Games Like The Kids We Were

This is a dramatic deep social point&click adventure about tough childhood and self-sacrifice.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.6%, Adventure 27.6%, Drama 17.5%, Emotional 9.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%

A slice of life story-driven adventure game with a distinctive 3D pixel art. Embark on a journey and accompany Haruto Soraki, a high schooler, in his quest to find the memory he lost in an accident seven years ago.

Why similar: Voxel 78.3% ★, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 6.5%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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: Emotional 43.9%, Drama 18.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, Indie 11.3%, Adventure 8.7%

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Drama 33.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 16.9%, Story Rich 16.3%, Emotional 10.9%

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

Why similar: Emotional 33.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Adventure 15%, Singleplayer 3.8%

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: Drama 31.9%, Emotional 30.4%, Adventure 19.3%, Story Rich 16%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Emotional 36.4%, Adventure 23.7%, Story Rich 18.3%, Indie 17.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Rabbit Story is an adventure game that offers a unique play experience: simple in controls and appealing to feelings. Its dramatic plot tells the player about relationship breakup and struggles, doubts and fears related to it.

Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Drama 30.2%, Indie 26.3%, Story Rich 11.1%

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.

Why similar: Drama 25.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Emotional 18.6%, Indie 16.8%, Story Rich 16.2%

Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this cinematic adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense atmosphere and save the day!

Why similar: Voxel 72.3% ★, Emotional 13.9%, Adventure 6.3%, Story Rich 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%

The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.

Why similar: Drama 46.9%, Emotional 38.6%, Story Rich 14.5%

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: Drama 41.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 18.1%, Indie 17.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%

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: Drama 44.8%, Emotional 28.8%, Indie 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.

Why similar: 1980s 42%, Drama 26.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Emotional 7.7%, Indie 7.6%

Experience a swirling of emotions in this touching adventure through the lives of three characters of different ages. 10 Experiences, 30 Levels and more than 70 choices. Can you face yourself?

Why similar: Indie 100%

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.

Why similar: Drama 47.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 16.5%, Story Rich 12%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Why similar: Drama 31.6%, Emotional 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%

Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Why similar: Emotional 25.4%, Drama 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 13.3%

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: Emotional 37.1%, Indie 17.7%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 15.1%, Drama 10.1%

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Emotional 45.2%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Indie 14.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

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: 1980s 39.7%, Emotional 30.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 5.4%

Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.

Why similar: Drama 40.3%, Emotional 28.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%

League of Enthusiastic Losers is a reflective adventure game about experiencing yourself, looking for happiness, self-care, and not giving up contrary to what others think. Immerse yourself in a slow-flowing but true story, of the nostalgic journey to the 90s.

Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Emotional 31.4%, Indie 21.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

Why similar: Adventure 40.9%, Emotional 30.2%, Indie 15.6%, Story Rich 11%, Singleplayer 2.3%

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Drama 36.5%, Emotional 31.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.

Why similar: Emotional 35.1%, Drama 19.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 13.4%, Story Rich 13.1%

Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…

Why similar: Drama 23.1%, Emotional 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 11.5%

The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.

Why similar: Drama 38.8%, Emotional 33.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Story Rich 5.1%, Indie 3.6%

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: Drama 43.5%, Emotional 35.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 5%, Indie 1.9%

Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.

Why similar: Emotional 47.2%, Adventure 20.5%, Story Rich 17%, Indie 10.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.

Why similar: Emotional 34.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 4.4%

A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.

Why similar: Drama 32.6%, Emotional 24.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 8.8%

A first-person narrative adventure game, telling the story of a sick child playing a 2D platformer. Made in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity!

Why similar: Emotional 37.5%, Adventure 21%, Story Rich 17.8%, Indie 17.7%, Singleplayer 6%

The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.

Why similar: Drama 37.3%, Emotional 27.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 10.5%

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 32.1%, Drama 30.8%, Story Rich 15.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 9.2%

Explore a woollen world where stuffed animals once lived in peace. Search for hidden secrets and customize your character with different animal shapes to solve puzzles. An epic adventure with two very unlikely heroes and a story narrated in rhyme.

Why similar: Adventure 40%, Indie 28.8%, Story Rich 24.8%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.

Why similar: Emotional 41.6%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 23.1%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers

Why similar: Emotional 46.8%, Adventure 25.8%, Story Rich 22.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%

My Memory of Us is a moving fairy tale about friendship and hope in the darkest moments of our times. Enter a hand-crafted, gorgeously animated 2D world full of adventure, exploration, stealth and puzzles. Meet the kids brought up in different worlds and help them survive during times of occupation.

Why similar: Emotional 52.2%, Adventure 23.6%, Story Rich 19.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.9%, Story Rich 24.6%, Adventure 24%, Singleplayer 5.5%

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: Drama 31.9%, Adventure 24.5%, Emotional 22.8%, Story Rich 17.7%, Indie 2.2%

Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.6%, Adventure 30.5%, Story Rich 21.5%, Indie 13.4%, Singleplayer 2%

VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

Why similar: Story Rich 34%, Indie 29.8%, Adventure 27.8%, Singleplayer 8.4%

Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Emotional 30.4%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

Why similar: Drama 41.8%, Emotional 23.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Singleplayer 3%

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: Drama 38.8%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 20.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

Why similar: Emotional 38.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 15.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%

🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅

Why similar: Emotional 41.5%, Drama 28.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Indie 8.1%

The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Why similar: Drama 50.5%, Adventure 21%, Story Rich 12.5%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 4%

Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. An intriguing and emotive tale exploring the fragile relationship between orphaned siblings, Scarlett and Finn. When their paths cross with a mysterious figure, an ordinary train ride evolves into a magical story of life, love and loss.

Why similar: Adventure 49.5%, Indie 37.1%, Story Rich 13.4%

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: Drama 44.8%, Emotional 34.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.

Why similar: Adventure 44.3%, Indie 36%, Story Rich 15.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Explore a deeply emotional story about love and sacrifice, and the hope that exists in us all.

Why similar: Adventure 47.5%, Indie 37.5%, Story Rich 15%

Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.

Why similar: Drama 29.6%, Emotional 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 11.1%

Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?

Why similar: Drama 30.3%, Emotional 26.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 13.9%, Story Rich 11.4%

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: Drama 66.4%, Adventure 33.6%

Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.

Why similar: 1980s 52.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Drama 33.3%, Emotional 24%, Story Rich 14.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 11.1%

Dull Grey is an award-winning visual novel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of a mother and son in a dystopian world, make simple but meaningful choices and discover multiple endings. Will you see your story unfold in full colour?

Why similar: Drama 39.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Emotional 15.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 4.3%

Blue Wednesday is a relaxing and lovely adventure game focused on story, music, and characters. Explore the city, meet various characters, and have conversations. Listen to their stories, play mini-games, collect music albums, and play music.

Why similar: Adventure 47.9%, Story Rich 42.5%, Singleplayer 9.7%