fantasy content. Play as Raiden, a gifted young warrior who has immunity to the direct supernatural interaction and influence of godly entities. Recruit companions, overcome chaos, and discover the sinister truth.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Horror 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Following a not highly unexpected crash landing (which seems to happen to you a lot), you find yourself stranded on a hostile alien world full of humour, mystery and quite a bit of walking - Your task is clear, find a way off of this planet and get home. - Should be simple!
Why similar: Typing 40.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, 1980s 12.5%, Text-Based 11.4%, Adventure 8%
Embark on a journey into the heart of an old-school text adventure game that beckons you into a world veiled in shadow and mystique. Here, your wits are your greatest weapon, and your keyboard, the tool to wield it.
Why similar: Typing 33.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Retro 12.8%, Text-Based 12.7%, Mystery 8.9%
A psychological horror you never see — you read it. Blind and deaf, you sense an arctic station through a neural implant: text, smell, touch. Quarantine rules say only one person may leave their cabin at a time. You are out. Five bodies are found by morning.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Horror 15%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Text-Based 12.5%, Retro 9.9%
Explore the peculiar tale of Droste Effect, a captivating 2D puzzle game. Confront the mysterious past of your new home with Alexandra, uncover secrets, and manage your sanity in an intense adventure. Rediscover the power of memories as you dive into a past that will reshape your present.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Surreal 20.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 7.9%
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: Interactive Fiction 27%, Lore-Rich 19.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
An experimental platformer where words are tied to movement. Guide Pluto up the strange mountain and figure out what secrets are held within.
Why similar: Typing 58.4% ★, Surreal 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Mystery 5.1%, Multiple Endings 4.7%
You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Surreal 21.2%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 8.4%
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Exploration 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Adventure 10.5%
Art imitates life. Horrifying, unclean life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Surreal 16.9%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Horror 12.3%, Text-Based 11.7%
A magician wakes with no memory of the woman he loved... or how she died. Explore a circus that rearranges itself behind you, evade the witness in the rafters, and uncover what really happened during "The Final Show." An atmospheric first-person psychological horror game.
Why similar: Surreal 21.4%, Horror 16%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Retro 14.4%, Exploration 8.6%
Are you bold enough to enter A Lively Haunt alone? Or must you join a friend to investigate this 2-player, old-school, text parser adventure game?
Why similar: Typing 26.5% ★, Horror 13.9%, Retro 13.6%, 1980s 11.8%, Text-Based 11%
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: Horror 20.3%, Surreal 20.3%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%
A surreal dream exploration game, both beautiful and terrifying.
Why similar: Surreal 31%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Horror 7.5%
Take charge as freshly-hired camp counselors and rescue campers from natural nasties, supernatural spooks, as well as a mysterious maniac in a retro side-scrolling survival-horror adventure set in the wetlands of New Jersey. Can you uncover the dark secrets lurking within the Pine Barrens?
Why similar: 1980s 17.7%, Surreal 17.3%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Horror 12%, Retro 11.7%
Cronela's Mansion is a Point and click adventure inspired by the LucasArts and Sierra games.
Why similar: 1980s 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Lore-Rich 15%, Retro 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%
Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House, in this short narrative game that combines simple text adventure mechanics, point-and-click puzzles, and visual novel segments.
Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Typing 19% ★, Text-Based 15%, Retro 13.7%, Mystery 9.1%
A classic-style text adventure game spanning three chapters. Enter verb/noun commands via keyboard, mouse, or game controller to explore, collect items, and solve puzzles in a post-apocalyptic, Christian-themed story. Features an auto-drawing map and hint system.
Why similar: Typing 31% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Retro 13%, Text-Based 10.4%, Exploration 7.9%
A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.
Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Horror 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Retro 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Surreal 21.4%, Horror 17.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Mystery 9.2%
90's Horror inspired Point & Click — a Dark and Emotional journey of a man looking for his missing son while facing his hidden demons. Enjoy an Atmospheric & stylized world, haunting and memorable audio, and piece together a story that will stay with you long after it ends.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Surreal 22.1%, Horror 13%, Exploration 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
A short psychological-horror narrative in which your choices matter. Journey through the give stages of grief as Liam, a man who just recently lost his wife due to... unknown... circumstances.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Surreal 21.3%, Horror 15%, Retro 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Experience the hunt for the Monster living in your room in this Visual Novel experience. Your choices will determine the fate of both you and the Monster. Will you figure out what the Monster really is?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Surreal 25.1%, Horror 15.1%, Text-Based 14.6%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
What if the winter season never ended? With an unique hunting mechanic, and a pixel aesthetic, unravel the tale of Boreal.
Why similar: Typing 37.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Lore-Rich 7.6%
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Surreal 13%, Exploration 10.5%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Surreal 27.7%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
A short 90s bureaucratic horror game where you process impossible tax forms for the living, the dead, and the unborn.
Why similar: Typing 44% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Horror 8.6%, Mystery 7.6%, Retro 6.1%
Climb your way through a surreal hell crawling with bizarre entities and shifting biomes. Uncover a heartfelt short story as you master a unique slingshot mechanic to launch yourself to the top and win back your redemption.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24%, Surreal 18.2%, Horror 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Exploration 7.8%
Forgotten Depths is a PS1-inspired stealth-horror game. You find yourself trapped within ancient catacombs, but escaping won't be easy... you have awakened the CURSED PRISONER of these depths.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.8%, Retro 15.6%, 1980s 15.5%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 9.9%
The hero who stopped a world-eating calamity was branded a demon by history. Centuries later, an orphan carrying his last fragment pieces the truth together from rumor and record. No combat — only Ashen Flame, a power that costs you with every use. Two loops. One truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Lore-Rich 11%, Exploration 8.9%
ヤカタを探索して消えた妹を探す2Dホラーアドベンチャーゲーム。 妹が消えた理由と不思議な生物達の目的は・・・ ダークでメルヘンなホラーアドベンチャーゲーム、是非楽しんでください！
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31%, Horror 23.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
