Games like No Sunshine

No Sunshine is a short interactive story I made for the Global Game Jam in 2019.  CW: This game depicts loss, depression and mental health problems The game is made in my own story engine Yarnspin, and is also meant to serve as an example game for making your own Yarns. The Yarnspin engine can be found here: https://mattiasgustavsson.itch.io/yarnspin This version is a remake to demonstrate the n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Sunshine HD.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

90% User Score Based on 67 reviews

A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression. My Friend The Spider is a 10-15 minute walking simulator where the player finds themselves voluntarily locked in a room to escape and isolate due to their current emotional state and befriending a spider that grows in size with the story's progression. I originally worked on the game for a month and a half around October 2… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend The Spider.

SAMH - Path to Serenity Story Game Mode: Path to Serenity is a cozy walking simulator that takes players on a heartfelt journey in the shoes of Jim, a man torn between career ambitions and the family he’s drifting away from. As the pressures of work mount, he realises he’s losing more than he’s gaining. Guided by his aunt Didi’s advice, an unexpected trip leads him to her cabin—where he may fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path to Serenity.

This is a romantic tale of an unlikely pair, a goblin and an elf witch, made with RPG Maker MV for: RPG Maker Themed Game Jam #4 Content Warning: This game includes swearing, drugs, references to child abuse and depression, and toilet humor You will play as a lil'l goblin girl named Kica who has just arrived at Cape Magicae Witch Academy two days ahead of classes to get settled in. For some mov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kica's Story: Tears to Tides.

 After your husband and son were reported to have passed in a tragic car accident Trin finds herself at loss. Not sure what to do the past few days have been a blur...until one night everything became clear...As of 11.3 post mortem: Vanishing Summit to SOMBER A post mortem Original Goal: Create a narrative-driven game from start to end (very, very, very short) to practice and learn design using ue… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOMBER.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 97 reviews

There's a spider haunting these hills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spider Land.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light in the dark.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 95 reviews

Deckline is an atmospheric war-horror card game. Out of ammo and encircled, you play one last game of Durak to distract from the inevitable. Experience the grit and dread of modern combat through the lens of a board game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deckline.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

94% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Content Creation and Streaming GuidelinesYou are free to create and stream content using “Winion Virus.” (However, secondary sales such as merchandise are not allowed.) Please note that the game contains elements of strong language, death, gore, self-harm, and suicide. Make sure to include this information in your content or its description. About the Game "What if there i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winion Virus.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Bleeding Roots is a short horror walking simulator taking place throughout the seasons. Water the plants in your garden, learn about them, and grow along them over time. Immerse yourself in a story about loss, grief and obsession. The controls are simple, moving the character through tank controls and reading up on the environment with an interact key. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Roots.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

98% User Score Based on 47 reviews

A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painting.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence. Feaures: - Minimalist, grayscale graphics. - No challenges, puzzles. Just click here there. - Short gameplay. (20-30 minutes-maybe?) - Two endings - Depressive rhetoric on life and death - English voice acting - A dark main theme to accompany you If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Leak.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

88% User Score Based on 260 reviews

Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Winner of the BAFTA Young Game Designers Award, Fractured Minds is a game created by 17-year-old Emily Mitchell, with the hope of aiding understanding and awareness of mental illness. Embark on a journey through the human psyche and experience six atmospheric and thought-provoking chapters, each symb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fractured Minds.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

80% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Tomorrow Don't Come is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomorrow Don't Come.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychostic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Moons and Mania.

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.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

74% User Score Based on 463 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

Actual Sunlight is a short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation. The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life. The story is linear, unavoidable and (hopefully) thought-provoking. You experience his perceptions, fall under the consequences of his decisions, and meet everyone who didn’t … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Actual Sunlight.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

A comic-style narrative-oriented game based on the Christmas Eve Truce during World War I. Players will experience December 1914, playing the role of a soldier who has left his family to fight on the battlefield. The game is approximately 30 minutes long. 80% of the proceeds will be donated to countries affected by war. Four interactive mini-gamesExperience the life of soldiers on the battlefield… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to December 1914.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 1,980 reviews

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Will (Not) Remain.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 178 reviews

You spend a day seeing how many coins you can fit into the hollows above your collarbones. You're losing yourself first in inches, then moments... Will you survive yourself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrinking Pains.

Embark on your own epic fantasy quest to restore colour and life to a forgotten and abandoned world. Solve puzzles and learn about real life strategies for managing anxiety taught in a fun and engaging way. Rescue and join forces with a diverse cast of characters who provide valuable insights and help with your journey along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taming Yore Dragon.

