Games like in search of a happy ending
Looking for games like in search of a happy ending? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Palace of Dreams, NAIAD or Across the miles.
This is the soundtrack to the game Palace of Dreams, an imaginary PS1 puzzle exploration game. Think Resident Evil with a bit less stress and horror, and more of a weird psychedelic atmosphere. As opposed to some PS1 games that use sequenced music, this would be a CD based soundtrack. The theme of the jam I chose is One Summer Night - the first thing that came to mind for me was those horrible, h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palace of Dreams.
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NAIAD is an open-world adventure exploration RPG game made to life through music by yukiakino. It has 8 tracks, each representing it's own experiences and feelings. The genre of this whole submission is orchestral.ᯓ★STORY SYNOPSISThe story is about our main character (the girl in the jam photo theme), and her yearning about her best friend. Her best friend died at a beach in their hometown, and sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NAIAD.
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OST Composing Jam 8 - Across the miles The soundtrack was all composed in sibelius and mixed in reaper. I’ve used live recorded guitar and melodica and a huge number of free VSTs. 1 - One Summer night - Title This track plays during the opening titles and menu. It was written to play over the concept art theme for the game. 2 - Bike Ride - Cutscene The opening cutscene to the gameplay… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Across the miles.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding94% User Score 34 reviews
⚠️ This game is a tribute: It’s based on true events — a heartbreaking story of a dear friend who is no longer with us. ☠️ Attention Players ☠️ A huge update has just been released! We've added new areas, enemies, weapons, a reworked interface, and improved performance across the board. Thank you so much for your patience and support during this time!! The Midnight Town Stories: Adam’s Forgot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Midnight Town Stories: Adam's Forgotten Secrets.
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A soundtrack for a game that does not exist by CMYKitsune and alisongrace, made for Lone Rabbit's OST Composing Jam 8! Ether Summoning (2008) is a fictional game that doesn't exist. It represents all of the games we played in our lives and when we were younger. Games are so much more than the game itself; we interact with them and so they become part of us. In that way, games are kind of li… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether Summoning (2008).
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- 0%Game Brain Score0% User Score 1 reviews
The mysterious mansion you've visited is full of perplexing traps and strange monsters! [Play Together (2-player)] Work together to complete a total of 20 unique co-op games! Minigames: - Haunted Escape Proceed to the goal without falling with the crumbling floor. - Shadow Puzzle Control the spikes and move the blocks around. - Darkness Dodge Move around and dodge the falling pieces of furnitu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pair Horror.
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OMSK - DEAD FREQUENCIES SUBMISSION FOR THE OST COMPOSING JAM #2 You've woken up after what seems like a deep slumber, only to realize that you are lost and alone. You take a walk and see that you're in a large Post-Soviet city, although there's something wrong... It's barren... You really are alone, aren't you? You set up camp in a small apartment building near the western woods, but as the nig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OMSK - DEAD FREQUENCIES.
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- 35%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humorMost mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere60% User Score 10 reviews
Happy housewarming, my friend! Happy housewarming! HouseWarming is a first-person psychological thriller about the new owner of an old house, where mysteries and strange stories hide behind ordinary walls. Story Brian Lewis is an ordinary man who has recently bought an old house, hoping to start a quiet life. But on the very first evening, everything goes wrong... During a phone call with his frie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HouseWarming.
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https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/2077171593&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true A soundtrack written for Lone Rabbit's Composing Jam #8 based on the theme "One Summer Night". All tracks were made using FL Studio. Soundcloud Link: https://on.soundcloud.com/Wox1Jt6cShdIU9… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fleeting Days.
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[This is a submission for OST Composing Jam 8]Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/albitrary/sets/one-night-only-ost-composing-jam-8?si=fd1c...-------------------------------------------------------------------*** The exclusive V.R. game "Summer Nights" is finally open to the public... but only for one night! Coming 6:00P.M. EST on Saturday, July 28, 2029... Do you have what it takes to brave… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Only.
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“Called Home” is an original soundtrack for an imaginary game about a selkie who spends one summer evening ashore on an isle off the Northern shore of Ireland. According to legend, selkies are shape-shifters who bear the resemblance of a seal in the ocean, but can shed their seal coat to appear human on land. If a selkie is born to a selkie mother and human father, eventually, the selkie child wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Called Home: A Selkie Story.
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Thank you to everyone who rated this for the OST Composing Jam. I'm pleased to announce it placed #10 out of 196 in the Creativity category, and #41 overall! HEY! LISTEN: ABOUT THE ALBUM Midsummer 1999 is a fictional horror RPG interpretation of Shakespeare's classic play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's got everything a horror game needs: a spooky forest, menacing magical creatures who like toyi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midsummer 1999.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization77% User Score 20,826 reviewsCritic Score 86%14 reviews
A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization97% User Score 14,391 reviews
Learn about daily life in a cyberpunk dystopia. A branching storyline where your decisions do not depend on traditional choices, but through the drinks you prepare. Visuals inspired by old japanese adventure games for the PC-98, with a modern touch for an other-wordly experience. A beatiful soundtrack composed entirely by Garoad. Get to know your clients, their tastes, and prepare the drink th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:music, stability97% User Score 60 reviews
Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon Walled City is a sequel to the Mr. Pumpkin franchise. Our protagonist, an insignificant guy with a pumpkin head, will explore the Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong, and witness the stories happening within these walls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city.
