60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Simulation, Life Sim.
A detective-style psychological horror game. Live a terribly depressing office life! Meet Death! Take over the bodies of your coworkers! Struggle fruitlessly against the relentless drudgery of your mundane existence! Maybe eat some pancakes, or become one.
Realize in Peace
If we were to bring a loved one back to life as an AI, and then, for whatever reason, we had to let them go or part ways, would we be able to turn them off?
My Child New Beginnings
My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, you now get to rebuild life together in a new region of Norway.
If we were to bring a loved one back to life as an AI, and then, for whatever reason, we had to let them go or part ways, would we be able to turn them off?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Life Sim 22.8%, Simulation 22.7%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%
My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, you now get to rebuild life together in a new region of Norway.
Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.6%
You're HR investigating a missing employee. On the surface, it seems like a routine personnel issue until you open his computer, and a dark world built on overtime work and psychological control slowly comes into view. Peer through the screen to uncover the truth and stay awake until the end.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Life Sim 20.8%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Simulation 10.3%
Awakening in a frigid room with an empty pill bottle, she’s forgotten something vital. Trapped between a monochrome bedroom and distorted dreams, she must face anxiety and depression... Break mental shackles and find the light in this psychological puzzle adventure！
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Life Sim 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
Operator, you have been appointed to the position of labor resource allocator. The System observes and analyzes every decision you make. Compliance with instructions is recommended. Begin work.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Simulation 18.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
An incubus prince escaped the Dark Lord to become a human corporate drone. But when the Dark Lord himself flees to Earth and crashes in his apartment, what’s a runaway prince to do?
Why similar: Life Sim 23.7%, Simulation 23.3%, Point & Click 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dark Humor 8.1%
A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Life Sim 27.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 5.8%
Step into a neon-lit 1980s disco! Under the Disco Lights lets you manage the bar, serve drinks, read customers, and uncover secrets - all in first-person. Featuring stylized visuals, reactive characters, and a fully original 1980s-inspired soundtrack that keeps the night alive.
Why similar: Life Sim 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Visual Novel 12%
You are a wishing well in a small seaside town. Eight people return for eight days, tossing coins and whispering what they want most. Your power is limited: every wish you grant makes another impossible. The town remembers everything.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Simulation 22.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Point & Click 16%, Simulation 14.8%, Immersive Sim 13%
Four little letters that can turn your whole day upside down – ADHD. Think it’s nothing? That everyone has it? Then watering a few plants, walking the dog, or writing one simple email shouldn’t be a problem... right?
Why similar: Life Sim 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Simulation 23%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Emotional 5.7%
One day during a study session at the campus library, you instinctively scratch an itch through your pants due to a recurring skin condition. Unbeknownst to you, a girl seated across misinterprets your action as something indecent and records a video to report you.
