Games like TARTARUS

73%Game Brain Score

story, gameplay

optimization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 1,810 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 15 reviews

"Event[0] is a game about building a personal relationship with a machine. You type messages into a computer, and Kaizen answers. As in any relationship, you experience gratitude, disappointment, and sometimes jealousy. It is by working through fears and anxieties of your virtual companion that you will find your way back to Earth."

85%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

gameplay, stability

88% User Score Based on 2,562 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.

80%Game Brain Score

story, gameplay

grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 2,679 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 7 reviews

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

75%Game Brain Score

story, gameplay

optimization, grinding

77% User Score Based on 2,164 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

Moons of Madness throws the player into a unique, first person, psychological horror game, combining Lovecraft influence with hard sci-fi.

67%Game Brain Score

story, emotional

grinding, replayability

86% User Score Based on 793 reviews

A sci-fi adventure into space station management, mysterious radio messages, motherfucking AIs, sociopathic people in charge, and finding one's true self in a galaxy way too far, far away. How far is far enough?

60%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

gameplay, optimization

63% User Score Based on 1,894 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 6 reviews

Fort Solis is a single player third person thriller set on the far side of Mars. Engineer Jack Leary responds to a routine alarm. Upon arriving at a dormant Fort Solis he becomes unnerved by the lack of any staff at the base. As the night grows longer events begin to unravel and spiral out of control. The mystery of what Fort Solis was created for starts to appear along with its crew. Can Jack esc…

65%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

gameplay, grinding

66% User Score Based on 2,005 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. You see it from the perspective of an engineering robot RT-217NP, who seems to be very curious about the human race, long extinct in wasting wars. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations. Test your skills, solving diverse puzzles. Make fateful decisions and discuss intrig…

89%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

optimization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 2,614 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

You try to clear your vision and get on your feet after your arrival. You hear the portal closing behind you as you take a step forward. You are trapped, your way back is gone. Quern - Undying Thoughts is a first-person puzzle adventure game, inviting you on a journey to explore it and solve its challenges. Put your mind to the test with the increasingly complex puzzles, and unravel the mysteri…

55%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

stability, grinding

51% User Score Based on 760 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking — reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play... by the rules!

70%Game Brain Score

story, gameplay

optimization, stability

74% User Score Based on 1,998 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 30 reviews

Deliver Us Mars is a sci-fi adventure game developed by KeokeN Interactive and released in 2023. It is a sequel to Deliver Us the Moon and follows the story of astronaut Kathy Johanson as she embarks on a mission to Mars to recover powerful colony ships known as the ARKs, which were stolen by a group called the Outward. The game combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and platforming elements as pla…