60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Casual, Indie.
In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Japan and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. His grandson leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.
Guildford Castle VR
Guildford Castle is a free roaming, narrative VR experience with light interactivity.
The Longest Walk
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.
Guildford Castle is a free roaming, narrative VR experience with light interactivity.
Why similar: Documentary 31.5% ★, 6DOF 17% ★, Historical 13.9%, Narrative 12.4% ★, Education 12.2%
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.
Why similar: Narration 24.5%, Emotional 18%, First-Person 16%, Linear 14.3%, 3D 10.3%
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 42.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Cinematic 12.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
Bodyless is a VR journey set during Taiwan’s martial law era. You inhabit the ghost of a political prisoner, moving through fragmented spaces where folklore and surveillance intertwine. As environments distort, the line between memory and reality begins to dissolve.
Why similar: VR 52.1%, Historical 22.5%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 3.9%, Exploration 1.4%
“A dimly lit train cabin … swaying grassy plains … flickering fireflies … a mighty dragon.” Found is an interactive short film experience. Its story speaks to the connection and lack there of between nature, technology and fellow travelers as you make your way through a fantastical yet familiar world.
Why similar: VR 50.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Cinematic 16.1%, First-Person 7.6%, Adventure 3.5%
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Narrative 60.8% ★, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Narration 7.1%, Casual 1%
Explore 17th century Canadian wilderness through the eyes of Jeanne, a French woman who crossed the Atlantic to start anew and Maikan, an Innu hunter trying to discover what’s disturbing the forest. Your choices will shape the traits of the protagonists in this narrative single-player experience.
Why similar: Historical 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Narration 13.9%, Cinematic 12.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.
Why similar: Historical 63.7%, Story Rich 23.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Casual 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Explore your way through mystical islands while learning about your characters past. In this adventure game you play as the protagonist of a memoire, telling a story from the pacific in the late 1800 century.
Why similar: VR 45.4%, Historical 33.2%, Narration 7.1%, 3D 4%, Linear 4%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 49% ★, Emotional 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, First-Person 5.2%
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 59.1%, Story Rich 33%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Adventure 2.8%, Casual 1.9%
The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust, releasing free for educational purposes.
Why similar: Education 47%, Narration 21.4%, Emotional 19.3%, 3D 8.1%, Adventure 2.9%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Cinematic 18.9%, Story Rich 14%, Emotional 13.1%, First-Person 8.7%
This is a monumental immersive project that tells the story of Russia’s first circumnavigation by captains Krusenshtern and Lisyansky on board Nadezhda and Neva. Walk in captain’s shoes, recruit a ship crew, secure the Emperor’s backing and sail out on a history-altering journey.
Why similar: VR 29.5%, Historical 28.5%, Education 25.6%, First-Person 6.4%, Linear 3.5%
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: Narration 26.8%, Emotional 24.3%, First-Person 15.6%, Story Rich 15%, 3D 7.8%
Secrets of Soil is an interactive journey that explores the hidden world of soil and its role in combating climate change. Your journey will take you to a microscopic world, witnessing the essential life forms that live there.
Why similar: Education 40.3%, VR 19%, Narration 11.6%, Linear 9.9%, First-Person 6.9%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Emotional 22%, Cinematic 19.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, First-Person 9%
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 41.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Historical 16.9%, Emotional 13%, Story Rich 6.5%
Full Scale Restoration of the Japanese battleship “Yamato” in VR. Battleship Yamato was constructed during the World War Ⅱ in 1941, and it was the biggest battleship ever built. Unfortunately, Yamato didn’t last through the war, and it sank to the bottom of the sea. Now, battleship Yamato is completely restored in full scale in VR.
Why similar: VR 49.5%, Historical 27.1%, Education 20%, Casual 2.1%, Adventure 1.1%
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Historical 25.2%, Narration 17%, Story Rich 16.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Linear 9.9%
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
Why similar: Documentary 54.4% ★, Emotional 17.3%, Narration 12.2%, Story Rich 11%, First-Person 2.6%
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: Emotional 46.9%, Story Rich 27.3%, Linear 17.2%, Exploration 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
A short interactive story for room-scale VR: Become Caliban, the scion of a broken lineage struggling to understand your dark inheritance. Explore the ruins of the family estate, and the incredible realm below seeking clues to your past, and to the events that severed you from your family long ago.
Why similar: VR 76.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 4.5%, Casual 3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Discovr Egypt takes you into the ancient tomb of King Tutankhamun using the HTC Vive, where you can not only learn about some of the rich history surrounding his legacy, but also uncover his treasures.
Why similar: VR 54.4%, Historical 38.1%, Adventure 4.5%, Casual 3%
Deer Journey is a third person walking simulator game. Outcasted by the other deers, an albino fawn is forced to go deep into the forest to find a place to live. Join him on his journey through a world too big for which he may not be yet ready.
