- #1 第九档案:虫村篇
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 任意门AnyAnyGame
Windows
Lin Feng, a rookie cop fresh out of the academy, is reassigned to a mountain village that doesn't exist on any map. The fog never lifts.The first body is covered in holes — hollowed out from within. A psychological horror story about parasites, capital, and silent complicity.
Why similar: Strategy 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, RPG 21.9%, Text-Based 15.9%, Incremental 10.3%
- #2 Solomon's Link
96% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: aarthificial
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Solomon's Link, catch a glimpse of two lives on the lam: A pair of fugitives, raiding an abandoned factory to survive. Piece together their pasts, and watch over their fragile partnership as it grows - or crumbles - around the shackles that serve as their only unquestionable bond.
Why similar: Isometric 38.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Stylized 14.9%, Crime 13%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #3 Hyrax In The Rocks
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The East Patch
Windows
LOOK, USE, TALK, and TAKE your way through this old-school text-based mystery of a broken kingdom. Only you can pry at the castle cracks and discover what lies at the core of a heart-breaking disappearance.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.1%, RPG 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Stylized 9.5%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #4 Infiltrate & Extract
95% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Carlos GarridoPub: DigiPen Intsitute of Technology
Windows
A top-down 3D stealth game where remaining undetected is of utmost priority. Take down security guards and stay in the shadows to reach the vault and extract a highly valuable relic.
Why similar: Isometric 36.6%, Strategy 24%, Puzzle 19.3%, Crime 10.7%, Linear 9.4%
- #5 Kodoktale
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rigelriv
Windows
Play as Tobo, a frog who dreams of seeing the world beyond his village. The only way out is to be chosen by the Gods, yet they haven’t appeared in a very long time.
Why similar: Isometric 30.6%, RPG 23.3%, Puzzle 16.9%, Stylized 12.9%, Adventure 8.4%
- #6 Soulscape: Shadows of The Past (Episode 1)
94% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Hexonine Games Inc.
Windows
Soulscape: Shadows of the Past is an immersive and atmospheric adventure game that will take you on a journey into the world of Blake Turner, a former agent grappling with the shadows of his own past. Join us on the adventure through episode 1.
Why similar: Isometric 24.1%, RPG 20.4%, Text-Based 14.1%, Puzzle 13.5%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #7 See No Evil
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 457 reviews2014
Dev: Gabriel PriskePub: Noetic
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
See No Evil is a dark, isometric puzzle game about sound manipulation. A harsh fantasy where the willingly blind are hostile to the nonconformist. Sometimes, the world seems darker with your eyes open.
Why similar: Isometric 32.4%, Puzzle 25.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Anime 13.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #8 Populous™ II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Bullfrog ProductionsPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Become the god you were born to be.
Why similar: Isometric 51%, Strategy 25.2%, RPG 23.8%
- #9 Methods: The Illusion Murders
91% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 16.5%, Crime 12.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Stylized 10.9%
- #10 Geneforge 4: Rebellion
91% matchPositive88% of 48 reviews2006
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Geneforge 4: Rebellion is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the fourth chapter of the Geneforge Saga. Once again, return to the world of the Shapers, where you will explore a vast world, choose what side you will fight for, and create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters.
Why similar: Isometric 38.3%, RPG 36.9%, Strategy 20.9%, Indie 3.9%
- #11 Seaside Picnic
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: unSAMEPub: Shepherd Games
Windows
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 26.1%, RPG 19.9%, Puzzle 13.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #12 Golden Axe Idol 金斧偶像 (全年齡向)
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mr.HPub: Mr.H game
Windows
One day an Ice Pillar appeared in the world, freezing everything up to the borders of small southern town, Forge Town. A blacksmith girl living there wants to create the strongest Golden Axe, so she can use it to cut down the Ice Pillar and save the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.4%, RPG 26.8%, Strategy 23%, Anime 11%, Indie 1.8%
- #13 hallucination - 幻觉
89% matchVery Positive88% of 207 reviews2021
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows · Mac
Sequel of Old Watch
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Text-Based 15.3%, Linear 12.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Strategy 10.4%
- #14 VICE:PROLOGUE - She writes The Beginning and The End
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CHRONOPHOBIA
Windows · Mac
She is not satisfied. She believes that a 'perfect' world is ugly, lacking of tragic beauty. He is curious. He holds all that is 'wrong' behind a mirrored illusion on the screen of his TV. Wouldn't it be so fun to have these two opposing views collide into one? For the sake of knowledge, of course.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, RPG 25.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Linear 8.1%
- #15 Kofi Quest
87% matchVery Positive95% of 231 reviews2020
Dev: Loftur Studio
Windows
Kofi Quest is a not-so-serious adventure that brings together mechanics from Action RPG and RTS games. You’ll control Kofi, a weak, lazy and unlucky videogame character that will be followed by a group of interesting (and pathetic) characters aiding him to live a great adventure.
