- #1 Otherness
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blörk Games
Windows
Otherness is a PSX-style horror game where you, stranded in a forest after running out of gas, are kidnapped into a warped, non-euclidean world. Armed only with melee weapons, you must navigate unsettling landscapes and battle hostile inhabitants to escape this eerie, distorted dimension.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.7%, Surreal 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #2 Charon 卡戎
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shurei Studio
Windows
A point-and-click narrative puzzle game with a delicate art style and soothing pace. In this Underworld at the end of all things, guide souls who lost their memories and speech safely across the Styx. Luckily, our protagonist is about to face the most restless bunch of them all...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Exploration 10%, Surreal 8.8%
- #3 DreamNet
96% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Danik Studios
Windows
Rediscover the internet of the 2000s in DreamNet, a free to play Frutiger Aero exploration game. Dive into nostalgic worlds, uncover the story, and revisit the beauty of the old internet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Surreal 12.3%, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #4 Please Follow the Instructions
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SincX GG
Windows
Trapped in an isolated room, you're guided by a mysterious voice and monitored by cameras. Solve intricate puzzles to break free, but be warned: the initial sarcasm hides a dramatic and unsettling truth. Follow the instructions... if you dare.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Surreal 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #5 LIQUID
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: AutomaticGrasshopperPub: East2West Games
Windows
Liquids is a surreal adventure game. When Emma, the actress girlfriend of scientist Albert, dies strangely, police detective Todd investigates the unsolved case, and bizarrely Emma's body appears out of nowhere within many time and space.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.4%, Surreal 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Emotional 9.9%
- #6 Antim Yatra
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DSY Studio
Windows
A dead colonial railway station. A viral ghost hoax. A forgotten secret. First-person psychological horror set in 1942 India. Only your torch. Only the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Hidden Object 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #7 Where We Went
93% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Oddcube Games
Windows
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.2%, Emotional 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #8 CYAN PROJECT: Today, I Decided to Kidnap a Mermaid
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HOME or AWAY
Windows
An exploration adventure set in a near-future research facility. Progress through the story by solving puzzles with no combat.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #9 Iridescence ~ A Charming, Seaside Epic!
91% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: NeoNight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a serene island where land and sea intertwine on your quest to help a mysterious girl from the sea find her way home. Uncover rich mythology and hidden truths in this heart-warming, epic tale, brought to life with gorgeous artwork and music. Embark on a truly unforgettable adventure!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.8%, Emotional 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
- #10 The Angel's Mandate
91% matchNo user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: toz
Windows
Your mother is dying, piece by piece. As Jesse, you must journey through corrupted realms ruled by fiends, evade deadly threats, recover shattered monuments, and face deadly challenges beyond mortal limits, using the monuments' power to rewrite fate and save her.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #11 Who's Lila?
89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Surreal 12.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #12 7th Chance
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Drewid GamesPub: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.9%, Surreal 13.6%, Emotional 11%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #13 Penrose
89% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: doublespeak games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Emotional 13.5%, Surreal 11.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #14 Shattered Dreams
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ince Czechner
Windows
A story-driven puzzle game where players unravel the mystery of a tragic accident by solving riddles and uncovering clues hidden in the lyrics of haunting songs.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Hidden Object 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Emotional 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%
- #15 The Polar Darkness
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Horsefly Games
Windows
A Lovecraftian folk horror mystery set during the polar night of 1980s northern Finland. When a child preacher disappears during a revival sermon, a journalist becomes trapped in an isolated village where something ancient is beginning to awaken.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Surreal 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #16 Fatal Falls
86% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Tripolar Studio
Windows
In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Hidden Object 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Surreal 9.7%
- #17 Innocence Island
86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Rainy Night Creations
Windows
Legend has it that the three rays of light in the sky are emitted by a prism that grants happiness to the one who obtains it. You never believed in that, but it is your last resort...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.6%, Emotional 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #18 Каникулы Времени
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SRVisual
Windows
«If something in life doesn't go the way you wanted, we'll give you a free train ticket...»
