Games like Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure

"The Pale Beyond" is a narrative-driven horror adventure game where players uncover the mysteries of a ghost ship, the HMS Eidolon, and its crew. Through environmental storytelling, puzzles, and interactions with supernatural entities, players must navigate the ship's dark past and their own sanity. The game features a unique art style that enhances the eerie atmosphere and adds to the tension as players delve deeper into the secrets of the cursed vessel.

"The Yawhg" is a choose-your-own-adventure game where players prepare for the arrival of a ominous force, the Yawhg. Each action and decision made during the 14 days leading up to the Yawhg has consequences for the character's stats and the game's outcome. The game features multiple endings, encouraging replayability and different story paths.

"Choice of Robots" is a 300,000-word interactive sci-fi novel where you design and build robots that will shape the world. Your choices determine if your robots will be helpful or hostile, and if they will love or disdain humanity. Over 30 years, you'll make crucial decisions about their development, including starting a robotic uprising or going to war with the US. This text-based game allows you to shape your robot's character and even start a family with a human or advanced robot.

"One Night Stand" is a visual novel that explores the aftermath of a one-night stand. The game puts you in the shoes of a character who wakes up next to a stranger, with no memory of the previous night. Through conversation and exploration, you must navigate the awkward situation and make choices that will determine the outcome of your one-night stand. With multiple endings and a focus on character development, "One Night Stand" is a thought-provoking and engaging game.

In "Subsurface Circular," play as a detective investigating disappearances among robotic workers on a subterranean monorail. Solve dialogue puzzles using a unique vocabulary-based inventory system to uncover the world's secrets. This polished, one-sitting game features a graphical twist on classic text-based adventures and includes an original soundtrack, art gallery, and unlockable developer commentary.

"Zeliria Sanctuary" is a game featuring an otherworldly setting with a tropical climate and unique creatures. After being transported through a portal, protagonist Maxx must solve the planet's mysteries and build new relationships. With a mix of two distinct game styles, players will encounter action-packed combat and intricate puzzle-solving. As Maxx's connection to his past fades, he must learn to trust new friends and navigate the complexities of his new home.

"Choice of Life: Middle Ages" is a text-based life simulation game that lets you experience life in the medieval era. Make choices that determine your character's social status, career, relationships, and overall happiness. With multiple branching storylines and numerous endings, each playthrough offers a unique journey through the middle ages.

In The Bottom of the Well, you play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world. She retells her experience to her friend in a huge, branching narrative. Although a single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.

"Swordbreaker The Game" is a fantasy-themed, interactive fiction game where players become the titular hero and face challenges through a choose-your-own-adventure style format. Navigate treacherous lands, make crucial decisions, and engage in combat using swords and spells to uncover the truth about your destiny. The game features multiple endings based on your choices.

"Between the Stars" is a single-player spaceship action game with strategy elements. Command your crew, manage resources, and engage in real-time combat while exploring a vast, procedurally generated galaxy. Upgrade your ship, recruit new crew members, and make important decisions that will determine your fate in this immersive space adventure.