Why similar: Strategy 32.7%, RPG 32.3%, Isometric 21.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 3.1%
- #16 Dreadbone
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astral MawPub: Padaone Games
Windows
Dreadbone is a real-time strategy and puzzle game where you’re no hero, you’re the one pulling the strings from the shadows. Shape the terrain, trap enemies with roots, and control ancient relics to protect a fragile explorer on a cursed island. One wrong move, and he’s gone. Act precisely.
Why similar: Isometric 34.7%, Stylized 16.9%, Strategy 16.4%, Puzzle 16%, Mystery 8.2%
- #17 Who is the Defendant: Deliberately Rough
86% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
"Who is the Defendant" is a mystery genre visual novel. Players take on the role of a prosecutor, investigating a case involving "a game with rudimentary art published on STEAM."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Strategy 14.9%, RPG 13.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Stylized 10.7%
- #18 Geneforge 3
85% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2005
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Geneforge 3 is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the third chapter of the Geneforge Saga. In this fantasy adventure, you can explore strange, hostile lands, choose which side you will fight for, and, as always, make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters. Geneforge 3 has a huge and open storyline.
Why similar: RPG 39.4%, Isometric 32.5%, Strategy 24%, Indie 4%
- #19 Tales of the Mirror
84% matchMixed55% of 262 reviews2021
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Tales of the Mirror is a landscape-mode visual novel game created by Cotton Games. As a player, you solve a series of mysteries in the mid and late Ming Dynasty, in the south of Yangtze River.
Why similar: RPG 21.7%, Strategy 18%, Puzzle 14.9%, Stylized 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.9%
- #20 Puzzle Sages
84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: Aric Morrow
Windows
Follow Puzzle through a series of classic RPG challenges on his journey to save the Puzzle Sages from a member of the group who's gone insane!
Why similar: Strategy 39.8%, RPG 35.6%, Puzzle 24.6%
- #21 Geneforge 5: Overthrow
83% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2008
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Geneforge 5: Overthrow is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the final chapter of the epic Geneforge Saga. Return to the world of the Shapers one final time. Explore a vast, war-torn world, create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters, and choose a side to help lead to final victory.
Why similar: RPG 38.7%, Isometric 34.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Indie 4%
- #22 Blowhard
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Machine Ghost
Windows
Blowhard is a leaf-blowing adventure, set in a cozy English village. Take on the role of Francis - a man with a loud leaf blower and a nose for trouble. Blow your way through a countryside mystery. Solve puzzles, clear autumn leaves, and annoy the locals.
Why similar: Isometric 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #23 Dizzy Dungeon
82% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: DigiFeather
Windows · Mac
Move, rotate and fall. Move, rotate and fall. Get ready for dizziness, find to best strategy to conquer the dungeon.
Why similar: Strategy 38%, RPG 32.6%, Puzzle 25%, Indie 4.4%
- #24 Murder Mystery Machine
81% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Isometric 31.9%, Crime 17.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Mystery 7.6%
- #25 Stuck in a loop
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromGate
Windows · Linux
Stuck in a Loop is an innovative puzzle game where you don’t control the character… you program it. At each level, analyze the situation, plan the right instructions, and let the robot execute the plan. Thinking, logic, and creativity: your best allies to break the loop!
Why similar: Isometric 42.8%, Strategy 31.1%, Puzzle 24.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #26 IsoCubes
80% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
IsoCubes is an isometric puzzle game. Your goal is to push the green starred cubes on their target cubes that are also green.
Why similar: Isometric 56%, Puzzle 25.4%, Strategy 18.6%
- #27 Realmweaver
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: King Corg Games
Windows
In Realmweaver, every move matters! in this isometric grid-based puzzle game, both your puzzle solving and timing skills will be put to the test with a unique set of mechanics to master and puzzles to overcome!
