Games like The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Why DID The Chicken Cross The Road? Time to solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox, the amnesiac squirrel, on an adventure through 10+ hrs of story, 20+ mini-games, references, a fully-voice-acted cast, and endless British humour. Be careful. You won't want to leave... No Stone Unturned. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Stone Unturned.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Embark on a whimsical adventure with a capybara pup and a clever crow as they set off to find their way home! Sniff, dig, and fly as you explore a vibrant world brimming with wonder, challenges, and heartwarming friendships at every turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Capy Castaway.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

A friendly crash course in Japanese American history, culture, and community! Inspired by the real stories of the three historic Japantowns of California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles's Little Tokyo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to J-Town: A Visual Novel.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Forgotlings is a breathtaking cinematic action-adventure set in a magical land of sentient forgotten objects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotlings.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

92% User Score Based on 484 reviews

The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Remake is a Japanese horror game that revolves around working at a bathhouse. We have completely revamped the original bathhouse with the following improvements: -Enhanced graphics and environmental detail -Improved character models -New storyline -Added new game mechanics -New characters -Updated patron contents Auto-save: auto-save for each chapter Ending: There are mul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

87% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Rule a town in this story heavy, visual novel-like fantasy RPG! Interact with townsfolk and foreign leaders, build and expand, and tackle randomized events that affect the town and its people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mistwinter Bay.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,409 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 5 reviews

Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Hide from cultists and survive dangerous rituals to find a way out of the Black Woods! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sucker for Love: Date to Die For.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 51 reviews

The Witch's Cauldron is a narrative roguelike game about being a medieval witch. Grab your cauldron and get brewing. Love, curses, laughter, wisdom for sale! Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. At least before the inquisitors come around. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's Cauldron.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

82% User Score Based on 394 reviews

A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Life: Middle Ages.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 179 reviews

A business planet full of mystery, relics of power, dangerous jobs and terrifying monstrosities. Will your company defy the toxicity of this environment or will you find yourselves courting the power of corruption itself, in absolution. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suits: Absolute Power.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

A peek into the Secret Life of Dorian PinkThis is a prologue chapter of The Secret Life of Dorian Pink, a choices-matter narrative RPG set in an alternate universe of the Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Save your boyfriend Basil from the Devil by making questionable choices, gaining allies, and making doughnuts explode. Dorian has put his Gray past behind him. He is now Dorian Pink, a whol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Secret Life of Dorian Pink | Prologue.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 3,325 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

Get Wytchwood for PS4 and PS5. Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of mythical fables and fairy tales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wytchwood.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

81% User Score Based on 370 reviews

When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkest Tales: Into the Nightmare.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

88% User Score Based on 2,855 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

You are the Grim Reaper... on an office job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death and Taxes.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 3,133 reviews

A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloud Climber.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere

97% User Score Based on 409 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

An absurd, strange, and hilarious underwater adventure featuring THE Clam Man, duck, nasty drinks, and the horrifying reality of mayonnaise crime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clam Man.

Join Max on a mischievous Christmas Eve adventure! When his dad doesn’t return home, Max’s imagination takes over, leading to hilarious choices, festive chaos, and a magical quest to find missing Santa in Christmas Land. Your decisions shape this funny, heartwarming holiday story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Max's Adventures: Christmas Edition.

Play as the White Rabbit in a schedule-based visual novel game set in the world of Alice in Wonderland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wonderland Nights: White Rabbit's Diary.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Deliver food to a weird house and learn about the residents' lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House on Holland Hill.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

96% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

92% User Score Based on 468 reviews

A small game made with love and humor. It takes only an hour to complete, but it is completely free. If you like it and it makes you smile, that's great! What is the game about?Kota, an elf cosplayer, arrives in a small village where she will help an old friend, teach magic to an orphan, take part in catching the legendary Sasalmon... well, just play and find everything out for yourself! Unique … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kota`s New Journey.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

92% User Score Based on 1,161 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

Listen to stories of boasting glory and utter failure. Gather rumors, turn them into quests, and send the next adventurer on a journey that may change their life forever. Play the tavern owner, serve your drinks, and save the day! And while you’re at it why not uncover truths about a looming evil? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tavern Talk.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

92% User Score Based on 51 reviews

What's your favorite color? Would you eat meatballs for the rest of your life? Are dogs really that cute? Live the perfect day, break the cycle, and discover the truth about yourself in ENDLING, a short, quirky sci-fi mystery about freedom, choice, and loneliness. A Lifetime of ChoicesLife is full of hard questions and difficult choices—but who says exploring them can't be fun? Watch as each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENDLING.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 40 reviews

It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and everyone is woken up by signs of a MAGICAL ROBBERY! Players take on the role of Kabili as you tumble out of bed and work to solve your first ever mystery as a newly accredited arcane investigator.  Along the way, you'll meet your new investigative co-workers, question suspects, and search for evidence at the scene of the crime. Ultimately, you w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcane Investigations.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

89% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Welcome to the South Pole, where you will have to lift penguins!Penguin Helper is a fun 3D first-person game in which you become a real hero to these funny creatures.Take a walk among the snowy open spaces and watch the southern lights. But be careful! Penguins lose coordination as soon as a plane flies over them. Your task is to put them on their feet.Explore frosty landscapes, enjoy the beauty o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penguin Helper.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Wake up lovely, you've got things to do! First, find your lost flock of faer. Then find your wife, she'd look so cute wearing that flower you found. And if you have time, attack and dethrone god. Ok? Don't worry about that portal. I'm sure it's nothing. Now be careful. Every choice matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Witch.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 868 reviews

