- #1 The Final Station
97% matchVery Positive87% of 9,281 reviews2016
Dev: DO MY BESTPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.
Why similar: Trains 43.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Survival 10.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, Atmospheric 7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential train-based survival game that perfectly captures the tension and atmosphere of a dying world.
- #2 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Emotional 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Story Rich 18.7%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Mystery 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted narrative experience that uses pixel art to tell deeply emotional, interconnected stories.
- #3 FAR: Lone Sails
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,500 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
Why similar: Atmospheric 24.9%, Exploration 21%, Story Rich 19.8%, Survival 15.1%, Adventure 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric journey across a desolate landscape in a unique vehicle that emphasizes the same sense of quiet, lonely exploration.
- #4 Eastward
95% matchVery Positive84% of 16,351 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Story Rich 17.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, RPG 13%, Cute 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a stunning pixel-art world and a character-driven narrative that mirrors the adventure and exploration found in The Last Train.
- #5 A Space for the Unbound
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,328 reviews2023
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Why similar: Emotional 29.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 15.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines pixel-art aesthetics with a touching, supernatural story about personal growth and emotional discovery.
- #6 Last Train Home
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,205 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
Why similar: Trains 83% ★, Survival 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more strategy-focused, it captures the grit and desperation of a long, arduous journey by rail through a fractured land.
- #7 To the Moon
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 84,848 reviews2012
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Why similar: RPGMaker 30.4% ★, Emotional 22.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic narrative-heavy RPG that focuses on emotional storytelling and character depth within a pixel-art framework.
- #8 Pandemic Train
93% matchMixed57% of 241 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger LabsPub: Games Operators
Windows
In Pandemic Train you are in charge of the crew aboard a train roaming the postapocalyptic wasteland, ravaged by both war and a deadly plague. Your goal is to survive long enough to discover the cure… or die trying. Humanity’s fate is in your hands! Start your journey now!
Why similar: Trains 58.9% ★, Survival 10%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and survival aspects of keeping a train moving through a hostile, post-apocalyptic environment.
- #9 The Last Campfire
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,750 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Emotional 30.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Cute 14.2%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Fantasy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gentle, puzzle-filled adventure that focuses on hope and emotional resolution in a lonely, beautiful world.
- #10 Trans-Siberian Legends
91% matchMixed58% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
A first-person adventure game with a storyline. You are about to travel on a passenger train along the Trans-Siberian Railway. You can walk around cities, ride a train and watch nature change, talk to passengers and much more.
Why similar: Trains 69.4% ★, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 6%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated train-based exploration game that prioritizes atmosphere and the experience of the journey itself.
- #11 Road 96 🛣️
89% matchVery Positive92% of 24,497 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Emotional 33.3%, Story Rich 22.7%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural narrative adventure about a journey toward freedom that captures the feeling of meeting strangers on the road.
- #12 Recolit
90% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Image Labo
Windows · Mac
Your spaceship crashes, and you find yourself in a dark town that looks just like any other, but that has something different about it. Its people go about their daily lives as if nothing was off, even though the sky above their heads is always black.
Why similar: Trains 44.9% ★, Emotional 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Cute 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique narrative-driven adventure that utilizes light and shadow in a pixel-art world, featuring train-based exploration.
- #13 Grimm's Hollow
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 14,295 reviews2019
Dev: ghosthunter
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Why similar: RPGMaker 27.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, RPG 11.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Emotional 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful RPG that uses pixel art to tell a poignant story about loss and the afterlife.
- #14 FAR: Changing Tides
87% matchVery Positive93% of 5,368 reviews2022
Dev: OkomotivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.
Why similar: Emotional 35.3%, Atmospheric 24.6%, Stylized 22.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Mystery 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to Lone Sails, offering another atmospheric, vehicle-based journey through a flooded, post-apocalyptic world.
- #15 Night in the Woods
86% matchVery Positive95% of 19,753 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: Story Rich 21.3%, Stylized 18.3%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Mystery 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy narrative game that excels at capturing the feeling of melancholy and the search for meaning in a changing world.
- #16 Russian Train Trip
88% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Traveling on passenger trains in Russia. First-person exploration.
Why similar: Trains 75.7% ★, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy exploration game that focuses on the authentic, slow-paced experience of traveling by train.
- #17 Rakuen
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,899 reviews2017
Dev: Laura Shigihara
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.
Why similar: RPGMaker 25.1% ★, Emotional 20.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Fantasy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A touching adventure game that explores themes of empathy and fantasy, mirroring the emotional core of the seed game.
- #18 Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland
84% matchVery Positive100% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Pepita Digital
Windows
A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.
Why similar: Emotional 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Fantasy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich adventure that uses pixel art to deliver an emotional, character-driven experience.
- #19 The Desolate Hope
85% matchVery Positive92% of 1,763 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: RPG 98.6%, Adventure 0.5%, Atmospheric 0.3%, Indie 0.3%, Story Rich 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that features a unique, surreal world and a focus on exploration and narrative depth.
