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This game takes about 30 minutes to finish, has no sound, and is meant to be played in one sitting (meaning, there’s no save function!)  Customizable Cards - Build a deck of ‘story cards,’ upgrade them to create new drafts of your poem, and perform the whole thing in front of a crowd. Each decision you make changes the story Homer tells.    Historically-Informed Artwork - I originally made… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Young Homer: A Storyteller's Odyssey.

A Golden Age Whodunnit Wrapped in Noir and Neon Step into the silk shoes of sharp-witted beat reporter Birdie Malone as she goes deep undercover as glamorous Hollywood icon Clara Bow. The stage is set at Stonecliff Manor, the palatial, cliffside Californian retreat of eccentric billionaire Xavier Montague Stone and his dazzling starlet wife, Vera. Under the cover of a lavish high-society masquera… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dragon Blossom.

Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself,  it craved love. No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did. Even after we were gone. And these are their stories. [RETURN Machine.Love( )]  is a robot-romance anthology, containing 3 different stories. Each story were written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans. 1. E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RETURN Machine.Love().

Second Thoughts: Terminal A text-based psychological horror game where you execute a list of people based on gradually revealed information about their lives, all while secretly following a trail laid out by a mysterious messenger. You are tasked with managing the lives of various subjects via an old computer terminal in the form of a collection of experiments. Your interaction with them is lim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Second Thoughts: Terminal.

FILE NOT FOUND File Not Found is an exploration/walking simulator game, where you explore the disaster that is my Godot project list while gazing upon my attempt to actually finish a project for once by piecing something together from my older projects. This is basically a vent game. I am sorry. Made for Godot Wild Jam #45, with the theme of Underground, where I took it in a less literal direction… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to File Not Found.

Make Your Own Adventure! Introduction This is a story creating game where you choose different travel and action segments to the story, then, fill in the blanks to the story by choosing certain words/phrases for what happens! There are tons of silly, funny, and over-the-top combinations of words to try! At the end you can download the final adventure story you have created. Game Description This g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Your Own Adventure!.

Art made by https://www.instagram.com/i_am_nhymer/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memories.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Explore all the different routes of Pactum! Try to discover more about what really happened. Learn more about each character by picking between some... story-changing choices! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PACTUM + EPISODE 1.

To the common fly, every second counts. When your life is as brief and delicate as theirs, you gain an appreciation for the more meaningful things in life. Guide this ambitious fly as he lives his one and only day to the fullest! Travel the world, master the arts, and maybe even find a little romance? There are a few different endings depending on how well you help your little friend to fulfill hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flyfe's Too Short.

FILE NOT FOUND File Not Found is an exploration/walking simulator game, where you explore the disaster that is my Godot project list while gazing upon my attempt to actually finish a project for once by piecing something together from my older projects. This is basically a vent game. I am sorry. Made for Godot Wild Jam #45, with the theme of Underground, where I took it in a less literal directi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to File Not Found.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Spiderbro is a retro inspired adventure puzzle game for Windows and Linux. You play as Spiderbro, a purple spider that has to face an oppressive and dystopian environment whilst overcoming the obstacles of a shadowy adversary. EXPLORE, COLLECT ITEMS, SOLVE PUZZLES! Don't get left behind! Overcome the shadow spider's obstacles by exploring the environment and collecting items for your inve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiderbro.

You decide the ending, if you can find a way. Will your body be controlled by the idea that entered your head? You are alone, in a snow-covered world, fulfilling your job responsibilities by recovering core samples from deep within the cold surface. The food supply is running thin, so you make the most of the situation until natural forces intervene. Features two endings and a few hidden paths t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowman.

Glow Box is an adventure game where the only thing you can do is glow. Play from the perspective of a machine capable of nothing more than emitting light--the only means you have to communicate with the mysterious visitor who stumbles upon you. Within the main game, there are no text input options, nor any choices to select. Instead, the game progresses solely through a text-to-speech function … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glow Box.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Detective Oliver Beebo has been invited to a party by an ex-Rich man in the middle of nowhere. Snacks included. Unravel the mystery of the party, the guests, the house and the strange phenomena that's causing you to forget... something important? Surely it won't affect your love life. ---------------------------------------------------------------- El detective Oliver Beebo ha sido invitado a u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Beebo: Night at the Mansion.

