Games like Bustories
Looking for games like Bustories? Here are top survival simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Night Call, Soul Gambler or The First Tree.
- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability73% User Score 451 reviewsCritic Score 73%2 reviews
"Night Call is a new kind of non linear narrative and noire game taking place in Paris, France. Using the real city map (~105 km² or ~40.5 mi²) and the intimacy a taxi can offer, players will meet numerous and unique passengers to talk with. Some of them know things about the killer, others pretend to know things, and some just need to talk to someone. More than just telling a story, Night Call … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Call.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability82% User Score 1,986 reviews
Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Gambler.
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- 77%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability76% User Score 2,013 reviewsCritic Score 79%7 reviews
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The First Tree.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability83% User Score 924 reviewsCritic Score 74%18 reviews
A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evan's Remains.
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- 63%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding63% User Score 478 reviewsCritic Score 60%2 reviews
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Ignore Them.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization90% User Score 434 reviewsCritic Score 74%6 reviews
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability82% User Score 391 reviews
It's rumored that those who play 'Bad End'- a Visual Novel will die in real life if they make the wrong decision in the game itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END.
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- View Game90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability90% User Score 1,328 reviews
The story takes place after school, when Willie decides to confess his love to the girl of his dreams, Liza. Afraid of being refused, he hesitated for a while. Should he summon up his courage and confess his love to her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confess My Love.
- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding72% User Score 1,028 reviews
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterparty.
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- View Game83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding83% User Score 459 reviews
Message Quest is a tiny stained-glass point-n-click adventure about laziness and her herald. Imagine yourself as the main hero’s conscience, the one that must make him work when all he wants to do is sleep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Message Quest.
- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization95% User Score 608 reviewsCritic Score 40%1 reviews
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a decipherer, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure AND must return to his gypsy homeland: Latori. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crown of Leaves.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding83% User Score 992 reviews
Yan is a college student with a special girl at his side, and she is Yan's Guardian.「If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by gods....」When he is saying that, he has no clue that another girl is coming into his life.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Hime.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development81% User Score 3,395 reviewsCritic Score 89%6 reviews
Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kentucky Route Zero.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding92% User Score 1,147 reviews
Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Martial Law.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development88% User Score 2,855 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
You are the Grim Reaper... on an office job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death and Taxes.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability85% User Score 1,302 reviews
Missing Translation is a simple puzzle game that is quite interesting in the way it presents itself. There are no tutorials, it allows for that special sort of exploration that many gamers love. There is no text dialogue or vocal dialogue, it is simply a game that can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of their language. Missing Translation is a beautiful experience both visually and emotionally, wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Translation.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability85% User Score 910 reviewsCritic Score 73%4 reviews
The Red Lantern is a narrative, survival game where you and your team of 5 sled dogs, lost in the wilderness, must navigate the ever-changing events of the Alaskan bush to find your way home. Choose how you want to interact with the world, do you tackle it head on hunting everything that moves, or do you take a more cautious approach? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Red Lantern.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding95% User Score 4,330 reviewsCritic Score 77%3 reviews
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, replayabilityMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability92% User Score 1,742 reviews
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay67% User Score 519 reviews
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caligo.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding95% User Score 2,594 reviews
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subsurface Circular.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding85% User Score 1,417 reviews
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more? Could you be the one that unfolds the truth about the Wychwood forest that have been hidden about hundred years, and release the forest from its curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick and Treat - Visual Novel.
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- 54%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding60% User Score 916 reviewsCritic Score 35%2 reviews
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mind-bending tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIND: Path to Thalamus.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding90% User Score 2,632 reviewsCritic Score 80%10 reviews
You didn't ask to lead this expedition but here you are: stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead. Manage your meager resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls and head in the only direction you can - into The Pale Beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pale Beyond.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability75% User Score 191 reviews
《甜点恋人》是一款恋爱养成游戏,讲述了在一个热爱甜点的国家里,主角成长为优秀的糕点师,并收获了美好爱情的故事。 Pastry Lovers is an adventure simulation game that sets in a fantastic Pastry Kingdom. Sakura, the main character, grows into a pastry master and gains romantic love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pastry Lovers.
