Games Like Trail of the Wretched

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

Why similar: Western 44% ★, Alternate History 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Cinematic 9.7%, Story Rich 6.4%

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: Cinematic 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Hand-drawn 11%, Exploration 7.7%

Two Weeks in Painland is a story-driven game about a run-of-the-mill hacker spying on gangsters who are anything but, all while trying to keep his life and limbs in the process. Easier said than done.

Why similar: Violent 53.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Indie 9.4%

Photographs is a Narrative Tragedy Puzzle Game? What the hell does that mean

Why similar: Story Rich 31.3%, Adventure 28.4%, 2D 11.6%, Indie 11.3%, Casual 11%

In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Thriller 53.1%, Cinematic 28.2%, 3D 8.5%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Survive a Wild West where dinosaurs never went extinct. Fight off predators, outlaws, and the elements as you journey across deadly biomes to rescue your kidnapped sister. Hunt or be hunted in this ruthless survival roguelike.

Why similar: Western 73.5% ★, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%

The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33%, Historical 27.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 7.7%

When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions

Why similar: Western 91.7% ★, Adventure 3.7%, Action 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Indie 1.2%

In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Cinematic 14.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%

You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...

Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.3%, Exploration 19.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Story Rich 10.7%

DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Violent 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Alternate History 15.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Story Rich 10.3%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Casual 9%, Choices Matter 8.1%

On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Cinematic 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Thriller 14%, Hand-drawn 12.8%

Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.

Why similar: Story Rich 15.8%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Thriller 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Exploration 9.8%

Embark on an exciting journey with a group of bandits who have been having a lot of bad luck lately... Shootouts, duels, diversions and the atmosphere of the wild but beautiful west await you.

Why similar: Western 64% ★, Adventure 10.9%, Action 8.7%, Story Rich 7.7%, 3D 5.7%

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: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Violent 9.1%

Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Historical 20.1%, Story Rich 20%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Adventure 11%

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Why similar: Cinematic 23.4%, Historical 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 12.3%

11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.

Why similar: Historical 43.3%, Story Rich 24.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Casual 9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Experience death from the comfort of your seat.

Why similar: Violent 22.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Story Rich 8.4%

An interactive horror-comedy adventure where you play as a cameraman trapped in a surreal nightmare. React to quick-time events, make life-or-death choices, and survive AI-generated terror in this cinematic FMV experience.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Violent 12.9%, Thriller 12.9%, Adventure 9.9%

Conquer the Wild West. Explore the open world of a fictitious American Midwest and survive the harsh environment. Convince other settlers to join you and manage your ever-growing settlements. Build a home, take care of your farm and become a legend in Wild West Legacy.

Why similar: Western 63.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 10.6%, 3D 4.6%, Adventure 4.1%

To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44%, Violent 21.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Casual 5.9%

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: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%

"Lies, treachery, and a bounty worth dying for. You’re no warrior, just a cunning hunter—will your wits be enough to catch Ralph Devour?"

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Alternate History 20%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.2%, Story Rich 19.4%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 6.9%

A story focused spaghetti western platformer with tactical turn-based combat, taking place in a completely hand drawn harsh world inhabited by insects. Follow the story of Jack - mosquito bounty hunter, on his path of revenge.

Why similar: Western 74.2% ★, Adventure 11.2%, Action 10.3%, Indie 4.2%

A death march to the end of the world. Can humanity's lost future be reclaimed?

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Story Rich 26.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 6.2%

Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Violent 22.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Story Rich 13.1%

A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Historical 22.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%

A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47%, Story Rich 19.6%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Adventure 11%, Casual 2.5%

OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Story Rich 22.7%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Exploration 16.9%, Adventure 10%

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Hand-drawn 15%, Exploration 9.8%

The game "Dead Dust" take place in the Wild West saturated with cowboy romance, gunpower smell, endless prairies and crazy gunfights of course. The main character, a tireless bounty hunter with name Shlango receives a letter from an influential person, who have his own many Saloons over all Wild West.

Why similar: Western 52.8% ★, Violent 26.9%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 5.7%, Exploration 3.1%

An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption?

Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, Action 23%, Indie 15.5%, 2D 15.1%, Singleplayer 8.2%

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 33.6%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 9.6%

‘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: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Adventure 6.6%

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: Visual Novel 47.2%, Adventure 37.2%, Indie 15.6%

Cowboy's Adventure - is a Western Deathrun, with three levels of difficulty for your choice!

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Action 27.9%, Casual 17.9%, Indie 12.7%, Singleplayer 10.8%

There's a spider haunting these hills.

Why similar: Violent 37.1%, Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Casual 4.6%

Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%

Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Story Rich 19.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Adventure 8.2%

Hunt down a gang of gorgeous outlaw babes in this Wild West erotic adventure. Capture them, “rehabilitate” them your own way, and decide who ends up in control — you or the wildest girls on the frontier. Choices, danger, and hot 18+ scenes await. 🤠🔥

Why similar: Western 60.7% ★, Visual Novel 11.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 4.6%, 3D 4.6%

Double is an action-quest game telling about a fight with a mental disorder by immersing in dreams. Choose your way and find out how this mystical story ends.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Historical 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Story Rich 22.1%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Adventure 7.6%

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 26.1%, Thriller 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 9.6%

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?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Cinematic 21%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%

UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!

Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Story Rich 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Adventure 8.4%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Thriller 36.5%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Adventure 5.4%

You've been hired by a real estate agency to photograph their listings at night, giving them a unique look online. Grab your camera, explore dark, quiet homes, and capture every required shot before the property notices you. Uncover the truth: why do these listings need to be photographed at night?

Why similar: Exploration 25.5%, Story Rich 22.8%, Adventure 19.7%, 3D 14.1%, Singleplayer 9.6%

Your character has lost his memory and finds himself in a godforsaken place. An adventure with a nonlinear storyline, lots of choices, and a unique combat system. Could he get out alive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Adventure 27.3%, Action 23.9%, Indie 10.3%

Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Cinematic 21.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 8%

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: Thriller 26%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%

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

Why similar: Western 37.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Visual Novel 7%

Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%

There's only You, the brave Sergio Fox, the parcel and the destination point!

Why similar: Exploration 20.6%, Adventure 20.3%, Action 18.4%, 2D 17.3%, Casual 9.9%

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Alternate History 29.5%, Cinematic 28.1%, Story Rich 17.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%

In Luckslinger, luck is measurable, collectable and usable whenever you please. Contains: gunslingers, dark humor, spaghetti western, vinyl digging, graffiti spraying and jazzy hip hop beats.

Why similar: Western 80.8% ★, Adventure 8%, Action 7.7%, Indie 3.5%

Virtuous Western is a strategy game located in the old west, where our protagonist must eliminate all enemies in the area, using a limited amount of bullets to recover your stolen horse.

Why similar: Western 81.5% ★, Action 5.4%, Casual 3.2%, 2D 3.1%, Choices Matter 2.6%