
A surreal story-driven game that uses puzzle-solving, turn based battling, and open world navigation to help Van Cat track down his evil uncle and put an end to his nefarious plans!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Time Travel, Adventure, Story Rich, Singleplayer.

A surreal story-driven game that uses puzzle-solving, turn based battling, and open world navigation to help Van Cat track down his evil uncle and put an end to his nefarious plans!

Gate Zero
Step through Gate Zero and time travel to explore ancient Israel circa 30 AD in this story-rich action-adventure that sends players on a journey through the Biblical times like never before. Complete missions, evade capture and unravel riddles that reveal profound truths.

Induction
Induction is an abstract puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. As you master its logic, Induction will rewire how you think about cause and effect.
Step through Gate Zero and time travel to explore ancient Israel circa 30 AD in this story-rich action-adventure that sends players on a journey through the Biblical times like never before. Complete missions, evade capture and unravel riddles that reveal profound truths.
Why similar: Time Travel 41% ★, Historical 17.7%, Open World 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
Induction is an abstract puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. As you master its logic, Induction will rewire how you think about cause and effect.
Why similar: Time Travel 55% ★, Abstract 30.4%, Puzzle 14.5%
In a small desert named Ozona, known for its magical properties and time-traveling abilities, a courier named Domino receives an assignment to deliver a watch from a mystical wanderer. Explore the world and solve puzzles to deliver the watch before it's too late.
Why similar: Time Travel 46.4% ★, Story Rich 17.5%, Open World 15.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Cartoony 5.7%
Funded on Kickstarter with backers including legend of the genre Ron Gilbert, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is an otherworldly point-and-click adventure - filled with strange beasts, evil witches, confused automatons and wacky ropemen.
Why similar: Time Travel 26.6% ★, Comic Book 14.4%, Detective 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
You find a psychotropic slime tunnel to the world's greatest dives in your dying dad's strip-mall cantina. Each new bar has a surreal crisis to solve: kick open doors to places you don't belong, entangle yourself with strangers, and master practical vices such as vandalism, seduction, & journalism.
Why similar: Time Travel 35.9% ★, Detective 15%, Comic Book 14.9%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Time Travel 40.6% ★, Detective 17.2%, Funny 8%, Hand-drawn 7%, Story Rich 6.4%
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Time Travel 46.9% ★, Detective 17.4%, Historical 11.8%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 8.1%
This is a role-playing game that deeply combines modern urban settings with historical depth. By cracking the time-space code, you can travel back to Jingjiang Prefecture in the Song Dynasty and witness how ancient craftsmen built a solid city defense line amidst the mountains and rivers of Guilin.
Why similar: Time Travel 35.9% ★, Comic Book 15.8%, Historical 14.2%, Open World 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!
Why similar: Time Travel 46.9% ★, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Story Rich 8.3%, Funny 7.7%
After a “time slip” the first person you run into is a female Nobunaga Oda?! Can the worst possible outcome be avoided?! A war-torn tale of a warlord in a female body!
Why similar: Time Travel 43.9% ★, Historical 20%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Visual Novel 7.3%, Adventure 6.4%
Explore the wonderful world with baby Ogu! 'Ogu and the Secret Forest' is a 2D adventure game with hand-drawn characters and various types of puzzles. Befriend bouncy characters and defeat strange creatures to unravel the mystery of the charming world.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.7%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Top-Down 13%, Puzzle 13%, Open World 10%
A humoristic point-and-click adventure with hand-drawn 2D art, comedy, and investigation. As Tango Rio, explore a tropical archipelago, meet quirky characters, and gather clues by solving puzzles in the search for your mysteriously vanished father.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.9% ★, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Detective 13.4%, Funny 9.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
Investigate crimes and solve them... before they happen. Scour future crime scenes, corroborate suspects' alibis, search for incriminating evidence and uncover the truth before the culprit can get away with it.
Why similar: Time Travel 37.3% ★, Detective 22.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Puzzle 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.4%
Why DID The Chicken Cross The Road? A Murder Most... Fowl. Join the one and only Detective Cox on adventures through countless mini-games, references, a fully-voice-acted cast, and endless British humour. Be careful. You won't want to leave... No Stone Unturned. (Hey! That's the name of the game!)
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Open World 17%, Comic Book 13.7%, Top-Down 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
An experimental mind-reading helmet, a time machine, and a doomsday device that can annihilate the human race. Which one would you like to test out first? The classic choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.
Why similar: Time Travel 41.8% ★, Comic Book 25.4%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, 2D 5.7%
Unite the Citizens to save the timeline in a hilarious action-packed adventure!
Why similar: Time Travel 40.7% ★, Abstract 17.9%, Comic Book 11.3%, Funny 8.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
Play as scientist Doctor Kairokos, use a time machine remote controller and find your missing assistant in this 3D adventure game.
Why similar: Time Travel 43.1% ★, Open World 16.3%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Funny 8.7%
ROLL CAMERA!Julius Brown is desperate for a big break in the movie industry - and YOU can help him enter the Californian film-maker competition.In this modern point-and-click, Julius will negotiate puzzles, time travel and heavy sarcasm to try and win his ultimate prize.
