- #1 Last Time I Saw You
97% matchVery Positive97% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
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 34.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, 1980s 12.2%, 1990's 10.5%, Mystery 7.7%
- #2 Champy the Useless Vampire
96% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: True Ascension
Windows · Mac
Join Champy, the useless vampire, in this charming 2D point-and-click adventure with hand-drawn environments and funny puzzles. Embark on an adventure amongst a cult of vampire hunters, a giant octopus and zombie animals. Will Champy find a way to save Dracula before it's too late?
Why similar: Nostalgia 40.2% ★, 1990's 12.5%, Comedy 9.8%, Stylized 8.6%, Cartoony 8.2%
- #3 Forgotten Fields
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Frostwood InteractivePub: Dino Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 34.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Nostalgia 18.2% ★, Soundtrack 9.6% ★, Story Rich 6.5%
- #4 Professor Crackbrain - And the awakening of the weredog
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Monster Games
Windows
A classic point & click adventure game full of nostalgic allusions, pixelish puzzles and chiptunish music.
Why similar: Nostalgia 35.4% ★, 1980s 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Funny 10.2%, Comedy 7.2%
- #5 Lucy Dreaming
94% matchVery Positive98% of 378 reviews2022
Dev: Tall Story Games Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer.
Why similar: Nostalgia 35% ★, 1980s 12%, Mystery 10.3%, Funny 10.3%, 1990's 9.5%
- #6 Quaso Studio : The Liven Collection
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Quaso Studio
Windows
Quaso Studio: The Liven Collection is a compilation of two horror games: The To-Do List: Complete tasks, face the killer, escape. Rouge Carmin: Explore the depths of your subconscious, confront your regrets, and find a way out.
Why similar: Narrative 40.5% ★, 1980s 18.2%, Horror 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11%, 1990's 10.3%
- #7 PECADO
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solid Neon SD
Windows
PECADO is a first-person folkloric horror experience set in the “España profunda”. Listen to the word of God.
Why similar: Narrative 36.1% ★, Horror 13.5%, 1980s 12.6%, Mystery 10%, 1990's 9.8%
- #8 The Inspireist
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nabi Hamdi Mortan
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 51.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 24.1%, Mystery 13%, Adventure 5.7%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #9 SOS Recordings
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PackDevPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
A lone mountain in northern Japan. Two hikers rescued alive from its silent maw. In their wake, a perfect SOS made of tree trunks, built years before anyone was lost. Based on the real unsolved 1989 SOS Incident. The recordings are waiting.
Why similar: Nostalgia 32.3% ★, Narrative 28.9% ★, Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #10 Frog Holm
91% matchPositive95% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: Ostend Games
Windows
Frog Holm is a narrative-driven cozy mystery game about a young frog who returns home to run the old family pub and finds himself caught in the mysterious disappearance of a fellow islander.
Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 21.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Funny 9.6%, Stylized 9%
- #11 A Vampyre Story: A Bat's Tale
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Autumn Moon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mona and Froderick are back in this gorgeous supernatural comedy point-and-click adventure, born from a marriage between the golden age of the genre and the modern era – and boasting all the best genes from both!
Why similar: Nostalgia 42.5% ★, 1990's 13.1%, Comedy 10.7%, Cartoony 8.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #12 The Big Con
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,607 reviews2021
Dev: Mighty YellPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, 1990's 15.7%, Funny 11.3%, Comedy 11.2%, Stylized 9.3%
- #13 Night in the Woods
89% matchVery Positive95% of 20,046 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.9%, Narrative 27.8% ★, Mystery 8.2%, Funny 7.8%, Stylized 7.4%
- #14 BLOK
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyotr Vozniak
Windows
BLOK is an Orwellian psychological horror game set in post-communist Poland. You play as a political exile who fled during the communist regime. Years later, after the system’s collapse, a strange letter from your mother draws you back home. But something is deeply wrong.
Why similar: Narrative 32.9% ★, Mystery 13.7%, 1980s 12.6%, Horror 11.8%, 1990's 9.4%
- #15 I Need To Go
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aldgard Studio
Windows · Mac
A Nostalgic Point-and-click adventure game where humor meets the heart! Inspired by the great classics. Click your way through the world, talk to, look at, open, use. All 9 verbs are there just for you.
Why similar: Nostalgia 45.8% ★, 1990's 10.1%, Comedy 9.8%, Funny 9.5%, Soundtrack 8.6% ★
- #16 1 AM MOSCOW TIME
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: yookond.
Windows · Mac
A 2D adventure about rescuing magical creatures in Moscow and the role of a design bureau employee in this whole story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Narrative 20% ★, Side Scroller 16.9%, Funny 9.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #17 Aboard the Adventure
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chenke Games
Windows
Aboard the adventure is a humorous adventure game in which you will be part of the team of the daring Captain Quinn, with the objective of defeating the sinister Professor Weaver in a race to get several ancient and mysterious artifacts that can change the destiny of the world.