What Is This Game? A horror-meets-cute solo lateral thinking puzzle game. On top of its jam-packed episodic stories, it comes with a complete Yuri romance story full of plot twists.The ultimate truth remains hidden until the very end. What Is a Lateral Thinking Puzzle? Also known as “Situation Puzzle” . The host presents an extremely unreasonable, almost ridiculous story, You then ask questions to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Overthrow the corrupt emissary of the Kingdom of Heaven in this turn-based RPG with visual novel storytelling. This free game takes place a thousand years before the events of Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code. Before the Idinites and Cainites, there were the Misru and Simru, based on ancient Egyptian mythology. Play the role of Moshe, Misru prince and archon slayer, as he encounters a young girl … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elohim Eternal: Exodus.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bear: A Story from the World of Gra.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

You've joined the gig economy as a courier for T.A.L.E. Couriers! Explore, meet and chat with a cast of characters, complete deliveries for the company while doing jobs on the side in this walkin' n talkin' pixel art adventure where this job is not everything you expected it to be... FEATURES Explore and Deliver: Walk around and explore the way you want. You'll feel safe in your job knowing th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Courier Tale.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

A so-called “crap game,” a complete and utter piece of garbage, featuring but not limited to: Graphics so rough they hurt your eyes, with laughable cutscenes A broken, utterly useless user interface Mind-numbingly boring quests designed purely to waste your time Out-of-nowhere, meaningless old jokes Annoying, never-ending narration that won’t shut up A ridiculous story clumsily impro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crap Game, Don’t Play.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Don't Let Me Fade: adventure, interractive narrative [created in 48 hours as part of GG-jam 2025] A narrative exploration game about memory, identity, and the slow unraveling of time. Created during a 48-hour game jam, Don’t Let Me Fade invites players into a poetic and emotional journey through the mind of a man losing himself to Alzheimer’s. A World Without TimeThe jam's theme, "A World … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Let Me Fade.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The main character, a student-programmer named Elliot, has been struggling with mental disorders for a long time. He dreams of one thing – to create a robot assistant that would warm him in the winter of 1999. One day, he receives a floppy disk with a mysterious messenger from his best and, perhaps, only friend. It seems that this program knows more about him than he does, and every conversation w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowfall's Mystery.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

If you would like the English version, please add it to your wishlist. Immerse yourself in a world of bittersweet romance! Experience a young girl's tale of pure love, brought to life through stunning visuals and endearing characters. This poignant story will captivate your heart and leave a lasting impression. ●Story "--I'm not human. They call me a devil." The story begins wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

77% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Step into the world of Kingdom of Piss, a wild, punk-infused visual novel that blends irreverence, adventure, and bizarre humor. Meet our rebellious heroes—two gay royal heirs who’d rather be crowd-surfing at a concert than ruling a kingdom. These two misfits are stuck in a situation they never asked for, as they navigate the chaos of royal life while craving freedom. In this hilarious, over-the-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom of Piss.

Roll of Fate is a visual novel with elements of RPGs and quests, telling us about Alex, a not very lucky youngster who is passionate about tabletop role-playing games. One day, he receives a mysterious invitation to participate in a show about which he knows nothing. Deciding to test his luck, he agrees to take part in this unusual adventure. If only he knew what awaited him… The game takes pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roll of Fate.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 121 reviews

The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everything Ends In 0.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

98% User Score Based on 47 reviews

A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painting.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM FOR FREE! Ordinary Day On Steam In this short psychological horror you awaken to your regular routine, however, something is scratching to get out, something buried deep...Something that has always been with you waiting to get out, waiting for the opprtunity granted by the loss of your closest friend. Ordinary Day was #3 best rated graphics for the Brackeys 2022.2… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ordinary Day.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Uncover all of the endings by listening to the radio frequencies while solving puzzles on a mysterious space outpost. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frequency Dissonance.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

This game is a psychological horror VN set on a rural farm in middle-America. It is very short, taking only 15-20 minutes to read through once. It was made for the farmjam2024, and panic horror jam over the course of a month by a single person (myself). The theme of the game is really simple: What do you do when your memory seems to be unreliable, and not line up with what you can see in fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Culling of Normality.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

83% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Note about NSFW contentFor some reason, many people assume that this game can generate sexual content, and buy it solely for this reason without reading the store page. So I have to put this here: Please note that the Steam platform imposes restrictions on real-time generated sexual content. For this reason, the Steam version of the game cannot generate sexual content. Other types of adult conte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures.