Why similar: Isometric 39.3%, Puzzle 25.4%, Strategy 22.6%, Linear 6.7%, Stylized 5.9%
- #28 Tail of Glory
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lascalis
Windows
A classic point-and-click puzzle adventure with RPG elements. A skilled rogue takes on a Guild mission and is drawn into trouble and conspiracy. Explore, combine items, deduce clues, and fight through a charming hand-drawn fantasy full of humor, surprises, and heart.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, RPG 18.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Incremental 7%
- #29 MysteryOS
78% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Clermont Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up at a terminal you've never seen before. The language is alien. The interface is hostile. Every wrong click has consequences. Decode constructed languages, navigate unfamiliar operating systems, and survive the unknown in this puzzle-survival experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Text-Based 16.9%, Puzzle 15.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Stylized 9.4%
- #30 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
78% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, RPG 21.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #31 第五件遗留物
77% matchVery Positive89% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 狼烟游戏studioPub: NiceBoat
Windows
With some special reasons, Tang Sheng, a human being, fell into a world of monsters between the underworld and the human world. At the same time, he found that he had lost his memory. He learned that he had to find all the " belongings " when he fell down to return to the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 18.6%, RPG 13.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Linear 11.2%
- #32 Lifestream - A Haunting Text Adventure
77% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Find your missing father and uncover the dark conspiracy surrounding a sacred artifact and an enigmatic brotherhood in this haunting text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction and gamebooks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Text-Based 25.7%, RPG 25.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Mystery 8.1%
- #33 Azure Saga: Pathfinder
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: MassHive Media
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dive into the world of Azure Saga: Pathfinder and band together to search for the legendary planet that will save humanity. Battle your enemies in JRPG-style turn-based combat, and explore a 2.5D isometric landscape featuring hand-drawn visuals.
Why similar: Isometric 32.6%, RPG 28.4%, Strategy 26%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 3.6%
- #34 Shards Between Us
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Queensguard Games
Windows · Mac
With their family and home on the brink of collapse, two magical sisters must find a way to grow together. Join their coming of age journey in this healing, heartfelt head-scratcher.
Why similar: Isometric 35.5%, RPG 16.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Stylized 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #35 Royal Roads 3 Portal
75% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bidon GamesPub: 8floor
Windows
A fascinating journey through the fabulous Kingdoms. Join forces of people and wizards, save the kingdoms!
Why similar: Isometric 46.6%, Strategy 32.5%, Puzzle 21%
- #36 She Remembered Caterpillars
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 557 reviews2017
Dev: jumpsuit entertainment UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Pub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A fungipunk fantasy about love, loss, and holding on, told in the format of a color-based puzzle game. A tale as the bond between parent and child, this lush and bewildering title will have players testing their wits against a variety of challenges, all beautiful and very strange.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.4%, Isometric 34.4%, Hand-drawn 15%, Indie 5.1%
- #37 Geneforge 2
75% matchVery Positive87% of 84 reviews2003
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Geneforge 2 is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure with a science fiction twist. Explore a huge world, choose which side you will fight for, and make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters. Geneforge 2 has a huge and open storyline. You can join with any of several factions and reach dozens of different endings.
Why similar: RPG 38.7%, Isometric 34.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Indie 4.1%
- #38 Cimen Adventures: Story Teller!
73% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Dropout Code
Windows
Çimen Adventures: Story Teller!, A Journey Full of Your Imagination! Create hilarious stories with Cem and Fazlı, solve imaginative puzzles, and explore adventures filled with pranks and clever challenges!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Puzzle 23.4%, Stylized 20.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #39 Treasure Temples
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: GAMEDIA
Windows · Mac
Puzzle your way through ancient treasure chambers in Antarctica. Floor tiles will crumble away behind you with every step you take, so tread carefully in your search for gold!
Why similar: Isometric 45.1%, Puzzle 26.4%, Hand-drawn 16%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 2.8%
- #40 Trick Eight
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Babel StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac
On a remote village shrouded in bloody tradition, a centuries-old ritual endures. You are a detective with unique skills, yet branded as a traitor. Will you surrender your limbs to ascend like an immortal? Or risk everything at the edge of science and plunge into the abyss of truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, RPG 13%, Stylized 11.9%, Mystery 9.7%
- #41 KORI
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tekore Studio
Windows
A psychedelic puzzle game, that wants you to unravel the hidden secrets within the shadows.
Why similar: Isometric 46.7%, Strategy 25.6%, Puzzle 21.3%, Linear 4.7%, Indie 1.6%
- #42 欢迎回家-Welcome Home
72% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a secret room to escape burning brain puzzle work, which is divided into five chapters, puzzle level interesting design, complicated and confusing story, criticism and comment on the real society, is full of exquisite everywhere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Puzzle 17.8%, Strategy 14.3%, RPG 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%
- #43 幸存者乐园
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: 幸存者乐园
Windows
2050, a future world we had dreamed about. But suddenly, a disaster arrived, bringing the human into a desperate situation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Text-Based 27.5%, RPG 18.7%, Linear 12%, Adventure 3.3%
- #44 Kult: Heretic Kingdoms
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Games Farm
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Kult is prequel to Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms originally released in 2005. It is isometric RPG with action combat, engaging storyline and unique RPG system. Kult has been very positively acclaimed by players and called as a sleeper hit by many...