Why similar: Nostalgia 33.4% ★, Soundtrack 19.4% ★, 1990's 11.1%, Funny 8.7%, Comedy 8.6%
- #18 Our Last Conversation
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: TrickBunny
Windows · Mac
Our Last Conversation is an RPG Maker Horror 2D side scrolling game. Main character is two of friends who come abandon school. And this place isn't safe enough to let us think about that it has many things don't like that we are alive.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.8%, Side Scroller 23.5%, Horror 23.3%, Funny 17.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #19 Ghosts and Bureaucracy
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kataigida GamesPub: LabOne48
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the ruins of an abandoned government building, collect items, learn a multitude of skills, interact with a variety of objects and enjoy individual and absurd dialogues, engage in Undertale inspired battles of persuasions with ghostly politicians and clerks and try to request a treasure.
Why similar: Narrative 34.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Funny 10.5%, Comedy 9.4%
- #20 Pelican Post
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shoreside StudioPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows
Pelican Post is a cozy narrative game about building community by delivering mail to a town of charming characters. As Port Pleasant's mailman, you'll get to know the townsfolk and make a difference in their lives.
Why similar: Narrative 45.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 29%, Story Rich 10%, Side Scroller 6.7%, Cute 6.2%
- #21 Linda & Joan
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: False Vacuum Games
Windows · Mac
Linda & Joan is a narrative game about a British family. You play as Russell, Linda, and Joan — son, mother, and grandmother — switching between them to help the family cope with a series of traumatic events. Based on a true story. Prologue available now. Main game is in development.
Why similar: Narrative 35.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, 1980s 11.5%, 1990's 9.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #22 Mugger Party
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ingot Games
Windows
Play a psychological horror game that turns a night of party with friends into a nightmare. Unravel the mystery and survive the night 🔎
Why similar: Narrative 33.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #23 Space Boat
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Recombobulator GamesPub: TBD
Windows
'Space Boat' is a humorous investigative narrative game set on an intergalactic cruise-ship inhabited by various carpet based lifeforms.
Why similar: Narrative 36.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Comedy 8.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #24 Venba
81% matchVery Positive93% of 3,568 reviews2023
Dev: Visai Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 33.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Soundtrack 15.7% ★, 1980s 13.9%, Stylized 8.3%
- #25 Eternal Afternoon
79% matchVery Positive95% of 409 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Klexber
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.
Why similar: Nostalgia 43.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 23.1%, 1990's 10.5%, Stylized 7.7%, Mystery 6.6%
- #26 The Dropouts
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Naraven GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
A spooky choices-matter mystery set in 2004 Switzerland. Many students have disappeared in Noirmont High over the past century. You're Lou, you just transferred here, and weird stuff immediately starts happening... will you be the next dropout?
Why similar: Nostalgia 36.9% ★, Soundtrack 21.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Mystery 10.9%, 1990's 7%
- #27 Always in Mind
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inevitable Studios
Windows
Wield extraordinary powers born from forgotten memories to escape a subconscious on the brink of collapse. Team up with Proxy, a living archive of your family’s history, as you slow time, bend gravity, and manifest memories in a coming-of-age adventure where technology and imagination collide.
Why similar: Narrative 35.5% ★, Soundtrack 19.7% ★, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Stylized 9.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #28 A Most Extraordinary Gnome
79% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Save Sloth Studios
Windows
A Most Extraordinary Gnome is a narrative-driven 2D action game focused on unique boss battles. Protect the forest, keep the animals safe and drive away the incoming darkness in this gorgeous, hand crafted paper cut-out world.
Why similar: Narrative 37.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Stylized 8.1%
- #29 Tormenture
77% matchVery Positive88% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Nostalgia 40.9% ★, 1980s 14.1%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #30 MIA: Memory Fragments
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trigger The Monster
Windows
MIA: Memory Fragments is a story-driven psychological horror adventure where you explore fractured memories, interact with the environment to progress, uncover the story through the world, and escape from MIA’s darkest side. Survive the memories… or remain trapped forever in the past.
Why similar: Narrative 27.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 25.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #31 Vessels
78% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Narrative 45% ★, Dialogue Heavy 27.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Story Rich 4%
- #32 Rustystreet
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ampere game
Windows · Mac
Every day, tens of thousands of dreams are born, destroyed and reborn
Why similar: Nostalgia 69.2% ★, 1980s 20.1%, Stylized 8.1%, Adventure 2.5%
- #33 OPUS: Prism Peak
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,121 reviews2026
Dev: SIGONO INC.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.
