
A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Story Rich.

A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?

The River
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.

The Outcast Lovers
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Visual Novel 25%, Philosophical 14.1%, Dark 9.2%, Stylized 8.2%
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 15.5% ★, Philosophical 12.3%, Cinematic 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Text-Based 8.7%
You just arrived in hell. Nothing left to to do but contemplate the life you lived, and fish. Fish out ancient treasures, upgrade your fishing abilities, and face your biggest regrets in this narrative fishing game! Will you manage to fish out Lucifer's crown and earn another chance at life?
Why similar: Fishing 43.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Cinematic 16.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Indie 1.6%
How much can you collect before the ship goes under? How will you use what you have? Act fast and make constant choices to escape the sea or become its next victim.
Why similar: Fishing 37.8% ★, Choices Matter 18.1%, Point & Click 17.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Stylized 8.3%
You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 15.6% ★, Cinematic 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Philosophical 9.9%, Text-Based 8.9%
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Philosophical 35.7%, Dark 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Text-Based 10%, Stylized 8.5%
Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.
Why similar: Point & Click 58.3%, Stylized 17%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 4.8%
In the Darkness of the Sea is a short narrative game about a boy lost in the middle of the ocean.
Why similar: Dark 42.8%, Atmospheric 32.9%, Indie 24.3%
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Philosophical 20.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42%, Fishing 35.5% ★, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Ishmael is a short multimedia-enhanced hypertext story about perpetual cycles of displacement and violence as seen through the lens of a child. Takes about 15 minutes to read/play through.
Why similar: Philosophical 21%, Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%
In the vast desert, you discover a tiny fish sealed inside a small bottle. It seems to want something. Solve the puzzles to collect the items the fish desires.
Why similar: Philosophical 44.8%, Point & Click 33.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 2.5%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Point & Click 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%
The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.
Why similar: Fishing 30.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Dark 11.4%
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Point & Click 10.4%
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Point & Click 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 8%
Lake Minnewaska is a narrative driven first person fishing game. Fish, explore, and uncover the secrets of Lake Minnewaska as you guide Sosa's journey in becoming a better father.
Why similar: Fishing 25.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Cinematic 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Stylized 7.4%
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Cinematic 15.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Point & Click 18.4%, Cinematic 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%
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: Philosophical 40.1%, Dark 16.1%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Stylized 12.6%, Story Rich 12.6%
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Philosophical 28%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Point & Click 10.8%
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.8%, Choices Matter 26.3%, Dark 14.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Choices Matter 9%, Dark 7.9%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%
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: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Cinematic 31.5%, Dark 12.4%, Stylized 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.8%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Dark 10.4%
“Under what?” is a short but very capacious story-tale about an old fisherman who suddenly faced the surface of the water. In this story there will be no dragons, the battle of good and evil, and other boring nonsense. But there will be some bad jokes and extraordinary characters.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. here fishy fishy f̵̥͘͠i̷̱͉͋͑s̵͙̈͘h̵͖̅y̶̜͘
Why similar: Fishing 31.2% ★, Cinematic 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine.
Why similar: Fishing 30.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Cinematic 10.4%, Stylized 9.4%, Dark 9%
A short first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate. Navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats that dwell under the icy waters.
Why similar: Fishing 60.8% ★, Point & Click 19.3%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Beso's Shawarma is a short, narrative-driven horror game. A late-night call lures you on a surreal journey through empty streets to a sketchy shawarma shop. Talk to a cast of strange characters, make a terrifying choice, and try to escape a disjointed, looping nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Point & Click 18.8%, Text-Based 15.5%, Dark 10.8%
A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?
Why similar: Point & Click 49.4%, Dark 26.2%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Singleplayer 4%, Indie 1.2%
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Philosophical 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Dark 8.6%
This dark act takes place from a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-years-old shift at the Lighthouse.
Why similar: Cinematic 46.8%, Text-Based 29.3%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 19.1%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Dark 9.4%
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.1%, Dynamic Narration 20.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.1%, Text-Based 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Text-Based 38.1%, Dark 15.9%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Dark 14.3%, Point & Click 11.9%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 13.4%
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Philosophical 61.9%, Point & Click 16%, Atmospheric 15%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Text-Based 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Dark 19.2%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%
Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".
Why similar: Philosophical 29%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Stylized 8.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Dark 10.3%
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Point & Click 18.3%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Text-Based 11.1%, Point & Click 10.5%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Point & Click 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Point & Click 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%