Games like Downward Routine

Temporary Cleaner is a side-scrolling slice-of-life simulation game presented in detailed 2D pixel art. It tells a slow, unsettling story about routine, isolation, and the quiet ways a person can lose themselves over time. You play as a temporary worker stuck in an endless loop of short-term jobs, empty apartments, and late nights. Days blur together as you move through ordinary spaces—hallway…

University life is supposed to be quiet during the semester — lectures, deadlines, routines. But everything changes when you grow closer to your Sloven classmate, a charming, open-minded adult who brings unexpected excitement into your everyday life. Rendered in expressive pixel art animation, My Sloven Classmate invites you into an intimate slice-of-life experience where curiosity, attraction…

79%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 37 reviews

A short and unique psychological horror visual novel with an ever-shifting narrative that explores the deepest corners of the protagonist's mind. Meet characters whose dark secrets will leave you questioning reality, all set to a gripping retro soundtrack.

About This GameAfterclass is an adventure-simulation RPG about what really happens when school is over. When the final bell rings, the campus doesn’t go quiet. It gets unpredictable. You’re free to live your after-school life at your own pace. Walk the halls, hang out with friends, join clubs, and choose how to spend your time once teachers disappear and rules loosen. Conversations, routines, an…

38%Game Brain Score

replayability, emotional

gameplay, story

64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

There are many ways to go about the game and progress the story. Money can be earned in many different ways and through a variety of minigames. Want to work earnestly at a part-time job? Go for it! Want to work as a waitress? That's also an option!

97%Game Brain Score

story, music

optimization, replayability

97% User Score Based on 119 reviews

A journey through the psyche. Escape your night shift at the hotel, explore dreamlike worlds, and lose your sense of Self while reliving the time before dawn in this dark, adventure / puzzle game.

27%Game Brain Score

story, music

38% User Score Based on 21 reviews

You are about to uncover four twisted tales of misadventure surrounding people connected, in some way, by the late Dr. Cyrus Stansfield's cloning machine. Within these stories you must face the ethical dilemmas and possible fortune while guiding each character to their own end.

88%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

Loretta is a psychological thriller that would make the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes and would lead her through a self-crafted nightmare. This story is about a woman, dealing with betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, relationship problems and the difficult social situation of the 1940s.Conceptually and aesthetically, the game is inspired by the American art of the twentieth century, …

Breeding Log is a side-scrolling adventure life simulation that follows the slow growth of a relationship built on shared history, everyday routines, and quiet emotional moments. You play as a young adult who reunites with Suzune, a longtime friend from the past. Now older, more experienced, and living separate lives, the two of you find yourselves spending time together again—walking through …

Life With My Sister is a calm daily life simulation game that focuses on routine, coexistence, and the subtle emotional shifts that happen when two people share the same living space. You play as a young adult who has recently started living together with his younger relative / childhood friend figure (all characters are portrayed as adults). What begins as a simple, ordinary arrangement slowl…