Why similar: Life Sim 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Simulation 24.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 4.8%
A cute story-driven zen puzzler in which you brew potions, customize your workshop, and interact with the quirky residents of the magical town of Mangrove.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12%, Visual Novel 10.6%
LaughterLost takes you through a surreal journey of work and family life. Face psychological twists, narrative choices, puzzles, and unexpected unique confrontations! Will you break this dystopian cycle of everyday life?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Point & Click 15.5%, Dark Comedy 14.1%, Dark Humor 14%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Alzheimer’s: Memories is a point-and-click adventure that tells the story of an old man diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. In the game, you will re-experience moments of the life of the old man, and help him find out about his own past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Point & Click 18.7%, Simulation 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Parent Ted, your own childhood. On this journey, you will have the chance to discover your inner child and better understand the trauma and emotions of your childhood.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Visual Novel 12%
Look, just because I’m paid to fix computers, doesn’t mean I’ll sit here and listen to your life story. So what there’s been murders? Do I look like a detective?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, Point & Click 14.2%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Dark Humor 10.9%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Point & Click 17.3%, Dark Comedy 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dark Humor 9.9%
Love is a tricky thing. Sometimes it can be right under your nose, and you may not even know it. In HALEY’S STORY, that may be the case.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Simulation 15.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Visual Novel 11.8%
Mind Scraper is a story-driven graphic adventure. Play as Robert and dive into dying minds—built from unresolved regrets—to explore memories and learn why those choices were made.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Abstract 8.2%
In this 2D choices matter/ visual novel game. Will you rise up to make the kingdom a better place? Steal the crown? Or burn it to the ground?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Simulation 24%, Point & Click 19.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
A story-rich sim about the crew of a luxury cruise ship. The guests don't notice you. The crew does. Clean rooms by day; find your people at the dinner table.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dark Comedy 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Emotional 9.3%
After losing your job, you return to your hometown to rebuild your life—and your family house. But you’re not alone. Two old friends, Lola and Mira, offer to help you renovate… and maybe build something more.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Point & Click 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Simulation 13.9%
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Dark Comedy 19.3%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Simulation 12%
A mysterious spirit. Five unforgettable women. One summer that changes everything. Explore a tropical beach resort, restore corrupted memories, complete quests, play mini-games, and uncover the secrets behind the Sunset Festival in this story-driven adult adventure.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.5%, Point & Click 20.7%, Simulation 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Immersive Sim 11.8%
Welcome to IT hell! Survive as GlobalCorp's only sysadmin – for a single day or a whole week. Fight absurd tickets, collect loot and lower your pulse with coffee. Keep the boss radar and your aggro down to still have a job at 16:30 – without throwing your monitor out of the window.
Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Simulation 20.3%, Point & Click 16.3%, Visual Novel 11%
When letters from an unknown figure arrive in Julia's mailbox, she unravels a forgotten, painful truth behind it. Witness a unique narrative experience illustrated in a series of hand-painted scenes that tell the story of Julia and a familiar stranger that lives inside her fractured memories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Emotional 9%
Do you have what it takes to work at a call centre?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Dark Comedy 19.3%, Life Sim 17.7%, Simulation 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%
Welcome to Awkward Valley! Plan your day, tackle strange activities, and unlock bizarre new options as you go. Gym? Therapy? Vending machine snacks? It’s up to you! Featuring Awkward Yeti’s weird and wonderful characters in a totally normal town.
Why similar: Life Sim 27%, Point & Click 20.2%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Emotional 6.9%
Embark on an AI-powered adventure above the Himalayas in "The Everest Encounter." Engage in dynamic, evolving conversations with Katherine, an AI flight attendant, in a photorealistic environment. Customize your journey with your own GenAI + LLM models and challenge your perception of reality.
Why similar: Life Sim 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Simulation 25.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 6.4%
Six weird games from six killer team-ups between indie game devs and indie comics artists! We've got puzzles, adventures, exploration, and baby werewolves in this collab between Iron Circus Comics x INDIEPOCALYPSE!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Life Sim 21.7%, Simulation 16.8%, Point & Click 14.6%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Point & Click 14.9%, Immersive Sim 12%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Abstract 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%
Four students find themselves trapped in the restroom of an abandoned school; the door is locked. Without a way of escaping, they can only cling to their remaining shreds of hope or come face to face with their inevitable ruin.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Dark Comedy 14.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%
An interesting jigsaw puzzle game with irregular pieces featuring beautiful rabbit illustrations. Come and relax with this game!
Why similar: Simulation 25.9%, Point & Click 23.8%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9%
The days are hot, school takes forever, why don't you enjoy some quality time with your dad? Just you and the old man fixing up that car that hasn't left the garage in years. He'll do the fixing, all you have to do is get him the tools.