Why similar: Time Travel 48% ★, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Funny 11.8%, Story Rich 8%, Puzzle 6.9%
Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!
Why similar: Time Travel 56.9% ★, Funny 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Detective 8.7%, 2D 6%
The real world no longer exists! I was trapped in this cursed Village made of inkblots on parchment. Every day I'm stalked by an assasin and stuck in a time loop. None of the residents remember me, although I myself have memories. I need to get out of here ASAP
Why similar: Time Travel 45% ★, Abstract 17.1%, Detective 17.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Visual Novel 4%
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.4%, Comic Book 24.3%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Puzzle 8.5%, Cute 8.4%
Step into the shoes of a Time Bureau detective in this uncompromising first-person murder mystery. Travel through written memories, piece together an interconnected timeline, and restore a victim's diary with pure logical deduction and zero handholding.
Why similar: Time Travel 54.5% ★, Detective 19.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 4.4%
In Memory Island,You accidently lost your memory.In order to get back those memories, You need to face powerful enemies, solve puzzles,and learn about the people and things about this island. Gradually find out who you really are and the origin of the Memory Island during the journey.
Why similar: Open World 18.7%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Top-Down 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Funny 8.9%
A mystery adventure where a boy travels back to Edo-period Japan and investigates grotesque murders in Yoshiwara's pleasure quarter. Using a time-loop system, players uncover the truth by replaying events and piecing together clues.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.1% ★, Historical 21.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Detective 7.6%, Visual Novel 7.5%
A top-down detective adventure with point-and-click mechanics, inspired by classic Game Boy games. Follow Waffles in his first days as an inspector who wants to prove to everyone that he is more than just a rookie. But beware… Your future worst enemy is hiding in the shadows.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Top-Down 14.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Funny 10.3%
Mort & Phil travel to the Wild West in this new adventure, thanks to Dr. Bacterio (naturally!).
Why similar: Comic Book 20.1%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Detective 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Puzzle 10.2%
This world's time is inexorably running out, and with each day it grows more unstable. Thus, the Keeper of Time decides to take extreme measures and summon a savior from another world. However... Things didn't go entirely according to plan...
Why similar: Time Travel 44.2% ★, Top-Down 16.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
Reggie's peaceful life is interrupted by a wild time-travel mission! Step into a playable hand-drawn animated story where you'll break physics to master the flow of gravity. Meet an absurd cast and uncover deep mysteries to fix (or screw) the universe’s future.
Why similar: Time Travel 45.6% ★, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Cartoony 6.5%
You play as a father who has recently lost his son. Driven by grief, you embark on a time-bending journey in order to revive him back from the dead. But by the end of your journey, the horrors that you witness will make you question the credibility of your actions.
Why similar: Time Travel 53.3% ★, Top-Down 11.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Puzzle 7.6%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
Solve jigsaw puzzles to crack the case in this relaxing, cozy mystery game. Join Inspector Dagby as he investigates crime scenes, questions suspects, and leaves the final deduction to you. Seven perplexing mysteries. 28 hand-illustrated puzzles by artist Dave Montes.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Comic Book 21.4%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of Brentwood in this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The unique powers you hold will lead to moral choices that directly influence the story, the fate of the town, and which of the multiple endings you unlock. Will you follow destiny or fight against it?
Why similar: Time Travel 53.4% ★, Story Rich 13%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Puzzle 8.3%, Adventure 5.5%
A visual novel for girls: Experience a fun time travel adventure and make friends with some quirky girls at a science camp. Will you solve the mysteries and find your way back to your time? Your choices make your own story! Full with challenging puzzle games, and unique endings.
Why similar: Time Travel 48.8% ★, Funny 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Visual Novel 7.3%
”The nightmare that never allows waking lasts forever.” You wake up from bed and a girl appears before you. She calls herself “Entourfe,” a management support android. The stage is a strange facility, and you will explore the inside of the strange facility with her. ......
Why similar: Time Travel 34.9% ★, Comic Book 20.8%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Cartoony 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.6%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.3% ★, Detective 18.2%, Top-Down 12.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure. Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you?
Why similar: Time Travel 65.5% ★, Historical 12.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 5.9%, Action 4.2%
Strike is inadvertently transported into the past while attempting to repair a mysterious, abandoned clock tower. Endeavoring to return to the future, Strike must fix both the time machine and the island’s dysfunctional family who are responsible for much of the clock’s disrepair.
Why similar: Time Travel 80.3% ★, Funny 11.5%, Adventure 8.2%
It’s time for time travel! Master the complexities of fourth dimensional thinking to succeed in this indie 2d puzzle game.
Why similar: Time Travel 70% ★, Top-Down 17%, Puzzle 13%
Visit the different eras, resist weather conditions, solve the puzzles, meet the spirits of the time, not all of whom will be happy to help. And collect all artifacts, because Danny can`t do it alone.