Why similar: Emotional 37.2%, Cinematic 22%, Linear 15%, Story Rich 14.4%, 3D 7.5%
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 80.7%, Colorful 9.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Exploration 4.3%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Narrative 31% ★, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, First-Person 8%
How can a book change the universe? Dawnfall’s life has changed deeply, now he must travel and find his way back home.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.2%, Emotional 31.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Colorful 4%, Adventure 2.5%
In this free 3D adventure, explore someone's mind and discover their secrets in a surreal story about a father, son, Asian-America and more. Explore a dying father's "Memory World", and travel to familiar, supernatural spaces. By Melos, co-creator of Anodyne and Angeline Era.
Why similar: Historical 36.9%, Emotional 19.9%, Story Rich 19.3%, Linear 13.1%, 3D 6.5%
Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a bridge between literature and gaming. Step into the shoes of modern travelers—explore their desires, hopes and fears, and shape how their stories unfold. Make this journey your own.
Why similar: Documentary 55.1% ★, Education 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Narration 8.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Narrative 58.8% ★, Emotional 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Colorful 1.7%, Casual 1.1%
A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.
Why similar: Adventure 75.4%, Exploration 24.6%
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
Why similar: Historical 28%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Cinematic 20%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
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 43.3%, Narration 21.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, 3D 9.9%, Colorful 6.2%
A room escape adventure, Having lost his memories and without knowing his whereabouts, assist the protagonist in escaping locations related to his past through searching for clues and solving for puzzles. Along the way, find old memories that will shed more light on his mysterious past.
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 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Story Rich 15.4%, Linear 13.3%, Narration 13.1%
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 34%, Story Rich 20.5%, Adventure 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.4%, Emotional 31.2%, Story Rich 18.3%, Adventure 2.2%, Exploration 2.1%
“The Book of Hiro” is a 3D visual puzzle game where players solve challenges and puzzles using illusions and perspective to find the hidden key in the map. The game tells the story of a brave villager named Hiro who was ordered to meet the king and encountered various challenges and puzzles.
Why similar: 3D 46.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 13.7%, Casual 11%
“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 43.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Emotional 19.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, First-Person 5.5%
The land is dying. The people are sick. Are you the hero destined to save them? Journey through interactive puzzles to rediscover ancient secrets as you bring health and happiness back to the land in this stunning (and free!) adventure exploration experience.
Why similar: Emotional 37.7%, VR 29.9%, Education 13.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Colorful 6%
Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.
Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Narration 20.9%, Narrative 17.6% ★, Story Rich 15.2%, Cinematic 9.8%
Immerse yourself in the world of Japanese space in VR for about 3 minutes.
Why similar: VR 92.3%, Casual 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Cinematic 35.4%, Story Rich 22%, Colorful 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Memory Traces: Japan is a 3D puzzle game where the player needs to restore destroyed artifacts.
Why similar: First-Person 67.6%, 3D 15.9%, Casual 12.1%, Singleplayer 4.3%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.6%, Emotional 25.4%, Story Rich 11%, 3D 7.3%, Adventure 4.8%
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Emotional 33.3%, Historical 20.4%, Adventure 3.1%, Exploration 1.9%
As a soul transitioning into the afterlife, Senza Peso shepherds you on a spiritual journey through a beautifully dark world of lost souls and redemption.
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 45.4%, Story Rich 29.6%, Linear 20.9%, Adventure 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.
Why similar: Narrative 35.2% ★, Historical 22.6%, Emotional 16.5%, Cinematic 14.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
For the first time ever, step inside Nefertari's tomb and immerse yourself in the story of its art, history, construction, and mythology through interactive elements.
Why similar: VR 100%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Narrative 44.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Emotional 15.3%, Cinematic 13.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
As Leonardo's apprentice, you will solve puzzles, uncover inventions, and search for hidden objects in 16th-century Florence. Use a unique device to glimpse the past and unravel mysteries. Encounter war machines, intricate lockboxes, and immersive room escapes inspired by Da Vinci's genius.
Why similar: VR 27.4%, Historical 26.1%, Narration 14.8%, Linear 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
My grandmother went to space—and came back.After that, the world began to spin, round and round...What was this country, this society, meant to be?We simply process the things that come our way.What was the world supposed to be like?I don’t know.SAYONALAIKA is an adventure game.
Why similar: First-Person 34.1%, 3D 24.6%, Story Rich 19.1%, Emotional 14.7%, Adventure 5.5%
A walking simulator about dear memories, overcoming obstacles, and finding your path. Experience a story inspired by finno-karelian folklore.
Why similar: Story Rich 32.1%, First-Person 26.6%, Linear 20.1%, 3D 8.4%, Exploration 4.8%
