60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Indie, Emotional, Adventure.
Thistledown is a tragedy, dealing with themes of pain, loss, and hopelessness. It's a small story set in an expansive fantasy world.
Echoes of Baikal
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Finding Paradise
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Why similar: Emotional 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Psychological 11.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Why similar: Emotional 18.2%, Psychological 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Emotional 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Story Rich 16.5%, Psychological 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
Why similar: Emotional 22.2%, Psychological 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Story Rich 9%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Here We Exist is a path that seeks for purpose and meaning, wander around a strange world where everything has a purpose, but nothing makes sense, talk with strange creatures, fullfil your destiny.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Emotional 18.4%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
A metaphorical interactive story game which presents real mental health conditions through conversations and puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Psychological 20%, Emotional 18.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, Cute 7.3%
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 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Psychological 16%, Story Rich 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%
"SEOIRYE" is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of Grandma Seo Irye, who embarks on a journey to the underworld to find her missing grandson. Help Grandma successfully locate her grandson and return safely!
Why similar: Emotional 27.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Funny 10.8%, Linear 10.6%
Narrative-Adventure. A nostalgic journey with VHS aesthetics and immersive music where the story is the heart of everything. This game captures the bittersweet feeling of several generations who grew up between the 80-90-2000s and classic anime aesthetic.
Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Linear 8.9%, Retro 7.9%
On the same day as ever, I saw your death.And back to the past.with award-winning cassette tapes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Emotional 16.4%, Story Rich 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Drama 10.4%
A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.
Why similar: Emotional 19.8%, Psychological 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Auris is a 2D puzzle-platformer where the world only exists through sound. Use echolocation to uncover paths, avoid enemies, defeat bosses, and navigate challenging, precision-based levels. Master timing, movement, and sound to survive and progress through darkness.
Why similar: Emotional 18.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
Climb. Fall. Repeat. A high-stakes pixel-art climbing game with grab-and-jump movement, harsh drops, and “safe points” that aren’t as safe as you’d like.
Why similar: Emotional 20.3%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Psychological 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Platformer 12.3%
Can you fall in love with quilts?
Why similar: Emotional 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Female Protagonist 12%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 7.3%
A game about a boy trapped in a mysterious virtual sanctuary. Explore, solve puzzles, and discover the secrets hidden in a world that never lets him go.
Why similar: Psychological 21.7%, Emotional 20.6%, Story Rich 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Linear 7.6%
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Why similar: Emotional 25.8%, Story Rich 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Indie 6.2%
Help Dawn, a young woman of faerie descent, with her first steps into loving and accepting who she is in a modern world where faeries and humans were supposed to live in harmony.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Emotional 18.3%, Psychological 15.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
The Encounter and Adventure of Furry Boy Bahaku and White-haired Shota Akuro! A visual novel filled with fun interactions, rich storyline, vibrant characters, and adorable artwork. Solve puzzles through clicking and dragging to uncover the truth behind the ancient ruins!
Why similar: Emotional 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Story Rich 17.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Linear 9.2%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Psychological 16.7%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Drama 11.9%
Pasta Master is an adventure 2D platformer set in a world where pasta based food is the most popular type of dish. The game follows Jimmy, a man who gets his pasta stolen by a mysterious figure and sets of on an adventure to get it back…
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Retro 16.5%, Funny 14.1%, Platformer 9.3%
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Why similar: Emotional 23.8%, Psychological 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Drama 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Join the talented photography student Neera on a captivating journey through her memories. Haunted by recurring nightmares, her life spirals into chaos, questioning everything. Involuntarily, she returns to a place she once left behind: her childhood home.
Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Drama 14.2%, Story Rich 13%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
A beautiful narrative 2D puzzle platforming journey of self discovery. The world was bright and full of life, but is now dark and barren. Travel across a desolated land to find meaning through memories of a better time, when life was happier and uncover the secret that brought darkness to the land.
Why similar: Emotional 25.4%, Psychological 19.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
This is a story about finding courage. You will play and control two elves exploring the inner world of a girl named Ming, who suffers from depression. As you collect items to find the courage, the story of Ming gradually unfolds...
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Psychological 16.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Drama 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%
Dive into a journey of grief and overcoming with Diana and her drone, in search of an ancient legend, passing through mountains, caves, mines, and a lot more in a great adventure filled with challenges.
Why similar: Emotional 24.9%, Psychological 18.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
A counseling-themed typing adventure where you type away the “words of trauma” eating into girls’ hearts. The girls who visit a secret psychiatric clinic carry deep inner darkness—some repeatedly run away from home, while others believe they are murderers. Save them with your typing.
Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
"Bride of Ryujin Another Story: The Tale of the Sacred Bell" is an ADV that blends Japanese-style fantasy with fairytale storytelling. The game tells the story of a nameless deity and a wandering shrine maiden. Players will join them as they uncover stories buried deep in Mt. Kirigakure.
Why similar: Emotional 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Drama 12.9%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
Explore the strange digital lands of Solacinity! Take advantage of mechanics like Springs, Hammers, Climate Control and more along your journey! Plus, collect enough Stars throughout the main campaign to unlock a special extra campaign!
Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Platformer 12.7%
A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…
Why similar: Emotional 28.3%, Story Rich 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Psychological 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
The Dream Witch lives in a Dream Realm with her only friend, Mr. Prestone.One day, darkness comes into the Dream Realm, and they kidnap Mr. Prestone.She goes through the darkness of the world alone to get Mr. Prestone back.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.5%, Emotional 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Emotional 26.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
"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: Interactive Fiction 18%, Story Rich 15.2%, Emotional 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Linear 10.5%
Boyhood's End is an adventure horror game following Giovanni, the boy with the lowest human score in the universe, and Campenella, the delinquent genius, and their journey on the galactic railroad regarding the "human" and "inhuman".