Why similar: Time Travel 67.8% ★, Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, 2D 6.9%
Join Leo Parker in 1917 China to unravel a mystery tied to a lost Ming empress. Part puzzle, part adventure, part graphic novel, Silk features hand-drawn art, rich storytelling, 50+ puzzles, and an intuitive hint system.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.8%, Comic Book 15.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Historical 12%
A fun-horror point & click adventure following Frieda, a 14-year-old girl, determined to uncover the mystery of her sister's disappearance. Explore an expansive village, solve puzzles, unlock memories, and discover monsters where you least expect them.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.7%, Detective 17.5%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Funny 9.5%
You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.
Why similar: Time Travel 56% ★, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Mystery 6%
Explore, Fight and Solve puzzles in this adventure role-playing game set in a colorful world filled with cute creatures. Travel with an Oracle named Elia who must develop her self-confidence to awaken the power that sleeps in her!
Why similar: Time Travel 51.7% ★, Open World 15.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Cute 6.3%
Chiasm blends mind-bending time puzzles with a unique, pensive aesthetic. Learn how to work when time is flowing backwards.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.5% ★, Abstract 31.2%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Puzzle 12.8%
A brisk, soothing action-puzzle game. At a playtime of 25-45 minutes, this game offers a condensed, yet polished and complete experience, and can be enjoyed fresh or replayed at any time of the day.
Why similar: Abstract 43.1%, Top-Down 23%, Puzzle 17.7%, 2D 10%, Action 6.1%
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Historical 30.3%, Detective 18.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Adventure 8.3%
A mystery detective game with RPG elements. Cursed by demonic forces, a mysterious island is trapped in a time loop. Leah Glessner, Private Investigator of the Supernatural, uses her unique gift of photographic memory to confront evil. Skill your character. Investigate. Solve the case.
Why similar: Time Travel 29.6% ★, Detective 21.3%, Hand-drawn 13%, Funny 10.1%, Puzzle 6.2%
The long awaited new adventure by James Peris, after No License, No Control, Much more of everything! A point-and-click adventure with adult humor and a touch of hooliganism. Totally open gameplay and non-linear puzzles.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.1%, Detective 17%, Puzzle 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Funny 8.8%
"How many times do I have to end the world before I can see you again?" This is a super-concentrated action entertainment for busy working adults, in which one game loop can be as short as 10 minutes and your discoveries and actions unravel a complex and intertwined world.
Why similar: Time Travel 42.1% ★, Comic Book 19.8%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 8.1%
A bullethell adventure awaits! Join Jack, a reluctant hero, as he battles bizarre enemies, uncovers secrets, meets quirky characters—and hunts down Death’s missing coffee mug.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.6%, Hand-drawn 20.7%, Top-Down 15.7%, Cartoony 11.1%, Funny 8.4%
Trapped in a deadly time loop on a remote research facility, a security officer must expose an alien imposter before the day resets. A tense, fully voiced sci-fi mystery where you are stuck in a cycle of life, death, and wrongful accusations.
Why similar: Time Travel 47.7% ★, Detective 21.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Visual Novel 7.5%, Mystery 6.7%
Join a comic adventure in a hand-drawn book with a life of its own. Rearrange the panels of an animated comic to reveal the stories of the world of The Death.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.8%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Funny 10.3%
From SCRAP, the masterminds behind the "Real Escape Game" phenomena with over 17 million attendees, comes a time-loop mystery adventure on Steam!
Why similar: Time Travel 55.2% ★, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Cute 7.3%, Mystery 6.7%
Five days is a fully open world, no limits time travel puzzle adventure. This game isn't just a time loop of the same day on repeat, this game lets you travel between five different days. Use your knowledge of the future and ability to travel to the past to assassinate a heavily defended king.
Why similar: Time Travel 52.6% ★, Open World 12%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Mystery 5.3%
😒😐🤨😉🥰😨😈 The girl of my dreams
Why similar: Time Travel 43.9% ★, Comic Book 18.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Cartoony 8.8%, Cute 7.8%
Play as Cassiel, a foul-mouthed angel trapped in a time loop with a mission to save Heaven. Use the magical clock bestowed upon you from Death (yes, that Death, from Manual Samuel, stop asking) to jump between timelines across Heaven, Hell, Earth and Helheim to stop Heaven from going boom. Again.
Why similar: Time Travel 42.7% ★, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Cartoony 10.2%, Funny 9%, Adventure 7.9%
Step into a magical world of hidden objects and mind-bending puzzles where every discovery brings you closer to restoring the balance of time!
Why similar: Time Travel 36% ★, Detective 21.6%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 10%
This is a funny action game without language barriers. Operate the phantom thief Bunny Moon to steal the treasures of each stage, and watch Bunny Moon's fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Time Travel 40.2% ★, Action-Adventure 23.7%, Funny 15.2%, 2D 8.5%, Cartoony 7.1%
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Historical 29.1%, Detective 27%, Story Rich 14.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 7.2%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.4%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Historical 14.4%, Detective 13.5%, Funny 9.6%
It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Time Travel 44.9% ★, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 8.9%, Mystery 6.2%