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Hi everyone! This is OST Composing Jam Sandbox submission. The jam prompt is "Palindrome", so let me explain first what I did with this tracks to make them fit the theme. 1. Intro Sequence has a piano arpeggios which can be played in same way forward and backward. Then goes melody on trombone which flips further, but I divided notes of it between brass instruments and flute to make this flip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vice Versa.
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This is a soundtrack to a hypothetical video game based on the picture theme given by Lone Rabbit's Seventh OST Composing Jam drawn by the brilliant @kawaakar._ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/amasirat/inside-my-dream/s-QYA0MUCqO75?utm_source=clipboa... https://soundcloud.com/amasirat/happy-limbo/s-mhd63mDBeaf?utm_source=clipboard&u... Genre: Classical style, Full OrchestrationRuntime… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside My Dream.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding98% User Score 64 reviews
In Mothkeep you'll explore whimsical and colorful habitats of a peaceful nature sanctuary where you carefully spot and document moths in every stage of life: from tiny egg to sparkly adult. Expect ~ 2 hours of cozy moth-spotting in nature. Observe moths & complete your journal Discover a range of different moth species and each of its growth stages. All based on real life examples and facts! Each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mothkeep.
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- 100%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization100% User Score 574 reviews
A story about an unemployed girl named Luna, who wanted to buy her favorite figure so much that she had to get a job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAHOUTEQ!.
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- 41%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:replayability, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story67% User Score 12 reviews
Shino has been the protagonist's childhood friend since they were kids. She loves gaming, is skilled at cooking, has a great personality, is busty, and has a cute face. She is like a symbol of a man's "preferences"... A girl with such high specs that anyone would take a second glance if they passed her by. However, everyday life with her doesn't seem to be just peaceful. This wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FALLEN GF.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:character development90% User Score 439 reviews
INTRODUCTIONThis is an official romantic horror visual novel game created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the character from 'Bloody Painter' and to give back to the fans for their support. It is a spin-off based on the 2017 version of the story. STORYYou have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choice… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Painter Dating Sim.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability91% User Score 142 reviews
Dredgeport is spiralling out of control. Gangs rule the slums, corruption trumps the law, and corpses of the war-dead are burned daily for fuel. You are an ex-soldier, mistaken for dead and shipped back to Dredgeport for processing. After a narrow escape, you find yourself alone in the guts of the city, with only two things to your name: your life and your sanity. Keeping both will prove a challen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskpunk.
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- 51%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned negative aspects:story100% User Score 2 reviews
In post-apocalyptic Taiwan, a young girl, Yang Qiongqi, arrives in Kaohsiung. To fulfill a promise to her father, she is forced to stop in her journey, although in this very place, her icy heart begins to stir once more. In such a lawless world, what on earth could keep the smile in her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impasse Journey: Kaohsiung Chapter.
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- 53%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics90% User Score 10 reviews
How does one sparkle in the darkness? Drip, the little dew drop, needs your help! Lead him through the forest to find the perfect spot to shine at the first light of dawn. Little Dew Drop is a small, relaxing and slow-paced 2D platformer. Enjoy the original soundtrack while travelling through six increasingly challenging levels. Don't fall on dry ground or get lost in flowing water! Can you find… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Dew Drop.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics100% User Score 22 reviews
Introducing "Save the World", a thrilling sci-fi story about Ekiya, a young woman living in London who's struggling to make ends meet with her roommate, Sarah, in a world where all that matters is how much money you make. After a break-up and recent job change, Ekiya's life takes an even more drastic turn when she's kidnapped by aliens. Their leader introduces themself as Xen and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Save The World.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization95% User Score 405 reviews
"The main character, who was carrying goods to sell to the market, got into an accident due to a fallen tree due to heavy rain... He was helped by Velina, the owner of a nearby mansion, but when he woke up, he was greeted by the blood-craving vampire Velina. Let's avoid her and escape the mansion." Explore the mansion, find a way to fight the vampires, find the key, and escape the mans… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Mansion.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
(GAME TECH DEMO) APPROX.PLAYTIME: 7.5 Hours Embark on a weird and wonderful, emotionally charged adventure! As a human who's mysteriously woken up in a world known as Depcrid, which is full of sanity-hungry monsters named Depkins, it's up to you to make new friends and find a way home. Experience an RPG that hearkens back to the golden age of role playing games, and unravel the dark truth about th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BROKEN: Shards of Vengeance (TECH DEMO).
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The Adventures of purple. The Complete saga has arrived. All games in one complete set. The adventures of purple plus:Play the first 9 games in the adventures of purple saga finally released on itch.io for the first time. Enjoy the origins of characters like Purple, Darkz, Ravell the Raven and more. The adventures of purple:Purple Returns:In this hit fancade game that over 10K players have alr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Adventures of Purple:The Complete Saga.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization98% User Score 5,690 reviewsCritic Score 84%6 reviews
A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rakuen.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development79% User Score 886 reviewsCritic Score 61%10 reviews
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Novelist.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization99% User Score 978 reviews
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons is the 16th game in the Touhou Project series. It was announced on the developer ZUN's blog on April 20, 2017. A playable demo was released on May 7, 2017, at Reitaisai 14, and the full version was released at Comiket 92 on August 11, 2017. The game was released on Steam worldwide on November 17, 2017, becoming the first game in the series to be avai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Tenkuushou: Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
View Game - 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere96% User Score 46 reviews
===About=== One school, one girl. A bunch of blossoms, a stack of postcards. A warm but blurred memory. And ...... A world without regrets. ===Story=== As technology evolves, memories became controllable. Subsequently, the soul becomes a commodity. Every memory has a price and can be bought and sold. The main character is a person who has sold his memory. But there is always a girl in his mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epiphyllum in Love.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability94% User Score 2,097 reviews
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 1st & 2nd.
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- 65%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability65% User Score 153 reviews
For the People is an acute social novel with strategic elements, in which you take control of the newly appointed mayor of a small city. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine? The choice is yours, comrade! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For the People.
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- 77%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding82% User Score 45 reviews
Monitor is a narrative based game where you must find out what has happened to the CEO of Dolos Pharmaceuticals through audio bugs in his getaway retreat. The Steam Edition includes achievements, new extras and developer commentary that was previously unavailable. Created for Sheffield Hallam University, this project showcases multiple branching path stories and dramatic narrative. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MONITOR: The Game.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay89% User Score 442 reviews
AchievementsAchievements are included in the first and second chapters only. The second chapter is paid-DLC. Future chapters will not feature achievements. Please note that per this post, Achievements are presently disabled as we work out a problem with the library we use. Featured DLC About the GameWhat is A Place in the West?Half-Life: A Place in the West is a fan-made comic book set within… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half-Life: A Place in the West.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay92% User Score 83 reviews
This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Ending.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay80% User Score 120 reviews
Set in a distant future world, this is a unique first person shooter/platform/puzzle game where you need to find out why all the debris is falling and save your world from destruction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Fall Down.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization90% User Score 5,052 reviews
Semyon, a poster child contemporary chan culture consumer, falls asleep in the bus, only to wake up in front of the gates of Sovyonok, a pioneer camp of the late Soviet Russia. Everlasting Summer is a time-warping, mind-bending visual novel with some eroge content, produced by the collective efforts of Russian chan communities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everlasting Summer.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability89% User Score 1,739 reviewsCritic Score 76%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.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability98% User Score 44 reviewsCritic Score 65%3 reviews
Chuusotsu is a fun, colorful story of three girls brought by their individual circumstances to live under the same roof and being forced to tackle existential questions to win their place in society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation: Time After Time.
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- View Game49%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay49% User Score 86 reviews
You wake up in your cryo-pod. Other crew members are dead. Something is wrong with the spaceship and if you don't use all your wits, you will not leave this place alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intrepid.
- 30%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music44% User Score 18 reviews
Escape from an isolated, totalitarian nation modelled after North Korea in Suppressed, a visual novel and 2D platform game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suppressed.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability88% User Score 983 reviews
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cupid.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding91% User Score 866 reviewsCritic Score 64%4 reviews
Larry's Christmas tree has been telling him to kill. But whose side is the tree really on? And can he trust what he's hearing? CHRISTMAS MASSACRE is an 80's inspired stealth slasher game with low-poly, PS1-style graphics. Sneak, stalk and murder your prey without being caught. You must kill without being seen to complete each level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Christmas Massacre.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding91% User Score 86 reviews
Forgotten Hope is a short, first-person narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers. Our protagonist lives in a rural village, and she wakes up in a cave with no memory of who she is and how she got there. She needs to find her way out of the cave and walk around the countryside to find places to regain her lost… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Hope.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding88% User Score 292 reviews
Tomboys Need Love Too is a visual novel about two childhood friends who are starting to see one another as members of the opposite sex. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomboys Need Love Too!.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding94% User Score 991 reviews
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator which tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pleh!.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
"At least my last memories of the world you knew were enjoyable. The last thing I remember of the real world was laughing with the band after a Saturday night excursion. There's nothing that hits the spot quite like getting cold drinks to beat the city's midsummer thermal oppression. What was once a fun evening has become the only thing I know. I may never again hear the rustling of the leaves i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desolate Deliverance.
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My entry for the OST Composing Jam #8! I used the image by @xin_cere.art and phrase "One Summer Night" for inspiration. The soundtrack: The 3 tracks I composed for this jam represent a snapshot sampler of what a full OST could look like. The first track is a piano and strings duet, while the remaining tracks trend more electronic. The "game":Reflections is an RPG where you play as someone who i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflections.
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