- #1 Before Your Eyes
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,878 reviews2021
Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Narrative 45.8% ★, Emotional 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #2 Beacon Pines
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,313 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Cozy 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Emotional 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #3 No Longer Home
96% matchMixed63% of 432 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Point & Click 18.5%, Emotional 16.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #4 Forgotten Fields
95% 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 37.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Emotional 9.9%, Visual Novel 6.4%
- #5 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
94% matchVery Positive95% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Sketchbook DevelopmentsPub: Sketchbook Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.
Why similar: Narrative 33.8% ★, Side Scroller 18.3%, Emotional 16.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Relaxing 6.5%
- #6 When The Past Was Around
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,352 reviews2020
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
Why similar: Music 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Point & Click 16%, Relaxing 9.6%, Cute 9.1%
- #7 Blue Wednesday
93% matchVery Positive86% of 211 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows · Linux
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: Narrative 28.5% ★, Music 25.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Side Scroller 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #8 The Longest Walk
92% matchVery Positive96% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: Alexander TarvetPub: Somewhat Unsettling
Windows
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.6%, Emotional 16.6%, Casual 11%, Indie 6.2%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #9 Closer the Distance
91% matchVery Positive90% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Skybound Games
Windows
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: Narrative 41.5% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Point & Click 13.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #10 The Bear - A Story from the World of Gra
91% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Mucks! Games
Windows
Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Cozy 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Narrative 10.2% ★, Emotional 9.9%
- #11 Last Day of June
90% matchVery Positive87% of 4,658 reviews2017
Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Walking Simulator 28%, Story Rich 22.2%, Relaxing 14.8%, Emotional 14.4%, Indie 11.5%
- #12 Old Man's Journey
89% matchVery Positive87% of 4,186 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Point & Click 20.8%, Walking Simulator 18%, Emotional 12.7%, Story Rich 10%
- #13 A Taste of the Past
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,773 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
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: Life Sim 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Point & Click 13%
- #14 Simpler Times
87% matchVery Positive93% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: stoneskip.Pub: iam8bit Presents
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a favorite song.
Why similar: Life Sim 33.1%, Cozy 30.7%, Relaxing 12.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Cute 6.6%
- #15 SEASON: A letter to the future
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,024 reviews2023
Dev: Scavengers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #16 HOME
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,342 reviews2019
Dev: Fantasync
Windows · Mac
HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Emotional 31.5%, Relaxing 17.6%, Casual 6.4%, Indie 3%
- #17 PLEASE SAY HI
85% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: vonkaPub: vonka game studio
Windows
a short but incredibly touching experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Point & Click 18.8%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Cute 7%
- #18 Harold Halibut
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,195 reviews2024
Dev: Slow Bros.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Why similar: Cozy 26.9%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Emotional 10.4%, Visual Novel 7.3%
- #19 South of the Circle
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,654 reviews2022
Dev: State of PlayPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Narrative 21.7% ★, Emotional 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #20 Fireside Feelings
82% matchVery Positive98% of 280 reviews2025
Dev: Team Empreintes
Windows
Share your thoughts and discover those shared by others, in Fireside Feelings. Gather around the welcoming warmth of the campfire and take part in conversations between real people separated in space and time. Sometimes, we all need a good talk under the stars.
Why similar: Cozy 35.1%, Life Sim 17.7%, Emotional 14.6%, Relaxing 7.8%, Cute 7.6%
- #21 Evergreen Blues
82% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2020
Dev: David SuPub: MIT Media Lab
Windows · Mac
Evergreen Blues is a suite of interactive songs by David Su and Dominique Star. All the world's a stage 🎶🎭
Why similar: Music 39.1%, Casual 17.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Indie 13.1%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #22 Wayward Strand
81% matchVery Positive94% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: ghost pattern
Windows
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: Narrative 35.4% ★, Cozy 30.9%, Emotional 15.7%, Relaxing 8.4%, Story Rich 7%
- #23 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
81% matchVery Positive80% of 4,401 reviews2013
Dev: Cardboard Computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
Why similar: Narrative 38.3% ★, Point & Click 37.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Indie 7%, Walking Simulator 3.1%
- #24 A Walk With Yiayia
79% matchVery Positive99% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Trent Garlipp
Windows · Linux
A Walk with Yiayia is a heartfelt solo-developed, bite-sized adventure game about taking your Greek grandmother on a walk after she's lost her confidence from a scary fall. Connect through engaging conversations, explore a relaxing environment, and complete microquests in this thoughtful adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Cute 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #25 Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Silverstring Media Inc.Pub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.1%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Emotional 19.6%, Casual 5.7%
- #26 Trackless
80% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: 12 East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trackless is an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game set in the distant future. Trackless uses text input that allows you to interact with characters and objects. Using your in-game phone will help you find clues and give you special abilities.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Walking Simulator 29.3%, Casual 15.7%, Indie 11%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #27 Home
75% matchVery Positive100% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Spoon
Windows
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 36.9%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Story Rich 18%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Indie 5.5%
- #28 She and the Light Bearer
78% matchVery Positive85% of 386 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Emotional 19.3%, Casual 12.5%, Relaxing 10.4%, Cute 10.1%
- #29 Promesa