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Exploration 8.9%
- #19 Cubic Haikus - hikikomori
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JOOKITOOZ
Windows
Trapped inside your monitor, navigate your fragmented mind in this minimalistic physics-based narrative puzzle. Shift your color to manipulate the world around you and uncover the hidden haikus that will guide you through a poetic journey into yourself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #20 Gougoul Downfall
84% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: IROX
Windows
Un live urbex qui tourne mal 😱 ! Mêlant horreur psychologique, énigmes et humour absurde, ce jeu inspiré par l’univers de Locklear vous plonge dans un labyrinthe oppressant où parodie et terreur s’entremêlent. Survivrez-vous… ou deviendrez-vous la prochaine expérience du professeur Razair ?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #21 Simulation Requires Supervision
83% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Veyxa
Windows
You are S-9. You may or may not have some consciousness. You keep a family alive, but you are unable to do it eternally. The simulation will still require supervision. Decide. How could humanity get itself into such a bizarre situation?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.9%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #22 Adventures of Mirror Domain
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mirror Domain Studios
Windows
After being interviewed by a mysterious individual you find yourself thrown head first into a new town. Not long after you find the day you've spent there is repeating! You're stuck in an inescapable loop! Will you find a way out, or will you be forced to relive the same day over and over again?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #23 13:ORIGIN - Prologue
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 215 reviews2021
Dev: Corvus Studio Yazilim Anonim Sirketi
Windows · Mac
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 8.3%
- #24 A Vessel of Frustration
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micki
Windows
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Surreal 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #25 The Lost Melody
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Warm Hearth Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the wild world of imagination of a little boy named Timothy. Explore the surroundings of a whimsical village, meet the locals, learn their stories, and enjoy the adventures.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Emotional 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Exploration 8.8%
- #26 Sans Logique
79% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.
Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 10%
- #27 Goldenheart
78% matchVery Positive90% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Millenniapede
Windows
You have entered a foreign land in the course of an expedition and become involved in an otherworldly mystery. Tuldenorrea is a deceptively simple world, balanced delicately between the extreme forces of a magical universe.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.7%, Surreal 16.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 9%
- #28 Memory Lane
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inferno
Windows
A game that you'll never forget! Memory Lane is a turned based RPG about taking names. Literally.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Emotional 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Surreal 9.2%
- #29 Breakrooms
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: n8tus
Windows · Linux
You wake in the seams of a world that shouldn't exist. Breakrooms is a sci-fi horror adventure set in an alternate dimension that will make you question your own reality.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Surreal 14.1%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #30 Dark Gaze - Curse of the Black Nazar
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Death Crush StudiosPub: Kittens in Timespace
Windows
It is nighttime at the occult museum. As a curator, you have acquired a strange artifact. Unaware of its dark nature, you place it on its reserved spot between other artifacts. You notice strange events starts to occur. Eventually realizing that you, might not be the only living creature inside.
Why similar: Hidden Object 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Surreal 9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #31 Dreams Of A Visionary
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flunder Games
Windows
Dreams Of A Visionary is a first-person exploration adventure set in a mysterious Victorian mansion. Explore richly detailed rooms, solve challenging puzzles, and gradually uncover the hidden secrets of this surreal dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Surreal 12.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #32 Discovery Yard Investigation
79% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: BRUNOARTS Entertainment
Windows
Discovery Yard Investigation is an investigation game. You will be a detective and will have to solve the mysteries, puzzles and explore the scenarios to try to find the clues and solve the cases.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%
- #33 Upper Morkezela: A Weird Game
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tempurra Games
Windows
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.9%, Hidden Object 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Surreal 11.5%, Exploration 10.8%
- #34 The Cloudvale Protocol
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antidawn Studio
Windows
A story-rich, tabletop-inspired game about hope for a better future, the power to shape it, and the hard choices that follow. Save a wounded utopia built to benefit all, while trying to keep a stranded boy alive. As the stakes rise, your choices will decide the fate of more than one world.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #35 (RPG) The Legends of Power Volume 1
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Senna Holste
Windows
(RPG) The Legends of Power Volume 1 is a pixel, adventure and horror game. You have to choose the fate determined of characters they'll be alive or death, but there might be other things that could help you to have advantage...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #36 Where the City Ends
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M. P. Studio
Windows
A melancholic atmospheric game about energy management, introversion, and finding peace in an overwhelming modern city. Every decision costs energy. Nature helps you survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Emotional 12.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 9.4%
- #37 Scarlet Enigma
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Braveforge
Windows
Investigate a chilling birthday murder in a branching mystery filled with secrets, suspects, and puzzles. Uncover the truth, bend time, and stop the killer before reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #38 Fingerbox
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Agnomen
Windows
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE ULTIMATE FINGERER? INDULGE IN DEEP, DRIPPING MYSTERY, FULL OF EXCITEMENT WITH AN EXPLOSIVE ENDING. Fingerbox is a kinetic puzzle game with a dark twist, wicked humor and white-knuckle writing. Explore a handmade world of fingers, boxes, and one highly sus old man.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #39 BLINT