What thing I couldn't do because I was afraid of the future. What I couldn't do because I was obsessed with the past, and, The thing I missed while only focusing on now. "Beginning of the Rain" is a Korean-style Visual Novel game which tells the story about the thing you can feel only as a student. The colorful illustrations and calm background music in the game create an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beginning of the Rain.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Last Christmas is a classical style Point and Click Adventure Game telling a story about a young man named Frankie who is trying to prepare the perfect Christmas for his girlfriend Betty in their family cottage. But things aren't as they seem... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Christmas.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

73% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Tell Me Your Story is a story-driven cozy puzzle game, which might remind you of the warm times spent with your grandparents or loved ones on getting to know the many, sometimes unexpected stories from their lives. THE PERFECT TRIO Meet Amelia, a schoolgirl with a vivid imagination, who’s going on her summer vacation to her grandma Rose’s cottage – her loyal best friend, Peanut, in tow. This is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tell Me Your Story.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Find the objects that are hidden on the map. The game is a Hidden Object Game. In which you need to find objects with a certain design in beautiful locations, and click on them with the mouse. The game is a 3D level game in which objects and characters are frozen in the picture, you have to find 20 different objects. The system automatically determines which object you need to find… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden City Top-Down 3D.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Congratulations! You're on your way to becoming a professional agony aunt! All you have to do now is get through the trial period. Respond to messages using a retro 2006 email client. The replies you send will determine whether you are hired or fired at the end of the week. Good luck! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Agony Aunt.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

75% User Score Based on 55 reviews

All seems calm. The multitude of towering trees sway in the breeze... But something feels wrong. Something is watching you, something omniscient. The feeling that you may not be alone grows ever-stronger... It's coming... find the tapes... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Colossus Is Coming: The Interactive Experience.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

96% User Score Based on 46 reviews

10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games.Always Down is about someone who goes on a journey. You solve easy puzzles and overcome light platforming challenges as you go Always Down.The deeper you dissapear into the cave, the more you change.You can do things you could have never thought to be possible! ... but is it really worth it? Always down is a ~10 minute long meditation on change that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10mg: Always Down.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

97% User Score Based on 40 reviews

A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illicit goods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Stone Unturned.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

57% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Critic Score 44%Based on 5 reviews

Dreambreak is an adventure set in an alternative post cold war USSR. A quirky and unique mix of clashing gameplay genres. Get fingered for murder in Soviet Russia without actually going there! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreamBreak.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Two small experimental games made as part of a one-week game workshop in Zagreb, Croatia, as part of a project called "Interactive Empathy - Citizenship & Storytelling in Video Games". Inside is also a documentary video about the workshop, as well as a booklet about the whole project. Games available in: - English - French - German The participants of the workshop we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interactive Empathy.

Clency and Livia is a strategy game. You will control a pair of brother and sister who strayed from their father because of a war. On the dangerous warfield, there is no mercy. They don't have power to fight, so you only can rely on Clency's detection of elements that can make you see the enemys' next motion. Use your Intelligence to help Clency and Livia make through these difficulties. Beside… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 流離之歌.

Today I want to tell you a tale...dark as the night itself. "The Silent Huntress" is a visual novel in the genre of a dark fairy tale with choices and different endings. A young girl named Gerda tracks down the Monster to revenge him for killing her younger brother. On the way, she meets fantastic creatures she has never seen before and in whose existence she did not believe. But this… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Silent Huntress.

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.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

74% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Second Thoughts A short, psychological experiment where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed. You will be required to evaluate data on eight different subjects. Each day you will select one of these subjects to be executed using the data provided to make your decision. For each time an exe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Second Thoughts.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

78% User Score Based on 111 reviews

A curated compilation of Deconstructeam's best efforts in seeking new narrative experiences in games. Explore 10 unique, offbeat tales including "De Tres al Cuarto," a brand new short experience exclusive to the compilation about a couple of two-bit comedians trying to make it big. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Essays on Empathy.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

Maya and Devin are separated in a city on fire. In the year 1990, before cell phones or Internet. They’re on their own, wondering about the choices that brought them here, how they met, and what the future might hold. Inspired by Information Society's song of the same name, Fire Tonight is a lighthearted but thoughtful walk through the story of a relationship. A story about believing in each othe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fire Tonight.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

is a game in which you have to find all the cute cats. Cats will hide in all houses. Come into the house and search every corner of the room, move the pillows, open the nightstands, check the toilet... Cats can hide in the most unpredictable places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IN THE BUILDING: CATS 2.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

74% User Score Based on 214 reviews

Sveta is a young bank intern. She believes that there is no end to the cycle of monotony that has become her life; secretly wishing for change but is too depressed to find the motivation. Vlad is an unsociable, devil-may-care freelancer without any respect for the status quo who prefers to work alone. They find their lives turned upside-down when they are forced to work together on an urgent, hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Novel.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wolf of Derevnya.

One night, "I" noticed that the neighbor was making some noise as usual. Just at this moment, I heard the cry of a girl from Room F. "I" used my superpowers to see what was going on next door. What awaits the "me" will be a heinous and heartbreaking scene. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lam Lam.