Games like Penguin, but why?

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Routine Feat A game about stucking in a routine. [Media 2151281] If you play his game in hope to win, you will end up with an irritating feeling inside of you. Nothing else. But if you stop and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Routine Feat.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

77% User Score Based on 132 reviews

Beckett by The Secret Experiment is a surreal noir. A disturbing story of a missing-persons investigator, hired to find a young man suffering from a mental illness. It is a taste of the alternative - an experience that will make you question what it is to exist. It is a vivid musing on identity, memory and loss. It is unlike anything you will ever play. It wants to offend. Don't let it. Poor, poor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beckett.

Apocalyptic LoveSurviving with my best friend's mom in the underground. A visual novel about forbidden love at the end of the world. When the world collapses, rules no longer matter... except the one you should never have broken. A strange event buries the city and turns everything into an intricate, deadly underground labyrinth. You find yourself trapped with Nicole, the woman you should nev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalyptic Love.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 3,314 reviews

Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about an astronaut drifting through the vastness of space, searching for a reason to keep going while struggling with the feeling that there may be no way back home. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, the game explores despair, friendship and how we are able to move forward even in the deepest void of the cosmos. A Hopecore-Ins… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Control, I'm Not Coming Back.

Trapped in a frozen dimension of depression, you fight despair and fading sanity as memories of Christmas haunt you. Every step is a battle, every memory a lifeline. Can you survive the season when even hope has frozen over? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noelle.

World without Time is a third-person atmospheric adventure set in a ruined world frozen between the past and the future. These lands were once filled with light, warmth, and magic, but a catastrophe destroyed everything. Now only an endless frozen wasteland remains, covered in ash, ice, and silence. You play as a fire alicorn (Lieris) — a lone wanderer who has lost their past. Your journey change… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World without Time.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

"Stand by you" is a visual novel that you can play it about three-five hours with no choices. Only him and her in the ruined world. He goes on a journey to live with the girl who keeps to die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Together We Live.

《The Seafloor》— An Interactive Narrative Journey About Depression, Listening, and Coexistence Game Introduction 《The Seafloor》 is an emotionally immersive interactive narrative game played from a first-person perspective. You will play as "River", a young girl experiencing depression, and live through seven seemingly ordinary yet internally tumultuous days through her eyes and heart. C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Seafloor.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story

94% User Score Based on 50 reviews

In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway brings you to the final station abandoned and eerie. Explore and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face seems familiar... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Train: Baquedano.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

88% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windy Meadow: A Roadwarden Tale.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 82 reviews

EVERY WINTER GIVES WAY TO SPRING. FOR MOST PEOPLE, THIS IS A PASSIVE EVENT: SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS NATURALLY THANKS TO THE POSITIONS OF HEMISPHERES AND STARS.BUT I KNOW THE REASON WHY WINTER ENDS. I KNOW BECAUSE THE WIND TOLD ME. At Winter's End is a cozy narrative dice-rolling RPG about 12-year-old Noel growing up in the forest of spirits. Explore the forest and complete quests while rolling dic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Winter's End.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Deep beneath the moonlit sky, the final adventure awaits! The final chapter in the Star Sky trilogy following another journey through a mysterious and enchanting world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Sky 3.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

76% User Score Based on 272 reviews

Panel houses, snow, overcast sky, tiny kitchen, shabby staircase… It's Winter is an indie game which genre could be classified as sandbox, post-soviet, sad 3d, russian sadness. Nothing awaits you: there is no chance to get out, no room for adventures and breathtaking plot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It's Winter.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

81% User Score Based on 141 reviews

From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

93% User Score Based on 20,916 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 20 reviews

Featuring stunning visuals and a Grammy-nominated musical score, Journey delivers a breathtaking experience like no other. Originally released on PlayStation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey.

WARNINGThis game contains intense horror sequences, flashing lights, and sudden visual effects that may affect players with photosensitive epilepsy. Player discretion is advised. A world between memory and nightmare. EnvironmentExplore a frozen, forgotten reality inspired by the quiet landscapes and architecture of the post-Soviet era. Covered in winter silence, abandoned locations hide betwe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreams of Suffering.