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- View Game79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability79% User Score 359 reviews
Visual Novel game about a wave of murders that sweep across a city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Major\Minor.
- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability94% User Score 2,493 reviews
Can you think twice in under a second? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OLDTV.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding97% User Score 135,040 reviewsCritic Score 85%1 reviews
Buy Stray on PlayStation Store. Lost, alone and injured, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability91% User Score 2,286 reviewsCritic Score 69%2 reviews
Do you know what love is? This game is trying to give our answer. This game encourages people to have a sensitive and gentle heart. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LoveChoice.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding67% User Score 311 reviews
A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Code.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development81% User Score 259 reviews
Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journal.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization83% User Score 1,240 reviews
You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunrider Academy.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding76% User Score 1,239 reviews
[Media 2570068] Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is OUT NOW! Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/where-the-water-tastes-like-wine-switch/ Xbox One:... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where the Water Tastes Like Wine.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization78% User Score 1,615 reviews
Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tricolour Lovestory.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding90% User Score 5,173 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviews
A story about taking things apart and putting ourselves back together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assemble with Care.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding78% User Score 3,067 reviewsCritic Score 70%3 reviews
Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: "Dear Esther..." - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent year… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Esther.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding73% User Score 1,582 reviews
You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greyfox RPG.
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- 55%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding60% User Score 389 reviewsCritic Score 35%2 reviews
Doors is a first person logic game where your sole purpose is to traverse a strange world in search of bacon. Everything is based on one simple concept; use logic to determine where you will go. Be careful - some doors lead to bacon, while others lead to death. You will be tested - but you will stop at nothing to achieve the ultimate reward in life: Bacon, and maybe begin to understand where you a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doors.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability83% User Score 454 reviews
Chronology is a mind-bending mix of puzzle, adventure and platform game where you defy time by manipulating the past and the future, in order to fix the present. Play as the Old Inventor and his sidekick The Snail, and take advantage of their special abilities - travel back and forth in time, stop time, manipulate objects and solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronology.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability93% User Score 1,060 reviewsCritic Score 75%3 reviews
This is a restaurant in heaven. Please ask the bear and cat for your last meal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bear's Restaurant.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development70% User Score 1,736 reviews
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours.As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.
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- View Game91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding94% User Score 5,218 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviews
Hiveswap is a hand-drawn tribute to '90s point-and-click adventure games. Play as Joey Claire, a puzzle-solving teen snatched out of her time (1994) and place (Earth) and stranded on a hostile alien planet on the brink of rebellion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HIVESWAP: ACT 1.
- 57%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding61% User Score 421 reviewsCritic Score 40%1 reviews
Purrfect Date is a cross between a Visual Novel, a Dating Sim, and a dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious Cat Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purrfect Date.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability93% User Score 589 reviews
Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows is a minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out. The core of your movement is simple: move, jump, and climb, with your ability to turn into liquid allowing you to squeeze through tight spaces and dash across the rooms at high speeds. As you play, you'll discover abilities which let yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows.
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- 64%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding63% User Score 1,786 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert. The player’s task is to repair the mechanical body of his companion and solve the mystery of the neglected entertainment park located not far from the yurt toget… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cradle.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding64% User Score 888 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A New Beginning: Final Cut.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding79% User Score 3,448 reviewsCritic Score 72%9 reviews
Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors. This is The Final Station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Station.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability93% User Score 14,206 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent First-Person platform adventure game built in the Unreal Engine. It is a story about a boy who searches for his lost uncle and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement through the world in A Story About My Uncle is a crucial part of its core gameplay, focusing on swinging yourself through caverns with a grappling hook mechanic that gives… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Story About My Uncle.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability85% User Score 1,189 reviews
Welcome to Moe Era, the era of cute things! It has everything but a hero to help four adorable girls. You're the one they're waiting for! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moe Era.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability89% User Score 1,104 reviews
The sequel to Off-Peak, The Norwood Suite is a surreal first-person adventure game by Cosmo D. Journey to the secluded Hotel Norwood, where odd characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Norwood Suite.
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