Games like don't rock the boat

ISSUE #53 Cover - Aleta Perez Hello and welcome to Indiepocalypse! Indiepocalypse is a curated monthly collection looking to highlight the very best of the alternative indie game scene.  Each month features games by 10 different developers, including a newly commissioned game exclusive to the bundle-zine. The games cover a wide variety of styles, genres, and themes as they fight agains… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indiepocalypse #53.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

90% User Score Based on 100 reviews

A short experience about ghosts and places and people, set in the first days/weeks after the lockdown ended in Melbourne. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to i am still here.

An 80KB interactive-fiction text adventure game that begins as you set out with your newly acquired kayak one weekend. Created over 10 days by a team of two. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Zen of Kayaking.

You awaken in a stone sarcophagus, with no memory of who you are, where you are, or what you've done to end up here-- and no idea who it is that freed you. But it doesn't take long for someone from your past to find you, and more are coming, as the news of your awakening spreads quickly through the underground community you were once a part of.  Navigate this new world and try to piece your past b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Choke.

Trainers have been disappearing, and strange, rubbery Pokémon have been seen attacking and kidnapping people,  all of them wearing the red 'R' of a certain nefarious team... Chosen by the champion themself, you are the region's only hope of stopping Team Rocket in their wicked plans. Armed with only your most trusted Pokémon companion, you need to brave the unknown depths of Team Rocket's secret,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Team Rocket's Lair (18+ Transformation Interactive Story).

"We should try to find a place to stay for the night. The horses need a rest." Those were the coachman's last words before he disappeared without a trace. Lost deep in the Black Forest, you soon find out that some things should remain buried forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Curse of Rabenstein.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

84% User Score Based on 237 reviews

Conquest and seduction, sexual dominance and fiefdom management; Forging an empire is a brutal business where you must balance the needs of your budding Khaganate with your own desires. In this revenge story meets an empire simulator, the risks are high but the bounties are heavenly... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vae Victis - Khan.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

WARNING: This game contains flashing images. If you are sensitive to flashing lights, please proceed with caution. A Bad Christmas Story is a short, horror interactive fiction experience set in the same universe as Bad Summer. Whether you’re already familiar with Bad Summer or stepping into this world for the first time, A Bad Christmas Story is a standalone, tightly focused horror story you ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Bad Christmas Story.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development

99% User Score Based on 132 reviews

...he's just been turned into a vampire. Well, actually, he has two problems, because he's also found himself on Fledgling Manor, the hottest vampire reality show in America. Eight new vampires are forced to live together in a remote mansion. Each episode, they must vote off one of their fellow Fledglings. But the losing contestant isn't just forced to leave the show — they're executed for the pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fledgling Manor.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 26 reviews

ALSO AVAILABLE ON STEAM WITH ACHIEVEMENTS: PLAY HERE  ALSO ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE 63rd INDIEPOCALYPSE ZINE: HERE!! (BUT MAYBE DOWNLOAD IT HERE TOO IF YOU LIKE IT! HELPS A LOT!) You have arrived at Sarpedon, a surreal island at the edge of the known world. Armed only with a bag, a sword, and your wits, you must continue your task as given: REACH THE ISLAND SLAY THE BEAST RETURN WITH HE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sarpedon.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

99% User Score Based on 178 reviews

Written by the prolific author "Alissyn Rievegh" in her early 20's, "Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell" (Mhakna for short) was her foray into the children's novel genre and has been a hit classic in the Alliance ever since it's initial release. Now, the first time ever, the original text has been translated into Japanese and English and art, fully restored by ALICE IN DISSONANCE and Sekai Project. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 144 reviews

A simple and fun satirical visual novel with “Match3” gameplay, featuring the Christian Hell setting. Meet the Succubus and other inhabitants of Hell! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Cute Succubus.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

63% User Score Based on 99 reviews

The Dark Inside Me is a very unique 2.5D, 3rd person next-gen psychological horror adventure game based on a dynamic interactive scenario. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Inside Me.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

96% User Score Based on 85 reviews

The player will take the role of Vektor Pavlov, a scientist aboard the Peresmeshnik during the Cold War. A creature has boarded the ship and is stalking the crew. As the player, you will make meaningful choices that will affect the outcome of the story as you navigate the halls of the Peresmeshnik and escape the terrors that stalk you. All while managing your paranoia. Will you trust your fello… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Peresmeshnik.

Can you be friends with your ex, even if you now live in different worlds? After spending years alone in their own pocket universe, Iris receives an unexpected message from their ex, Paris. In this live interactive online story, Iris and Paris reflect on what happened between them: could their relationship have ever survived the cataclysmic breakdown in shared reality? Audiences will be invited to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Intrapology S01E03).