Why similar: Emotional 19.8%, Story Rich 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Retro 11.4%
At first glance, your everyday life with your younger sister seems uneventful—going to school together, chatting, living side by side. But within that endless cycle of calm routines, could those seemingly insignificant actions be quietly changing your fate?
Why similar: Emotional 26.8%, Psychological 23%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Cute 7%
Blanky tells the story of a young boy named Jacob, who is thrown into a nightmarish world, filled with his biggest fears. With the help of his Blanket, nicknamed "Blanky" Jacob unlocks new abilities in search of the courage needed to defeat the evils within his own mind.
Why similar: Emotional 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%
A story-driven experience about a man who becomes a ghost after a deadly accident. Full of regrets, he will stay alongside his wife, who cannot see him, and protect her all her life from an unknown evil, sharing her best and worst moments. So close yet so far.
Why similar: Emotional 27.5%, Story Rich 17.4%, Adventure 10%, Drama 9.7%, Indie 9.3%
A garden-themed 2D RPG which tackles the struggle of problem-solving in an uncomfortable and unknown place. Solve and explore your way across this dark landscape to uncover the truth behind your visit, meeting a familiar face to keep you company.
Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Retro 11.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Defeat nightmare shadows and restore senses to help Fran navigate through pain and reconnect with everyday life in this cute-dark 2D narrative adventure RPG.
Why similar: Emotional 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological 12.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Funny 9.2%
Story-driven RPG adventure, where you take the role of a hotel maid in her first job. Soon you notice the gloom surrounding the hotel and its owner. But doing the right things, you can make a difference.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Emotional 18.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
Follow Addison as they help their recently-deceased mother move on to the Spirit World. In this 2D visual narrative and platformer, Addison must explore and find special objects while being confronted with a journey of grief.
Why similar: Emotional 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Indie 9.5%
Connor, a single father, visits a memory-restoration clinic in order to relive the days he had with his estranged son Bry. Experience what’s left of his past as he gets to relive his cherished memories and routine joys, while keeping away from the disturbing truth lurking beneath the surface.
Why similar: Emotional 28.6%, Psychological 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 4.6%
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.
Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, Linear 8.9%, Cute 7.9%
Embark on a chilling journey into the depths of the mind of Lucy Grace, a psychological horror indie adventure.
Why similar: Emotional 26.8%, Psychological 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 7.7%
A story-rich RPG where fighting the world is only half the battle. The rest is inside.
Why similar: Emotional 26.3%, Psychological 19.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Retro 9.6%
"Robot Hospice" is a 2D pixel art adventure game where beloved robots spend their final days in a hospice. As a new staff member, you will gently yet painfully bid farewell to these cherished machines that once lived alongside humans.
Why similar: Emotional 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Story Rich 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 8.8%
After the revolution, Kikoku is plunged into chaos. Takekosen joins the secret organization Hiseido, facing her final trial. She must abandon her name, wear the mask, and forge her path through fate. A fantasy visual novel set in an ancient Eastern world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Emotional 20%, Story Rich 15.8%, Drama 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
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 25.7%, Emotional 24.3%, Psychological 19.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9.8%
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Emotional 40.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Story Rich 16.5%, Linear 10.6%, 2D 3.3%
Meet Jirai the Red Panda! Explore a world filled with cute pixel animals. Jirai the Red Panda is a game about friendship, exploration, and slime? In this pixel platformer game you'll have to run, jump and dash your way through challenging platforming levels and boss battles.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.8%, Linear 13.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Funny 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
어느 날 갑자기 말하는 삼색 고양이가 주인공을 찾아옵니다. 평범한 학생인 '세라'는 고양이를 데리고 도시 외곽으로, 그리고 과거로의 여행을 떠나게 됩니다. 어떤 잊힌 이야기와 추억들이 세라를 기다리고 있을까요?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Emotional 14.3%, Linear 12.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.
Why similar: Emotional 28.6%, Psychological 16%, Story Rich 15.5%, Drama 10.3%, Adventure 10%
Are you ready to climb the tower, uncover its secrets, and reach the top? Will you be the one to achieve what hundreds before you couldn't, or will you fail miserably?
Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Retro 8.2%
TRUSTFALL into the mysterious and quirky inner world of Cherry to 'battle' her inner parts. Master Emotional Alchemy in unique turn-based encounters: choose LOVE to integrate, FEAR to resist, or AWARENESS to transmute. Every choice will uncover a different path back home.
Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Psychological 16.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Funny 11.6%
"HEME is a deep narrative journey inspired by real-life struggles. Experience emotional storytelling through sincere dialogues in a 2D atmospheric side-scrolling world. Follow a journey that mirrors the weight of reality. Join us and discover the meaning of life."
Why similar: Psychological 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Story Rich 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Adventure 5%
While delivering letters in a quiet cave, you meet a young girl and begin living together. A gentle delivery tale woven with strange, lovable residents.
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Story Rich 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Drama 8.5%
Emma's Umbrella is a challenging 2D precision platformer where you guide Emma through dangerous obstacles. Use her umbrella to create platforms, master precise movements, run, float, and wall-jump. Overcome tricky levels and help Emma find her way home!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Linear 14.8%, Retro 10.4%
Forge the mountain shackles.
Why similar: Retro 16.6%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Linear 11.4%
A preachy game based on a Russian fairy tale.
Why similar: Emotional 26.4%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 18%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Linear 8.7%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological 15.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Drama 7.3%
Marron's Day is a silly pocket-sized adventure where you're a bunny trying to save the town festival! Help out your animal friends, play cute minigames, and explore this cosy and retro pixel-art town.
Why similar: Emotional 25.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Retro 10.2%, Cute 9%
