Games like Death in the Gulag

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Don't Let Me Fade: adventure, interractive narrative [created in 48 hours as part of GG-jam 2025] A narrative exploration game about memory, identity, and the slow unraveling of time. Created during a 48-hour game jam, Don’t Let Me Fade invites players into a poetic and emotional journey through the mind of a man losing himself to Alzheimer’s. A World Without TimeThe jam's theme, "A World … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Let Me Fade.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 153 reviews

Don’t Go Looking For Evil, You May Find The Likho… One-Eyed Likho is a mystical first-person horror adventure in which you have to find Likho and escape your own evil fate. Features Folk horror – Explore a game world inspired by a Slavic fairy-tale recorded in the early 19th century Story-focused exploration – Progress through the game to uncover secrets and learn the whole truth Unique style - A … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One-Eyed Likho.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 35 reviews

SIRE follows the protagonist’s journey to visit their father’s funeral on the other side of the world. Players combine cards to explore a darkly comedic, surreal world of loss and learning, in a combination of classic point-n-click adventure and real video footage of my father's actual artwork. My StoryWhen my father passed away 7 years ago, the idea for SIRE was born. The game comes from an … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIRE.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability

93% User Score Based on 100 reviews

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If you like it, consider supporting it on Kickstarter PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS is a 2D, point-and-click, narrative-driven adventure video game with a focus on atmosphere, character, and storytelling. Step into the worn-out shoes of Jack, caught in a world of bigger players, dirty deals, and personal demons. Explore hand-crafted environments, uncover layered storylines, and interact with a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playing With The Big Boys.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

95% User Score Based on 926 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 36 reviews

Buy Season: A letter to the future on PlayStation Store. Leave home on a bicycle trip into a mysterious new world and record life before it ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEASON: A letter to the future.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 35,756 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

"Then we can always regroup on the moon, silly! " If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To the Moon.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

92% User Score Based on 10,910 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

Buy A Plague Tale: Requiem on PlayStation Store. Live a heartrending journey in a brutal world twisted by supernatural forces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Plague Tale: Requiem.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

92% User Score Based on 510 reviews

The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caribou Trail.

《星珀庄园的花语》是一款横版2D的解谜游戏，少女意外发现了父亲留下的笔记本，踏入了荒废已久的星珀庄园，通过父亲笔记本上留下的线索，在机关密布的庄园里破解层层谜题，探寻父亲当年死亡的真相，以及揭开缠绕庄园百年的诅咒。 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 星珀庄园的花语.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Each person has a universe inside of them. A personal universe with characters influenced by the observable reality around them. Your friends, the fans, the local shop clerk, each person you pass without giving pause is another universe. You make up a story about them, they form a story about you. The universes expand. I always wonder how similar our universes can be. You and I. Will I e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Chamber of Stars.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

100% User Score Based on 66 reviews

MASTER LEMON is a TRIBUTE TO MY POLYGLOT FRIEND who tragically passed away in an accident while pursuing his dream of living in Iceland. Experience his legacy in this NARRATIVE ADVENTURE. Harness the POWER OF WORDS and CREATIVITY to transform reality and save the world If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Just UpdatedRelease Date Announced!We’re incredibly excited to share that Benign Land will officially be released next Friday, January 24! A project that started as a site-specific art installation in Belfast will now become available for people to experience in their own space & time. An unconventional game that we believe it won’t disappoint in providing a one-of-a-kind journey. Wishlist… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Benign Land.

Are you still contacting your friends from school? Do you still remember the love from the youth? And even more, do you still have the dream that keeps your heart beating? You’ve been trained to have a heart covered by unbreakable shell. In this game, you are going through a journey to crack it, leading to the long forgotten. Who is murmuring in the dark? Who is screaming for help through the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crack (壳中之物）.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

Reconnect with your mother’s culture through food while navigating a train that goes deeper and deeper in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Taste of the Past.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

81% User Score Based on 141 reviews

From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

84% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

97% User Score Based on 228 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A free hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

90% User Score Based on 191 reviews

You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How We Got Here.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

77% User Score Based on 92 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Radiant One is art. It makes you think about the meaning of human existence in today's rapidly changing world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radiant One.

Game OverviewWillow is a young woman who has been struggling to deal with a stalker who has been following her and causing her great fear and anxiety. One day, after a particularly harrowing encounter with the stalker, Willow begins to experience strange hallucinations. These hallucinations take the form of strange, distorted images and sounds that seem to come from nowhere, and they seem to be co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virago: Trepidation.

Four friends gather under cloudy skies in a forgotten gravesite, united by a shared past and the memory of a man who vanished from their lives a decade ago. His name was Avoir Cafard. All he left behind was a Blue Book, filled with fragments of his past. Avoir lived in the decaying Soviet port city of Tishgorod, a place where sorrow clung to the air and life moved in a slow, unrelenting rhythm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Eternal Fool.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Before the streams… Before the audience… Before anyone knew her name… there was Miki. Enter a surreal visual novel exploring the hidden lore behind TheMikiKomori, the mysterious angel shark VTuber drifting between loneliness, memory, and the endless pull of the digital sea. This is the story before the streams, before the audience, and before the name “TheMikiKomori” ever existed. Follow Miki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Miki Komori Project.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Awakening Sarah is an immersive adventure game that invites you to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the depths of dreams. Play as Sarah, a young girl with an extraordinary gift - the ability to delve into her own dreams and unravel the mysteries that lie within. As Sarah awakens in a mysterious dream world, she finds herself confronted with surreal places and enigmatic puzzles that refle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakening Sarah.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 137 reviews