/!\ WARNING! Some elements of this game are not for the faint of heart! Some plot twists and at least one game ending involve discrimination, ostracization and living with trauma. Trauma that was incurred to oneself, and trauma that was dealt by oneself. --- Robots and superheroes had been my autistic special interest as a child. Knowing a lot about them, helped me make a lot of friends during c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunderborn - Episode 001.

No Path Forward is a first-person psychological-horror story set in a small mountain village. This game serves to be symbolic of mental health struggles the developer has gone through leading to how he found his faith in Jesus. The anxieties of life have been weighing you down. You decide to listen to your coworker's advice and take a solo, overnight hiking trip through a part of the mountains … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Path Forward.

Unseen - The Story of Invisible People An empathetic journey to illuminate those living in the shadows. In Unseen - The Story of Invisible People, you take on the role of a ghost—a delicate metaphor for the loneliness and invisibility that accompanies depression. But even in the shadows, your existence has a purpose: to help those who, like you, have become invisible to the world. Embark o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unseen.

A remake of a failed project submitted to Brackeys Game Jam 2021.1 now being submitted to: Bring Out Your Ghosts A jam for abandoned or forgotten WIPs I wouldn't say what's on this page is a WIP, it's as finished as I plan on making it. But if you would like to experience the original, crummy version that certainly fits the theme of this jam you can play it with this secret url: https://fava-beans… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vera x Rosa Refresh.

'Maybe Later' is a glorified depression simulator an interactive story about a programmer struggling with getting their tasks done due to that pesky inner critic... or outer critic, in this case. It doesn't help that the tasks keep getting bigger -- in a rather literal sense. This game was made for the GMTK 2024 Game Jam, where the theme was Built to Scale. My first thought upon hearing this them… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maybe Later.

December 2022 libGDX 7 Day Game Jam Entry Theme: Dystopian Christmas *update*There was a bug with the final boss that annoyed me and made targets appear offscreen. I fixed the bug for the sake of posterity and wont be making anymore changes.*Notes* I went waaaaaay overboard with this one, spent more than half the jam week just  making a battle screen that looked nice and getting better with Scene2… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Christmas - JamGame.

After ten long years, a daughter visits her deceased mother to pay her respects. They share a long hidden past that’s about to come out of the grave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Mother & Me.

A submission for the Pixel Art Game Jam 2024 - #Beginner Programming /Game Design by - https://dabs4heyzeus.itch.io/ Art done by - https://katona7.itch.io/Audio from opengameart.org - https://opengameart.org/content/40-cc0-water-splash-slime-sfxhttps://opengameart.org/content/water-splash-and-sand-footstepshttps://opengameart.org/content/hip-hop-boss-man-boss-music Controls: WASD to move Left… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Water Loss.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Full game is LIVE on Steam 10% off for limited time https://store.steampowered.com/app/2115610/_/ This is a Point & Click game about an interesting wife. This is a level-based game about a love story. This is a pixel-art game about a man's dream and pessimism to life. ---- Game Story You are an office worker and always work late. One day when you came home from working ov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If only i could go home early.

Donation is not necessary to play the game, but definitely much appreciated for me to keep making games. --- DAUGHTER Your daughter went to a sleepover birthday party at her friend's house, what could go wrong? This is a short horror game about you trying to rescuing your daughter from a creepy house. The story might feel incomplete as Daughter is a submission to the Lost Relic Games Game Jam 2022… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daughter.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

NECROMANCIA – A skele-puzzle type game where your bones and your wit may guide ye through the delving of the dungeons and catacombs. Take command of your undead hordes and collect the spreads to form the ultimate sandwich. The only brain your minions will be eating is yours!  Made for this https://itch.io/jam/pirateThis is our first game and we want to improve on it, so please give your feeback. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necromancia.

Cree for Brackeys Game Jam 2022.1 on the theme of "It's not real". I chose to use this theme to illustrate a complicated point of mental illness: the denial of its entourage that does not always consider these diseases as real. In addition to this, the controls, although simple (arrowkeys), will go against what you may have learn until now.   Gameplay : A simple story with short dialogues to g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nolwenn.

A game for the funni jam #3 with the theme of: Destroy Everything Controls A, D or Arrow Keys(if you're weird) Left and Right Mouse to shoot Goal Destroy folders before they reach the bottom of the screen. Folders will subtract 1/10 of your health if they reach the bottom Projectiles with a red outline will also damage you ---------------------------------------------------------------------------… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delete it All!.

!!!FREE DEMO AVAILABLE!!! -------------------------------------------------------------- - INTRODUCTION - Irreparable is a short, story-heavy retro horror-adventure game following a mentally ill father desperately making up ways to save his already dying daughter.It is my next 'real' solo-project using the Godot Game Engine, as a followup to my previous project, The Father: Reboot. Follow me on Tw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IRREPARABLE - A Game About Loss.

