Games like Nostalgia

Submission for OST Composing Jam #7 Mood references and inspiration: Andrei Tarkovsky Movies, Yume Nikki, Hypnagogia Boundless Dreams, Critters for Sale, Disillusion Story Overview "Nostalgia" is an introspective journey through the mind of Alex, a young artist struggling with mental health issues. Alex's main problem is nostalgia for the past, and for childhood. Because of this, Alex can't… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nostalgia.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

80% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shattering.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

94% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tide Up.

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.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 827 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 12 reviews

Shady Part of Me is a narrative puzzle game. It tells the story of a little girl, frightened by the light, and her shadow. Together, they try to get out of the dreamlike world in which they are locked. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shady Part of Me.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 1,027 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Sea of Solitude takes you on a personal journey of a young woman’s loneliness. Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world where nothing is quite what it seems. Meet fantastical creatures and monsters, learn their stories, and solve challenges. Explore a flooded city by boat, on foot, or by swimming through the water itself. Dare to look wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea of Solitude.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

97% User Score Based on 212 reviews

Isabelline Fallow lived with her sisters in an isolated corner of a world that had begun to forget itself. Soon, it forgot her sisters as well. Now Isabelline walks in her sleep, every morning a new road home, every morning that home a little different than she remembers it. In her dreams, a shadow twists in agony through the smoke-steeped orange sky. With 80+ hand-drawn pixel art backgrounds, exp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallow.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

96% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 3 reviews

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. Distraint 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DISTRAINT 2.

Here, you will enter the memory world of the blue slime, solve puzzles, and explore the unknown. There are three chapters, each containing fifteen levels, namely "Primary School", "Middle School", and "University". At the end of each chapter, relevant achievements can be unlocked. Flipping through the diary, you can view the bits and pieces of memories in the blue s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I am Slime.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

90% User Score Based on 890 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Karma: The Dark World's Deluxe Edition contains the following : - Full game of KARMA: The Dark World - The 58 Track Original Soundtrack - The 5 Track 'Into the Mist' EP - The 138 Page Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARMA: The Dark World.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. Play as a boy trapped between waking life and a dream, exploring his memories each day. Each day reveals a new part of his life, from school and family to love and loss. Your choices will determine if he finds hope and wakes up or falls into darkness. Experience unique environments, calming music, and an emotional story in this immersive adventure. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7 Days.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

88% User Score Based on 1,006 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

Dreaming Sarah is an adventure game where you explore the dream world of a young girl named Sarah, who is in a deep coma. Collect items and abilities as you solve puzzles, interact with people and objects to try to wake up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreaming Sarah.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

65% User Score Based on 240 reviews

Critic Score 73%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.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 308 reviews

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation. Claire must decide who she is going to save. With every choice she'll begin to disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

Reach the skies and make it to space with just your jumps. Go from the mud to the top in this adventure with Cadente, a simple star with much to tell us. Face various challenges, shine, and light up the skies. Escape the cave, climb the tower, and pass through the clouds. Face bosses, show them the power of words, and finally shine like a star. ✨What to expect from Cadente✨ Unique jumping mech… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cadente.

The Faith of Sin is a point-and-click escape room game. One night, you wake up and realize you're no longer in the real world. As you explore your home, you'll uncover clues and piece together hazy fragments of your past. And when you finally remember everything you've done — you'll understand what the 'faith of sin' truly means.Features A combination of point-and-click adventure and escape room … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faith of Sin.

Enter the loop, explore abstract spaces, find and process bad memories to unfold your story and learn your fate. Fragment tells a story of generational trauma and addiction, you decide whether to break the loop or be consumed by it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragment.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

86% User Score Based on 4,885 reviews

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without. Sink deep into the next chapter of Senua’s story, a crafted experience told through cinematic immersi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

76% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

Explore the deserted city of Edengate and follow a young scientist’s emotional journey as she searches for hope and solves the mystery of what happened to her... and the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EDENGATE: The Edge of Life.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 226 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 6 reviews

Buy The Forest Quartet on PlayStation Store. Experience life, death and jazz in this unique puzzle adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest Quartet.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

90% User Score Based on 33,509 reviews

From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fishbowl.

Echoes Lie A first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted house, uncover memories, and face the consequences of Joe’s guilt and fading sanity. Every sound hides a lie. Every choice changes his fate. GAMEPLAY A first-person psychological horror experience. Explore, interact, and uncover hidden memories within the house. Your choices shape Joe’s fate and the story’s e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Rest.

Where are we? But the destination is clear. In this sea of trees, my final home, there must be a paradise. Who am I? But my purpose is clear. The noise that wanders in the deep consciousness, seeking the peace that lies beyond. Game introduction This is a text adventure in the form of a visual novel game. There is no branching by choices, and there is only one ending. The estimated playin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradise Sea.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

"With My Past" is a pixel-art puzzle platformer game. The protagonist of the story is an ordinary child who, like everyone else, has made some wrong choices in the process of growing up. To help her overcome regrets from the past, you need to unravel layers of puzzles with her "shadow of the past," understand and assist her in recognizing and facing her own past, finding a way to coexist. -This … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to With My Past.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

78% User Score Based on 627 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 12 reviews

Includes: Base Game - Ad Infinitum Ad Infinitum - Digital Artbook Ad Infinitum Soundtrack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ad Infinitum.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

89% User Score Based on 876 reviews

The game "Find Yourself" - psychological horror from the first person in a closed space. Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find Yourself.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

78% User Score Based on 482 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 12 reviews

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minute of Islands.