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2113250904&color=%23a48d6e&auto_play=true&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true The World of Bemoria is an ambitious, story-rich fantasy-medieval RPG where every decision shapes your legacy. Set in a brutal yet beautiful world, this game fuses city-building, turn-based tac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The World of Bemoria.

Tea (Xander Graves) has discovered that they are not an ordinary human - they are a transdimensional being, assigned to earth to carry out anthropological fieldwork. We influence their behaviour in their first meetings via video call with their otherworldly drag king supervisor, Iris (Caitlin Magnall-Kearns). Understandably, Tea is furious about being assigned to such a horrible project, and deman… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assigned Earth at Birth (Intrapology S01E01).

"Lay thy head to rest, souls quickly spent The world has fallen, left no means to its end A harrowed sea bathed in neon light Steel yourself. Metal tends to bite." Vekari: Remote Bypass is a text-based psychological horror ARG built entirely in-browser. Explore the city of Faktoria, Haloran in the vast world of Vekari, where your decisions shape the world around you. An entire city controlled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vekari: Remote Bypass.

Dive into what lies below in “Beneath the Cherry Blossom Tree” an immersive visual novel where every choice carves a path through a tapestry of mystery, romance, and intrigue. Unravel a story that intertwines destiny, personality, and local folklore About This Game: * In “Beneath the Cherry Blossom Tree,” you assume the role of a high school student, in a vibrant and dynamic school. Beneath it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beneath The Cherry Blossom Tree.

a horror/romance story 15 years in the making...introducing Universal Constants, a joint project between Vasco "Comorant" Rivera and Mortis Velasquez featuring a story that's had over a decade to cook. this is the fancy mirror of the project hosted on our Forums, and you can keep up with updates as they come out (near-weekly!) there.Charon Judgment is an up and coming knight in the world of Morbit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNIVERSAL CONSTANTS- Episode 1.

LAST UPDATE: 01.10.23 Chapter 2, Part 1 The Northern Passage is a (work in progress) horror fantasy CYOA, where you play as a hunter sent up north to investigate a series of missing people along the border of your home country and in the port cities of the Blackwater. Working with your handler, Lea, you will travel north and discover that things are far worse than you ever could have imagined, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Northern Passage.

Terror on the Bayou is a 3rd person (1st-person in VR), exploration horror game where the player must navigate their canoe through a tangled swamp full of hazards and traps, stalked by a mysterious apex predator. Alone and afraid, the players will question if they are merely prey, or if the thing after them enjoys the torture of its victims. Whether they wish to rise to the challenge or row away… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terror On The Bayou.

"After your mother’s sudden and inexplicable death, you—a 17-year-old high schooler—are sent to live with an uncle you’ve never met. A man who couldn’t even be bothered to attend his own sister’s funeral. Arriving in the restless sprawl of New York City, you expect nothing but a noisy, ordinary life." "But your uncle is not what he seems. And neither is the city." "Everything changed the moment … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPECIAL AGENT MONSTER.

Two people stood on the bridge. They smiled and looked into each other's eyes. Suddenly, the boy whispered. "I know everything." The girl shuddered with terror. A third participant in the drama entered the scene - a knife. The corpse fell and disappeared into the raging river. But that's for the last day. As of right now....... Features: * 6 unique endings. * >19 CG * Walkthr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farewell, we see each other for the last time......

Story This is a story about a little girl who is grieving the loss of her best friend. It's been a long time since then, but no one believes her when she says she lost her friend because a monster ate him. But that doesn't make sense: She never tells lies. She always gets golden stars from her teacher. In short, she's a good girl. Or is she? After all, she also has the power of the "malice&qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sweet Girl Gurumelo.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Russian mountains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Vostok: Episode 1.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 136 reviews

WARNING 18+ Life's been tough for you with your human mother and vampire father being killed when you’re still young. The tragic incident brought you closer to your childhood friends, but your lives are uprooted again when vampires and humans start coming up dead, the same way your parents died. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sun Breed.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

ABOUT CASTING WHISPERSCasting Whispers is a first-person psychological horror game where sound is your greatest tool. Investigate the paranormal events that plague a city in 1960s America. Shut your eyes. Trust your senses. Listen to the darkness. THE PAST DOESN’T DIE, IT ECHOES…1961. Corburgh, Connecticut, USA. An old industrial city plagued by urban legends, the sins of its past, and unexplaine… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Casting Whispers.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Step into the shoes of an aspiring adventurer and delve into a perilous dungeon alongside Matilda, a beautiful elf with a secret, exploring and deepening your bond through shared trials and bonding moments. Embark on a 30-day expedition through a 30-floor dungeon, where each level presents randomized events and challenges, and strengthen Matilda by exploring and engaging in friendly interactions.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventuring With Matilda!.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