You Make Me Lovesick! is an arcade-style platformer game inspired by Crush Crush, created for the fifth Strawberry Jam. Play as a tag-team of a wannabe charmer and an adorable cold virus, and win your lovers' hearts while simultaneously conquering their immune systems! (Note: there is no actual 'explicit' content in this game, no sex or nudity or gratuitous violence. However, due to the kink-focus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Make Me Lovesick!.

WHO AM I? Hi I am Nick I used to make films I won some awards, played some big festivals and films in high street shops. These days I make FMV Games and for the most part I use footage and films from my 15 years as an indie film maker and convert those into games. I do this under the Banner LET’S GO TO THE GRINDHOUSE. WHATS THIS ALL ABOUT? This Particular title is my Entry to the Black… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to People Made From People.

Everything Must Ghost! This was our entry to the 2025 Out of Office Game Jam!  We were given a them and 1 week to come up with a game. The Theme: Everything Must Go! For a lot of the team this was their first game jam, myself included. The team consisted of new developers and people who have been in the industry for some time creating a very unique team of all skills and experiences. We are exc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everything Must Ghost.

Welcome to Bíotópico! Focus Your Breath, Grow (Real!) Trees Bíotópico (bee-oh-toh-pea-ko) is the first and only breath exercise game designed specifically for the Playdate™ system. Focus on breath practice as a daily ritual with your Playdate Gather Oxygen and use it to plant (real!) trees [Coming Soon]  Collect unique and rare seeds [Coming Soon]  Plant to restore balance across 7 distinct b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bíotópico [Playdate].

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Murmurs of the Mist is a short psychological horror story where you play as Bunni, the stuffed toy of a 7-year-old girl, Sofia. She struggles to speak about what happened to her but in therapy, Sofia speaks through you, the only one she trusts.  As Bunni, you explore the mysterious landscape of Sofia’s psyche, where her innocence, fear and childish state of mind blur together. What you see, hear,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murmurs of the Mist.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

87% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Feature ListSurvival elements Story-driven progression Handcrafted pixel art Comedy, drama, and maybe trauma Original soundtrack by Wilson Tanner Smith About the Game How long can you survive unemployment?The year is 2018, you are trapped in a single-bedroom apartment somewhere in an undisclosed Nordic welfare state. Your objective is to survive in the mind-numbing loop of long-term … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unemployment Simulator 2018.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

91% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Take part in an expansive choose-your-own-adventure horror story, where you’ll uncover the secrets of an anachronistic corporation reigning over a post-truth world. Solve cryptic riddles, make difficult choices, and escape the depths of SMYRNACORP with your mind intact, no matter the cost. With hundreds of possible story routes, multiple endings, interactive puzzles and RPG elements, INHUMAN RESO… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inhuman Resources.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

79% User Score Based on 84 reviews

A game about life after love If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine: A Story of Loss.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

95% User Score Based on 544 reviews

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring a hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art developed by award-winning Finnish solo developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT -series, Afterdream, Heal). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without a Dawn.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

97% User Score Based on 95 reviews

Biphase is a 2D platform jumping game with exploration and puzzles as its core. In the game, the player plays a role who has bipolar disorder, trying to discover and break through the self in the abstract red and black world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biphase.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game is a point and click game with looping levels, which features comics, documentaries and gaming to explore OCD and anxiety. You become trapped in a flat and are forced to figure out how to escape. In this lo-fi game your guide is narrator TIGER ORCHID - a Twitch/ YouTube style narrator who is with you all the way. Played by Shaniqua Okwok (Small Axe, It's a S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game.

Tales of Wocdes: The Silver Protector  Tales of Wocdes: The Silver Protector is a high fantasy interactive fiction made in Twine. During the story, your protagonist will change from a helpless child to a Silver Protector, an elite warrior and protector. In time, you may wield powerful magic, or be a master of the blade.   The game is in early development. All content is subject to change. There… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Wocdes: The Silver Protector.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 40 reviews

This is the story of a girl who faced her Shadows… who, in the face of darkness, found her light. Amalia is a librarian’s assistant living in the small fantasy town of Respite who’s haunted by Shadows- dark beings born from her negative inner thoughts. But when a wisp named Ljos appears and gives her the ability to create cards of light from her everyday life, Amalia must use this power to face h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cards of Heart.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the ungraceful clambering, oftentimes painful crawl towards closure. Interact with domestic objects, seek out memories, and embrace feelings that cut as sharp as a knife. SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE A THOUSAND TIMES OVER. It feels like the apartment is alive with the remnants of her in every … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The End of You.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

98% User Score Based on 272 reviews

a chronic illness simulation game. you think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. all you know is you are always in some state of pain. you've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life. how long will it take for you to get a diagnosis? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to you're just imagining it.