Games like Descending the Stairs

"Minds Beneath Us" is a sci-fi thriller game set in a futuristic Asian city, where society is automated by advanced AI. You find yourself trapped in a foreign body, uncovering a conspiracy involving the use of human brains to power AI systems. The game features dialogue choices that affect relationships and the story, with hidden clues and hand-drawn animation creating a cinematic experience.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage follows four high school girls in the 90s as they form a punk band and uncover a life-changing mystery. Players alternate between 1995 and 2022 to piece together hidden secrets while shaping the story through deep, reactive conversations. It’s a heartfelt journey of friendship, memories, and dark truths beneath Velvet Cove’s surface.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a BAFTA-winning game that explores the mysterious death of the Finch family members, one by one. As Edith, you'll uncover your family's past by experiencing the day of each relative's death in a series of first-person vignettes, each with its unique gameplay and tone. The game aims to help Edith understand why she is the only Finch left alive.

In "Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode," the SigCorp crew enjoys a company-paid vacation at the Golden Lobster Hotel & Resort for one day. Familiar characters from the series engage in mini-games and relaxation, while uncovering mysteries. Despite their presumed deaths, they interact in a narrative adventure featuring Platplat the platypus, Rudog, Long-cat, and Ricebot. This beach episode combines adventure game elements with classic RPG aesthetics and humorous dialogues.

"Oxenfree II: Lost Signals" is a supernatural narrative adventure game where the player, as Riley, investigates unexplained electromagnetic interference in her hometown. The game features a non-linear story influenced by the player's dialogue choices and decisions, with consequences that permanently impact the future. It can be played as a standalone story or in conjunction with the original "Oxenfree."

Spiral is a third-person narratively driven exploration game sharing a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration seen from the inside. It tells the story of Bernard, a man who wishes goodbye one last time to the memories that built him from his early childhood to who he is today.

"Sometimes Always Monsters" is a narrative-driven RPG where you play as a monster trying to make amends for past mistakes. Travel across continents, meet interesting characters, and make meaningful choices that affect the story. This emotional and introspective journey challenges you to consider the consequences of your actions and the power of forgiveness.

"UFO 50" is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games, encompassing a variety of genres with a nostalgic 8-bit aesthetic. The games, created by the developers of Spelunky, Downwell, and Catacomb Kids, are allavailable to play immediately and offer a range of experiences from small arcade-style games to larger open-world adventures. The games are presented as part of a shared alternate universe, with recurring characters and connections between titles.

"Shenmue I & II" is an open-world action adventure game that combines jujitsu combat, investigative sleuthing, and RPG elements. The story follows Ryo Hazuki, a teenage martial artist on a quest for revenge against Lan Di, who murdered his father and stole an precious artifact. The game is known for its immersive open world, engaging story, and pioneering features such as quick time events and day-night cycles.

Some houses aren’t just homes. They’re shaped by the experiences of their inhabitants, both good and bad. Through love and anger, happiness and despair, some houses become… more. The Cunningham House, formerly home to generations of the family, is one such house, and something is very wrong inside. With most of her family having abandoned the charming home in small-town Oklahoma, Joni Evers mus…