Help young Aris to solve the mystery of the fall of Asfand and It’s guild of alchemists, avenge the death of her brother, discover the limits of her powers all of that and more inside a 3D voxel action adventure game where you control weapons made of metal. Aris has been training for all her life due to her special powers and skills along with her brother to go inside the Alchemists Dungeon and re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystic Fate.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

96% User Score Based on 347 reviews

Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnagogia: Boundless Dreams.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 1,371 reviews

Neverending Nightmares is a psychological horror game inspired by the developer's actual battle with mental illness. In the game, you take on the role of Thomas who awakens from a terrible nightmare only to find that he is still dreaming. As he descends deeper through the layers of hellish dreamscapes, he must hide from horrifying apparitions and outrun his inner demons. He must discover which of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neverending Nightmares.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

57% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Insane Decay of Mind is a first person horror game. You play the role of Katherine, a young girl lost in the eerie hallways of a building she believes to be her school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insane Decay of Mind.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 3,167 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

Call of the Sea is a first-person adventure puzzle game set in the 1930's that tells the story of Norah, a woman on the trail of her missing husband's expedition. The search takes place on a strange but beautiful island in the South Pacific, filled with secrets waiting to be unearthed. It’s an otherworldly tale of mystery, adventure, and self-discovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of the Sea.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

97% User Score Based on 676 reviews

explore atmospheric dreams of vagrant but familiar memories. there is … ...no game. you walk around and explore brutalist but also dream-like environments....a dedicated sit (C) and howl (H) button because wolfgirls are super cool other controls move : [WASD] : [↑ ← ↓ →]run : [CTRL] : [SHIFT]jump : [SPACE]interact : [Z] : [ENTER] : [Left Click]pause : [P] : [ESC]show cursor : [TAB] screenshot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to nophenia.

A dark fantasy exploration and puzzle game.Explore your mind and emotions through the inhabitant of this place and put a end to all of their problems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonlit.

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.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

The Inner Friend features a rich visual environment, supported by an immersive soundscape and a cinematic soundtrack enhancing immersion and emotional moments. Movement, imagery, and music are the main ways for the player to interact with the Shadow, their guide throughout the descent. Dark and scary, mysterious at times, the world of The Inner Friend is a surrealist representation of memories and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inner Friend.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 334 reviews

Cineris Somnia is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CINERIS SOMNIA.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

84% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 434 reviews

A story-focused adventure game about a little girl in the world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lydia.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 458 reviews

This is not the best day in the life of Seaweed. One might even say he's out of his element. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slice of Sea.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 371 reviews

Escape from the Shadow Land! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Snares: Alice's Journey.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

68% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 25 reviews

The dark will reveal all! Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Night.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

62% User Score Based on 141 reviews

Revelation, regret and redemption in the twilight dreams of an aging artist. Set against surreal landscapes spanning one man’s life and career, Zed is a desperate quest to reconnect fading memories and create a final work for a very special person. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZED.

DreamSink is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure focused on psychological themes and emotional resonance. Set within the protagonist's comatose subconscious, the game follows her journey as she gathers clues, dismantles negative beliefs, and helps others overcome their psychological struggles to ultimately achieve self-reconciliation. At its core, the game focuses on consciousness exploration, se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamsink.

INSIGHT ROOMINSIGHT ROOM is a 2D narrative adventure with a strong psychological focus, where the player takes control of Josh, a lonely boy trapped in a world that blends dreams, memories, and distortions of his own mind. The story unfolds as Josh explores symbolic environments that represent repressed emotions, childhood traumas, and forgotten fragments of his identity. The game invites the play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSIGHT ROOM.

Backrooms: Last Chance is a single-player horror and puzzle game in first-person perspective. Inspired by the Backrooms universe, the game takes place across three different levels. In the first level, you are trapped in maze-like corridors and must collect 25 keys to reach the exit. In the second level, you need to find one keycard to progress. In the third and most intense stage, you try to esca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Last Chance.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Break the World, Break the Guilt.You are Sara. After a mysterious car crash, you wake up trapped in a haunting, surreal world—a reality you subconsciously built to escape a tragic mistake. This is not a sanctuary; it is a cage of your own making. Instead of facing the truth, you choose a different path: destruction. EDGE OF DESTRUCTION is a single-player FPS built around a single, powerful mechan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Destruction.

Losted Mind is a linear first-person shooter with horror elements. The game takes place in our time. The main character is a man experiencing mental problems, at some point, as it seems to him, beginning to lose touch with reality. Monsters burst into his already troubled life. Break through the monsters, do not stop at anything. Go through this path with the main character to understand whether e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Losted Mind.

After a devastating car crash with your family, you awaken in a surreal version of purgatory. With no memory and only a cryptic gatekeeper guiding your way, you begin to explore this haunting realm. Along your path, you'll meet lost souls, uncover hidden truths, and confront twisted reflections of your trauma. But not everything is what it seems. What if the world you've come to trust is built on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Identity.