Games Like The Descendant

From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

Why similar: Adventure 84.8%, Episodic 8.8% ★, Point & Click 3.4%, Story Rich 1.8%, Choices Matter 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like The Descendant, this title features a heavy emphasis on episodic storytelling and impactful choices that shape the narrative outcome.

A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

Why similar: Adventure 83.2%, Episodic 8.6% ★, Point & Click 3.6%, Story Rich 2%, Post-apocalyptic 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game defines the choice-driven episodic adventure genre, focusing on character survival in a bleak, post-apocalyptic setting.

Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

Why similar: Adventure 87%, Story Rich 6.1%, Choices Matter 5.3%, Sci-fi 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-production sci-fi narrative that revolves entirely around branching paths and the consequences of your moral decisions.

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Why similar: Adventure 78.2%, Episodic 12.3% ★, Story Rich 4.3%, Choices Matter 2.6%, Point & Click 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: This episodic adventure excels at building emotional connections and features a narrative structure where every choice significantly alters the story.

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 93%, Point & Click 5%, Story Rich 1%, Sci-fi 0.8%, Indie 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant sci-fi point-and-click adventure that mirrors the conspiracy-laden atmosphere and futuristic setting of The Descendant.

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: Adventure 91.1%, Point & Click 5.8%, Sci-fi 1.5%, Story Rich 1.4%, Indie 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric horror-adventure captures the claustrophobic, sci-fi isolation of an abandoned facility perfectly.

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Adventure 89.2%, Episodic 3.8% ★, Point & Click 2.5%, Post-apocalyptic 2.1%, Story Rich 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a world where humanity has vanished, this adventure game focuses on the same post-apocalyptic mystery and exploration found in The Descendant.

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Adventure 85.4%, Post-apocalyptic 5%, Point & Click 4.7%, Story Rich 1.9%, Sci-fi 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure that excels at world-building within a post-apocalyptic setting, emphasizing exploration and narrative discovery.

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Adventure 87.2%, Post-apocalyptic 5%, Point & Click 4.6%, Story Rich 1.3%, Choices Matter 1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the post-apocalyptic genre that forces players to make strategic choices to survive impending doom.

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 92.6%, Point & Click 5.3%, Sci-fi 1.1%, Story Rich 0.9%, Indie 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, noir-inspired sci-fi adventure that focuses on mystery and narrative depth within a dystopian world.

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 86.7%, Point & Click 5.5%, Post-apocalyptic 5.1%, Sci-fi 1.2%, Story Rich 1%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that focuses on a world populated by robots, mirroring the sci-fi mystery elements of the seed game.

Experience a post-apocalyptic world like never before in The Silent Age, a thrilling point-and-click adventure game. Use time travel to unravel the mystery behind humanity's disappearance and save the world from extinction. Start your journey now!

Why similar: Adventure 84.7%, Point & Click 5%, Post-apocalyptic 4%, Story Rich 1.9%, Alternate History 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure featuring time-travel mechanics and a somber, atmospheric mystery that feels very similar to the seed game.

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Why similar: Adventure 88.9%, Point & Click 4.1%, Post-apocalyptic 3.1%, Story Rich 1.5%, Choices Matter 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a compelling blend of sci-fi exploration and puzzle-solving in a world governed by a mysterious artificial intelligence.

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Adventure 92.6%, Point & Click 3.7%, Post-apocalyptic 1.5%, Sci-fi 0.8%, Story Rich 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven point-and-click game where your choices determine the protagonist's abilities and the ultimate resolution of the mystery.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Adventure 93.3%, Point & Click 4.1%, Story Rich 2.2%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a dark, psychological narrative experience that prioritizes story-rich exploration and difficult moral dilemmas.

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 94.1%, Point & Click 4.9%, Sci-fi 0.7%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0%

Why You'll Like It: A complex sci-fi mystery that utilizes a unique multi-character perspective system similar to the dual-timeline structure of The Descendant.

Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Why similar: Adventure 87.8%, Story Rich 4.4%, Post-apocalyptic 4.1%, Choices Matter 3.2%, Indie 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn visual novel that explores the emotional toll of survival in a world undergoing an environmental collapse.

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: Adventure 93.7%, Story Rich 3.7%, Choices Matter 2.2%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller that relies on a branching dialogue system to drive the narrative forward in an atmospheric, isolated setting.

Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

Why similar: Adventure 87.3%, Point & Click 4.9%, Post-apocalyptic 4.4%, Story Rich 2%, Choices Matter 1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, hand-drawn adventure that captures the feeling of a world at its end through surreal puzzles and atmospheric storytelling.

A survival journey through a harsh world without rules or judgement. Only your choices matters in the face of moral dilemmas. Manage your party, food & equipment in this non-linear narrative survival sim with 34 possible endings.

Why similar: Adventure 93.6%, Post-apocalyptic 5%, Choices Matter 1.2%, Indie 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused narrative game where your decisions directly impact the health and morale of your party in a harsh, post-apocalyptic landscape.

Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.

Why similar: Adventure 92.5%, Point & Click 4.8%, Story Rich 1.7%, Casual 0.7%, Indie 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: An escape-room style adventure that requires careful planning and investigation to solve complex, narrative-driven scenarios.

You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.

Why similar: Adventure 89.3%, Point & Click 4.6%, Story Rich 2%, Choices Matter 1.4%, Alternate History 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled point-and-click adventure that features a strong narrative and choices that influence the protagonist's journey.

The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

Why similar: Adventure 93.9%, Point & Click 2.2%, Story Rich 2%, Choices Matter 1.1%, Sci-fi 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: An expansive episodic adventure that explores deep philosophical themes and complex sci-fi worlds through player-driven choices.

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 76.3%, Adventure 23.4%, Story Rich 0.2%, Choices Matter 0.1%, Indie 0%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure that focuses on uncovering a dark, buried conspiracy through investigation and dialogue.

After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.

Why similar: Adventure 88%, Point & Click 4.5%, Post-apocalyptic 4.2%, Story Rich 1.9%, Sci-fi 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal sci-fi adventure that balances humor and mystery, set in a dystopian future that feels grounded and lived-in.

399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

Why similar: Adventure 79.7%, Point & Click 8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.2%, Choices Matter 2.6%, Story Rich 2.4%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Story Rich 37.5%, Alternate History 26.7%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk horror game that emphasizes investigative gameplay and uncovering dark secrets within a futuristic, crumbling society.

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: Adventure 95.9%, Story Rich 2.2%, Sci-fi 1.4%, Indie 0.2%, Casual 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused exploration game that tasks you with uncovering the truth behind a mysterious event on a deserted space station.

A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

Why similar: Adventure 91.9%, Point & Click 5.2%, Episodic 1.3% ★, Story Rich 1%, Casual 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic adventure that features a dual-protagonist narrative structure, focusing on discovery and character growth.

An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.

Why similar: Adventure 94.4%, Point & Click 5%, Sci-fi 0.5%, Singleplayer 0%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi adventure that focuses on exploration and problem-solving in an alien, abandoned environment.

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: Adventure 92.6%, Point & Click 4.2%, Story Rich 1.1%, Choices Matter 1%, Sci-fi 0.8%

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Adventure 95.5%, Point & Click 3.3%, Story Rich 0.7%, Casual 0.4%, Sci-fi 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential point-and-click adventure known for its deep world-building and immersive, story-driven atmosphere.

You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?

Why similar: Adventure 91.1%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%, Story Rich 2%, Casual 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Adventure 92.3%, Episodic 4% ★, Choices Matter 1.6%, Story Rich 1.6%, Point & Click 0.6%

Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?

Why similar: Adventure 78.9%, Episodic 9.8% ★, Point & Click 4%, Post-apocalyptic 2.6%, Story Rich 1.8%

It’s 2035 in Buenos Aires, or where Buenos Aires used to be. You’ve just woken up in a hospital, and you can’t remember anything. All you know is you have to escape and find out what happened to the city. And how to save it.

