60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Atmospheric.
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
Lighthouse Keeper
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.
SELF
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
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: Experimental 37.5% ★, Text-Based 17.8%, Drama 11.4%, Minimalist 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Experimental 37.5% ★, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Story Rich 18.2%, 1990's 18%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Adventure 7.6%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Experimental 31.5% ★, Text-Based 23.7%, Minimalist 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Hacking 28.2% ★, Experimental 22.8% ★, Text-Based 16.5%, Immersive Sim 9%, Visual Novel 7.7%
The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.
Why similar: Experimental 38.6% ★, Drama 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Hacking 36.6% ★, Puzzle 8.5%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, Text-Based 7.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 8.4%
After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.
Why similar: Drama 26.7%, Story Rich 19.8%, Exploration 16.8%, Dark 13.5%, Atmospheric 12%
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Drama 30.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Text-Based 11.2%, Minimalist 10.7%
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
Why similar: Atmospheric 24.1%, Story Rich 22.4%, Puzzle 21.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Dark 11.9%
A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...
Why similar: Atmospheric 29.2%, Simulation 20.7%, Exploration 17.7%, Dark 17.1%, 1990's 15.3%
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
Why similar: Hacking 34.9% ★, Text-Based 24.9%, Drama 13.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Drama 27.3%, Story Rich 17.6%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 7.5%
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: Puzzle 22.7%, Drama 21%, Exploration 20.3%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%
Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.1%, Drama 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Minimalist 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%
‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.
Why similar: Text-Based 44.9%, Drama 26.6%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D 5.4%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Text-Based 24%, Drama 13%, Story Rich 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Atmospheric 10%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Story Rich 23%, Atmospheric 22.3%, Exploration 17.6%, Dark 16.5%, Adventure 11%
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Atmospheric 22.2%, Adventure 20.4%, Story Rich 17.9%, Drama 14%, Exploration 13.3%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Drama 26.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Story Rich 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Exploration 9.9%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Text-Based 36.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Minimalist 13%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Puzzle 25.1%, Atmospheric 23.5%, Exploration 18.3%, Adventure 12.9%, Dark 12.5%
Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...
Why similar: Atmospheric 23.7%, Minimalist 19.4%, Puzzle 18.5%, Stylized 15.5%, Adventure 13.2%
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: Puzzle 20.9%, Minimalist 15.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 9.1%
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Drama 39.2%, Story Rich 17.4%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Dark 10.4%
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Drama 32.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Drama 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Simulation 9.5%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Drama 26.2%, Puzzle 19.7%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Story Rich 15%, Exploration 13.1%
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Story Rich 26.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Indie 10.6%
A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.
Why similar: Minimalist 42.5%, Atmospheric 25%, Dark 17.7%, Indie 14.8%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Drama 19.1%, Puzzle 15.6%, Atmospheric 14%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 10.6%
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Atmospheric 14.9%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.5%, Story Rich 14.6%, Puzzle 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, 1990's 9.9%
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: Text-Based 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Adventure 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Atmospheric 10%
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: Text-Based 26.7%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Minimalist 8.6%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Drama 35.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Puzzle 17%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Exploration 13.8%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.1%, Story Rich 21.6%, Atmospheric 21.4%, Dark 12.1%, Adventure 12%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.8%, Story Rich 19.4%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Adventure 12.6%
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: Text-Based 36.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 10.8%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 86.7%, Simulation 3%, Drama 2.5%, Indie 1.7%, Visual Novel 1.4%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.8%, Simulation 16.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Adventure 12.1%
Unveil the truth in a genre-blending sci-fi mystery. Awaken from cryogenic slumber you find your shelter damaged by unknown circumstances. Scavenge your surroundings, repair the shelter and explore the ruins in hopes of uncovering – or perhaps avoiding – the uncomfortable truth of what has transpired.
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Indie 30.4%, Story Rich 30.3%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.8%, Story Rich 18.4%, Exploration 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 12.1%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
Why similar: Adventure 31.1%, Drama 30.7%, Puzzle 17.8%, Indie 15.4%, 2D 5.1%
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Drama 22%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Story Rich 14%, Minimalist 11.2%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Drama 17.7%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 11.1%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 37.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Drama 15.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
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Why similar: Hacking 31.9% ★, Text-Based 21.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 10.7%
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
Why similar: Story Rich 30.5%, Puzzle 26.5%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Dark 17.5%, Adventure 5%
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.9%, Exploration 25.8%, Adventure 21.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Puzzle 17.8%, Story Rich 16%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Stylized 12.3%
A forensic challenge – find out who the owner of the USB stick was and reconstruct their story.
Why similar: Experimental 41% ★, Text-Based 27.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Minimalist 9.3%, Indie 8.7%
Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text. You play the role of Roger Hastings, a logger who awakens to find his friends missing, uncovering something that should have stayed hidden...
Why similar: Text-Based 54.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 13.3%
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Drama 36.1%, Story Rich 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Dark 11.7%, Stylized 8%
"I am Sorry" is a game where you investigate objects and solve puzzles to uncover the story. Become a janitor, clean the house, and uncover the hidden truths of the story.
Why similar: Adventure 20.6%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Exploration 20.4%, 1990's 16.8%, Dark 7.9%