78% matchVery Positive87% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Julián Palacios Gechtman
Windows · Mac
A contemplative experience where you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.6%, Relaxing 18.4%, Story Rich 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Indie 4%
- #30 Life on the Hook
77% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Emotional 21.9%, Relaxing 13.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Cute 10.2%
- #31 Condo
74% matchVery Positive97% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: FlubbedMachina
Windows · Mac
Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Noir 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Emotional 12.3%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #32 Earthshine
77% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: ElleivPub: Phoenix_co
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a deeply emotional story about love and sacrifice, and the hope that exists in us all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Casual 21.5%, Indie 17.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Cute 13.3%
- #33 The Almost Gone
76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,208 reviews2020
Dev: Happy Volcano
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Point & Click 46.1%, Emotional 28.5%, Story Rich 14.7%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #34 Florence
73% matchVery Positive93% of 15,963 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Narrative 22.5% ★, Music 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 8%, Visual Novel 6.4%
- #35 Cozy Liora
71% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: RedenelGO
Windows
Open your journal, pour your coffee, your little cat is already there. While Lo-Fi sounds drift into your room, your plants grow, your moments gather into a small world of their own. Here, time flows slowly, every line belongs to you. Did you forget that peace could be this simple? 🌿🐱
Why similar: Music 47%, Life Sim 27.3%, Relaxing 8.6%, Casual 6.1%, 2D 4.3%
- #36 The Painting
72% matchVery Positive99% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Emotional 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Story Rich 12%, 2D 6.3%
- #37 Seasonala Cemetery
71% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Gabby DaRienzo
Windows · Mac
A meditative experience that invites players to explore the serene beauty of a living, breathing cemetery as it changes with the seasons.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.3%, Emotional 14.9%, Cute 14.2%, Relaxing 12.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #38 Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,715 reviews2018
Dev: Dim Bulb GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Indie 8.6%
- #39 Best Month Ever!
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 206 reviews2022
Dev: Warsaw Film School Video Game & Film Production StudioPub: Klabater
Windows
🚗 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: Narrative 32.2% ★, Emotional 23.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #40 The Collage Atlas
72% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: John William EvelynPub: Robot House Games
Windows
Lovingly crafted with pen & ink, by one person over 4.5 years. In The Collage Atlas your presence, your gaze, your movements all matter. With these things you breathe life into this hand-drawn picture-book dream-world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 60.6%, Relaxing 21.3%, Indie 9.8%, Casual 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #41 Wheels of Aurelia
76% matchMixed50% of 200 reviews2016
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Historical 22.7%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Indie 13.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #42 Dream on
69% matchVery Positive98% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Alice Karaush
Windows
Dream On is a very short, atmospheric walking simulator (5-10 minutes) about making a wish. Walk through a symbolic dreamscape, explore your thoughts and feelings, and make a quiet, meaningful choice at the end of the journey.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.8%, Emotional 15.6%, Relaxing 12.5%, 2D 12.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #43 Areia: Pathway to Dawn
73% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Gilp Studio
Windows
Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.
Why similar: Emotional 49.9%, Relaxing 21%, Indie 16.4%, Casual 8.7%, Singleplayer 4%
- #44 Empathy: Path of Whispers
74% matchMixed60% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 63.6%, Story Rich 23.9%, Indie 12.5%
- #45 Don't Let Me Fade
67% matchVery Positive99% of 131 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: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Point & Click 23%, Visual Novel 13%, Emotional 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #46 What Comes After
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,025 reviews2020
Dev: PikselnesiaPub: Rolling Glory Jam
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 56.3%, Emotional 17.2%, Relaxing 7.3%, Casual 6.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #47 Back to Hearth
66% matchVery Positive100% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac
Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.
Why similar: Cozy 49.5%, Walking Simulator 33.9%, Point & Click 7.9%, Casual 4.8%, Story Rich 2.6%
- #48 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 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: Narrative 45.3% ★, Point & Click 22.4%, Emotional 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #49 The Companion
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: David FazzioPub: Studio 46
Windows
A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them.
Why similar: Cozy 35.9%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Cute 9.2%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #50 Project Homecoming Haven
66% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Narrative 45.4% ★, Emotional 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Relaxing 8.2%, Visual Novel 6.4%
- #51 As Long As You're Here
65% matchVery Positive100% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: Autoscopia Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Narrative 37.7% ★, Emotional 22.9%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Point & Click 5%
- #52 The Immaculate Drag
69% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Discrete Infinity
Windows · Linux
A small game about letting go. Stay up late. Smoke cigarettes. Talk to strangers. Think about what you've lost. Someone you used to love? Or someone you used to be?
Why similar: Noir 33.7%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Point & Click 17.6%, Emotional 13%, Relaxing 6%
- #53 Viaerium
70% matchVery Positive85% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: Malevolent Wormhole
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 15%
A radiant journey of life to fulfill Your greatest idea.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Emotional 26.5%, Relaxing 18%, Indie 5.7%, Casual 5.1%
- #54 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,401 reviews2017
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Relaxing 10.7%, Story Rich 7%, Casual 4.3%
- #55 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Emotional 21%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Story Rich 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #56 Roadwarden
65% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Indie 8.3%
- #57 Signs of the Sojourner
68% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Narrative 37.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Relaxing 6.7%, Casual 5.7%
- #58 Before I Forget
68% matchVery Positive89% of 210 reviews2020
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.4%, Emotional 32.9%, Indie 8.2%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.4%