Games like Stranger Than Fiction

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

91% User Score Based on 486 reviews

Only you can unveil the truth and uncover the mystery threatening our world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vanished Puzzle Quest.

SOMETHING IS HIDING ON THE ISLAND OF LEILBentley is on a mission to find his mother, Samantha, after she disappeared during an archaeological trip to the medieval settlement of Leil. Traveling to the island shrouded in shadow and mystery, Bentley blindly follows to bring her back – but the time-locked, blood-thirsty creatures of Leil await. Loosely based on Dante’s Inferno, you will venture thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Leil.

Run a shop for supernatural customers in a cozy first-person sim. Stock shelves, brew potions, haggle over prices, and spot counterfeit coins. Shape each day with magical charms, explore a curious village and snowy floating islands, and follow Aunt Hesper’s trail through hidden paths and puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Tavern.

A narrative experience of psychological horror and metaphysical mystery. Reality bends, time stutters, and something unseen follows your every breath. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alteration.

Scientific Project: Optic is a first-person puzzle game that guides you through the history of optical science, from its philosophical origins to our modern understanding. Master the nature of light and solve puzzles inspired by real scientific discoveries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scientific project: Optic.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

Dilara joins her father Malik, a handyman tasked with refurbishing an old apartment in the city of Berlin, Germany. In the course of their extensive renovation work, Dilara digs deeper and deeper into the history of the apartment. Relics from past times turn out to be silent witnesses and former companions of the apartment's previous inhabitants. With each new find, Malik tells his daughter the st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Berlin Apartment.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 1,091 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as its inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with botanical research, to figure out the ideal habitat for a collection of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Botany Manor.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

78% User Score Based on 130 reviews

You must explore the labyrinth of riddles and investigate the apocalyptic event at the research facility following the experiments with the Higgs boson, or “the God particle”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dofamine.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

92% User Score Based on 132 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bright Lights of Svetlov.

ABOUT THIS GAMEAfter some time away, Robert returns to the isolated village he once called home in search of his family. But the streets stand empty, the doors remain open, and the silence that fills the town seems to hide something far deeper than simple abandonment. As you explore the place that shaped him, fragmented memories, old wounds, and buried truths begin to resurface… forcing Robert to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Further From Me.

Investigate the world's most famous mystery in an open-world adventure set on Loch Ness. Explore by boat, investigate sightings, gather and analyse evidence, dive beneath the surface, and uncover long-buried secrets across the legendary loch and Highlands, where not every discovery is what it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Loch Ness.

Will You Be Able to Recognize Yourself? Step into the shoes of Sipriest, a gruff and solitary man no longer capable of recognizing his own reflection. Every attempt to observe himself unveils an altered, unfamiliar face. As his body feels like a puppet controlled by an intangible force, Sipriest’s fractured life takes a sharp turn when he begins to hear a soft, disembodied female voice guiding him… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Splitting Image.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 207 reviews

One computer. One room. And records that were never erased. Search. Can you uncover the whole truth? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Results Found.

A young exorcist who has just completed his training and arrived on his first assignment. What could possibly go wrong?.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Exorcist.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

81% User Score Based on 57 reviews

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Empty Eyes.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

95% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkest Files.

DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DETECTIVE - Minerva case.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

84% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Note: This is a shortened version of our upcoming game Gulf Echoes: Memories of the Past. If you enjoy this game, consider adding Gulf Echoes: Memories of the Past to your steam wishlist! Gulf Echoes is a Co-op only game, two players require their own copy of the game. The game also relies on communicating with each other. Delve into the tale set in the Arabian gulf region. A cooperative puzzle a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gulf Echoes: Tent of Treason.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

The Telephone is a first-person psychological horror game that will transport you to a world governed by anxiety. You will have to explore the house in which you are locked and the mysterious town of Lonely Plain, searching for clues that can help Roberta regain her memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Telephone.

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.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

87% User Score Based on 23 reviews

The 1st chapter of an experimental mystic quest game with the atmosphere of Eastern Europe of the last century. After completing the 1st chapter, each player can influence the further plot of the game. What will happen in the next chapters, even we do not know.The plot is in your hands... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Know This Place..?.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

48% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Traverse your way through this Atmospheric Psychological Horror! Explore the 9 eerie levels of The Backrooms, a place where everything seems familiar, with a constant feeling of something or someone watching you. Why were you chosen to enter The Backrooms? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Exploration.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

82% User Score Based on 178 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeless Moon.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

95% User Score Based on 107 reviews

Vessels is an atmospheric, character-driven narrative adventure game. Players assume the role of crewmember quarantined in the airlock of their ship with no memory of how they got there, and with crewmates who refuse to let you out. Players can posses other crew members to explore the ship and find a way to free yourself, where different choices can lead to multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vessels.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

79% User Score Based on 477 reviews

Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you will have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure.In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haven Moon.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 4,168 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

Amy Ferrier's first day on Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma is not exactly what she expected. Discover the story of a remote space facility and the crew that lived there in Tacoma, the new game from the creators of Gone Home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tacoma.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 767 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a frozen, faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Matter.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Inua is a mystical point & click adventure about three protagonists with intertwined fates, living decades apart in the Great North. Manipulate their minds and restore the original balance of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inua: A Story in Ice and Time.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

Finding the Soul Orb is a medieval fantasy game. In it, you use your crossbow both as a weapon against werewolves as well as a tool to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finding the Soul Orb.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

94% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to surviving the crisis he now finds himself trapped in. It’s now up to you to find an escape from the 157th meridian, but be warned, as escape may not be so easy If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meridian 157: Chapter 2.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 1,462 reviews

The Moon Sliver is a short narrative-focused non-linear exploration game with horror elements. It features a unique narrative mechanic that blurs the line between story and exploration, where interacting with objects and even simply moving around will reveal fragments of narration. As players piece these fragments together, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moon Sliver.

Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes From Ciudadela.

The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter2:Bus Bombing.

A psychological horror game that blurs the lines between love, fear, and reality. The story begins with Eve Levine, a college student caught in a nightmare after being abducted on a rainy evening in the shadowy St. Peters Park. Her fiancé, Adam Hale, a poet haunted by his own creations, must confront the darkness that emerges from his mysterious writings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers of the Dead.

A first-person educational space exploration game where you pilot a spacecraft through a scaled solar system, enter orbit around planets and moons, land in curated environments, and learn what makes each world unique. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worlds of the Sun.

The Museum is a complete disARTer! Organize hundreds of paintings, figure out which absurdly informal description belongs to each artwork, and restore order to the gallery. Deduce and sort in this cozy single-player first-person simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Museum Disarter.

An atmospheric 3D puzzle game based on the principles of wave physics. Explore the mysterious Roursus island and solve over 25 puzzles using reflection, interference, and resonance. Uncover the fate of a vanished research team in a peaceful world where science meets philosophy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The UNDA Legacy.

One Late Night: Remake is a reimagined office horror experience where working late turns into a nightmare. Explore a haunted workplace, solve environmental puzzles, uncover a co-worker’s disappearance, and survive the presence of a dark entity bound to the building’s past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Late Night: Remake.

A first-person VR puzzle game centered on "emotional narrative + embodied interaction." Through object exploration and immersive actions, you will enter the consciousness of five girls, piece together their emotional journeys, and make your own choices at the crossroads of fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 借春天 Echo of Spring.

Wind Giants is a narrative-driven 3D walking simulator blending exploration and puzzle-solving. Journey across mystical floating islands to unravel elemental challenges, awaken ancient giants, and restore a forgotten world emerging from catastrophe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wind Giants.

Dash Dot Die is a first-person Morse puzzle game set in a maze of forgotten rooms, hallways, and airducts. Your past has caught up with you. Someone is determined to make you suffer just as they once did. Trapped in their twisted game, you must endure the same fate and overcome every challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dash Dot Die.

In the 1960's world governments classified many events at the highest levels, including certain events behind the space race and Project MK Ultra. Researchers have reconfigured the events of one of the most well guarded and "cosmic classified" secrets of these programs. You can now experience for yourself what happened to one of the subjects in this Psychological Thriller / Walking Simul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apollo Cosmic.

I have been chosen by the “Queen.” I must swiftly complete the tasks. The city we live in is ruled by the “Queen,” and her orders are absolute."Landomayzer" is a first-person adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Landomayzer.

Doomed Detective Game is a first-person detective action game. In this game, you take on the role of a detective who arrives in the town of Redrock to investigate a very mysterious crime. The town is populated with residents, and one of them is blatantly lying and hiding the fact that they are the culprit! Your task is to explore the town, find evidence, talk to the residents, and uncover th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOOMED Detective Game.

Escape Party is a first-person puzzle game where you can solve various puzzles together with friends in online co-op. Currently, the game consists of 3 escape rooms: Aztec Temple, Medieval Dungeon, and Futuristic Spaceship. Each escape room offers approximately 30-60 minutes of puzzle-solving fun. If you find yourselves stuck, a hint function is available to help you progress. Escape… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Party.

5 stories of students in a dying dorm CW: flashing images. Takes an hour to complete. Massive thanks to Klemen Herman for editing and additional writing and to Ilya Rapkouskis for the in-game drawings :) Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/houselnmotion/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZAMOK.

About the GameAbnormal 1999: Sand Realm is a suspenseful puzzle-solving game. You will play as "An", who has been exiled by the compass, to uncover the secrets of the exiled land, activate the compass, and escape. Story BackgroundThe fate of exile is like an endless river, taking An to a distant and unfamiliar place. A flame of unyielding spirit burns in An's heart. She knows that soone… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.

Birdcage is a first-person graphic adventure inspired by the classics of this genre . You have just committed a robbery and, fleeing from the police, you hide in the apartment of a mysterious woman. Through exploration, solving puzzles, and unravelling riddles, you must earn her trust to help you escape. As you uncover her past, you will see that not everything is as it seemed at first. Being… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Birdcage: A Tale of Sorrow.

Solve The Murder of Sherlock Holmes in a VR escape room Interact with everything in an authentic voxel reconstruction of 221B Baker Street. Search for clues, play the violin, read books and become a oneiric detective. If you like solving puzzles and Virtual Reality, this is the perfect game for you. Communicate with gesturesYou don’t need to press any buttons to confirm actions. Make the OK gestur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Murder of H..

devenez une légende du jeu ! Pre-order now and become a part of the game forever! Everyone who purchases the game during Early Access will have their name etched into the game itself, immortalized in the "Abyss of Souls." (Coming soon) Don't miss the chance to leave your mark on the world of Fisherman's Island : your name will be part of the adventure for all eternity! About the G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fisherman's Island Alpha Test.