Why similar: Adventure 99.7%, Point & Click 0.2%, Post-apocalyptic 0%, Casual 0%, Indie 0%

You’ve made the biggest mistake in history. Now, you're the last hope. Explore the UK, Russia, Germany, Norway, Egypt, USA, Mars, and the Moon. Search for food, face creatures, travel through time, and fight to restore humanity. Survive or perish—your choices shape the future.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.5%, Story Rich 23.1%, Casual 12.3%

Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Why similar: Adventure 93.3%, Story Rich 2.7%, Alternate History 2.2%, Sci-fi 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.1%

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: Adventure 95%, Post-apocalyptic 4%, Casual 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.1%

On a distant edge of an unknown planet, an abandoned structure sits in silence. Constructed by an unmanned research vessel sent from Earth, the Lun Infinus station was designed to run simulations for a five year period, exploring possibilities of human colonization in the case that Earth became uninhabitable.

Why similar: Adventure 98.3%, Sci-fi 0.9%, Story Rich 0.5%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%

It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Adventure 93.4%, Point & Click 4.3%, Story Rich 1.1%, Sci-fi 0.9%, Indie 0.3%

Relive the Capcom classics! Get 1943 -The Battle of Midway- and game logo wallpapers free with your download!

Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.

Why similar: Adventure 97.5%, Point & Click 1.3%, Story Rich 0.7%, Casual 0.2%, Indie 0.2%

An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.

Why similar: Adventure 92.5%, Post-apocalyptic 2.8%, Story Rich 2.3%, Point & Click 1.2%, Choices Matter 1.2%

Disappearing cows, strange visitors, talking trees... What is going on here...? Is the end of the world, the cowpocalypse really here? Discover the mysteries trough this puzzle filled, 2,5D, point & click style adventure game.

Why similar: Adventure 94.3%, Point & Click 3%, Casual 1%, Story Rich 0.8%, Sci-fi 0.6%

It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Adventure 92.5%, Point & Click 4.5%, Story Rich 1.2%, Sci-fi 0.8%, Casual 0.6%

As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.

Why similar: Adventure 92.7%, Story Rich 2.8%, Sci-fi 2.4%, Alternate History 1.7%, Indie 0.2%

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.

Why similar: Adventure 97.7%, Choices Matter 0.9%, Sci-fi 0.8%, Casual 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.1%

The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.

Why similar: Casual 87%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%

In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...

Why similar: Adventure 99.9%, Singleplayer 0.1%

A retro styled adventure/RPG hybrid with atmosphere like the classics. Play as warrior, sorceress, or rogue as you travel through the rich world of Norse mythology to keep it from eternal winter. Each class has different puzzle solutions, making for good replay value. Fully free, no hidden costs.

Why similar: Adventure 99.5%, Point & Click 0.4%, Story Rich 0.1%, Indie 0%, Singleplayer 0%

In this final chapter of the Reversion series, you must join the Resistance to defeat the evil Sergio. Buenos Aires is in ruins, but you have a chance to reverse history. Will you have what it takes to save your city before it’s too late?

Why similar: Adventure 87.2%, Point & Click 4.3%, Episodic 3.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 2.5%, Casual 0.9%

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.

Why similar: Adventure 90.4%, Post-apocalyptic 4.9%, Point & Click 2.1%, Story Rich 1.2%, Choices Matter 1%

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.

Why similar: Adventure 89%, Point & Click 6.5%, Story Rich 2.8%, Sci-fi 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 79.1%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.

Why similar: Adventure 65.5%, Indie 21%, Episodic 7.2% ★, Point & Click 4%, Sci-fi 1.2%

Outwit, Outplay, Outcast.

Why similar: Adventure 98.7%, Story Rich 1%, Indie 0.3%

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Why similar: Adventure 94.6%, Point & Click 3.4%, Post-apocalyptic 1.5%, Story Rich 0.5%, Indie 0.1%