Games like Monoliths

One island of many. One camera to capture what should not be forgotten. A mirror always reflects the light. A short story for I Can't Write But Want To Tell A Story jam 2020. Play Shutter Stroll here.Cover art by @katitans_art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monoliths.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

100% User Score Based on 50 reviews

A short comedy adventure. Investi-Gator is here to solve the crimes! He's not really clear on what the crime is, but he'll do his best. And as long as his brother Insti-Gator is around, he'll ALWAYS have someone to trust! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Investi-Gator: The Case of the Big Crime.

Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation … or damnation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resonant Dusk.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

56% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

88% User Score Based on 26 reviews

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover a haunting, tragic story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Portrait of a Torn.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

98% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Tales of the Forgotten features 3 short ghost stories that haunt everyday locations. Explore PSX-style environments in first person, endure jump scares, and experience surreal moments. Unlock multiple endings to uncover the secrets of the forgotten ghosts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirror, Mirror.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

98% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

The Gap is a sci-fi first person narrative exploration thriller. You play as Joshua Hayes, a neuroscientist who's lost it all. Your mysterious ability to explore parallel realities through deja vu seems to be the only way to recover your memories and salvage your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gap.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor

96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 4,022 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 20 reviews

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world. AER puts you in the shoes of Auk, a magical shape-shifting girl who can transform between human and bird. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AER Memories of Old.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

78% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

Forgotten Fields is a game about a struggling author who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and experience bursts of inspiration in this nostalgic game about the passage of time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Fields.

THE DEAD DO NOT REST WITHIN THIS UNGODLY PLACE, AND NEITHER SHALL YOU...IF YOU DARE TO FACE... THE SISTERS OF SOLITUDE. Based on a chilling true story, Sisters of Solitude takes you inside the remains of an abandoned convent, The Order of Our Lady of Solitude. Decades ago, four sisters conspired in the dead of night to murder their Mother Superior in cold blood. Shortly after, the sisters were fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sisters of Solitude.

You are Luna, the daughter of a humble lighthouse keeper on the small island of Pilot Town, part of a far-flung, isolated chain of islands in a remote corner of the Greater Kingdom of Estória. Just across the sea, far off on the hazy horizon, lies the Isle of Estória, the regional capital of this forgotten part of the Outer Kingdom. The island is ruled by Governor Kreel. King Ren and Queen Lorn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Estória.

*CONTENT WARNING!!* Although this game is not intended to function as a horror game, it does contain a variety of horror elements such as unsettling character designs, some very mild jumpscares, and references to capitalism.  (Currently play testing the browser version, so don't panic if it doesn't work) Finally, after years of hard work and months of saving, you've managed to start your new l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sweet Dreams.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

In this reverse horror game you inflict the terror! You've broken out of your containment cell. Now is the perfect time to unleash chaos. It'll take skill to escape alive. There are potential dangers around every corner as you explore what remains of an office. There are signs that someone went here before, a bloody someone.Features: Eat your enemies - Office workers may not all be part of this s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Nips.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

The Protagonist is a narrative-driven psychological horror game set 635 years after the sun died. You play as Varon, a man searching the underground ruins of humanity for his missing daughter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Protagonist.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

After surviving a mysterious forest attack that erased his memory twelve years ago, a former Man in Black, now a field guide named Robert, leads a group of tourists to the source of an Alaskan river... When they are attacked by the Grizzly Man, a mysterious and deadly figure linked to the CIA and Project MKUltra. Will they survive? Or will they become the catch of the day? Features … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grizzly Man.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics

80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Game + Soundtrack Bundle available now! All Along The Moss-Clad Copse Taking place near the end of the 15th century in medieval Pomerania, Unterholz invites players to an alternate version of our own reality. Explore the murky corners and abandoned ruins of an isolated enclave in the middle of a dark swamp. Unveil the truth behind the disappearance of its doomed denizens on a psychological journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unterholz.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

A mysterious flood swallows a small village in the Philippines. Wade through the ruined homes, drowned fields, and whispers in the fog to search for your lost sister. Be careful of the water, some things don’t drown… they wake up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dreaded Hut.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 19 reviews

In Fear Academy, puzzle-solving is woven into the fabric of your unsettling journey through Hillcrest High. As you navigate the darkened halls, a constant sense of being watched keeps you on edge, making even the simplest tasks feel daunting. Each puzzle challenges you to think clearly in an environment filled with tension, where every shadow and distant noise could hide something sinister. You'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Academy.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

72% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Immerse yourself in a relaxing, contemplative adventure with The Last Shores, a top-down 3D solar-punk exploration game where nature and mystery meet. Play as Tal, a young biologist on a missionFreshly graduated from GREEN-CORP University and sent to an abandoned island for a one-year internship, your objective is simple: clean up the entire island, restore the ecosystems and unravel the secrets… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Shores.

