Games like Living in 2020

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

Drink, smoke, date. Speak to the monster in your apartment. A darkly comic and haunting interactive graphic novel that explores the anxiety and loneliness of a young woman living alone through a long summer in Copenhagen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stilstand.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 47 reviews

This is an emotion-focused short narrative game with an average playtime of around 1 hour. We believe that seeing and understanding our own emotions is a strength in itself. May this inner journey bring you moments of calm and resonance. Anxiety Puppy is an interactive visual novel that tells the story of a young girl in a bustling city, who, while struggling with the pressures of life and wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anxiety Puppy.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

87% User Score Based on 23 reviews

My name is Maksim Laas. I'm just a simple guy from Tallinn with a most ordinary life, which has its ups and downs, though admittedly the latter have been somewhat more prevalent lately. After breaking up with my ex, the world around me lost its usual colors, and my life quickly grew into a gray, dreary, and inescapable routine. At least that's what I thought... Until something unbelievable happen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

Reconnect with your mother’s culture through food while navigating a train that goes deeper and deeper in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Taste of the Past.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Fear and illness spreads through the city. You try to search for comfort in the people being isolated around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you? You play as Trond, a self-reliant loner who's forced into quarantine for the next two weeks after making it out of Italy's lockdown. Stuck at home you meet other lonesome souls, isolated in th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pandemic Love.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

95% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 17 reviews

Pop. Love. Panic Start a band in a dreamy, heartfelt, musical game pop E.P. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Are OFK.

"Service of Five Graces"​ is a full-motion video, live-action romance game. You play as Lin Ye, an ordinary young man. One day, you wake up to find you've become the personal butler to the five young ladies of the Tang family!? To repay your father's debts, you have no choice but to step into this mansion, beginning a strange life of being "ordered around" by five young women. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 女神的贴身男仆.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

A cute romance story between a young man and a maid who just so happens to be a robot. Is love enough to overcome the differences between man and machine? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maid For My Master.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ezrebeth.

The only post office in a small village in the mountains, the main character of this story, Brass, works here. His job is to deliver letters and packages to the local people. One day, Brass receives a letter from his grandmother who lives in a town by the sea, and a new adventure begins. A Peaceful, Cozy Adventure GameThe story progresses through conversations with the villagers and errands. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brass.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 722 reviews

During Chongzhen’s Reign (A.D. 1628-1644), land annexation reached unmitigated extremes, the country faced domestic issues and foreign invasions, coinciding with the catastrophic Little Ice Age. After many years of horrid disasters in succession one after another, the Ming court continued to impose inhumane policies resulting in widespread starvation and leading to the rise of multiple rebellions … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

71% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampires' Melody 2.

24%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Find the unfindable and do the impossible? It’s all in a day’s work for you. As a concierge, how far will you go to make billionaires’ dreams come true? Platinum Package is a 500,000-word interactive contemporary drama by Emily Short, with additional content by Harris Powell-Smith, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elite Status: Platinum Concierge.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

War is rough. Rebuilding isn’t easy. But we all start somewhere. The year is 2323. Thirteen years ago, the Earth was attacked by an invasive alien species. They used a superweapon that altered the Earth’s atmosphere, causing intense weather changes in the space of hours, creating hurricanes in jungles and blizzards in deserts. They made no attempts to communicate. Humans had taken to calling them… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star-Crosst.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

83% User Score Based on 252 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mediterranea Inferno.

In the early 20th century, the citizens of a vanished country started to fight. And at the center of it all is the young man ‘ Pyotr', who has chosen no nation. Experience a story set against real history and become the protagonist yourself! You can experience a sad story that unfolds amidst the tragic history of war.Immersive Story"Pechka" is a story centered around the journey of the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pechka: Historical Story Adventure.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

In a world where making love without being in love makes you spontaneously combust, the person you love most may be the one who burns you in Fires at Midnight – a cinematic and interactive visual novel about a couple who struggles to stay together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fires At Midnight.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

91% User Score Based on 214 reviews

Talk to Strangers is a short game of everyday survival. Survive door to door conversations ranging from bizarre to mundane (in this order) while trying to sell products to strangers. But beware: nothing is what it seems in this neighborhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talk to Strangers.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

96% User Score Based on 96 reviews

A short 20 minute non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender. Developer's Note: This is a rather indulgent and unforgiving game, at least for me, as it only contains negative experiences. I recommend you only consider playing this game if you have the emotional capacity for it. I hope that it can give cisgender people an idea of what being transgender is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gender Dysphoria.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

87% User Score Based on 111 reviews

A game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Secular Love.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

88% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Dot's Home is a single player game about Dorothea (Dot) Hawkins, a young Black woman in her late 20’s living with her grandmother Mavis Hawkins in Detroit, Michigan. Following a cryptic conversation with her grandmother, Dot receives a mysterious key. This key allows Dot to open a door within her house and travel to another space in time within her own family history. In order to return home, Dot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dot's Home.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

76% User Score Based on 206 reviews

Samantha and Lillian are best friends. At least, they were, until everything fell apart. Now, Samantha has a day to repair their relationship — but is it already too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asphyxia.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A Light in the Dark is a new, suspense-filled visual novel on PC. A collaboration between CreSpirit, developers of Rabi-Ribi, and the tag team duo of Storia and Narrator, developers focused on visual novels and RPGs. Having worked with CreSpirit on Rabi-Ribi and Narrator on Companion, Sekai Project is teaming up with this dream team of developers to bring their new game project to the West! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Light in the Dark.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 920 reviews

