Games Like Until Then

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 31.3%, Psychological 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Mystery 9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same beautiful pixel-art aesthetic and deeply emotional, character-focused narrative set in a small town with supernatural undertones.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Emotional 9%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully explores psychological trauma and memory through a surreal, pixelated lens that resonates with the darker emotional beats of the seed game.

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Emotional 26.6%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Mystery 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a cozy, story-rich atmosphere with a compelling mystery that unfolds through interactive choices and a unique narrative book mechanic.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Emotional 30.2%, Story Rich 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Romance 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This classic narrative experience focuses on exploring memories and emotional reconciliation, mirroring the heartfelt storytelling found in Until Then.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, dialogue-heavy experience that focuses on listening to the personal stories and struggles of diverse characters in a cozy setting.

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 43.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Story Rich 15.9%, Psychological 12.5%, Mystery 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This innovative narrative game uses unique mechanics to explore the fleeting nature of life and memory, matching the emotional intensity of Until Then.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Dialogue Heavy 23%, Story Rich 19.6%, Mystery 14.1%, 2D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of coming-of-age and the anxieties of young adulthood within a charming, dialogue-heavy, and atmospheric world.

A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.

Why similar: Emotional 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, Mystery 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: As part of the Freebird Games series, it delivers a poignant, time-bending story that explores the weight of life choices and emotional connections.

1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.1%, Story Rich 24.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Psychological Horror 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep, sci-fi narrative that tackles complex themes of memory, legacy, and identity through a highly stylized and emotional lens.

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Romance 15.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Psychological Horror 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex, choice-driven narrative that explores psychological themes and multiple branching paths in a highly engaging visual novel format.

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Psychological 27.4%, Story Rich 17.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, 2D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a cinematic, choice-driven narrative set in a futuristic world that emphasizes the impact of dialogue and character relationships.

Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Emotional 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This investigation-focused game relies on piecing together memories and dialogue, capturing the mystery-solving aspect of the seed game.

Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.

Why similar: Emotional 36.9%, LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Story Rich 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This time-loop RPG emphasizes character relationships and the emotional toll of reliving events, which aligns with the mystery and memory mechanics of Until Then.

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Emotional 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Story Rich 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the emotional turbulence of high school life and the impending sense of change, mirroring the coming-of-age themes of the seed game.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-heavy game where your choices significantly impact the story, focusing on personal growth and the consequences of past actions.

Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Romance 14.7%, Psychological 14.2%, Story Rich 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on a group of friends and the mysteries of their past, perfectly echoing the nostalgic and emotional tone of the seed game.

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: Interactive Fiction 40.1%, Story Rich 23.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at delivering a deeply personal, text-rich narrative about survival and connection in a beautifully atmospheric setting.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Story Rich 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 32.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, 2D 6.1%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This meta-narrative experience creates a strong emotional bond between the player and the protagonist, similar to the intimate storytelling in Until Then.

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Psychological 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This short, psychological narrative game uses multiple endings to explore themes of existence and memory in a compact, impactful way.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Story Rich 16.5%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the lives of others through dialogue and atmosphere, creating a grounded, character-driven experience in a stylized world.

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 24.1%, Psychological 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the emotional, memory-focused narrative style of the Freebird Games universe, providing a deeply moving experience.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Psychological 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental visual novel provides a raw, psychological look at mental health and perception, mirroring the darker, introspective side of the seed game.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.4%, Story Rich 25.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven game explores themes of humanity and emotion through dialogue and choices in a compelling cyberpunk setting.

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

Why similar: Emotional 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Story Rich 19.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Colorful 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a procedural narrative adventure where every choice shapes the journey and the emotional outcome of the characters you meet.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 48.9%, Mystery 31.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Adventure 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more horror-focused, its heavy emphasis on memory, psychological distress, and atmospheric storytelling makes it a strong thematic companion.

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

Why similar: Emotional 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This semi-autobiographical game focuses on the bittersweet transition of leaving home and the complexities of young adult relationships.

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Why similar: Story Rich 52.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 6.2%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This quintessential coming-of-age mystery uses time-manipulation mechanics to explore the consequences of choices and the importance of relationships.

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 43.1%, Mystery 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in environmental storytelling, focusing on the memories and lives of a family, which aligns with the emotional core of the seed game.

A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

Why similar: Story Rich 41.2%, Romance 31%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Adventure 2.6%

Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Romance 10%

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: Story Rich 43.7%, Mystery 32.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Colorful 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This mystery-adventure focuses on isolation and dialogue, building a deeply personal narrative that unfolds through exploration and conversation.

USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Mystery 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 5%

Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.

Why similar: Emotional 21%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Romance 10.4%

Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 20%, Story Rich 16.6%, Side Scroller 8.5%

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 14.7%, 2D 6.3%

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: Visual Novel 31.2%, Psychological 27.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Dialogue Heavy 6.3%

Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Psychological 18.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Story Rich 38.4%, Adventure 20.5%, Mystery 20%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, atmospheric, and deeply literary approach to storytelling offers a unique experience for those who appreciate the narrative depth of Until Then.

On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.2%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Colorful 5.3%

Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Emotional 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Story Rich 7.2%

Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 17%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Emotional 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Story Rich 17.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Psychological 11.9%

Fishbowl is a 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 21%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological 13.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Romance 12.4%

An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Multiple Endings 6%, 2D 5.8%

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Psychological 44%, Story Rich 28%, Mystery 14.4%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Adventure 3.6%

Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Emotional 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 12%

Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Story Rich 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Side Scroller 6.7%

A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Mystery 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Linear 8.4%

First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.

Why similar: Emotional 35%, Romance 16.7%, Story Rich 15.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%

From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.

Why similar: Emotional 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Romance 9.6%

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Psychological 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Multiple Endings 4.9%

To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological 16.9%, Romance 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%

Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!

Why similar: Story Rich 65.9%, Adventure 21.7%, Singleplayer 7.3%, Indie 5.1%

When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Visual Novel 25.2%, LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Romance 16.2%, Multiple Endings 3.7%

NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Psychological 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Story Rich 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.

Why similar: Emotional 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 9.4%

Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.

Why similar: Emotional 20.9%, Psychological 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Story Rich 9.4%