Games like Drowning

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 519 reviews

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caligo.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

60% User Score Based on 916 reviews

Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mind-bending tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIND: Path to Thalamus.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

80% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shattering.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

52% User Score Based on 221 reviews

Gone In November Collector's Edition Content includes: Game's source code Uunused contents Behind-the-scene images If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone In November.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,698 reviews

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...By author Remigiusz Michalski (Harvester Games) this suspenseful psychological horror game features stylized artwork, a simple keyboard control method and English voice act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat Lady.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

92% User Score Based on 5,813 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you're wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Darkness comes.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

70% User Score Based on 800 reviews

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Old City: Leviathan.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 18,415 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 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.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 75,297 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 8 reviews

Buy Life Is Strange on PlayStation Store. Experience a critically acclaimed episodic adventure where you can rewind time and affect the past, present and future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Is Strange.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 17,927 reviews

SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, creators of the groundbreaking Amnesia and Penumbra series. The radio is dead, food is running out, and the machines have started to think they are people. Underwater facility PATHOS-II has suffered an intolerable isolation and we’re going to have to make some tough decisions. What can be done? What makes sense? What is left to fight for? SOMA i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOMA.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 434 reviews

A story-focused adventure game about a little girl in the world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lydia.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,361 reviews

Marie's Room is a short-story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates, told through memories. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was 20 years ago. What happened to Marie and Kelsey all those years ago? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marie's Room.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

76% User Score Based on 887 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to State of Mind.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

64% User Score Based on 396 reviews

Bottle is a short game which you play as a man of solitude. In the game as you walk through the path, you see the visions of a woman and read the notes she leaves to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bottle.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

76% User Score Based on 684 reviews

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home is Where One Starts.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 3,167 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

Call of the Sea is a first-person adventure puzzle game set in the 1930's that tells the story of Norah, a woman on the trail of her missing husband's expedition. The search takes place on a strange but beautiful island in the South Pacific, filled with secrets waiting to be unearthed. It’s an otherworldly tale of mystery, adventure, and self-discovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of the Sea.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

68% User Score Based on 1,466 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 28 reviews

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture™ tells the story of the inhabitants of a remote English valley who are caught up in world-shattering events beyond their control or understanding. Made by The Chinese Room – the studio responsible for the hauntingly beautiful Dear Esther – this tale of how people respond in the face of grave adversity is a non-linear, open-world experience that pushes innovative int… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

82% User Score Based on 224 reviews

It's been 30 years since a terrible arson attack erased an entire family. Until today the culprit has been on the loose. You are sent to investigate a similar incident in this narrative exploration game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scorch.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

84% User Score Based on 9,550 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 81 reviews

HORROR REIMAGINED If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layers of Fear.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

83% User Score Based on 800 reviews

You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Lost Tape.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

61% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment. This game aims to show other sufferers of depression that they are not alone in their feelings, and to illustrate to people who may not understand the illness the dept… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression Quest.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Lost Words is a 2D narrative adventure game where players move words to solve puzzles. The game features a story written by Rhianna Pratchett and ties the narrative into the gameplay in an unusual way, by having the player running on and interacting with words to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Words: Beyond the Page.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

87% User Score Based on 247 reviews

A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your AI drone for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the dark mysteries buried beneath the ice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arctic Awakening.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

72% User Score Based on 1,546 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 23 reviews

The Town of Light is a psychological adventure told in the first person. The story is set in Italy in the first half of the 20th Century in a place which really existed and has been meticulously reconstructed. Exploring and interacting with the environment you will relive the history of the main character through her confused viewpoint and on the basis of your choices, the story will develop in di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Town of Light.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

88% User Score Based on 260 reviews

Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Winner of the BAFTA Young Game Designers Award, Fractured Minds is a game created by 17-year-old Emily Mitchell, with the hope of aiding understanding and awareness of mental illness. Embark on a journey through the human psyche and experience six atmospheric and thought-provoking chapters, each symb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fractured Minds.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

