Games Like Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, RPG 20.3%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive text-based RPG that emphasizes the challenges and stories encountered while traveling through a dangerous, atmospheric wilderness.

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: Great Soundtrack 29.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Story Rich 16.6%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, magical-realist journey through a dreamlike version of America that perfectly captures the folk-tale atmosphere of the seed game.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Story Rich 45.6%, Atmospheric 27.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A Southern Gothic narrative that masterfully blends local atmosphere with deep, melancholic storytelling.

1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Story Rich 18.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant narrative-driven travel game where every choice impacts your journey and the stories you collect along the way.

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 37.9%, Story Rich 19.4%, RPG 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on existential themes and the stories of marginalized people within a rich, atmospheric setting.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Story Rich 34.4%, RPG 27.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled depth of narrative and character interaction within a world steeped in history and melancholy.

In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.7%, RPG 15.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative card game that centers on the emotional complexity of travel and maintaining connections with people you meet.

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 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Walking Simulator 21%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An essential walking simulator that uses environmental storytelling to explore the diverse lives and deaths of a single family.

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: Great Soundtrack 24.8%, Walking Simulator 24.6%, Story Rich 19.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the isolation and beauty of the American wilderness while developing a deep, character-driven mystery.

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Indie 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intimate, story-rich experience that uses a unique erasing mechanic to uncover personal memories.

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: Story Rich 37.2%, Adventure 21.4%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of returning home and the small, meaningful stories found in a struggling town.

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33%, Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Indie 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-heavy exploration game that uses a unique interface to tell a story of discovery.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 52.3%, Story Rich 28.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that explores how individual lives are shaped by the passage of time and local folklore.

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: Great Soundtrack 45.6%, Story Rich 23.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A thought-provoking narrative game that explores human nature and choice through intimate, conversation-heavy gameplay.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.1%, Story Rich 23%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric exploration game where collecting stories and surviving the journey are central to the experience.

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Walking Simulator 22.3%, Story Rich 18.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A small-town drama that blends community storytelling with a touch of magical realism.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.3%, RPG 18.7%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 15.1%, Story Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional narrative adventure that uses creative exploration to tackle themes of self-doubt and artistry.

Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant, wordless narrative about life, regret, and travel told through beautiful, interactive landscapes.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.9%, Story Rich 18.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, narrative-driven puzzle game that explores the impact of choices on the lives of loved ones.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Story Rich 31.3%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-paced, narrative-driven game about the quiet stories found while traveling through a small community.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.7%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A peaceful, exploration-focused game that emphasizes the joy of discovery and small, meaningful character interactions.

Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a bridge between literature and gaming. Step into the shoes of modern travelers—explore their desires, hopes and fears, and shape how their stories unfold. Make this journey your own.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.9%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Narration 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the theme of global travel and the personal, often difficult, narratives that emerge from it.

Over The Alps is a choices-matter narrative adventure game told through interactive postcards, sent from a secret agent to their handler, in 1930s Switzerland.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A choose-your-own-adventure style game set in the 1930s that captures the spirit of travel and intrigue.

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: Interactive Fiction 40.8%, Story Rich 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the role of a listener, gathering the stories and struggles of diverse characters in a cozy, atmospheric setting.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48%, Story Rich 24.5%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused mystery game that requires piecing together historical events through observation and deduction.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.1%, Story Rich 20.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of exploration-based storytelling that rewards curiosity and piecing together the history of a dying world.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.8%, RPG 26.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, Indie 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a caravan-based journey where every choice carries heavy narrative weight and consequences.

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.7%, RPG 24.8%, Atmospheric 15%, Adventure 14%, Indie 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the atmospheric, narrative-heavy exploration of its predecessor with a unique, gothic-space aesthetic.

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.9%, Walking Simulator 31.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the remnants of a vanished community through haunting, atmospheric environmental storytelling.

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 51.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 7.7%, Narration 7.3%

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Explore a deeply emotional story about love and sacrifice, and the hope that exists in us all.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Adventure 19%, Indie 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%

A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Adventure 15%, Indie 12.4%, Story Rich 9.4%

N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 14.4%, Narration 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 12.4%, Atmospheric 9%

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine: Fireside Chats is a free standalone experience which acts as a companion to Where The Water Tastes Like Wine.

Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

The Witches Tea Party is a story-driven adventure game with a magical world and colourful characters. There will be small quests, collectables, mysteries, disturbing rooms and multiple endings. Having tea with witches is probably not an easy task...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.3%, Story Rich 19.3%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 13.3%

A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 46.3%, Walking Simulator 26.1%, Story Rich 15.7%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.1%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 10.4%

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 46.5% ★, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, RPG 7.8%

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 41.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Story Rich 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Adventure 9.1%

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.

Why similar: Story Rich 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13%

Radiant One is art. It makes you think about the meaning of human existence in today's rapidly changing world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, RPG 10.8%

From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide comes Wanderstop, a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea.

Why similar: Story Rich 34.3%, Adventure 32.5%, Indie 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Story Rich 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Adventure 9.5%

Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Narration 8.7%

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 11.3%

ORACLE is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations to explore, great soundtrack and an awesome story ready to be unraveled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Adventure 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Indie 11.3%

The War of 1812. Northwest Frontier. William Aubrey, a rogue redcoat of the once-glorious 41st Regiment of Foot, is on the run. Wounded and tired, he seeks shelter during a thunderstorm inside an abandoned barn. But when he gets there, he finds he’s not alone...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Indie 10.8%, America 10.6% ★

Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45%, Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Indie 15.1%

Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.2%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 7.1%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Memory note is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, several endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Narration 9.6%

It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Story Rich 14%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.9%, Story Rich 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Story Rich 17.7%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Narration 10.5%, Indie 8.9%

Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Indie 6.3%