Games like Island Off Outer Darkness

"Missed Messages" is a narrative-driven horror game with romance elements, lasting 15-30 minutes per playthrough. The game features original art and story, with themes surrounding life, death, and memes. It contains mature content warnings and offers 4 different endings. Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux systems.

"In Stars and Time" is a narrative-driven, space exploration game that follows a team of interstellar archeologists uncovering long-lost civilizations. Players will encounter unique alien species, solve puzzles, and manage their crew's relationships and skills while navigating the vast cosmos. The game features a rich, choice-based storyline with multiple endings.

"Fall of Porcupine" is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a dystopian future. As the player, you are a detective investigating a series of mysterious disappearances in the city of Porcupine. The game features a unique blend of puzzles, exploration, and dialogue, immersing you in a rich, atmospheric world filled with secrets to uncover. Your choices and actions will determine the fate of the city and its inhabitants.

"Maquette is a single-player fantasy platformer game with a good plot, compelling mechanics, and a striking atmosphere. Players explore a recursive world where everything is both tiny and staggeringly huge, allowing for a unique perspective that shrinks and grows the player. The game's thoughtful puzzle design reflects the themes of a modern-day love story, where small problems can become insurmountable obstacles."

Afterparty is a single-player mystery action game with an intriguing story, good mechanics, marvelous graphics, and phenomenal music. As Milo and Lola, recently deceased best friends, you'll explore an interconnected underworld, outdrink demons, and uncover the mystery of your damnation. With an intelligent conversation system, varied libations, and a spectacular atmosphere, Afterparty delivers a memorable and highly emotional experience, despite some grinding and bugs.

"Serena" is a single-player Horror Point and Click game with an intriguing and disturbing story. Over 40 contributors from various indie companies have created a grim and detailed game that also serves as a love letter to the adventure game community. The game features amazing voice acting, a challenging intellect-provoking plot, and a haunting story that evokes fear and sadness.

"The Almost Gone" is a narrative-driven puzzle game where players explore meticulously crafted dioramas to uncover the story of a life cut short. By revealing objects and memories, players piece together the poignant truths that led to their fate, in a contemporary tale written by award-winning author Joost Vandecasteele. With its immersive storytelling and atmospheric visuals, the game offers a hauntingly beautiful experience.

"Wolfstride" is a single-player Science Fiction RPG where you play as a team of three former criminals competing in a mecha tournament to turn their lives around. With a unique blend of humor and emotional depth, the game explores their complex pasts and the consequences of their choices. As you prepare for battles in the junkyard hangar, you can upgrade and customize your mecha, but beware - excessive grinding may be required.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller adventure game where you play as Alex, a teenager who opens a ghostly rift during an overnight party on an old military island. Your choices affect how you deal with the supernatural events, peers, and creatures you've unleashed. The game features a huge content update with new storylines, scenes, endings, and a behind-the-scenes documentary .

"Old Man's Journey" is a soul-searching puzzle adventure game that tells the story of an old man's life through beautiful visuals and heartfelt vignettes. By solving lighthearted puzzles, you shape the landscape and guide the old man through a handcrafted, sunkissed world, uncovering memories of his past and exploring themes of loss, reconciliation, and hope. This meditative and reflective game provides a compact, immersive experience, delighting in quiet puzzles and introspection.