Games Like The Red Strings Club

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core gameplay loop of serving drinks to influence the lives and stories of a diverse cast in a cyberpunk setting.

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: Pixel Graphics 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Much like the bartending in the seed game, this title focuses on listening to patrons and influencing their lives through the drinks you serve.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%, Point & Click 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential cyberpunk adventure that focuses on investigation and narrative depth through a beautiful pixel-art lens.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 52.2%, Story Rich 14.5%, Dystopian 12.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features deep, choice-driven narrative mechanics set in a decaying space station that perfectly captures the feeling of navigating corporate-controlled dystopia.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.3%, Story Rich 28.5%, Point & Click 13.3%, Atmospheric 10%, Visual Novel 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the gold standard for philosophical, choice-heavy narrative experiences where every dialogue option significantly impacts the world.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Story Rich 17.1%, Point & Click 16.7%, Dystopian 15.4%, Philosophical 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric point-and-click adventure offers a surreal and deeply narrative-rich exploration of a dystopian future.

A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Visual Novel 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy experience that explores the emotional toll of living in a hyper-capitalist, tech-driven future.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Choices Matter 19%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes narrative agency and complex character relationships, mirroring the themes of fate and identity found in The Red Strings Club.

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: Cyberpunk 34.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Dystopian 8.3%, Philosophical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic experience focuses on the intersection of human consciousness and corporate control in a futuristic setting.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 50.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 6.9%, Sci-fi 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that dives deep into the ethical implications of a high-tech, AI-governed society.

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: Choices Matter 29.9%, Story Rich 28.8%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While less tech-focused, it excels at character-driven narrative and exploring the melancholy of modern life through a unique art style.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.7%, Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Violent 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a high-octane cyberpunk aesthetic with a surprisingly deep, choice-driven narrative and a stellar soundtrack.

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: Point & Click 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a surreal, atmospheric, and highly literary approach to storytelling that prioritizes character over traditional gameplay.

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: Cyberpunk 61.1%, Story Rich 11%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to explore a sprawling, atmospheric cyberpunk city while uncovering the stories of its inhabitants.

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: Great Soundtrack 30.2%, Story Rich 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative adventure that breaks the fourth wall and relies on unique player interaction to drive its emotional story.

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.8%, Point & Click 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Story Rich 6.8%, Sci-fi 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, noir-inspired point-and-click adventure that captures the classic cyberpunk struggle against oppressive systems.

Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Dystopian 9.8%, Point & Click 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detective simulation that tasks you with hacking and investigating to uncover a massive corporate conspiracy.

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.1%, Great Soundtrack 35.5%, Story Rich 9.7%, Sci-fi 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a beautiful, atmospheric cyberpunk world paired with a compelling, mystery-filled narrative.

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.7%, Point & Click 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi detective adventure that focuses on investigation and moral choices in a post-AI world.

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Point & Click 10.6%, Dystopian 9%

Why You'll Like It: A visually striking investigation game that captures the classic cyberpunk aesthetic through puzzle-solving and narrative.

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Dystopian 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D adventure that explores a high-tech, dystopian city through clever puzzle-solving and investigation.

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: Cyberpunk 41.4%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Dystopian 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi horror game that uses a deep, cryptic narrative to explore themes of identity and memory.

A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional point-and-click adventure that fully embraces the cyberpunk genre with a humorous and narrative-heavy approach.

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.5%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 10.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Visual Novel 7%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up that continues the narrative-rich, cyberpunk investigation style of its predecessor.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 44.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique pixel-art style to tell a dark, narrative-heavy story about the horrors of corporate life.

Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Point & Click 15.5%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging point-and-click game that forces you to make impossible moral decisions under extreme pressure.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 28.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more folk-horror than cyberpunk, its focus on atmospheric point-and-click storytelling makes it a great match for fans of narrative depth.

Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 65.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Sci-fi 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that features a gritty cyberpunk setting and a focus on player-driven narrative choices.

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: Cyberpunk 43.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Point & Click 10.5%, Dystopian 9.7%, Story Rich 8.2%

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Point & Click 7.9%, Story Rich 6.8%

Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Cyberpunk 30.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Story Rich 7.9%

Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%, Dystopian 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%

A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Point & Click 16%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 4.7%

Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 44.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Point & Click 10%, Dystopian 8.9%, Story Rich 8.1%

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Dystopian 19.1%, Story Rich 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Indie 7.3%

The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Point & Click 7.2%

It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.2%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dystopian 7.2%, Point & Click 6.1%

California, 1986: A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 37.4%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 5.4%, Indie 5.3%

You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.4%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Point & Click 10%

HARDCODED - A non-linear delve through the lives and beds of the people of a cyberpunk city.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 37%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, Visual Novel 7%

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.6%, Story Rich 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 4.7%, Adventure 2.7%

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: Story Rich 36.4%, Point & Click 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 11%

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.1%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Point & Click 8.4%, Atmospheric 7%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 40.1%, Great Soundtrack 28%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Adventure 4.3%, Visual Novel 4%

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.6%, Story Rich 23.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 6.4%

Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 49.8%, Story Rich 14%, Point & Click 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.7%

Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Dystopian 9.4%

Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber ​​City 2157.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 47.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Adventure 8.7%

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Story Rich 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 15%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Two lovers gave up everything and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Glide through a mysterious landscape, explore a fragmented world and fight against what’s trying to tear them apart in this RPG adventure about love, rebellion, and freedom.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%

In a back-alley cafe, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.3%, Story Rich 26.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Indie 5.2%

"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 62.8%, Point & Click 13.4%, Visual Novel 9%, Adventure 6.2%, Violent 4.5%

SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Atmospheric 2.8%

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 62.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Story Rich 8%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Indie 2.4%

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

Why similar: Story Rich 35.4%, Point & Click 23.8%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Indie 7.7%, Adventure 7.4%

Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Point & Click 11.4%

Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.4%, Story Rich 19.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%