The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne is an interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who has to make oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. The gameplay will challenge you to find the right ways to help Samantha as she embarks on her journey to the other side of her bedroom door. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics

89% User Score Based on 498 reviews

Step into the shoes of a game-loving teen, sent to a harsh correctional institute by Principal Yang for your supposed internet addiction. Inspired by a real-life figure, Dr. Yang, a controversial psychiatrist who advocated for electrotherapy to "cure" troubled teens. You will navigate a branching narrative and make choices that impact your fate. Unravel the truth behind the institute, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakout 13.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

99% User Score Based on 75 reviews

13-year-old Janis has "Magic Deficiency Disorder," a madness where one can't use magic in a very magic-oriented world. For her protection, she lives in a madhouse: a place where those with mental disorders can be safe from an unforgiving society. However, this madhouse isn't exactly the haven it was made out to be, and Aidan Woolf, a police commander, intends to find out why. The standalone prequ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Small Fire At A Time.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

99% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Language Of Love.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

69% User Score Based on 72 reviews

It is a love oriented short visual novel, which contains a wealth of interesting games and a large number of exquisite CG pictures. The man lives in the same apartment with his friends, works in the same company, and leads a monotonous life. The appearance of interns has changed the repetitive life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Romance.

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.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

78% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 4 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.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 900 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 163 reviews

Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilt Free.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

87% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Following the sudden death of her father, Mireille Maiorano is sent to live with her uncle in France. Enter Lyon, a tactless, perverse Frenchman charged with escorting to Mireille to her new home. She hates him passionately, with everything she has... so why does he make her heart flutter? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empty Horizons.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Demons Never Lie is a low-poly and voxel graphic adventure where your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of classic point & click games and visual novels. Dive into an emotional and thrilling experience and enjoy the atmospheric storytelling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demons Never Lie.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

76% User Score Based on 238 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 7 reviews

A thoughtful and deeply personal narrative-title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to fully immerse yourself in the chapters of four characters, each with their joys and heartache. Contains over 20 original, beautifully-sung songs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Longest Road on Earth.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:character development, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

79% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Uncover the dark and tortured legacy of mad science in this psychological horror interactive novel about entrapment and the lingering echoes of trauma. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood for Poppies.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

An old farmer lives with his wife - However, he hasn't quite been himself lately. His mind wanders off, he forgets his daily routine and he often brings up things from the past. Forgotten, Not Lost comes from the creators of A More Beautiful World and is a kinetic novel that tackles the theme of dementia and is a visual novel that hopes to bring tears into our readers' eyes, especially those who … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten, Not Lost Steam CD Key.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

67% User Score Based on 215 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

"No Longer Home" is a semi-auto-biographical point and click game, about two recent graduates preparing to move out of their flat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Longer Home.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

97% User Score Based on 1,721 reviews

a young transgender woman goes to the hot springs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to one night, hot springs.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 278 reviews

Critic Score 38%Based on 2 reviews

A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackberry Honey.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

73% User Score Based on 264 reviews

The Roaring Twenties: a bygone era of glitz, glamour, and promise. Nowhere is this more apparent than Coral Gables, Florida. The real estate market is booming and even an ordinary guy like Alfie Banks has a chance to strike it rich.But with the mob on his back, the Great Depression on the horizon, and the Sunshine State’s idyllic waterfront only a hurricane away from total devastation, Alfie finds… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Golden Wake.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of 'Secrets of the Shore,' a short visual novel where serenity and suspense intertwine on a picturesque island. When a peaceful getaway is transformed by a sudden, mysterious storm, a tale of intrigue and unexpected connections begins to unfold. Meet Ashley, the embodiment of vivacity and charm, whose infectious energy brightens every interaction. Her opti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of the Shore.

"In Her Head" - a captivating visual novel that offers players a unique glimpse into the daily struggles of the main character with social anxiety. Immerse yourself in her inner world, where anxiety, procrastination, and unease are constant companions. In this visual novel, you will experience several days in her life, with the central challenge being a single task — making a phone call … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Her Head.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

It's On You is an FMV game in which your choices will affect the outcome of Curtis and those around him. The latter caught between a world of crime and violence, in the wake of a gang taking control of the community and a potential career as an international footballer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It's On You.

A point-and-click visual novel about unlikely friendship and loss of identity If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Light at the End of the Ocean.

Tales From Windy Meadow is a slice-of-life interactive story about choosing your path and living in a community. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. A unique fantasy Visual Novel blending coziness and melancholy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From Windy Meadow.

Life is unpredictable. You have just been to your first party, with hope for a different, better, and more social future, but instead of waking up with a hangover, you wake up 13 months of coma later, severely ill and with no chance to build the life you wanted to live. Confined at home, confined to the night by your medication, deprived of outside contact to keep stress away from you,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mending Yesterday.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

76% User Score Based on 25 reviews

A modern corporate slave wakes up to find himself reincarnated as the 100th incarnation of Golden Cicada! Stumbling into the all-female Western Liang Kingdom, he must unravel the earth-shaking conspiracy behind the polluted Mother-Son River while navigating deep emotional bonds with 7 goddess-level characters of distinct personalities—from the powerful and glamorous queen to the vengeance-driven S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 90 reviews

One day, without warning, you become a ghost. You lived an honest life and committed no wrongs, so your soul should surely find peace… right? But the thought of being separated from the one you love is more terrifying than the abyss itself. If you can no longer stay by his side, then you must bring him with you before your soul passes on. Torn between love and obsession, you struggle against fate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decollate Decoration.