The Last Oath is a small pixel art walking sim story game. Wake up carrying a heavy sword, drag it to your destination, and learn things about the environment.  You're a knight that has sworn an oath to the king, but in a recent lost battle the kingdom has fallen. You have one final task left, While you complete this task, you find out more about the world and the events that happened by interact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Oath.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Immerse yourself in a chilling nightmare where the darkest corners of the past come to life to haunt you. This is a tense first-person psychological horror game that transports you to the heart of an abandoned police station. This is a place that the city authorities are preparing to demolish, but its walls hold too many untold stories and unbearable human despair. A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PAST: The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Resolve.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

An isolated Russian village, 1942. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Yong Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grief like a stray dog.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Half Away is a One-Shot Narrative adventure where you play as Juna, exploring a mystical Spirit Realm. Use her unique ability to hear hidden voices to solve puzzles and interact with enchanted objects and spirits. Discover secrets, face challenges, and uncover multiple endings in this magical journey filled with exploration, puzzle-solving, and storytelling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Away.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7 Days.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The Memories That Shape Us is a first-person, walking-simulator, narrative video game. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Memories That Shape Us.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 2,614 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 16 reviews

Ask and you shall be deceived If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indika.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 276 reviews

My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, but my sister. Play as Luzia in her quest to return home. After Luzia and her older sister Sombria are abducted by strangers, it is up to Luzia to help her and her sister home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Big Sister.

The year of 2052. The dark future after the global flood. A young wanderer from the wasteland named Victor learns about the "city of dreams" in the northern mountains, where ancient technologies and an antediluvian way of life have survived. Deciding that he has nothing to lose, he goes on a risky trip to see it with his own eyes. Having reached the city, he quickly realizes that the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SALVATIONLAND.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

99% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

When the snow stops falling, the small Danish village of Tinglev will no longer be the same. Walk the path of Gerda as her quiet life is turned upside down during the World War 2 occupation of her home. Choose where to go, how to act, and who to trust in this intimate narrative RPG-lite experience inspired by real life events. How far would you go to protect your loved ones? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gerda: A Flame in Winter.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 246 reviews

This dark act takes place in a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to the keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-year shift at the Lighthouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse Keeper.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 18,415 reviews

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 1,334 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

DISCOVER WHO YOU ARENT If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artful Escape.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 266 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome to Elk is a biographical adventure set on an island like no other, where every character you encounter has a story to tell. From the weird and wonderful to the dark and desperate, all the tales told on Elk are based on true stories of life on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Elk.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

96% User Score Based on 170 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

See the tragedy of World War 2 through the eyes of a child. Torn away from your home, you become a worker in a forced labor camp. You have to survive without losing what makes us human in this war-torn world, where only the strongest prevail. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Torn Away.

The Rule of SHE is a role-playing game that delves into the enigmatic character of SHE. In this ever-shifting world, reality and time are constantly in flux, and each scenario introduces a different set of rules that must be followed. Any violation of these rules will bring misfortune upon yourself. Adhere to them to uncover the truth and delve into the deepest secrets of SHE. Only when you hav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rule Of SHE.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 1 reviews

The Story The shackles have been shattered, but true freedom is earned, not given. In Vita: Rift of a Nation, you follow Naysa-Dae, an Earth Vita navigating the vibrant, complex nation of Opolo. Drawing inspiration from the architectural and cultural grandeur of ancient American civilizations, Opolo is a land governed by an oppressive system that refuses to let go. The fight for survival has be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vita: Rift of a Nation.

Worlds: The Great Odyssey is in the early stages of development. By purchasing now, you’re supporting our journey to complete the full game while gaining exclusive early access to explore content as it’s created. What You Get Right Now Access to the first playable build of Worlds: The Great Odyssey. Starting gear package: Tesseract Energy Core Muramusa (sidearm with damage bonus) Ascalon … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORLDS: The Great Odyssey.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 4,756 reviews

Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about an astronaut drifting through the vastness of space, searching for a reason to keep going while struggling with the feeling that there may be no way back home. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, the game explores despair, friendship and how we are able to move forward even in the deepest void of the cosmos. A Hopecore-Ins… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Control, I'm Not Coming Back.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 201 reviews

Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice. After his father is drafted and sent to the front, the protagonist volunteers in Mariupol, leaving his studies behind and ignoring his mother’s fears. Artyom never t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 93, Kuindzhi.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

89% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Songbird.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development

66% User Score Based on 58 reviews

WHAT IF HIDE AND SEEK WAS LIFE AND DEATH? It’s 1986, and you're stranded on a ship in the Bermuda Triangle. Everyone is missing — but you’re not alone. You’re trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, and you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive. Ready or not, here it comes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ire: A Prologue.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Notice to All Players This game contains heavy themes, including domestic violence. If you have trauma related to family or similar subjects, please proceed with caution. A boy who ran away from home. He settles beneath a bridge, spending his days busking. In this new routine, he experiences new encounters and small, unexpected happenings. Why did he leave home? And what … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

The Protagonist is a narrative-driven psychological horror game set 635 years after the sun died. You play as Varon, a man searching the underground ruins of humanity for his missing daughter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Protagonist.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

93% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief. Following the death of her mother, Lisa and her children — Ollie and Zoe — discover the left behind oil paintings in her old home. Upon the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Art House.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 1,220 reviews

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.