Why similar: Nostalgia 33% ★, Narrative 28.1% ★, Soundtrack 16.2% ★, Mystery 8.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #34 NUN
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLUNT Digital Media Collective
Windows
NUN is a third-person narrative and cinematic open-world adventure game, with action and RPG elements and a 1970s horror aesthetic. In 1820, Sister Mary-Martin, a Templar agent, is sent on a mission to the land of Winchester to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young nun.
Why similar: Narrative 33.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 22%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #35 SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato
75% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: StudioBando
Windows
Miho steps into the pantry to fetch a potato for his grandma and falls into a magical world full of wonders. Meet quirky characters, venture through the depths of South America, and learn the importance of the things we pass along in this unforgettable emotional narrative adventure.
Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, 1990's 11.2%, Funny 10.7%, Stylized 9.4%
- #36 Queer Quest: All in a Gay's Work
76% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Queermo Games LLC
Windows · Mac
There's a naked bike ride blocking the road. Ryan's selfies suck. Stevie Hix needs some tape for tucking. Oh, and your hot girlfriend is missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Nostalgia 20.7% ★, Comedy 12.4%, Funny 11.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #37 Morro Acima
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Scale Studio
Windows
Morro Acima is an open-world 3D platformer with a focus on missions where you do parkour in the favela of Morro da Abobrinha. Explore and find secrets while helping the locals with their crazy stories and strengthening the surrounding community with your skills. From rooftop to rooftop, Morro Acima!
Why similar: Narrative 32% ★, Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Stylized 11%, Soundtrack 10% ★, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #38 A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1
73% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: The DreameriansPub: HandyGames
Windows
Mat, a young rat, is willing to risk everything for love. Determined to reunite with Nat, a pet mouse, he secretly ventures to the upper floors of "the Giants" house. Longing for a new life on the "Outside", Mat's actions and the dark secrets harbored by his commune put both their lives in danger.
Why similar: Narrative 37.9% ★, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Stylized 9.3%, Funny 8.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #39 Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
Why similar: Narrative 39.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Funny 10.6%, Cartoony 7.9%
- #40 The Cost of Recovery
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Off The Beaten Track
Windows
What would you do if someone close to you suddenly went through major trauma? What sacrifices would you be willing to make to keep your family together? Experience the different perspectives and emotional journeys of four protagonists when their worlds are suddenly turned upside-down.
Why similar: Narrative 38.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 22%, 1990's 13.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Stylized 8.3%
- #41 Codename: GOD
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Randall is your typical nerdy kid living a normal, unexciting life in the 80s. Secretly in love with the most popular girl in school and bullied by the soccer team gang. Until one day, he meets you — a divine entity who can change everything!
Why similar: Nostalgia 42.5% ★, 1980s 20.5%, Comedy 12.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Funny 8.8%
- #42 Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wil Alvarez
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this narrative-driven, sci-fi point and click adventure, unravel the secrets of a stolen spaceship and your enigmatic crew. A new future away from corporate tyranny awaits. As captain, your choices matter and forging your crew's connections, even more so. Flying free has a cost. Will you pay it?
Why similar: Narrative 39.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 28.8%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 7.7%, Stylized 6.7%
- #43 The Immemorial Order
71% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Dan GibsonPub: Wicksley Games
Windows
After living in your new house for a few months, you discover the previous owners have left behind some items that were never meant to be found.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Mystery 19.2%, Comedy 14.9%, Funny 12%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #44 Blah Blah Family
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GigaDuck
Windows
Visiting your girlfriend’s happy family for the first time. Enjoy completely normal activities together. Sure, things might feel a bit off, but hey, it’s just your imagination! As a wise man once said: "Blah, blah blah blah!" That probably means "trust the weird random family!"
Why similar: Funny 19.7%, Horror 19.3%, Mystery 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Stylized 9.2%
- #45 A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 2
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The DeameriansPub: HandyGames
Windows
Stranded far from home, Mat, the determined young rat, must brave the dangerous "Outside" to make his way back to his friends and Nat. Armed with only a rivet, he must face new foes and forge alliances in order to complete his epic quest and be reunited with his beloved.
Why similar: Narrative 37.2% ★, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Stylized 9%, Funny 8.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #46 The Lyra Signal
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: ESTREA
Windows
The Lyra Signal is a story-driven visual novel about memory, mystery, and the echoes of the past. Follow Leo as he uncovers a strange recording left by his father and begins searching for the meaning behind a name that refuses to disappear: Lyra.
Why similar: Narrative 35.1% ★, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 11.9%, 1980s 11.6%, 1990's 8.5%
- #47 Teacup
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,155 reviews2021
Dev: Smarto ClubPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Teacup is a short and wholesome narrative adventure game with a focus on exploration and non-linear progression. Help a small and shy frog on her journey to find the ingredients she needs for her tea party!
