60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Singleplayer, Adventure, Choices Matter.
How will you cope with the loss of yourself? Each episode of You Died! will give you an opportunity to experience a stage of grief for yourself. Make choices, deal with the consequences, and interact with your environment to express the emotions of the main character.
Tell Me Why
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
FERALPALS
Feralpals is a chapter-based mascot horror game. Humanity was wiped out by a pathogen linked to Friendly Pals, genetically engineered creatures, granted human-like intelligence to serve mankind’s ambitions. The Pals are now left behind, imitating their creators' society long after humanity vanished.
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: Episodic 39.9% ★, Choices Matter 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Emotional 8.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
Feralpals is a chapter-based mascot horror game. Humanity was wiped out by a pathogen linked to Friendly Pals, genetically engineered creatures, granted human-like intelligence to serve mankind’s ambitions. The Pals are now left behind, imitating their creators' society long after humanity vanished.
Why similar: Episodic 43.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 6.3%
Run, fly, and save the world.
Why similar: Episodic 33.2% ★, Choices Matter 12.1%, Emotional 12%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Psychological 8.5%
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Why similar: Episodic 37.3% ★, Choices Matter 23.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%
Carl Williams, a 15-year-old boy, finds himself alone at home one unsettling night. What begins as a quiet evening soon spirals into something far stranger. Shadows shift, silence speaks, and someone—or something—seems to know him better than he knows himself.
Why similar: Episodic 44.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Atmospheric 5%
You are not here to watch the Freakshow. You are one of its acts. A freak. Pretend to be mute, speak through your parrot, train with freaks, learn their ways, and participate in the Freakshow to deliver a spectacular performance they will never forget.
Why similar: Episodic 53.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Walking Simulator 6.4%, Atmospheric 6%
Fall down further. Find them where they have always been. Help them remember. Explore multiple worlds, solve mysteries, and set your retail-hardened will against a mysterious cosmic force in the second installment of the beloved videohole series.
Why similar: Episodic 49% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Walking Simulator 6.6%, Psychological 5.9%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Episodic 43.9% ★, Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.9%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
Johnny Boy: Red Moon's Kiss is a mature, six episode, gritty interactive drama series, shrouded in mystery and the supernatural. A proper adaptation to werewolf fiction, with deep character development.
Why similar: Episodic 48.1% ★, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Emotional 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an adventure game with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 10.2%
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Emotional 11%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
The Night Archive is an episodic first-person horror series where each episode tells a story pulled from the darkest corners of true crime. These are the stories of those who lived to tell about it.
Why similar: Episodic 25.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychological 8.9%, Story Rich 8.4%
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: Episodic 29.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Story Rich 8%
When Grace Harland vanishes at Stillwater Lake, the police rule it an accident. Suspecting a cover-up, you venture into the dark, fog-choked waters alone. But as you piece together her final hours, you realise a local cult will do anything to keep the truth buried.
Why similar: Episodic 53.5% ★, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychological 8.3%, Story Rich 7%, Walking Simulator 6.4%
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Emotional 13.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Psychological 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Emotional 11.2%
Disturbing incidents begin happening after the arrival of a new patient at Fernwood Creek Mental Health Center. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Episodic 41.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Psychological 8.4%
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.7%, Emotional 15.7%, Psychological 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
Wasteland Horror Radio: Ep. 1 - The Radio: A gift, a radio of revelations bound to one man's personal hell, repeatedly showing him all the people he brutally murdered on September 20th, 1991..
Why similar: Episodic 62.4% ★, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.1%, Adventure 2.4%
Don’t Forget is a 3D singleplayer story and exploration game inspired by dementia. Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames whilst battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Emotional 17.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
Rediscover the internet of the 2000s in DreamNet, a free to play Frutiger Aero exploration game. Dive into nostalgic worlds, uncover the story, and revisit the beauty of the old internet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 10.1%
"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
Why similar: Episodic 45% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Psychological 7.5%
Help Elliot recover his memories and unlock the truth of what happened before it's too late. A Mexican-American gothic, boys' love visual novel, featuring interactive spell crafting and point-and-click exploration.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Emotional 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
DISTURBING FEARS is an episodic psychological horror game based on true events that immerses players in haunting narratives.
Why similar: Episodic 43.1% ★, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Psychological 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.
Why similar: Episodic 58.4% ★, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Psychological 8%, Walking Simulator 5.4%, Atmospheric 5%
An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
An explorative horror point-and-click adventure game where your decisions seal the fates of your companions. Explore the world to uncover what happened at Dawnhall village. Listen to the messages in Avan's dreams to determine your choices. Become what you were born to be.
Why similar: Episodic 37.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Emotional 17.5%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Psychological 9.7%
Emily Carter, a 25 year old preparing a rented house for New Year’s Eve, arrives one day early. What begins as a quiet night soon becomes something she was never meant to remember.
Why similar: Episodic 41.8% ★, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Psychological 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
Why similar: Psychological 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11%, Psychological 9.6%
The Nameless Dead cannot be buried, their remains pile up in a mass of indignity. You have crawled from the gutter to name them. Explore the cemetery and uncover their names before the Worm eats your insides.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Story Rich 11.1%
A 22 year old student arranges to meet an online seller at their home to pick up an item. At first, everything seems normal, but as she steps through the door, an eerie feeling creeps in. What was supposed to be a simple purchase soon turns into an experience she will never forget.
Why similar: Episodic 44.3% ★, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Emotional 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychological 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Psychological 9.7%
An existential drama in handmade clay animation. Game writer Eric is replaced by AI. He loses everything, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Why similar: Psychological 15.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
Maybe you didn’t do it… but you watched. The Sin of Fabien is a psychological horror experience woven around guilt, denial, and silence, where every choice reshapes the world and the story. Each decision brings you closer to the truth… or pulls you further away from it forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
A romance-driven narrative about destiny, devotion, and the dangerous pull of belonging, set against the ruins of a long‑lost city calling you home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Psychological 14%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Emotional 8.7%
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Emotional 8.1%
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Why similar: Episodic 56.1% ★, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Emotional 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 3.9%
Michael, is a 14-year-old teenager living the ordinary life of a game developer. He usually preferred to work at night because he felt the calm and special atmosphere there. At one point, he needed to leave the room at night but it seems that was a mistake...
Why similar: Episodic 56.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Walking Simulator 7.5%, Psychological 6.8%
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Emotional 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 11.1%
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Story Rich 11%, Emotional 10.2%
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Emotional 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Psychological 10.9%
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 14%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%
The Last Day of Orion Theatre is a short first-person horror game set in an old cinema. Work the final shift before renovation, complete tasks, explore the building, use terminals, check security cameras, and uncover what's really happening.
Why similar: Episodic 39% ★, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Dumpster Baby is a game about being queer and homeless, and the importance of community and friendship in hard times. You play as Bandit, an optimistic racoon meeting new friends as he tries to find people to be roommates with. A narrative focused single player experience.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Story Rich 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
Escape a twisted facility where reality bends around you. Sneak past The Guardian, use a camera with a reality shifting lens to break the laws of physics, befriend strange entities lurking inside, and uncover the dark truth of Mira Voss's life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Emotional 15.7%, Psychological 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.
Why similar: Episodic 58.6% ★, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Walking Simulator 4.7%
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
The Adventures of Bluke Bifton is a hand-drawn, episodic adventure game set in a world of absolute absurdity. Ally (or make enemies) with a cast of strange characters, and make choices that determine your fate.
Why similar: Episodic 51.8% ★, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
