Games like Aster Initiative

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

90% User Score Based on 451 reviews

A young man named Selim Kara is found dead under mysterious circumstances. When a camera is connected to his computer, the system becomes corrupted and its files turn unreadable. You are an agent at the National Intelligence Center. Your assignment is simple: recover the files. WELCOME BACK TO 2005... BUT DIFFERENT. Boot into a strangely familiar desktop. Old and slow, but just as much fun interne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven Does Not Respond.

A modern-day narrative mystery where players explore a seemingly ordinary laptop to uncover hidden layers of conspiracy, surveillance, and stolen data. Blending investigative gameplay with branching choices and a grounded tech-thriller tone. Uncover the secrets hidden in plain sightWhen you pick up an old laptop at a local car boot sale, you’re not just getting a bargain - you’re inheriting a dig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project NexOS.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 4,669 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

An alternate reality 1999 internet simulator If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnospace Outlaw.

Discord Server About the GameYour uncle has given you his old PC as living inheritance. To your surprise, it still turns on! Inside, a letter tasks you with investigating a missing person’s case along with a mysterious puzzle game named Desktop Explorer. You’ll learn that your uncle wasn’t the only one who used this computer before, and that the program inside it has a deeper role in this 90s … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Explorer.

About This Game You’re a lucid dreamer, exploring the echoes of your own subconscious. Navigate through procedural levels, interact with dynamic AI NPCs, and unravel a nested narrative that evolves, adapts, and molds itself around your player preferences, chosen avatars, and dream entries, revealing layer by layer the overarching storyline. It's a place where dreams have a story to tell, where th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid Echoes.

ABOUT THE GAME: Inspired by the Recontact Istanbul Eyes of the Sky, Late Shift and The World After game as a concept. Mystery of Blood and Feud is a game that made for a university final - graduation project in two semesters in the Istanbul Bilgi University, Digital Game Design Department. We used mostly Adventure Creator asset to create the system of the game.  The game were done by three student… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery of Blood and Feud.

Return to the Internet of the 2000sDreamNet is a free-to-play exploration game inspired by the nostalgic look and feeling of the early 2000s internet, blended with the bright, clean, and dreamy atmosphere of Frutiger Aero. Step into a digital world filled with familiar windows, soft blue skies, glossy interfaces, old-school computer sounds, and the strange comfort of a web era that feels both for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreamNet.

Operation Stutter is a first-person psychological horror game set in the shadow of the Cold War, where the line between reality and delusion begins to blur. As nuclear annihilation looms, you descend into a haunting, fractured narrative, uncovering a top-secret operation, unraveling your identity, and confronting the paranoia that threatens to consume you. You wake up in a cold, dimly lit room de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Stutter.

Federal Mandate 2000-CR7 is now in effect. All registered commercial operators are required to conduct business through CorpOS 2000, the federally certified operating system developed by the Office of Commercial Systems under the authority of the United States government. You are Operator [REDACTED]. You begin with $12,500 in a garage in Hargrove, California. Population 340,000. January 1, 2000.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CorpOS 2000.

About This GameYour own computer is compromised. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you? [ Content Deleted ] is a unique horror game that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, placing the source of terror directly onto characters own PC. What begins as a routine Browse session takes a sinister turn when you discover corrupted files, strange anomalies, and a hidden operating syste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [ Content Deleted ].

       PLAY THE DEMO now for FREE ---> download DEMO button        LOST ZION is an Advanced Walking-Simulator Retro-Futuristic Psychological Horror designed to feel like playing inside a movie from the First Person Perspective where every step is your choice.  Awaken in the Shadows of a Fallen Megacity        You awaken as a mysterious Service Bot Unit inside a massive decaying city wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOST ZION.

LifeSimOS is a story-rich coming-of-age experience set in 2004, where your world unfolds through a cluttered desktop filled with Messenger chats, IRC conversations, email, music, and late-night choices. Build friendships, navigate messy relationships, explore strange corners of the early internet, and shape your path through a branching story with multiple endings. Create Your Identity Build your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LifeSimOS.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

79% User Score Based on 275 reviews

The 98xx was an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored, but there... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 98xx.

A New Kind of HorrorHAZE is a procedurally generated point-and-click horror adventure where AI creates every scene, every narrative, and every terrifying discovery. You pilot a biomechanical android through a derelict spacecraft overrun by alien organic corruption. No two playthroughs are ever the same. The MissionYou are a remote operator, piloting an android infiltrator through the twisted corr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haze.

Pick up. Fix it. Don't ask.It's 2001. Meridora Solutions provides IT support for dozens of client companies, and today is your first shift. Reset forgotten passwords. Recover crashed machines. Calm furious callers. Close the ticket before the SLA expires. Most days, that's all there is.Every call changes something.Every person remembers how you treated them. Patience earns trust but drains your en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FIRST LINE.