Explore space. Deliver cargo. Make friends. Deliver more cargo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starstruck Vagabond.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

87% User Score Based on 165 reviews

Inspired by classic western isometric RPGs, this is an intentionally short hardcore role-playing game set in space 20 years after a major conflict over asteroid mining. Roleplaying Multiple solutions Choice & Consequence Optional but unlimited violence Note: this is a stand-alone prologue for the full game. While it also serves the purpose of the demo version, it has the beginning, substantia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Wreck.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Struggling punk band, Dead Pets, are still looking for their breakthrough after almost 10 years. Gordy has big plans for the group, but when you turn 30, life starts to get in the way. Dead Pets Unleashed is a narrative, slice of life and management-lite game; get ready to unleash your inner demon. Playing as Gordy, you’ll go to band practice, do what you can to keep the band together, manage G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Pets Unleashed.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Welcome to your new job, NPC:Give out quests to local adventurers! Available NOW on Steam! Choose quests which are appropriate to their level to help them become mighty, and perhaps some day you one of your clients will become the hero of the town. Can you beat all 7 scenarios, and get all good and bad endings? Get fired Get assassinated Destroy the entire world Join a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quest Giver.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Wishlist Now! Join Our Discord! About the Game Uberich: Advent Sinners is set in a diverse, extensive, and enigmatic fictional world with countless scenes spanning from the main character's bedroom to imperial palaces, from bustling streets to unforgiving battlefields, from the god-forsaken ocean floor to the vastness of outer space, and many more! The complete story of Uberich: Advent Sinners… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uberich: Advent Sinners.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

78% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Indulge in a delicious adventure as you choose to battle or befriend your enemies to save the day your way! Personalize your cupcake hero and meet charming friends along the way. Leave the world better off than you found it in this turn-based RPG If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BattleCakes.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 1,029 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 21 reviews

Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lil Guardsman.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

85% User Score Based on 344 reviews

Imagine any fantasy RPG, but with traditional aspects simplified and turned inside out. You don't need to eat food to heal - just pluck a piece of bread into a wound. No need to sort out what’s to sell to a merchant: everything you collect is simply considered as "loot" and you sell a pile of such loot by weight. There is an inventory and leveling up, but no complex skill-trees a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The RPG.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

A Long Road Home is a successor to the point and click adventure games of the past. Explore a mystical fantasy land ruled by a ruthless tyrant, collect items during your travels and test your wit while solving the puzzles in your way. It is up to you to lead an unlikely hero back to his family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Long Road Home.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 64 reviews

"Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure" is a comedy adventure game set in a cartoonish steampunk world. The story follows Viktor, a wild boar who tries to cope with the loss of his job by going on a quest to become a new Emperor of Austria-Hungary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

65% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Unrest (Special Edition) includes: - Unrest - Unrest Soundtrack, in MP3, FLAC and OGG formats. - A novella set in Bhimra. - Digital posters, including a concept map of Bhimra. - Behind the scenes developer footage. - Concept art and design documents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unrest.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused surreal horror exploration game. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closer To Home.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

97% User Score Based on 397 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

A visual novel where you play as a beleaguered henchman working for a bumbling supervillain, and a slice of superhero satire packed with colorful characters and meaningful choices. Even henchmen have bills to pay, and sometimes, even henchmen can make choices that change everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Henchman Story.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

59% User Score Based on 500 reviews

Award Winner: PAX 10 2019 | Winner, Momocon 2018 Indie Games Awards | "A fascinating reverse-RPG" - PC Gamer | "A cross between The Sims and a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons" - Geek & Sundry If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epic Tavern.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

97% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Apotheker is a story-driven logic puzzle game where you use tools and ingredients to craft potions. As the game progresses, you meet NPC's who visit your store front and offer unique quests and special rewards. You also unlock new ingredients and tools, which give you more options as to how to complete your potions. It features different difficulties, ranging from experiment which allows for ample… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apotheker.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

You won't need a haircut where you're going... mostly because you're bald. Inspired by Earthbound, Undertale, and other alt-RPGs, Nepenthe is a hand-drawn game made of dad-jokes and existential dread. Also cookies. Lots of cookies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nepenthe.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 5,354 reviews

"Welcome to BAD END THEATER! Select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates! The decisions you make in one story will affect the others. You can toggle these behaviors to open up new paths! Unfortunately, every path leads to a bad ending... Can you find a way to save this unlucky cast? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END THEATER.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

From the sunken depths of a quiet lake, your heart pulls you to the surface; a doll awaits your ghostly form on the shore. Who are you? Why are you here? Discover the sleepy town of Tikhiyavoda, its community, and most of all, yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Malyshka.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 86 reviews

An offbeat adventure game about traveling to the ends of the earth in search of the Best Boots. Solve puzzles, complete quests, collect items, and don weird hats as a hapless young boot enthusiast in a compact open world full of strange friends and foes. You can even jump. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boots Quest DX.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 300 reviews

The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in the first chapter of a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nocturne.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

83% User Score Based on 459 reviews

Message Quest is a tiny stained-glass point-n-click adventure about laziness and her herald. Imagine yourself as the main hero’s conscience, the one that must make him work when all he wants to do is sleep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Message Quest.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 4,119 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Storyteller lets you build stories using a visual language. The goal on each level is to make a story that fits the given title by placing settings and characters that react to each other, creating a narrative through their relationships.Storyteller's comic-panel design and charming animations allow for experimentation within the framing of its many stories: just drag and drop characters to see ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storyteller.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

90% User Score Based on 70 reviews

My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Dream is a Lost Memory.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Birb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Birb Café.