76% User Score Based on 55 reviews

It's been 10 years since you graduated from a private Christian all-girls high school, and you decided to head to the unofficial reunion hosted by your old bestie. It's a weekend retreat at a fancy vineyard you photograph happy couples at all the time, but when you get there... You're the only cis woman who was invited?! And everyone you went to school with is a hot guy now?? ~~~ Good Lord! Ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Lord! Everyone at the Reunion For My Religious All-Girls School Is a Trans Man... And They're Hot?!.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicles from the Abyss.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

94% User Score Based on 165 reviews

A Point and Click work simulator where you juggle 7 jobs to pay your debt. Start by doing simple spreadsheet and progress to more important job like overseeing a nuclear bomb. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7 Jobs at the Same Time.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 293 reviews

slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to slime feet.

When a pretty plant in Alma's garden begins to speak to her, she knows that a dark mystery is afoot! But in Victorian England, women are often dismissed as nothing more than hysterical fantasists. Can you help Alma find her power, and solve this dangerous situation before it's too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets In Green.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

n this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindred [High Tide].

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 48 reviews

After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life.Story You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. Three worlds, three rounds. Win all three and you may avert your fated death. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Prize is Soup.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

96% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Embrace the monster within to change the fate of a nation in this dark fantasy visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigh of the Abyss.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Can a scientist save a test subject from her life’s work? All documents enclosed relate to ██. ██████ and █████████’s history within the Youth Training and Development Initiative (YTDI)’s child cybernetics and processing program. Unauthorized release of any information constitutes an unacceptable risk to stop’s reputation and will result in immediate termination and potential incarceration. Thes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ProtoViolence.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

53% User Score Based on 30 reviews

DLC About the GameVictor is sure that he is able to seduce any girl with just a glance, but he faces an almost impossible task. The charming heartthrob made a bet with his best friend that within a week he would sleep with five girls from the city's rhythmic gymnastics team, which had recently won national competitions. Will the star athletes be able to resist an experienced womanizer? A spicy … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Womanizer.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

After slaying a dragon, Ikkarus returns to his village expecting glory, only to receive an unexpected “reward”: a run-down tavern, along with a debt of 50,000 gold coins. What would enrage anyone else becomes a personal challenge. Determined to prove he is a true hero, Ikkarus decides to rebuild the place, manage the business, and show the man who gave him this “gift” that he made the right choic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ikkarus and the Prince of Sin.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

74% User Score Based on 533 reviews

my eyes deceive is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a basement, or shelter, if you will. Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living there all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you by keeping you in his shelter. He's very insistent on you taking your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to my eyes deceive.

25%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

42% User Score Based on 12 reviews

A fantasy comedy hybrid visual novel. Simple fast paced action/puzzle gameplay between story elements. Anime/pixelart/jrpg style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forest of Lesbians.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Nick just can't let go of the people he's killed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Up All Night: Daybreak.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

95% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Five axolotls appear one day through a void, their entire existence shrouded in mystery. A tale of subversion, revenge, and illness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RB Axolotl.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

71% User Score Based on 48 reviews

A story about a guy who finds love in unexpected circumstances—on a film set! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Furry Stepmom.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

79% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Become a slime monster and fuck a harem of sexy girls silly with tentacles in a fully-voiced erotic visual novel story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slimy Sextet.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

59% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Entschuldigung (which means ‘sorry’ in German) is a bleak horror story, told by a lost young man who longs to find a place in which he can feel safe. Set in pre-war Berlin, the story is driven by an insatiable curiosity that leads our protagonist down a very dark path into the unknown. As he fights to make sense of his reality, he is also fighting to make sense of himself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entschuldigung.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Summit of the Wolf is a poignant point-and-click graphic novel adventure. A young girl wakes up in an ethereal garden and sets out on a personal journey to the fabled Summit of the Wolf, whereupon she must uncover the tragic events that led to her arrival in this fantasy realm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summit of the Wolf.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

93% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

An erotic romantic comedy about social manipulation, crossdressing, and girls tying up other girls. Will the hapless lesbian ladykiller Beast succeed at pretending to be her ruthless twin? By the creators of Analogue: A Hate Story, featuring choice-driven mechanics... and lots of sex. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ladykiller in a Bind.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

95% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Solve picross, date puzzle superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets picross puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Puzzle Makeout League.