Games Like The Wreck

What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.3%, Cinematic 14.1%, Emotional 13%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the power of memories and objects to tell a deeply personal story, mirroring the reflective nature of The Wreck.

The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.

Why similar: Choices Matter 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Emotional 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy interactive fiction game that shares the visual novel style and branching narrative complexity of The Wreck.

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: Emotional 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, Psychological 10.7%, Mystery 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally charged narrative experience that uses a unique mechanic to explore the fleeting nature of life and memory.

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: Choices Matter 24.2%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Cinematic 14.3%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like The Wreck, this game uses time-manipulation mechanics to explore themes of grief and the desire to change the past.

A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Emotional 9.5%, Psychological 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, mystery-focused visual novel that emphasizes character relationships and the consequences of your choices under pressure.

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: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Point & Click 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, beautiful, and highly emotional visual experience that captures the highs and lows of a relationship through interactive vignettes.

Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines investigation mechanics with branching narrative paths, requiring players to make difficult decisions that affect the story's outcome.

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 26.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Visual Novel 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that masterfully weaves together individual character stories to form a cohesive, emotional family narrative.

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Point & Click 11%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that puts the player in the shoes of a woman making dark, life-altering choices in a 1940s setting.

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 21%, Mystery 17.1%, Emotional 13.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that uses exploration to piece together a fragmented, emotional story about a character's past.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Mystery 28.3%, Story Rich 25%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intimate, dialogue-driven storytelling within an atmospheric environment, emphasizing the internal journey of the protagonist.

Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Cinematic 11.3%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that centers on siblings revisiting their past to uncover truths, sharing the emotional weight found in The Wreck.

Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Why similar: Choices Matter 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn visual novel that forces players to make survival choices in a post-apocalyptic setting, echoing the high-stakes decision-making of The Wreck.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Choices Matter 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a procedural narrative where your choices significantly impact the world and the fates of the characters you meet.

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 25.9%, Psychological 24.9%, Story Rich 16.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, narrative-rich adventure that deals with heavy emotional themes and personal growth in a small-town setting.

Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?

Why similar: Choices Matter 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Emotional 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses on personal transformation, where your decisions directly influence the protagonist's personality and the story's ending.

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: Dialogue Heavy 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, choice-driven narrative game that focuses on the struggles of an individual trying to forge a future in a complex world.

Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 13%, Emotional 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and emotional narrative experience that focuses on the search for meaning and connection across the stars.

Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Emotional 12.1%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy visual novel that excels at building a unique atmosphere and exploring complex character motivations.

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: Choices Matter 19.2%, Point & Click 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Mystery 12%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure set in a cyberpunk world that emphasizes narrative choice and character-driven mystery.

You’re shipwrecked on a lost mythical island. As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore the dynamic island and its story sandbox to build new friendships, solve the mystery and save the gods.

Why similar: Emotional 19.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and building relationships with characters to uncover the secrets of a mysterious island.

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: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Emotional 17.5%, Psychological 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, first-person narrative game that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a tragedy through exploration and memory.

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: Choices Matter 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, text-based adventure where your choices shape the morality and path of the protagonist.

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Emotional 14.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Point & Click 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game where your relationship with a ghost character evolves based on your choices.

Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?

Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A heartwarming and casual narrative game that explores themes of time and connection through a unique visual style.

🚗 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: Emotional 17.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Point & Click 10.9%, Cinematic 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional road-trip story where your choices as a mother shape the future of your son, emphasizing the weight of parental decisions.

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: Point & Click 31.2%, Mystery 25.3%, Story Rich 17.5%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric narrative game that dives deep into the psyche of its protagonist while exploring a haunting, Southern Gothic world.

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Mystery 16.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-adventure game that blends puzzle-solving with a strong, character-focused narrative.

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%

If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

Why similar: Choices Matter 14.1%, Emotional 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

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: Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Point & Click 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%

An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!

Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Multiple Endings 15%, Stylized 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Emotional 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Cinematic 11.9%, Psychological 10.2%

"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological 15.2%, Emotional 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 9.8%

In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

Aliya’s Ascent is a story about a girl who mysteriously found herself in the middle of a boat towards an unknown land. Embark on a journey in the world of the first Legions and meet familiar faces as you unravel the tales that made the fabric of Bridgeworld. Every choice you make matters!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Cinematic 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Adventure 9.4%

Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Point & Click 18%, Cinematic 17.8%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.3%

A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Emotional 19%, Female Protagonist 16%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%

The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%

Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Point & Click 10.7%

A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Cinematic 16.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.

Why similar: Emotional 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological 11.1%

Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Emotional 10.7%

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: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Point & Click 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Stylized 10.1%

Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.

Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Mystery 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%

A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Cinematic 13.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%

Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...

Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Story Rich 10%, Choices Matter 9.2%

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: Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Emotional 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%

Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Indie 12.6%

Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

Why similar: Emotional 16.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Female Protagonist 30.1%, Multiple Endings 25.6%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%

From the makers of Road 96 comes a groundbreaking narrative adventure. Your choices shape the story for other players! Follow in your friends’ footsteps, face the consequences of their actions and choose the fate of this plasticpunk world.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Point & Click 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological 13.4%, Story Rich 9.4%

Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%