A New Legend Every Time Every Legend is a text-based AI RPG where the story is generated around your choices. Create a hero, enter your actions in your own words, and watch the adventure unfold through dynamic narration, characters, quests, dialogue, images, speech, and music. This is a passion project about exploring what role-playing games can become when AI is used as the engine for living sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Every Legend.

Welcome to our game page! We are the Daylight Animation Studio team, and we are currently developing the game "Once Upon a Glitch"! "Once Upon a Glitch" is our new, and quite unusual project, inspired by the aesthetics of the 2000s and cartoons from the end of the last century – the renaissance of classical animation. The visual design combines meticulously crafted hand-dra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon a Glitch.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

87% User Score Based on 39 reviews

【Beware of telecom fraud and protect your financial security】You arrive at a border region of a certain country, filled with anticipation to meet your long-time online lover in person. Unexpectedly, you fall victim to a romance scam and are kidnapped to “Eden,” a sinister compound, where you begin a so-called “high-paying” job. You will immerse yourself in the complex interplay of cruelty and temp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Money: Lethal Eden.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 96 reviews

Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story. From Fiction Factory GamesCreators of Arcade Spirits, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadow Over Cyberspace.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 323 reviews

Intellica believes that positivity and happiness are the keys to self-sustaining thinking programs. By taking part in the A.M.T. Study, you can help make it happen!  QUALIA is a retro-inspired Interactive Fiction text game where you analyze and categorize two participants based on their responses to a series of questions. Are they really human? Are you? Remember, the A.M.T. Study is not a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to qualia.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 2,118 reviews

A reverse-detective point-and-click adventure where, instead of choosing dialogue options, you control the character's face manually. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's Lila?.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 248 reviews

After listening to a new rap album I got inspired to vent by turning my feelings into a little game, where you play as a virus on his computer, making his life better, the hard way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to "LIFE" not found;.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 791 reviews

A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece together the truth by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media. The follow up to the critically acclaimed Simulacra. Investigate a mysterious death with the only tool you have – the victim’s phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIMULACRA 2.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

79% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A story-rich first-person psychological horror game. You are in a lonely house, suffering from sleep paralysis. Deal with Thomas’ past trauma and make meaningful decisions that prevent you from going insane. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sleep Paralysis: The Uncanny Valley.

In Tiny Company, you are the owner of a cozy little shop that specializes in creating custom terrariums. But unlike most stores, your clients are not people — they’re the actual future inhabitants of the terrariums! From ants and beetles to snakes, geckos, mantises, snails, and more, each visitor arrives with a specific vision for their terrarium dream home, and it’s your job to bring it to life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Company.

On the Zhongyuan Festival, in Taiping County, a dark theater is staged for the ghost king of Yinshan. On the birthday of the police commissioner, the Commissioner's son sent someone to disturb the drama team, and the paper man and the ghost King memorial tablet under the stage were lit instantly A few days later, at the director's birthday banquet in the same theater, a burning living man fel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Love.

Your Forever Friend is the ideal solution to never feel lonely again! Delivered with the perfect Personal Virtual Space, it accompanies you all the time! Play video games, listen to music together, reminisce about buried memories... It's impossible to get bored with a friend! And there are absolutely no problems with it. NONE! ^_^ If you experience any issues with your Forever Friend, please con… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Forever Friend.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

90% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Build PowerPoint factories in Windows 95! Manage space, make increasingly complex slides and worry about Y2K in this challenging factory builder. Explore a retro operating system as you complete requests for your clients. You’ll need to juggle your emails and download new tools from the World Wide Web to expand your factory and earn company revenue. Your factories are built within a slideshow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory 95.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

87% User Score Based on 76 reviews

Play full game now on Steam!   ~10 minutes to playthough Will you rise to the occasion - or succumb? Another night of hard work. Your boss is a douche, your job sucks, and you have every intention of quitting and finding something new.  You think everything is normal, but things might take a sharp turn - for the worse. Will you rise to the occasion, or succumb? Will you do what it takes, o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Envelope.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

77% User Score Based on 212 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 10 reviews

The Signifier is a story-driven tech-noir mystery adventure. Explore the real world and enter the unconscious realms of the victim's mind. Use technology to find clues to solve puzzles, unravel layers of dialogue, and find the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Signifier.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

69% User Score Based on 115 reviews

The Fan is an interactive photo fiction with real locations and actors. The game is a first person thriller with a unique twist. Driven by a creepy and unsettling atmosphere, it will take you deep within the darkest places of Paris underground. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fan.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Welcome to the DeepWeb. Here you can take off your mask and show yourself. Murders, drugs and perversions — here you can find everything you want. So breath in toxic gases and relax — the Silent House awaits new guests. It's a showtime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project DeepWeb.

Some gifts are meant to be buried. Arlo Part I: The Past is a first-person supernatural psychological horror game that plunges you into one terrifying day inside the mind and home of Arlo, a young woman with a gift she never asked for. THE STORY Arlo has spent years running from her ability to communicate with the dead. But when the supernatural begins bleeding into her waking life, via dreams,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arlo Part I: The Past.