Why similar: Simulation 27.4%, Point & Click 23.3%, Dark Comedy 14.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Life Sim 22.7%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Simulation 9.8%
A colourful narrative adventure game. You're one of the first sheep to attend university. Roam the campus, attend lectures by day and enjoy friend-time at night. Discover campus truths, and sniff out secrets. Live the life of a campus sheep, but beware: not everybody wants to see a sheep graduate!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Life Sim 24.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Emotional 8.3%
You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Simulation 15.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Emotional 9.2%
Corti Co is a Science Fiction, Visual novel sandbox. Follow several people involved in a conspiracy surrounding Corti Co, an AI development and research firm.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Point & Click 16.7%, Simulation 13.9%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
A Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure. As a London Tube driver, your routine journey derails into something ancient, forgotten, and buried beneath the tracks. Explore hidden routes, follow the journey, and unravel the secrets that refuse to stay dormant.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Dark Comedy 21.5%, Point & Click 20%, Dark Humor 10.8%, Horror 6.1%
Do you miss life pre covid? The fantastic yet boring 9-5 of our existence? Then this is NOT the game for you. This boring game involves you clicking your way through the day during quarantine as you go by living life with covid in this endless experience.
Why similar: Life Sim 39.3%, Simulation 34.5%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Story Rich 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dark Comedy 16.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Abstract 13%, Dark Humor 11.2%
Take control of a basketball team. Choose tactics, sign players and help them develop. Guide your team to victory!
Why similar: Life Sim 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Simulation 25.5%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, 2D 3.6%
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dark Humor 7.9%, Puzzle 7.8%
It's Spot the Differences game.…. until someone changes how you see everything
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Point & Click 22.3%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
See the four spirits of Dampness, Heat, Cold, and Toxicity through Ah Song's eyes. Learn medicinal herbs, brew herbal tea, solve the townsfolk's troubles, and uncover the hidden mystery behind the warm, slice-of-life stories of Sap Jit Street.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
A portal back to August, Friday the 13th, 2021.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Simulation 26.8%, Point & Click 21.5%, Puzzle 10%, Emotional 6.1%
A body horror, physics-based sit-n-survive. Prevent abstract threats from twisting your body. Endure nightmares and a reality gone mad. Dive into the kanvas.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Simulation 22%, Point & Click 19.3%, Abstract 15.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Emotional 10.5%
A single-screen satirical game where you press a button to request a mortgage… and you're always told no. There is no ending. No progress. Just despair — for the price of a coffee.
Why similar: Simulation 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Dark Humor 12.5%, 2D 4.9%
Just Another Life is a narrative-driven "life simulation" visual novel mixed with adventure game puzzle elements. Play as John Doe, just another life in the little town of Hope. Help John learn the stories of the various characters of Hope, and help him overcome the hurdles to his own happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Life Sim 16.5%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Modern life's greatest horror: waiting for takeout. You've got 40 minutes to kill before your order arrives. Stare, pace, join a cult, block a toilet—whatever it takes. Miss the delivery and face eternal hunger. The survival horror game nobody asked for.
Why similar: Life Sim 33.3%, Point & Click 21.3%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Simulation 15.7%, 2D 4.4%
When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...
Why similar: Life Sim 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Point & Click 15.7%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%
A mini point and click puzzle + visual novel, an experience of Nihilism and self-salvation. The storm is coming. The storm has never left.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Point & Click 19.9%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
Build a true fake news empire. Fabricate interviews, twist the truth, hire on-air stars - and remember: Reliability first! (as long as it gets clicks…)
Why similar: Life Sim 26.6%, Immersive Sim 17%, Simulation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15%
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 17%, Simulation 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%
Build your own pharma empire—on fair play or greed. Face the consequences of every decision in this darkly humorous, satirical sim: set market prices, manage production, boost your brand, make tough choices... and see where they take you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Simulation 20.2%, Point & Click 19.9%, Dark Comedy 18.6%, Dark Humor 12.2%
In 2016, a group of ambitious students got together to make the best adventure game ever — but they failed. Discover their story by playing through different builds of their game and reading their development logs.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Simulation 26.5%, Life Sim 26.1%, Puzzle 10%, Investigation 6.8%