Why similar: Isometric 53.2%, RPG 35.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 3%
- #45 I Need to Leave
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Type-B
Windows · Mac
I Need To Leave is a point-and-click escape game. The door is never locked, yet you keep returning to where you started. Search for clues and find the right way to leave this shared apartment of anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Stylized 12.5%, Puzzle 12%, RPG 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #46 Open Sorcery
70% matchVery Positive98% of 358 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.7%, RPG 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #47 Butterfly Girl
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: klai
Windows · Mac
A puzzle-adventure game blended with visual novel storytelling. A mysterious girl and butterflies appear each time you solve a puzzle inside the room. Who are they? What do they want? Unravel each puzzle one by one — and the truth draws ever closer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, RPG 22.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Anime 8.9%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #48 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Crime 17%, Puzzle 13%, RPG 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #49 Fear Effect Sedna
70% matchMixed41% of 203 reviews2018
Dev: SusheePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Thrilling action and stealth gameplay enhanced by the Fear system, an exciting story and ultra-stylish cutscenes. Harness your team’s dynamic abilities to tackle enemies and puzzles like never before.
Why similar: Isometric 41.7%, Strategy 33.3%, Puzzle 21.1%, Indie 4%
- #50 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
67% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Text-Based 19.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, RPG 14%, Crime 9.1%
- #51 我死后的那些天-After Death
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, RPG 21.6%, Strategy 15.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #52 Silent Orbits
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AlekPub: QuickNap
Windows
Explore a Fallout 2 inspired tactical grid map in this text-based sci-fi cRPG. You blacked out in 2089 and woke up 300 years later to a solar system reduced to ruins. Scavenge ships, craft items, and survive turn-based combat as narrative choices shape your journey.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.3%, Text-Based 33.2%, RPG 18.2%, Mystery 7%, Indie 2.3%
- #53 Huckleberry Falls
70% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Fatcat Games
Windows · Mac
A new kind of match game! Set in a post apocalyptic world, use your wits and bombs to survive.
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, RPG 36.6%, Puzzle 18%, Indie 5.2%
- #54 SkyVeil
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PMF Top Joy Games
Windows
A meditative puzzle game about a ruler who devoted his life to a dream of flight. Arrange and combine illustrated panels to awaken an ancient city hidden in the clouds — and uncover the secret it has kept for centuries.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.8%, Hand-drawn 21%, Stylized 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #55 Hadean Lands
68% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2016
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48%, Text-Based 36.4%, Puzzle 8.2%, Adventure 5.2%, Indie 2.2%
- #56 Brass
67% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Seaknot Studios
Windows · Mac
As the player, you take on the role of Brass, delivering letters and packages while interacting with the villagers. One day, a letter from his grandma sets Brass off on a new adventure. With relaxing, story-driven gameplay and adorable low-poly art, Brass offers a cozy and heartwarming experience.
Why similar: Isometric 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Crime 12.9%, Point & Click 8.7%, Stylized 8.7%
- #57 Hotel Hermes
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adjective Noun Studios
Windows · Linux
Become a mailroom operator at Hotel Hermes and navigate an ancient mail system to deliver parcels on time. Learn about the hotel's guests and staff in this puzzle role-playing game, where your actions can alter the world. Hopefully for the best!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Text-Based 16.6%, Puzzle 16.1%, Point & Click 10.2%, Adventure 8.9%
- #58 Invisible Room
66% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Invisible Rabbit
Windows
Invisible Room is an audio-based puzzle game where players rely on sound and clues to uncover hidden truths. Without visuals, the game challenges your auditory perception and logical reasoning, using both audio cues and physical props to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Strategy 13.3%, RPG 12.1%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #59 Hello Anxiety
66% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Aleph EchoPub: GameEon Studios
Windows
Hello Anxiety is a pixel art narrative puzzle RPG set in a surreal world shaped by mental health struggles. Navigate eerie bookstores, silent streets, and haunting memories as you explore the layers of anxiety and self-doubt in this emotional, story-driven experience.
Why similar: Isometric 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 25%, RPG 14.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Incremental 9.7%