- #20 SIGNALIS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Atmospheric 48.9%, Mystery 35.4%, Adventure 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: While a horror game, its pixel-art style and deeply emotional, surreal narrative resonate with the atmosphere of the seed game.
- #21 Helen's Mysterious Castle
84% matchVery Positive93% of 902 reviews2016
Dev: SatsuPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A young girl with a hidden past sets off on an epic and mysterious journey in hope of learning more about her own origins in this beautifully rendered, classic-style RPG adventure.
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.7% ★, RPG 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Fantasy 7.9%, Cute 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that focuses on exploration and a unique combat system within a charming pixel-art world.
- #22 Cloudpunk
83% matchVery Positive88% of 15,104 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Why similar: Story Rich 24.5%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Exploration 20.6%, RPG 15.9%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that captures the feeling of navigating a vast, lonely world through a vehicle.
- #23 OMORI
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: RPGMaker 30.7% ★, Story Rich 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, RPG 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological, surreal RPG that delves into deep emotional themes through a unique, hand-drawn pixel aesthetic.
- #24 Lake
82% matchVery Positive87% of 5,620 reviews2021
Dev: GamiousPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
Why similar: Story Rich 48.6%, Atmospheric 33.9%, Adventure 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, narrative-driven game about a journey of self-discovery while performing a job in a quiet, atmospheric setting.
- #25 Papers, Please
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.5%, Story Rich 18.7%, Indie 17.9%, Atmospheric 13.7%, 2D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian narrative game that uses simple visuals to convey the weight of moral choices and survival.
- #26 Coffee Talk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Emotional 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Story Rich 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Fantasy 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-driven game that focuses on the stories of travelers, capturing the intimate conversations of a journey.
- #27 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
78% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Trains 31.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 13.7%
- #28 Towards Future
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 754 reviews2022
Dev: 拾伍司工坊Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
Waking up in the darkness, unable to see the sunrise, he remembered the little master carefully carried him home. The base has already fallen into ruin and there are no signs of any living people here. Where did the little master go? Is there any hope left under the doomsday?
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.4% ★, Emotional 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #29 The Lar
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,091 reviews2019
Dev: MarvelSushi
Windows
Become an experiment and flee with friends from this chaotic and amazing place. And as the exploration deepens, the truth gradually emerges...
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 18%, Cute 14.2%, Adventure 9.7%, RPG 8%
- #30 Last Word
80% matchVery Positive82% of 410 reviews2015
Dev: Twelve TilesPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.
Why similar: RPG 28.1%, RPGMaker 21.6% ★, Adventure 14.3%, Casual 11%, Indie 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused RPG that emphasizes dialogue and character interaction as the primary means of progression.
- #31 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
76% matchVery Positive92% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 16%
In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...
Why similar: Atmospheric 21.8%, Exploration 20.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Adventure 13.1%
- #32 The Fire Nobody Started
74% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Team SpitFire
Windows
This is a train to 21C, via 19C. Passengers will require a valid click to use this service. Passengers are advised that this train consists of 9 cars, divided by each era. Please mind the fire. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the fire.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.1%, Emotional 25.8%, Adventure 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #33 Locomoto
73% matchVery Positive91% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tile Digital
Windows
Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!
Why similar: Trains 57.4% ★, Story Rich 9.7%, Cute 9.2%, Exploration 8%, Stylized 6.8%
- #34 The Amber Throne
77% matchVery Positive82% of 191 reviews2015
Dev: Joshua Missile
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Amber Throne is a turn-based JRPG-styled game about a girl in a desert world beneath a mysterious floating castle, and her quest to reach it.
Why similar: RPGMaker 39.8% ★, RPG 14.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Fantasy 9.6%, Atmospheric 7%
- #35 Tren0
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 283 reviews2018
Dev: BubblePub: INDIECN
Windows
A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.
Why similar: RPGMaker 25.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #36 Last Broadcast
75% matchVery Positive80% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: The Disc JockeysPub: USC Games
Windows
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: Story Rich 42.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Stylized 14.4%, RPG 7.4%
- #37 风与鸟 - Wind and Bird
73% matchVery Positive99% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: 许愿铃工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
长耳族的学徒蒂娜,跟随着吟游诗人的师父,开始了传颂故事的探寻之旅。带着心爱的吊坠,二人游历过草原,高塔,小镇与森林。然而,在故事的起点和终点,却似乎另有隐情……
Why similar: RPGMaker 21.9% ★, Emotional 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Cartoon 11.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #38 The Frosts: First Ones
75% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Story Rich 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Fantasy 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #39 Pale Echoes
76% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2015
Dev: Wyrmling ProductionsPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An RPG of exploration, collection, and critical thinking. The end of the world has come and gone, leaving only phantoms where once there was life. Now Schorl, the last surviving human, and Spinel, the last of the magical saerii, search through the memories of a bygone era, hoping to find a future.
Why similar: RPGMaker 29.1% ★, Exploration 17.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, RPG 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%
- #40 Escape the Underground
74% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: Joseph EnglishPub: Sleepy Vampire Games
Windows · Mac
At the bottom of a massive underground dump, a sentient pile of sludge is born. After finding a discarded book that shows photographs of the surface, they decide to make the journey upward to see the outside world.
Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 30.4%, Cute 15%, 2D 12.7%, Indie 7.5%
- #41 THRESHOLD
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Story Rich 21.8%, Atmospheric 20.5%, Exploration 20%, Mystery 14.2%, Stylized 10.9%
- #42 Voidtrain
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,176 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Trains 65.3% ★, Survival 10.4%, Exploration 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 4.7%
- #43 OneShot
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: RPGMaker 23.7% ★, Story Rich 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Cute 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #44 The Last Oath
69% matchVery Positive93% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: Final Offer
Windows
The Last Oath is a short story based game about a knight that fell in battle fighting for their king. You find yourself with a final task to keep your oath to the king. Complete this task as you find out more about the world by interacting with the environment through text based dialogue.
Why similar: Exploration 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Stylized 15.5%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #45 Boyhood's End
70% matchVery Positive81% of 718 reviews2024
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Boyhood's End is an adventure horror game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campenella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman".
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Story Rich 17.3%, RPGMaker 14.2% ★, Adventure 11.4%
- #46 Trainslation
71% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: XeluPub: N\A
Windows · Mac
What happens when you try navigate a foreign subway system with only a piece of paper on you without being able to understand the signs?
Why similar: Trains 51.9% ★, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Indie 3.3%
- #47 Ultreïa: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Olivier De Rop
Windows
A little robot becomes a pilgrim and crosses a wild post-apocalyptic world to find the meaning of life.
Why similar: Stylized 29.8%, Atmospheric 23.9%, Story Rich 20.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 8.4%
- #48 Subway Exorcist Girl
69% matchVery Positive83% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Exploration 24.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, RPG 16%, Cute 16%
- #49 Don't Let Me Fade
67% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
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: Emotional 25.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #50 Russian Train Trip 2
72% matchMostly Negative33% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Journey on a passenger train in Russia. You play as a first-person character, you have to travel by train for 7 days to Vladivostok. Look out the window, listen to the radio, and move around the carriage.
Why similar: Trains 71% ★, Atmospheric 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #51 第七号列车 - Train No. 7
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,945 reviews2021
Dev: 水野的四叶草Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
《第七号列车》是一部以“海龟汤”类解谜玩法为主的剧情向文字游戏。游戏讲述了“你”在这趟原本应该是平静而惬意的旅途中,遇上了一位独自旅行的少女。为了消遣无聊的时间,少女向“你”讲述起她的故事来,但随着少女的心扉慢慢敞开,“你”竟然发现……
Why similar: Trains 41.2% ★, RPGMaker 26.4% ★, Emotional 13.1%, RPG 5.2%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #52 BlightFog
68% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 43.9%, Story Rich 21.5%, RPG 20.4%, Atmospheric 14.3%
- #53 The Last Hope
73% matchMostly Negative42% of 1,016 reviews2016
Dev: Balti CalarasiPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Exploration 33.9%, Survival 28.4%, Story Rich 26.6%, Casual 11.1%
- #54 The wild darkness
67% matchVery Positive81% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: popeyed inc
Windows
Explore a survival-roguelike RPG set in an unknown and bizarre world. To withstand its many dangers, you'll need to gain new knowledge, scavenge for food, and acquire useful items. Craft, build, and learn your way through a crucial adventure to uncover the world's secrets.
Why similar: RPG 20.3%, Survival 18.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Exploration 14.9%, Mystery 11.2%
- #55 The Last Journey
72% matchMixed51% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Sleepless ClinicPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows · Mac
The Last Journey is an ultimate post-nuclear exploration game in which you travel the universe to find a new planet suitable for mankind to live on after the Earth was destroyed in a nuclear war.
Why similar: Adventure 60.4%, Indie 39.6%
- #56 Welcome To The Dark Place
66% matchVery Positive88% of 559 reviews2025
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Adventure 22%, Exploration 21.6%, Mystery 21.3%, Atmospheric 18%, Indie 17.1%
- #57 Metal Hunter
65% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2026
Dev: 常州市华蓝德软件科技有限公司
Windows
This is an imitation of a JRPG with a dual system of humans and tanks. In the ruined wasteland world, humans drive chariots to hunt down various monsters and hunt down powerful wanted criminals. These people are known as 'Metal Hunters' by the world!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.4%, RPG 18.2%, Story Rich 17.9%, Exploration 17.3%, Adventure 10.5%
- #58 My Friend is a Raven
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,316 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: RPG 20.9%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 14.4%, Indie 11.5%
- #59 The Robot Girl Meets The Human!
66% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Usui Sio
Windows · Mac
This is an adventure game that takes you on a journey through a world after humans have disappeared. Lead the robot girl "Scarlet" to find the surviving humans.
Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Story Rich 19%, Fantasy 16.4%, Cute 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #60 The Land of Dasthir
70% matchMixed46% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join Terret in his small, but dangerous adventure through a mysterious and forgotten land of Dasthir
Why similar: Adventure 50.3%, RPG 35.8%, Indie 13.9%