Games like Cooking for Surveillance Capitalists

83%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 951 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

"Beyond a Steel Sky" is a single-player thriller action game with stunning game mechanics, exceptional visuals, and a marvelous soundtrack. As Robert Foster, you search for a kidnapped child in Union City, a utopian mega-city with a dark underbelly. Engaging puzzles and dynamic responses to player actions drive the narrative in this dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller with a unique atmosphere. The game is a sequel to the cult classic "Beneath a Steel Sky," from Charles Cecil and with art direction by Dave Gibbons.

76%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

monetization, grinding

76% User Score Based on 148 reviews

In "Through Abandoned: The Forest," players explore a sacral place in the Ordered, solving puzzles and discovering items to find their brother. This free-to-play adventure and romance game offers engaging problem-solving and a captivating narrative. Add it to your Steam wishlist for future updates.

87%Game Brain Score

humor, story

grinding

87% User Score Based on 374 reviews

"Bucket Detective" is a dark comedy/horror game where you assist a cult in completing a ritual to gain inspiration for your novel. The choices you make determine one of the five unique endings. With nearly an hour of audio commentary, the game provides insight into its creation. It takes around 45-65 minutes to complete and encourages multiple playthroughs to unlock the full story.

76%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

music, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

"Camp W is a single-player Visual Novel game with wonderful visuals and an intriguing, emotional story. As a young witch at a human summer camp, you must conceal your identity and make friends while uncovering secrets about the Witching Realm's history. The game features a Friending Simulator, allowing you to choose which campers to get to know and learn their stories."

84%Game Brain Score

story, music

gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

"Omen Exitio: Plague" is a Lovecraftian adventure game where you play as Dr. Jake Huntington, a military doctor investigating a mysterious disease threatening human extinction with potentially preternatural origins. Set in 1896 Zanzibar, you'll explore dark conspiracies and intrigues, pushing the boundaries of human intellect to uncover the truth and save humanity. The game is inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s, offering a unique and immersive experience.

82%Game Brain Score

story, gameplay

atmosphere, replayability

82% User Score Based on 103 reviews

In "Verne: The Shape of Fantasy," play as Jules Verne in 1888, aboard the Nautilus in search of the Flame of Hephaestus to save Hemera from the destructive Nation. Discover wonders and confront a dark entity threatening to eliminate imagination. Two other games are also mentioned in the store page: "Between Horizons" and "Mira and the Legend of the Djinns."

90%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 7,848 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 52 reviews

"Pentiment" is a narrative-driven game immersed in history, with a story inspired by illuminated manuscripts and printed woodcuts. As you navigate through a 16th century German town, your choices and investigations in this murder mystery will shape the outcome of the tale. Uncovering the truth proves challenging, as social classes and religious differences impact your journey.

95%Game Brain Score

story, music

replayability, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 294 reviews

"Buried: An Interactive Story" is a playable, text-based game where you play as Roger Hastings, a logger searching for his missing crew in a forest with a haunting atmosphere. Your choices affect the plot, determining the outcome of danger, trust, and life or death situations. With a stunning photo display, immersive soundscape, and 5 intense chapters, uncover the hidden secrets and face the consequences of your decisions. Music by Gimu.

87%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

stability, optimization

87% User Score Based on 388 reviews

"Neofeud" is a single-player Science Fiction Point and Click game with an intriguing story, ingenious gameplay, great visuals, and a memorable soundtrack. In a dystopic future, sentient robots, seen as unwanted bastard children of humanity, face discrimination and poverty. As a player, you navigate a hand-painted world, filled with political intrigue, while uncovering a hilarious yet emotional narrative, riddled with bugs and memorable characters.

56%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

music, stability

56% User Score Based on 224 reviews

Play with Me: Escape Room challenges players with fourth-wall-breaking puzzles that require moving closer or farther from the screen to uncover clues. Inspired by the SAW series, it follows investigative journalist Robert Hawk’s mysterious disappearance linked to a cunning serial killer called "Illusion." Players must use objects and solve optical illusions to escape and uncover the truth.