Games like Heart is Muscle

97%Game Brain Score

story, emotional

replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 388 reviews

Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Story Beside.

89%Game Brain Score

story, emotional

grinding, stability

98% User Score Based on 6,758 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 15 reviews

In Stars and Time is a time-looping RPG adventure. With each loop, Siffrin gains a new perspective on the world around them, opening up new solutions to puzzles and allowing them to make better choices in conversation. Equip memories as armor, pray to the Change God to improve your team’s capabilities each loop, and challenge deadly foes to Rock, Papers, Scissors as Siffrin seeks the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Stars and Time.

95%Game Brain Score

story, emotional

atmosphere, replayability

96% User Score Based on 360 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

One Day, One Life.Sumire is an indie narrative adventure game about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sumire.

90%Game Brain Score

story, music

stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 3,267 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 19 reviews

Wandersong takes you on a whimsical, musical journey across the globe. Eons ago, the goddess Eya put the universe into motion with her music--now, as she does every epoch or so, she's going to sing a new song and reset existence. You play as a lowly bard tasked with finding the pieces of a mysterious melody called the Earthsong, which is said to be able to preserve the planet. Use your singing to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandersong.

91%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

replayability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 3,156 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 16 reviews

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure game within a magical storybook. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Explore the town to find word charms. Use your charms to change the course of fate! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beacon Pines.

97%Game Brain Score

emotional, story

grinding

97% User Score Based on 784 reviews

Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places. Speed Dating for Ghosts is a weird dating sim made by a former BioWare dev and his indie rapper friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speed Dating for Ghosts.

98%Game Brain Score

story, music

grinding

98% User Score Based on 5,354 reviews

"Welcome to BAD END THEATER! Select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates! The decisions you make in one story will affect the others. You can toggle these behaviors to open up new paths! Unfortunately, every path leads to a bad ending... Can you find a way to save this unlucky cast? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END THEATER.

94%Game Brain Score

story, music

replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 906 reviews

Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voices from the Sea.

82%Game Brain Score

story, music

stability, replayability

89% User Score Based on 1,739 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 18 reviews

Fang is a typical 18-year-old dinosaur: they’re more concerned about their band going viral than they are about what happens after graduation. But they’re about to have much bigger problems. Will they find time to figure themselves out? Can they balance a potential apocalypse and a budding romance? During hard times, what do we owe each other? Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goodbye Volcano High.

91%Game Brain Score

story, music

grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 3,672 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

A world where dragons, born from the wishes of man, each have a unique power to match their human's desires. One mysterious stranger travels with a young dragon graced with the talent of seeing and eating lies. Together, they seek information for profit and knowledge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LiEat.