Circular Fallacy is a card-based narrative puzzle game with 3D scene perspective switching. The story is set in an unknown space where you wake up, having forgotten why you came here, and begin your journey to find yourself... But as the story unfolds, the interwoven layers of time and space make the world increasingly elusive. Can you uncover your original self? Perspective switching bring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circular Fallacy.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

A young adult SF visual novel combining school life with science fiction. The main characters live normal, peaceful lives, savoring their youth. But one day, an illness starts spreading through their school, and with it, a secret that could change the world… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akizora Memories - Horizon of Fate -.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

80% User Score Based on 573 reviews

The Lightkeeper is a psychological horror game set in the atmospheric and heavy ambiance of the 1920s. Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lightkeeper.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Particle Hearts is a 3rd-person adventure game where you explore a world made entirely of particles. Use special abilities to manipulate those particles, solve puzzles, avoid detection, and navigate this sinister and beautiful land. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Particle Hearts.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

99% User Score Based on 205 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perfect Tides: Station to Station.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Sunset Drive is a narrative road trip game about two people, one car, and the quiet moments that shape a day and a relationship. Talk, take meaningful detours, and uncover what’s been left unsaid. Some things are easy to miss, others stay with you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset Drive.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Embark on an Emotional AdventureUnpetrified: Echoes of Nature is a peaceful and reflective experience, filled with meaningful collectibles, unique emotion-driven interactions, and environmental puzzles. The orchestral soundtrack emphasizes an intimate storyline of unlikely friendship, loss, and love. Explore a Colorful WorldTravel across vast, beautifully diverse landscapes, each seamlessly ble… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

86% User Score Based on 197 reviews

The Count of Monte Clicker is a short incremental game based on the iconic novel 'The Count of Monte Christo' by Alexandre Dumas.  In 'The Count of Monte Clicker' you will become Edmond Dantes, an innocent man imprisoned for life. Along with fellow prisoner and genius Abbe Faria, you must escape the Chateau d'Idle, France's hardest prison. And if the Abbe is not mad, there is an unbelievable tre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Count of Monte Clicker.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Dare to delve into the macabre? A group of people have met their end in a mansion under mysterious circumstances. James Milton, a distinguished detective and forensic expert, is called upon to solve his final case. Only the solitary sound of rain accompanies his days spent among the dead and their haunting whispers. Each secret they reveal brings him one step closer to a chilling truth. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrologium.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 68 reviews

The rain lashes down, soaking you to the bone. You spot an old, dilapidated house looming in the distance - a beacon of shelter in the downpour. You knock loudly desperate to escape the rain. No answer. You try the handle, the door creeks opens... Point & Click You play a curious wanderer who's stumbled into more than they've bargained for. Explore the forgotten corners of the once-grand h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shelter from the Storm.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Just UpdatedRelease Date Announced!We’re incredibly excited to share that Benign Land will officially be released next Friday, January 24! A project that started as a site-specific art installation in Belfast will now become available for people to experience in their own space & time. An unconventional game that we believe it won’t disappoint in providing a one-of-a-kind journey. Wishlist… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Benign Land.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

99% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine is a short adventure puzzle game. Use your wits, creativity and puzzle solving ability to help Flibbius take to the skies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine.