73% User Score Based on 148 reviews

Thing-in-Itself is an interactive short story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant's concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter. Thing-in-Itself is not a game in a traditional sense - it doesn't have win or lose conditions and doesn't present challenge to the p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thing-in-Itself.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 2,676 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Secret Files.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

76% User Score Based on 161 reviews

Bottle: Pilgrim is a story of loss, regret and redemption, which reminds us that while we cannot change the things we have done, we can always learn from our mistakes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bottle: Pilgrim.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

88% User Score Based on 4,362 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 40 reviews

Not everything everywhere is for us If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Invincible.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 1,980 reviews

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Will (Not) Remain.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

64% User Score Based on 2,101 reviews

Critic Score 56%Based on 8 reviews

Fort Solis is a single player third person thriller set on the far side of Mars. Engineer Jack Leary responds to a routine alarm. Upon arriving at a dormant Fort Solis he becomes unnerved by the lack of any staff at the base. As the night grows longer events begin to unravel and spiral out of control. The mystery of what Fort Solis was created for starts to appear along with its crew. Can Jack esc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fort Solis.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 4,168 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

Amy Ferrier's first day on Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma is not exactly what she expected. Discover the story of a remote space facility and the crew that lived there in Tacoma, the new game from the creators of Gone Home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tacoma.

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.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

87% User Score Based on 5,138 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game focused on exploration and discovery. As occult-minded private detective Paul Prospero communicate with the dead to discover the fate of a missing boy and the mystery behind a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 2,013 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The First Tree.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

74% User Score Based on 336 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace. There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patient's histo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether One.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

80% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Tomorrow Don't Come is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomorrow Don't Come.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 8,505 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 45 reviews

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on an old military island. The night takes a terrifying turn when you unwittingly open a ghostly gate spawned from the island’s cryptic past. How you deal with these events, your peers, and the omino… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxenfree.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

63% User Score Based on 889 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 14 reviews

Beyond Eyes is a modern fairy tale about finding courage and friendship. Step by step, uncover an incredible world, carefully guiding Rae, a young blind girl, on a life changing journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Eyes.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 2,364 reviews

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

74% User Score Based on 463 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

Actual Sunlight is a short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation. The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life. The story is linear, unavoidable and (hopefully) thought-provoking. You experience his perceptions, fall under the consequences of his decisions, and meet everyone who didn’t … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Actual Sunlight.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

83% User Score Based on 15,440 reviews

The Witness is an exploration-puzzle game. The game is being developed by a small, independent team, a mix of full-timers and contractors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witness.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 3,133 reviews

Explore the last monuments of humanity, as one of the only people alive, while coming to terms with the bleak reality that lies ahead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloud Climber.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 246 reviews

Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about Beth, a young woman who is standing at Death’s Door. After a traumatic childhood and a tough entry into the world of adulthood, she was just starting to take control of her life. However, she is now up against an insidious enemy who threatens to take everything away from her. During what may be her final hours, Beth wanders through important moments… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyrinthine Dreams.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

90% User Score Based on 813 reviews

Lorelai, a brand new emotional horror ride from the maker of The Cat Lady and Downfall, tells a coming of age story of a young girl trying to escape the hell of her toxic family home. But adulthood is like waking up from a long dream. There will be times you will wish you were asleep again... But you can never go back to the same dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorelai.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

87% User Score Based on 2,618 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 7 reviews

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nihilumbra.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 249 reviews

Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about Beth, a young woman who is standing at Death’s Door. After a traumatic childhood and a tough entry into the world of adulthood, she was just starting to take control of her life. However, she is now up against an insidious enemy who threatens to take everything away from her. During what may be her final hours, Beth wanders through important moments… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyrinthine Dreams.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

96% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. Distraint 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DISTRAINT 2.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

82% User Score Based on 212 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 18 reviews

Someday You'll Return is a story-driven psychological horror game about a desperate search for a missing daughter deep in the woods where you swore you'd never return, brought to you by the creative duo behind J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Someday You'll Return.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

91% User Score Based on 3,881 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 8 reviews

Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scanner Sombre.