Gravity VR is a unique short interactive experience in a surreal world with no ground beneath your feet, where everything is forever falling. You'll meet two old brothers living a surprisingly ordinary life... But nothing lasts forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravity VR.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

80% User Score Based on 137 reviews

Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice. After his father is drafted and sent to the front, the protagonist volunteers in Mariupol, leaving his studies behind and ignoring his mother’s fears. Artyom never t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 93, Kuindzhi.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

94% User Score Based on 10,391 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 19 reviews

Climb anywhere and achieve the ascent of a lifetime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cairn.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Dread Neighbor is a first-person psychological horror experience inspired by modern Chinese horror. Multi-Perspective Storytelling Based on real-life elements, explore the hidden fears and anxieties of urban solitude through the perspective of multiple victims. Start as a young woman working and living alone in the city. To cut costs, you move into an old apartment building that is cheap, but unne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Game IntroductionA long time ago, I came across a comic filled with inside jokes from the game design industry. It depicted a scenario where the player was given two choices—A and B, each representing a different door. Yet, no matter which one you picked, both led to the exact same path. Later, I often heard people say that games should better reflect the realities of life—if you choose one perso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Touch.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

57% User Score Based on 168 reviews

The cataclysm has accelerated global warming. Rivers and lakes have dried up, vast tracts of land are engulfed in wildfires, and cities are in chaos. You are a lone survivor trying to wait your turn to be evacuated to the northern part of the country. Your task is simple: do not leave your home under any circumstances and don't let the heat incinerate your body. In your hour of need, people may kn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Femboy.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

76% User Score Based on 90 reviews

IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™ traps you in a corridor caught in an ever changing and increasingly unsettling loop. With each cycle, you’ll notice subtle differences, but your objective in this corridor is not just to observe the changes. As the narrative unfolds, you will be forced to place your trust in someone during each cycle. The catch? Who you choose to trust will depend on both the knowledge you’… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Key Features: - Emotional Story Experience a heart-warming tale of love, sacrifice and the relentless pursuit of happiness. - Stunning Visuals Animated CGs and girls bring the world of Cain and Nica to life. - Immersive Soundtrack Let the music help you to dive into the journey through this world of eternal winter. Story In this cold, harsh world, only love of his younger sister, Nica… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cain × Nica.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 800 reviews

I have placed a lot of trust in you. Wish I didn't have to, but my hand is forced. --- A scientist, seeking to return to the expedition he had to abandon, hires a sled dog musher to bring him on the last leg of his journey. That Which Gave Chase is an experimental, narrative-driven dog sledding thriller set in the vast, frozen wastes of the arctic. Playing as a sled dog musher, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Which Gave Chase.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

73% User Score Based on 250 reviews

In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Days of Snow.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

75% User Score Based on 667 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

The Path is a psychological horror art game developed by Tale of Tales originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system on March 18, 2009 in English and Dutch, and later ported to Mac OS X by TransGaming Technologies. It is inspired by several versions of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, and by folklore tropes and conventions in general, but set in contemporary times. The play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Path.

Solid Liquid GasSolid Liquid Gas is an atmospheric exploration adventure about a fox searching for its lost memories after death. Guided only by fragments of the past, you journey through environments shaped by shifting weather: snow, rain, and dust storms. each tied to a different state of being. You will step into the quiet paws of a fox who awakens without memory, drifting between life and dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solid Liquid Gas.

From the solo developer behind Cosmix comes Echoes of the Wild, a third-person exploration game about a mystical journey through silence, memory, and the echoes of a lost world. Players take control of a majestic stag wandering through a vast, surreal wilderness long after the fall of humanity. As the player explores forgotten landscapes, they uncover ancient runes—each one activating haunt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Wild.

At the heart of Clicky & Yo lies a psychological horror narrative experience that unfolds as a first-person enigma, where reality begins to fracture with every step you take toward understanding. At first, everything seems calm—a familiar environment you recognize and comprehend. Yet as you move forward, that same world slowly transforms into something unstable, unsettling, and deeply personal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clicky & Yo.

Astral Remembrance is a 4.5-hour, single-player cinematic adventure-platformer. Step into the role of a young pilgrim on a final rite of passage: a journey to the ancestral resting grounds where the physical and spiritual planes softly intertwine. What begins as a traditional pilgrimage soon becomes a quiet reckoning—revealing who we truly are and what we carry with us. CORE GAMEPLAY & MECHAN… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Remembrance.