Project Search is an atmospheric visual novel inspired by Chinese science fiction and Daoist cultivation of immortality. Set in the spectral landscapes of Linhai, Chongqing, and Dunhuang, the game invites players to explore parallel dimensions, ancient grotto-heavens, and transcendental urban spaces. Character and PlotThe protagonist, Qian Jiangmin, is a young scholar recovering from illnes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Search.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

85% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Have you ever wandered inside images? Images that blow your soul away? In Drizzlepath: Picturae, you embark on a journey of gorgeous landscapes. While some of these landscapes melt your heart, some will give you the chills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drizzlepath: Picturae.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

In Cantaloupe Chronicle, you step into the shoes of a budding journalist on your first day as an intern at the town’s quirky newspaper, The Cantaloupe Chronicle. Set in a cozy roadside town filled with intrigue, this game invites players to explore a rich, atmospheric environment. Interact with eccentric locals, solve puzzles, and uncover stories that will shape your career as a reporter. The s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cantaloupe Chronicle.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

!!!WARNING TO USERS!!! .redruM was born as a work of art before being a walking sim game, which aims to communicate a message. The game is deliberately slow, this is precisely to stimulate the user to look for this message within themselves and do it with calm and patience. The .redruM Experience: A Psychological and Cinematic Horror .redruM is a psychological and cinematic horror experience… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to .redruM.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Moth Planet is a kinetic, energetic 2D platformer where you interview moths and explore an interconnected world in search of the truth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moth Planet.

Broken Aperture - Official Teaser Trailer | Explore Forgotten Memories  Step into the serene yet poignant world of Broken Aperture, a narrative-driven game where you'll accompany Freya as she navigates the delicate memories of her life. Journey through her subconscious as she pieces together memories from her life. Will you uncover the truth hidden within her mind?  This serene yet poignant, nar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Aperture.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 39 reviews

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inversed.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

83% User Score Based on 368 reviews

Descend into the Depths of the UnknownA man gasps for air as he surfaces from water—only to find himself trapped in a room of white tiles and endless pools. This is Level 37, the Poolrooms, a place where the familiar dissolves into the unknown. In this surreal journey, you will explore spaces that exist between worlds—hauntingly empty, disturbingly quiet, and yet strangely familiar. As you traver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminalcore.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

100% User Score Based on 100 reviews

A party-based RPG with turn-based combat. Heroes of the Seven Islands is a comfy yet challenging adventure with side quests in a vast fairytale world, inspired by 90s games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of the Seven Islands.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization

79% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Add Iridio to your wishlist!The full game version of Iridio will launch in Early Access in Q2 2025: add it your wishlist now! About the GameIridio: Prologue offers a brief preview of the full game content and features, including the entire tutorial and the first full game zone. Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari trib… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iridio: Prologue.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

98% User Score Based on 161 reviews

Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterplace.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Story It's the first day moving into your new home, located in the small, quiet town of Bricksmore. After living in your new house for a few months, you discover the previous owners have left behind some items that were never meant to be found. You quickly find out that these items are not just any old junk but are connected to a secret, mysterious organization. Gameplay The Immemorial Order is p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Immemorial Order.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Isle of Maligree is a visual novel where your choices matter. Become an investigator from the mainland sent out to the Isle of Maligree to investigate a missing person case. You only have a few days, as the victims of these crimes are forgotten by everyone shortly after disappearing. In this dark fantasy story, malicious spirits have let magic leak into the world. There has never been a greate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Maligree.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 2 reviews

Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koira.

Echoes of the Sun is a first-person puzzle-platformer adventure game in a fantasy setting where you play as a brave girl with telekinesis, who tries to reach her parents. Restore the environmentExtinguish fires, rebuild surroundings, and bring nature around you back to life. Use TelekinesisManipulate objects, interact with mechanisms, and overcome obstacles. Solve Solar Magic PuzzlesUse var… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Sun.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Step into the shoes of Everlyn Sterling, a new grad undertaking a temp job in a small town in dead winter. Little does she know this seemingly ordinary task will soon unveil a mysterious tale of a disturbed spirit. Solve a series of brain teasers, booby traps, and ciphers set by the ghost. Can you unravel why a once beautiful mansion now harbors a dark, ugly secret? FEATURES Simple point-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Winter Haunting.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere

93% User Score Based on 102 reviews

You’re shipwrecked on a lost mythical island. As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore the dynamic island and its story sandbox to build new friendships, solve the mystery and save the gods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

90's Horror inspired Point & Click — a Dark and Emotional journey of a man looking for his missing son while facing his hidden demons. Enjoy an Atmospheric & stylized world, haunting and memorable audio, and piece together a story that will stay with you long after it ends.Ian Comes Home to Find His Son is Missing, Quickly Throwing Him into a Downward Spiral of Betrayal, Grief, Hatred, and Despair… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Spider to A Fly.