
The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.
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The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.

93, Kuindzhi
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

Ukraine War Stories
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
Why similar: Military 17.7%, Realistic 15.7%, Emotional 15.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, War 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, RPG 9%, Historical 8.6%
Anthology of anti-war stories by award-winning authors from Russia
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Military 15.3%, War 13.9%, Modern 8.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, War 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, RPG 11.1%, Dark 8.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Dark 11.7%, RPG 7.6%
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Why similar: First-Person 48.9%, Philosophical 25.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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Why similar: War 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 11.9%, Military 10.7%
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: Military 31.2%, Realistic 20%, Historical 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Atmospheric 11%
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Why similar: Military 26%, War 21.2%, Realistic 16.5%, Modern 12.7%, Historical 12.4%
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Why similar: RPG 40.8%, Atmospheric 37.1%, Story Rich 21.1%, Singleplayer 1%
A death march to the end of the world. Can humanity's lost future be reclaimed?
Why similar: War 21.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Emotional 15.2%, Military 11.7%, Philosophical 11.4%
Cralon is an oldschool indie immersive sim dungeon crawler with RPG and adventure elements, inspired by the ultimate dungeon classics. Hunting a demon, you fell into the abyss of an old mine. Equip yourself, solve quests, uncover secrets and find a way out.
Why similar: CRPG 36.1%, Underground 17.4% ★, Realistic 12.1%, RPG 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
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Why similar: War 23.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Emotional 15.9%, Realistic 14.4%, Historical 11.1%
Single player tactical action real-time game with active pause to plan orders carefully. Based on real war-time experience of living Russian veterans of war in Ukraine. It's all about modern conflict small infantry groups with some armored vehicle and drone support as well as real events story
Why similar: Military 43.4%, War 36.1%, Historical 19.2%, Story Rich 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: War 44%, RPG 17.5%, Historical 13.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?
Why similar: Emotional 25.4%, Historical 20.1%, First-Person 17.1%, RPG 17%, Atmospheric 14.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Modern 20.4%, Emotional 18%, Philosophical 17.8%, RPG 9.5%
Son of Perun: Kharkiv is a first-person shooter in the setting of Kharkiv of the future and retrowawe.
Why similar: Realistic 57.1%, First-Person 41%, Story Rich 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, War 19.6%, Military 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Historical 7.8%
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: War 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Dark 11.9%, Historical 9.6%
A first-person adventure game with a storyline. You are about to travel on a passenger train along the Trans-Siberian Railway. You can walk around cities, ride a train and watch nature change, talk to passengers and much more.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Realistic 24.7%, First-Person 18.1%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Linear 4.1%
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Why similar: Military 25.4%, War 19.2%, Modern 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 13.2%
The story of a soldier left alone in a bunker.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, War 25.4%, Realistic 16.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Realistic 26.6%, RPG 20.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Dark 12%, Emotional 11.7%
Journey on a passenger train in Russia. You play as a first-person character, you have to travel by train for 7 days to Vladivostok. Look out the window, listen to the radio, and move around the carriage.
Why similar: Realistic 33%, First-Person 23.5%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Linear 4.3%
RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.
Why similar: CRPG 37.5%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Philosophical 20.7%, RPG 16.5%, Story Rich 3.1%
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Why similar: War 35.6%, Visual Novel 24.4%, RPG 16.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 8.1%
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: First-Person 42.4%, Atmospheric 30.7%, Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Story Rich 5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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Why similar: War 40.2%, Historical 18.8%, RPG 18.5%, Dark 17.6%, Story Rich 4.5%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Realistic 17.5%, Emotional 15.6%, Historical 14%
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Underground 61% ★, Dark 21.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Dialogue Heavy 5.1%, Story Rich 2.7%
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Why similar: CRPG 58.8%, RPG 14.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 9.2%, Story Rich 4.1%
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Why similar: CRPG 61.8%, RPG 31.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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Why similar: First-Person 28.5%, Realistic 24.6%, Atmospheric 22.7%, Emotional 12.8%, Linear 7.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Emotional 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Dark 12.7%
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Why similar: CRPG 52.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, RPG 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.1%, Story Rich 4.5%
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Why similar: Historical 22.6%, Emotional 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: RPG 75%, Story Rich 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 74.2%, Atmospheric 25.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Dark 22.5%, Historical 20.3%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Story Rich 4.5%
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Why similar: Idler 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Philosophical 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Emotional 14.6%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, RPG 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Historical 15%, Story Rich 6%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 56.8%, Dark 20.8%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Story Rich 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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Why similar: RPG 62.9%, Dark 21.3%, Atmospheric 15.7%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 59.4%, RPG 36.8%, Story Rich 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Emotional 24.4%, RPG 21.2%, Dark 15.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
The story about an uneasy journey of one man. You will experience certain situations, those, that could have happened with our parents, children or even a neighbours on just any other war. Through the eyes of our hero you will see his struggle in a modern war, struggle with oneself.
Why similar: Philosophical 86.9%, Story Rich 13.1%
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Why similar: Emotional 33.8%, Dark 30.2%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Linear 5.5%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 49.3%, RPG 34.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Dialogue Heavy 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
"Chernobyl: Origins" - is a quest game with psychological horror elements. You have to solve a lot of puzzles to find out the terrible secret of the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant. The game will take you to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.1%, Dark 22.5%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Historical 15.2%, Story Rich 3.8%
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Why similar: CRPG 52.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, RPG 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Story Rich 3.9%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Philosophical 27.2%, RPG 18.8%, Atmospheric 15%, Story Rich 5.5%
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Military 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, RPG 10.8%, First-Person 10.3%
The Wreckage resounds with the echoes of countless songs, filling the air of a constantly shifting maze where bravery and sacrifice are key to staying alive. Then, without warning, one song goes silent. Will you step into this dicey labyrinth and uncover its secrets in this minimalist and dark RPG?
Why similar: CRPG 45.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Philosophical 17.6%, RPG 15%, Story Rich 2.4%
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: RPG 69.6%, Story Rich 28.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Dark 25.9%, RPG 19.2%, Story Rich 6.7%, Dialogue Heavy 5%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Why similar: War 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Dark 14%, RPG 11%, Historical 10.9%