What if growing up means losing your dreams?One night, Bjørn witnesses a mysterious figure steal his parents’ dreams. Determined to get them back, he follows the thief into a strange and beautiful dreamworld, a place where wonder still lingers, but nightmares are spreading. What begins as a search for the Dreamthief becomes a journey through Bjørn’s own fears, where darkness, loneliness, the unkn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dreamthief.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

91% User Score Based on 193 reviews

An atmospheric climbing experience for solo players or up to 4 in co-op. A short, minimalist platformer about the cold, isolation, and quiet persistence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to But Why?.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

67% User Score Based on 21 reviews

What Awaits You in the Next Update:ROADMAP: NEXT UPDATEThank you to everyone who supported the game and helped us launch the big December Update. Your energy keeps us going — seriously, we appreciate every one of you. ❤️ Now let’s talk about what’s coming next. Polishing the new contentIn the upcoming weeks, we’ll focus on polishing everything we’ve added: fishing, survival, the hunger system, ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forest Doesn’t Care.

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.

Immerse yourself in a world where hope battles against the abyss of catastrophe, and discover a story that could change the fate of the main character. Explore the post-Soviet space, which has turned into a single gloomy place where anomalies violate the laws of physics and reality.| The main character, Voila, a stalker with a difficult fate, seeks to unravel the mystery of his wife's disappearanc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burned One.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Don't Let Me Fade: adventure, interractive narrative [created in 48 hours as part of GG-jam 2025] A narrative exploration game about memory, identity, and the slow unraveling of time. Created during a 48-hour game jam, Don’t Let Me Fade invites players into a poetic and emotional journey through the mind of a man losing himself to Alzheimer’s. A World Without TimeThe jam's theme, "A World … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Let Me Fade.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

94% User Score Based on 413 reviews

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Many Nights a Whisper.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

93% User Score Based on 2,121 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 22 reviews

A narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderstop.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Once upon a time, in a swampland dreary, a fly awakened, weak and weary. Possessed of hunger, it set out on a search to find a morsel, a corpse, to stop starvation. But there was no death to be found in the swamp, only tormented life. It journeyed on, meeting strange creatures living in the swamp, ever sadder and more tortured, until, by chance, it happened on something delicious. PLAY AS A DIRT F… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Fly.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

94% User Score Based on 7,785 reviews

A game about doing Nothing If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nothing.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

“Are you lost?” “I don’t think so? I mean, the way back to town is pretty straightforward.” ... Welcome to Hope, where most of the residents ironically don't have high hopes for their future. The player plays as John Doe, just another life in the little town of Hope whose luck has hit rock bottom. However, when John meets a hermit living outside of town, he gradually learns to put his life toge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Another Life.

Elizabeth is a decryption leisure game.The protagonist is a young man who has just stepped into the society, shuttling through the picture frame in search of freedom and love.The game screen is fresh and lovely, each level has rich puzzles waiting for players to solve. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elizabeth.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Yukie: A Japanese Winter Fairy Tale is a theatrical story game. Lead the hero Yukiji on a journey of vengeance, to the snowy mountain where Yukie resides. The story will proceed in a movie-like fashion. The game is fully voiced and voiceover can be turned ON/OFF. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yukie: A Japanese Winter Fairy Tale.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 814 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

87% User Score Based on 92 reviews

**This current version is for an exhibition at Denny Dimin gallery in New York from May 23-June 30, 2019**(some networking features only work on Steam) This software is morphable to what you want it to be. It can be a small database of games, a downloadable art show, a simulation, a moving painting, an album, an existential crisis, a talisman, a play, a meditation, a spell, a forest, a distopian n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sometimes to Deal With the Difficulty of Being Alive....

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

60% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Solo is a puzzle exploration game in which a sailor is traveling through a vast archipelago, solving puzzles, wondering about love. A personal experience both for puzzle lovers and creative indie games aficionados. Solo is a game about love. About love as fuel, the force that drive us. It is a universal feeling, but each of us experiences it in a different way. Individually, it holds different … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solo.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

95% User Score Based on 796 reviews

You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukrainian ball in search of gas.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

82% User Score Based on 438 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 23 reviews

South of the Circle is an emotional narrative experience exploring the relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics caught up in the political conflict of the Cold War. The story focuses on the weight of life choices - between career, true love and the desire to keep our promises. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to South of the Circle.