Games like Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Struggling punk band, Dead Pets, are still looking for their breakthrough after almost 10 years. Gordy has big plans for the group, but when you turn 30, life starts to get in the way. Dead Pets Unleashed is a narrative, slice of life and management-lite game; get ready to unleash your inner demon. Playing as Gordy, you’ll go to band practice, do what you can to keep the band together, manage G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Pets Unleashed.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Join a band with two crass, potty-mouthed punks, Ricki and Max. What else do you have going on Tuesday nights? Curate your style, endure the trials and tribulations of public transit, and play dead-end gigs! Go on mediocre dates, thrift with your besties, buy overpriced coffee, and complain about the cost of rent in this Seattle-inspired grungy city. Punk Juice invites you to recreate your life… O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Punk Juice.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

BUZZ"This building-cleaning action game will change the way you interpret reality" - IGN Japan "A game that depicts the struggles of young people during their pursuit of their dreams" - Game*Spark About the GameDream-Chasing Window Cleaner x Action-Adventure Experience a thrilling action-packed adventure as a window cleaner navigating the towering skyscrapers of the city.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SKY THE SCRAPER.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

94% User Score Based on 840 reviews

Start a band, and take on the world in this music industry simulation/role-playing game. Success doesn't come without hard work, and making connections in your local music scene is the only path to stardom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Star 2.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

78% User Score Based on 1,146 reviews

Cyberpunkdreamss is an evolving text-based role-playing adventure with countless opportunities, and endless chances for destruction. Take on the role of a lone wanderer sent to the gates of Cincinnati, in the 2090s. The sand from the desert badlands coats your clothes and skin – with your memories torn from you, all you have is a weapon on your hip, and a mission to complete. Enter a living, grow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to cyberpunkdreams.

Upon arriving at a correctional academy located in a remote mountainous region, a young man named Roan quickly finds his surroundings are falling into disarray. In order to make it out alive he and the other students must band together, fight, and ultimately survive the infernal legions that march endlessly towards them. From the haunted halls of Rothsbury Correctional Academy, to Icy Wastes, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy Bones Infernal.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 889 reviews

Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming. Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your quirky crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. What mysteries will it uncover? What kind of adventure lies ahead? And who will you meet along the way? It’s up to you now… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little-Known Galaxy.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

95% User Score Based on 28,576 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 6 reviews

Rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Against the Storm.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Relax while traveling around a fantasy desert on your Giant Magical Turtle. Deliver packages and explore the world in your Little Odyssey! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Odyssey.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

76% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Would you get along with your game character? Do you think you would get along? Would you like each other? Or would you not stand the sight of each other? Find out in this visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestial Crossing.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 2,874 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chinese Parents.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 426 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The family was ready to visit the amusement park, but plans are cancelled due to weather. This is a story about an ordinary family spending time at home during the rain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainy Season.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 15,259 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 28 reviews

Night In The Woods is an adventure game about a college dropout who comes home to the friends and the town they left behind. Break stuff, play bass, hang out, go places and discover things that aren't meant for you. Come home to Possum Springs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night in the Woods.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

84% User Score Based on 922 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

Mind Scanners is a retro-futuristic management game in which you diagnose the citizens of a dystopian metropolis. Locate a host of other-worldly characters and use arcade-style treatment devices to help them. Manage your time and resources to keep The Structure in balance. Remember, you take full responsibility for your patients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Scanners.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

87% User Score Based on 2,362 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Growing Up.

Welcome to "Red Thread," a unique singleplayer strategy card game narrative sim that intricately weaves the complex tapestry of relationships and personal ambitions. In this captivating world, every connection counts, and your choices shape the journey of your life.Gameplay:At the heart of "Red Thread" is a dynamic card deck representing different people you encounter throughou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Thread.

Livora is a browser-based life simulation strategy game about trying to build a stable life under modern pressure. Players choose a starting life and manage money, rent, bills, work, health, energy, relationships, family obligations, and long-term consequences. Every choice has a cost, and not every cost is money. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIVORA.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 102 reviews

A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Wonderland.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 380 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 11 reviews

Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wax Heads.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

+++ This game was developed and published by a single individual. It was created solely as a narrative medium to present the developer’s personal original character (OC) story. All decisions regarding the development and release of this game prioritize the developer’s physical and mental well-being. The current price includes only the first two chapters; the price will increase as new chapters a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 愚人船 NARRENSCHIFF.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

99% User Score Based on 339 reviews

Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Bodega Simulator.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 2,368 reviews

Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wylde Flowers.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Slimekeep is a simple arcade game where you must shoot slimes strategically to earn the most points while staying alive. As slimes live longer and grow, they become worth more points. Occasionally voids will drop which also can help you defeat hoards of slimes. This game was made in less than 48 hours for the 46th Ludum Dare game jam. Also, if you are on a device without a 16:9 aspect ratio (like … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slimekeep.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

86% User Score Based on 64 reviews

STEAMRUSH is a third-person Boss Rush game featuring fast-paced melee combat against unique bosses, punctuated by exploration segments that gradually unveil the captivating story of the isolated city-state of Haze. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEAMRUSH.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

61% User Score Based on 220 reviews

Fata Deum is a god game asking the player "With the power of a god, who will you become?". As a powerful god the player fights against up to four other (AI) gods to rule a fantastic world and its citizens. These citizens act self-sufficient and need to be convinced to follow the player. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fata Deum.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay

68% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Kudos is a turn-based game that puts you in control of a single character and manages their life from age 20 to 30. You get to pick their friends, their job, and how they spend their free time, but there is a catch! You can only choose to do one thing each day, or two at the weekends. This makes Kudos 2 a game of agonizing choices. Do you turn down an invitation from a friend because you are too t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kudos 2.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

63% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Incremental Idler creature-collector, where you mine, train, breed, augment, and trade creatures, in order to increase the outputs of your operation. Collect all the creatures, called Fables, in the name of science within the region of Soltera. Discover and buy upgrades to further your output. Main Features Collect over 360 Fables (30 unique & 11 augmented versions of each) Upgrade from over 20+ d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koltera.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

91% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The conclusive episode in this visual novel trilogy is set in the far future on the moon. Will Hal's dream be realized? It's been 8 years since the events of episode.01. With the economics of lunar city going out of control what is going to happen next? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

95% User Score Based on 676 reviews

Sacred Fire is a narrative RPG in which your humanity and emotions impact your fight for survival and inner freedom. Inspired by ancient Caledonia, the story follows a group of resistance fighters and their rise to power. Choosing motives, ideas and feelings is as important as choosing your actions. Develop your personality and compete for influence to change the story and avert a tragic ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sacred Fire.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 268 reviews

Slow Living With Princesss is an RPG adventure game. Gideon Ragnason has been discharged from the Hero's party because he was not "strong enough". Since then, he has retired from the front lines of the battle and changed his name to Red. Now he opens an apothecary in the frontier called Zoltan and hopes to have a happy slow living life style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slow living with Princess.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

90% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

More Than Just a Retro Romance - Balance social life with the intensity of running an esports team in a retrofuturistic world where arcades dominate the gaming scene. After the success of the award-winning visual novel Arcade Spirits, Fiction Factory Games are back with a ground-breaking standalone sequel. Customizable Characters - Design your own character and rival using a massively expanded… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 25,064 reviews

The Battle Brothers: Complete Edition contains the base game and all expansion DLC's! Buy the bundle and save on all items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Brothers.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

91% User Score Based on 205 reviews

Roguelike Romance JRPG with a female protagonist. Customize your characters, take open-ended quests and write your own story in the town of Ecallia. A game with town building, dating and life sim elements, but also a randomly generated Dungeon with lots of companions and loot! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Dreams.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

65% User Score Based on 110 reviews

[Media 3285209] Wait! Life is Beautiful! - W!LIB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicides with a touch of black humor. Playing the game is like watching a spine-tingling film or... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wait! Life is Beautiful!.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

88% User Score Based on 3,924 reviews

Are you The Rightful King™ or just a filthy peasant? The sword is waiting for you to lift it, but it gets longer and heavier each time someone else succeeds... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

79% User Score Based on 314 reviews

As Randall, you’ll guide Sue, your loving landlady, as her values erode and desires awaken. A visual novel of bimbofication, twisted love, and sexual corruption. Will she become your perfect woman? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Bimbo Dream.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 4,019 reviews

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quasimorph.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

96% User Score Based on 73 reviews

SEX, SIN & ROCK’N’ROLL is a 3D visual novel with side-scroller exploration where a cursed guitar offers fame for a price. Write songs, play rhythm concerts, face adult temptations, and choose between becoming a rock god or saving your soul. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEX, SIN & ROCK'N'ROLL.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 238 reviews

A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everyday Devil.

Grow magical crops—and your own workforce. Run an alchemy shop in a city trapped in a time loop, forge bonds with humans and non-humans, and shape its fate. A dark fantasy management sim with branching stories and multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Piper of Dawn.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

98% User Score Based on 1,042 reviews

Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Princess.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

99% User Score Based on 823 reviews

Remote work simulator where you are a worm :) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worming from Home.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,294 reviews

The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game with survival and rogue-like elements. Build a village on the back of a giant, wandering creature, farm crops and forage resources to keep your villagers alive and form a symbiotic relationship with your giant host to survive together in a hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wandering Village.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,305 reviews

A gripping prison escape RPG woven with crime, corruption, and hidden agendas. Step into a maximum-security facility where every inmate has a past—and a plan. You'll have to fight to survive, investigate, and ultimately break free before the time runs out. Uncover a scheme that threatens more than just your life—it could bring down the entire city. In this thrilling adventure, choices matter, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back to the Dawn.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

88% User Score Based on 1,300 reviews

Make the dwelling of your dreams a reality in this apartment management sim If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream House Days.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

95% User Score Based on 612 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

A slice-of-life adventure about childhood, community, and soccer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to despelote.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Afterlove EP is a slice-of-life adventure about love, loss and music. Explore modern Jakarta as Rama in his journey to learn about himself, create music, find love and come to terms with the loss of his girlfriend Cinta, whose voice still lives on in his head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterlove EP.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

【Story】In a world plagued by Schizosoma—a flesh-splitting disease that turns people into ghosts—it's become normal for society to leave the cleanup to professional ghost sweepers. Ricardo, a washed-up temp cleaner, takes a job scraping ghost flesh off the streets. It’s grim work... but it pays. 【About the Game】 Dig Night is an RPG made in RPG Maker VX Ace, blending dark comedy and surr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dig Night.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, monetization

100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heralds of the Avirentes - Ch. 1 Wings of Change.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

After recovering from a painful incident, a closeted trans woman finds herself split between four possible paths - returning to sailing, becoming a healer, helping the resident witch, or joining a prince on a mysterious quest. A fantasy romance visual novel about love and self-discovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breathless Winds - LGBT Visual Novel.