Watsonville is a first-person psychological horror VR game. It places players in the role of a child navigating the traumatic aftermath of a violent argument between their parents inside a cramped 1990s family trailer. After hiding under the bed during the conflict, you must discover what happened and find a way to escape the house and its past. Players explore a mobile home and its surrounding … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Watsonville.

Re: Corrupted Cassette TapesThank you for your request for help with the damaged cassettes tapes. My name is Vincent Brandt, I'm an engineer specialized in audio restoration of all sorts. I am confident the material can be recovered in its entirety. I am available to start immediately, my quote is included as an attachment. Looking forward to hearing from you. Vincent Brandt - Audiovan R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imprinted.

The Lullaby Weaver is a 1 bit psychological point & click horror game inspired by games like World of Horror, Silent Hill, & the works of Junji Ito & FAITH. The Lullaby Weaver takes players on a journey of self discovery after Maya loses her grandmother and returns home to settle her estate. Upon arriving at Cold Springs, not everything is as it seems. With the town seemingly empty, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lullaby Weaver.

Buti is an immersive RPG currently in development that delves deep into the expansive world of the internet and a little beyond, crafting a parallel universe heavily inspired by the 2000s. Here, you assume the role of a unique character and embark on a journey towards online success. Whether you're a programmer, a hacker, a content creator, or even a line cook at a burger joint, the possibilities … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buti.

Uncover the secrets of a shifting, procedural nightmare hidden inside a collection of mysterious VHS tapes. Document your expedience, and solve a multi-layered meta-narrative, SURVIVE THE RECORDINGS You are watching unauthorized, pirated recordings of "The Place", recorded directly over unassuming home and stock videos. As the tape plays, you must step into the shoes of the subject… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENTRY_13.

About the GameJust before the 'Golden Holiday,' you received a sudden notice of overtime work from the company. After working late into the night, you succumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep. When you opened your eyes the next day, you found yourself trapped inside the office building. You must escape this place and enjoy your holiday before it’s over. But wait… everyone trapped with you i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked in love : The Office.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Unreliable Narrator: Centum challenges traditional gaming conventions by weaving an intricate narrative where reality is as fluid as the mind of its narrator. Mind-bending Gameplay: Navigate a series of daunting scenarios, each shrouded in uncertainty and enigma. Every click and decision is remembered, forcing you to grapple with the unreliable nature of the narrator's hints and guidance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Centum.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 1,427 reviews

“last seen online” is a psychological horror escape room, based on early flash games. Look through someone's computer files. Solve puzzles and discover the secrets that lie within the computer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Seen Online.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 2,252 reviews

Home Safety Hotline is an analog horror inspired telephone operator simulator where you answer incoming callers' questions about what's inside their home. Read through a vast catalog of common pests and household hazards, and do your best to become an expert in home safety. You will be held responsible for what happens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Safety Hotline.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

97% User Score Based on 4,311 reviews

The year is 1998. A private jet belonging to the Roottree Corporation has crashed. On it were the Roottree Sisters and their parents. Combined, they were worth over a billion dollars. Now, due to the eccentricities of their great-great-grandfather Elias, their money must be redistributed to the rest of the family. But who's actually a BLOOD RELATIVE? That's where you come in. Armed only with t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Roottrees are Dead.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

You just bought a PC, only to discover it once belonged to someone who has mysteriously disappeared. You soon realize that the key to find him may be hidden deep inside your OS, governed by a weird chatbot named Zippy. What will be your first move? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunray OS.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, humor

91% User Score Based on 654 reviews

TEST TEST TEST is a retro pixel-art point-and-click puzzle adventure where you must escape a time loop as an overworked office employee. Find clues, gather information, and solve cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements. Will you able to release yourself from the clutch of time itself? Or will you be stuck in this reality forever? ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEST TEST TEST.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

84% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children: Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. Guide a young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters and make sure they survive the macabre Ritual in order to save the village. A witch's demise during the ritual is not extraordinary, since no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mildew Children: Chapter 1.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

78% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Welcome to Watanos! A c̶̭̄ọ̶͝m̷̝̂ṕ̵͉l̶͚̂e̵̥̽t̵͕̂e̴̝͑l̵͎͛y̸̮̌ ̷̡͝ñ̵ͅo̷̦͒r̶̤̽m̷̧̌a̵̼̽l̶̹̇ operating system, for all your mistery-solving needs! Browse the web, read their source code and download any resource you find interesting to unveil the secrets within. It's Cicada3301-style puzzle galore! WatanOS is a puzzle sandbox game that puts you behind a computer screen, on your own fake Operating S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WatanOS.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 1,654 reviews

A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await you those who "log on"! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Reality.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 4,100 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 4 reviews

A realistic horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIMULACRA.