Games like Loop: the distress call
Looking for games like Loop: the distress call? Here are top role playing recommendations with a mystery, thriller and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with An Elmwood Trail, The Pale Beyond or Saltsea Chronicles.
1 View Game51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviewsAn interactive mystery game. You play as a private detective trying to solve the disappearance of 18-year-old Zoey Leonard. Using the phone she left behind, you'll investigate her friends, family, and Zoey herself.
View Game2 View Game85%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding90% User Score 2,632 reviewsCritic Score 80%10 reviews"The Pale Beyond" is a narrative-driven horror adventure game where players uncover the mysteries of a ghost ship, the HMS Eidolon, and its crew. Through environmental storytelling, puzzles, and interactions with supernatural entities, players must navigate the ship's dark past and their own sanity. The game features a unique art style that enhances the eerie atmosphere and adds to the tension as players delve deeper into the secrets of the cursed vessel.
View Game3 View Game87%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, replayability97% User Score 152 reviewsCritic Score 76%11 reviewsIn Saltsea Chronicles, a story-driven adventure game, players join Captain Maja and her crew on a rescue mission in a post-flood world. Explore diverse island communities, each with unique pre-flood ruins, and uncover a deep conspiracy while choosing investigation paths. Experience a rich narrative with twists and turns in this immersive, award-winning indie title.
View Game4 View Game65%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, character development65% User Score 200 reviewsCritic Score 54%1 reviews"Unrest is a single-player Historical Role Playing game set in ancient India, featuring stunning story and sensational graphics. Play as five ordinary people from diverse backgrounds facing hardships and making tough choices in a reactive storyline, often with consequences that impact other characters' lives. With no heroes or mystical quests, Unrest offers a grounded, real-world narrative."
View Game5 View Game89%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, optimization93% User Score 984 reviewsCritic Score 84%8 reviews"Lacuna is a single-player Mystery Action game with sensational graphics, exceptional music, and a unique atmosphere. The game features intriguing storylines, wonderful mechanics, and highly emotional moments. Wishlist now and support Go Give One, a WHO initiative providing COVID-19 vaccines to those in need."
View Game6 View Game93%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, stability93% User Score 1,651 reviewsCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a narrative-driven RPG set in the Starward Belt, a cluster of habitats in an asteroid belt teeming with secrets and characters. You play as a Sleeper, a digitized mind in an artificial body, seeking freedom from corporate and gang control. Forge alliances, manage your crew, and navigate risk-reward tabletop-inspired gameplay to shape your destiny.
View Game7 View Game86%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsreplayability, grinding93% User Score 135 reviewsCritic Score 68%3 reviewsIn Over the Alps, players assume the role of a British spy in the 1930s, navigating through the Swiss Alps to complete missions and avoid detection. The game features a choose-your-own-adventure style narrative with multiple endings, and allows players to travel by train, boat, and on foot. With stunning hand-drawn art and a focus on stealth and strategy, Over the Alps offers a unique and engaging spy experience.
View Game8 View Game96%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalatmosphere, character development96% User Score 1,657 reviews"Choice of Robots" is a 300,000-word interactive sci-fi novel where you design and build robots that will shape the world. Your choices determine if your robots will be helpful or hostile, and if they will love or disdain humanity. Over 30 years, you'll make crucial decisions about their development, including starting a robotic uprising or going to war with the US. This text-based game allows you to shape your robot's character and even start a family with a human or advanced robot.
View Game9 View Game93%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability97% User Score 5,442 reviewsCritic Score 89%12 reviews"I Was a Teenage Exocolonist" is a narrative-driven, life simulation game where your choices shape your character's development. As a teenager on a distant exoplanet, you'll manage resources, form relationships, and face challenges that determine your unique story. Every decision you make contributes to the person you become, offering a deeply personal and replayable experience.
View Game10 View Game84%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgameplay, grinding86% User Score 370 reviewsCritic Score 72%1 reviews"Omen Exitio: Plague" is a Lovecraftian adventure game where you play as Dr. Jake Huntington, a military doctor investigating a mysterious disease threatening human extinction with potentially preternatural origins. Set in 1896 Zanzibar, you'll explore dark conspiracies and intrigues, pushing the boundaries of human intellect to uncover the truth and save humanity. The game is inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s, offering a unique and immersive experience.
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