Why similar: Narrative 42.6% ★, Side Scroller 17.1%, Funny 13.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Cute 8.7%
- #48 For Zekyll
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team HGE
Windows
Every step forward rewrites your past. Dive into a cinematic fusion of first-person horror and novel. Featuring branching choices, and emotional storytelling.
Why similar: Narrative 29.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 25.8%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 8%
- #49 Mussoumano: Ataque dos Haters
72% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Maqna Interactive Ltda
Windows
Mussoumano Attack of the Haters is a 2.5D action platform game inspired by the classics of the 90s with different worlds, levels, boss battles, game mechanics and 3D graphics powered by the incredible Unreal Engine.
Why similar: Nostalgia 38.4% ★, Side Scroller 14.4%, 1990's 13.9%, Funny 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #50 Alone After Dark: Head Practitioner
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tachycardia Games
Windows
Attend to patients and fill out paperwork as 22-year-old Kimora Jackson on her first shift after graduating nursing school. Draw blood, administer medications, and try not to lose your head in the chilling hallways of Coldrock Medical Center.
Why similar: Narrative 48.4% ★, Horror 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #51 Hermit and Pig
67% matchVery Positive99% of 167 reviews2026
Dev: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC
Windows · Mac
Battle a sinister corporation in this story-rich RPG! Survive fast-paced, turn-based battles and conversations where cringe damage can be deadly. Fight the evils of capitalism with your trusty pig sidekick and join the revolution, old man!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Soundtrack 13.5% ★, Funny 11.8%, Comedy 11%, Mystery 10.5%
- #52 Caveman Ransom
70% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: SEEP
Windows · Linux
A fun 16-bit style platformer where you play a caveman fighting against bandits and dinosaurs. It is perfect for carefree gaming and a must for kids as well as for those who want to experience that 1990s nostalgia!
Why similar: 1980s 16.4%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 1990's 12.5%, Stylized 9.9%
- #53 Snowman Mo
67% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Stickerbush Studios
Windows · Mac
Snowman Mo has been separated from the little girl who made him, but he's not gonna stop until they're together again in this charming, single-player, snowball-fight adventure game.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.6%, Comedy 16.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Funny 11.7%
- #54 Beneath the Woods
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frozen Star Games
Windows
'Beneath the Woods' is a stylized, narrative-focused 3rd person mystery / horror / puzzle game about a young man in a race against time to investigate the disappearance of his younger sister. What he stumbles upon is something far more sinister than he could ever imagined.
Why similar: Narrative 48.5% ★, Mystery 14.3%, Horror 12.6%, Stylized 10.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #55 Twilight Oracle
68% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Journey to a strange world in search of the fabled Oracle in this fantasy comedy point & click adventure. Play as Leo, a struggling student with the ability to breathe underwater, and explore a desert island and the depths of an alien ocean to uncover your school’s dark past.
Why similar: Nostalgia 49.1% ★, Funny 13.9%, Comedy 12.7%, 1990's 10%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #56 Coincidences?
66% matchVery Positive91% of 283 reviews2026
Dev: FogTime
Windows
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
Why similar: Narrative 32.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 28.7%, Horror 20.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #57 Cursed Letters
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aeternum Ludos
Windows · Linux
A first-person stealth horror game with a retro-looking aesthetic. Run and hide from creepy enemies and try to survive while you solve puzzles and discover the obnoxious truth behind the facts. A unique and immersive recreation of a "slasher horror game"
Why similar: Nostalgia 39.9% ★, 1980s 15.4%, Horror 13.4%, 1990's 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #58 Myosotis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew
Windows
Myosotis is a narrative-driven game following Frank Miller, an elderly man living alone after his wife’s passing. As days blur and nights grow darker, familiar places change, memories twist, and reality itself begins to slip away through conversation and story-driven moments.
Why similar: Narrative 42.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Horror 15.6%, Stylized 6.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #59 Trips'n'Traps - A Vicious Odyssey
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vagabundo
Windows
Join Rat Girl on a gloriously unhinged adventure. Explore a hand-painted world filled with bizarre creatures and unforgettable characters. Solve creative puzzles, make choices that shape your journey, and discover an irreverent story full of dark humor about rebellion and identity.
Why similar: Narrative 39.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Comedy 7.5%
- #60 The Place
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dapohGames
Windows
The Place is an atmospheric science fiction quest inspired by classic works like Aliens, Predator and The X-Files. Immerse yourself in the retro-futuristic aesthetic of the 90s as you travel to Venus to find a weapon against Earth's alien invaders.
Why similar: 1980s 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Stylized 13%, Mystery 12.8%, 1990's 11.9%