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maad Sheep
Windows
Recover Fred's memory completely. Solve puzzles, explore the floors, and uncover secrets. Gather intriguing clues and help Fred understand his past. Discover a surprising truth at the end of this journey!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Lore-Rich 21.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%
- #40 The Zoo
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Emotional 8.8%
- #41 SCP - Containment Breach Revival
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThatJamGuyPub: ThatJamGuy
Windows
SCP - Containment Breach Revival is an In-Development remake of SCP - Containment Breach, aiming to be a mostly faithful recreation with additional creative liberties taken. Step into the shoes of D-9341 once again and see what's new, what's changed, and what's to come.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #42 Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Cycloid Games Studios
Windows
The year is 2014 and you are a reporter with The Maire Weekly News. In search of a new article, you have dug up all you can find, until you stumble across a promising headline from 1962. Will you find the truth about The Greer Property or will you die alone wandering in the forest?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Hidden Object 20%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #43 Escape From Hell
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manushins
Windows
In Escape From Hell, navigate through a series of eerie rooms, each unveiling pieces of a tormented soul's past. Solve intricate puzzles to uncover hidden sins and decide their fate. Beware, not all spirits welcome judgment. Can you piece together the truth and escape?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Puzzle 14.2%, Emotional 12.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 10.4%
- #44 The Company
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Crawler Games
Windows
The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Surreal 11.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #45 The motel
70% matchVery Positive85% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%
- #46 Cubeverse: The Lonely Planets
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: NARAENC
Windows
Rotate lonely cube planets and spot the differences. A 3D healing puzzle that blends emotion and discovery.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.4%, Emotional 24.4%, Puzzle 14%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #47 Shadowless
71% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: ultron01
Windows
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Hidden Object 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Emotional 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #48 ONEiRA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Matter Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
ONEiRA is a narrative-driven puzzle-platformer where your choices matter. Explore a world where dreams are sold as entertainment and your job is to ensure each is market-ready. Inspect virtual dreamscapes and untangle the trauma hidden within.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Surreal 14.6%, Emotional 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #49 Blinkhead
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: ThisToeThisTailPub: Unalikeyard
Windows
Blinghead is a dark, surreal first-person psychological puzzle game. Trapped in a shifting, dreamlike world, you must rely on logic and keen observation to solve each mystery and move forward.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 10.4%
- #50 Yerba Buena
67% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Dive into a surreal 1970s gameworld and save San Francisco from a sinister threat. Play as Barb, and use the Oscillator to capture and reapply the physical traits of objects to solve mind-bending environmental platforming puzzles.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Surreal 14.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 7.3%
- #51 Contra Spem Spero
68% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: DADZINGO
Windows · Linux
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #52 Fate of New Albans
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: OTB Games
Windows
Engage with the townsfolk and native people to make decisions and choices, your actions will decide the fate of New Albans. With multiple endings, solve puzzles, speak to NPCs and explore the land in this story adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Hidden Object 20.6%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #53 ASTRID: Reverie
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trapped Predator
Windows
In the near future, the 'Mindscape' allows you to enter the depths of your mind and relive your memories. Haunted by strange hallucinations, Astrid feels her life breaking down around her. Help Astrid face her fears in this horror-mystery adventure that combines 3D gameplay with FMV elements.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #54 Welcome to Victorville
66% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Studio 7e
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your name is Gary Patterson. After waking up in a strange facility with your work partner Victor Adams, you must make a choice: Play along with Victor's plans? Or go it alone and make an escape? Only YOU can decide.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Lore-Rich 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #55 BURIED BELOW
66% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
An old tape replays your worst memory. Tonight, you take control as it plays out. A camping trip. A storm. Your girlfriend, gone near an abandoned mine. Scour the forest for tools to breach the entrance, but something awaits you below. Can you survive and find her in the depths?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #56 Evolution From the little light
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mysterious Hat
Windows
A small creature is born in the depths of the ocean, beginning its journey for survival in a ruthless world. Embark on a 2D adventure full of exploration and puzzles, making crucial decisions, facing dangers and discovering the hidden secrets of evolution.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Emotional 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Exploration 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #57 阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
69% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: SnowyYANGPub: 逐夏
Windows
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Surreal 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #58 YOUNG TEAM SOUNDS
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POST COMMERCIALS: ALLIANCE
Windows
Break the dead ends! A music creation adventure where the sounds you create change depending on your "emotional choices". A dark tale of creation, modelled on the real world and real events.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Emotional 13.6%, Surreal 8.8%
- #59 Play Things
65% matchVery Positive99% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.9%, Emotional 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%