Games like the chair across the table stayed empty

Nick lost his sister Kate one year ago. People say the witch in the woods curses people to take their own lives, Nick decides to find her, she must have a way to bring them back to life too."On the night of Halloween the dead rise to curse the ones who are still alive."The forest is dark and cold, but the clues leading to the witch's cabin are clear. Explore the forest, witch's garden, her cabin a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Umbra Halloween.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 100 reviews

A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tear Factory.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 4,756 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.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

72% User Score Based on 188 reviews

"Beginning to think is beginning to be undermined, " wrote Albert Camus, and it is hard to disagree with this. To contemplate one's life means to knock oneself down, to stop, to begin to go over one's experiences, to discard the superfluous and unnecessary, to destroy the old in the hope of constructing the new, in other words, to be undermined. It is impossible not to note the severity of this wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavy Burden.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

73% User Score Based on 148 reviews

“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thing-in-Itself.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

95% User Score Based on 926 reviews

Reflexia's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflexia Prototype ver..

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 420 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

A cross country road trip turns into a multi-dimensional walkabout after a quick stop in a mysterious town. A first person surreal adventure of visual auditory stimuli set in a fantastical world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 0°N 0°W.

Help a marine biologist's research by piloting a submarine, as you tune in to the souls of jellyfish... and maybe help her learn a thing or two about life too! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to bonitāka's aquarium of medusae.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You are a doll who wakes up on the day of her owner's first period. How will you navigate the unfamiliar and increasingly surreal situation? Navigate immersive psychological environments. As the girl's mental state deteriorates, how does your environment change? Solve puzzles to help your owner. Look for solutions in your environment to the problems she's facing. Discover journal pages and g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doll Parts.

Solitary You wake up in a silent, white room. No clues. No instructions. No color. Only a chair, a bed, a table — and a voice that doesn’t seem too concerned with your confusion. Solitary is a short first-person psychological experience about isolation, routine, and the slow unraveling of reality. Designed with minimal UI and ambient storytelling, the game leads you through a series of surreal s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solitary.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

OMUI is a first-person narrative horror game set in an alternate reality 1970s Iran. A playful childhood afternoon in Tehran descends into the trauma of the Iranian Revolution, transforms into a nuclear apocalypse, and concludes with the suicide of my Uncle Ramin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

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73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Timore Narhelma is a surreal experience about human mind and horrors within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TIMORE NARHELMA.

What is happiness? Happiness is the sea, the wind, the rainstorm -- and the eternal love Liu Haoran, a repeating student who was deeply trapped in fate, met the class monitor who was also trapped in fate in the new school What will the twists and turns between the two ultimately lead to? "Perhaps I can also live a peaceful and happy life like an ordinary person." Stay tuned, the exc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 暮雨流花.

59%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Lockpick your way through an abandoned city powered solely by the combustion of lobsters. Bring the dead machinery one last breath of life before their steel forms lay cold forever. As you do, see the memories of the last man on earth, and how familiar that might feel, however foreign the setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lobsterpunk.

84%Game Brain Score

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84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

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100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undying Flower.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

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94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Embark on a surreal, psychedelic adventure to travel back and forth through time and rescue young Alice, helping her escape the uncanny, macabre and treacherous world of Styx. Unravel the metaphysical mystery of the grandchild cult and find out why they call you the monster! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice's Lullaby.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

95% User Score Based on 540 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herdling.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

98% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Lake Minnewaska is a narrative driven first person fishing game. Fish, explore, and uncover the secrets of Lake Minnewaska as you guide Sosa's journey in becoming a better father. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake Minnewaska.

68%Game Brain Score

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92% User Score Based on 25 reviews

If you could rewind a day that has already passed, would you find a way to do everything correctly?About:Meet Her There is a short, intense, emotional time-loop, in which you're stuck reliving the same day over and over, trying to reach a person you love. It is an ultra-stylized visual novel, made entirely in 2 colors. Originally a statement on time-loop narratives, it went on to become something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meet Her There.

86%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Stories from the troubled pasts of two young adults, Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions. Alex's Hope The difficult story of a boy with a bleak future and a critical lack of love finding a reason to regain hope. A dark atmosphere, a cold journey, and a soft warmth will change his fate. Alex's Solitude The story of a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

59% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Walk as Lula, on the path you choose, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drizzlepath: Genie.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

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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.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 910 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

The Red Lantern is a narrative, survival game where you and your team of 5 sled dogs, lost in the wilderness, must navigate the ever-changing events of the Alaskan bush to find your way home. Choose how you want to interact with the world, do you tackle it head on hunting everything that moves, or do you take a more cautious approach? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Red Lantern.

8 obscure horror games, based on surrealism, psychology, depression, fantasy, existentialism, analog horror and fear of all kinds. Ossa A surreal psychological horror game about the mind escaping from a dying body. Mosquito Face A psychological horror game about John and the invasion of mosquitoes. Timore Solum Short horror game about sadness. Stay. Cry. Queen Of Cards T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obscure Horrors.

BACKSTORY Experiences like "and no one was there" takes you on a deeply personal journey through the haunting emptiness of your childhood home. Once filled with laughter and life, it's now a place of shadows and silence, where memories linger like ghosts.  As you explore, you'll uncover pieces of your past through forgotten diaries, cryptic notes, and old photographs. Every discovery brings … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to and no one was there.

'Escape House' is a short (around 30 minutes), walking simulator game wherein the player is paid to partake in an experimental, real-world video game which is currently in development and not yet accessible to the public. Will you partake, and at what cost? Mechanically, the game offers little in the way of game play. But what it lacks in that department, it more than makes up for in atmosphere a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape House.

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.

You find yourself standing at a trolley station shortly after midnight. Confused as to where you are, the mystery of how you came to be there will slowly unravel as you interact with those you encounter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pieces of Me: Northbound.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Unishroom, a game developed by two friends. About a poor mushroom that was kicked of his hometown because of his irregular color. Join him in the journey of finding a new hometown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unishroom.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monophobia.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

86% User Score Based on 37 reviews

"CHURIP" is a horror adventure game set in modern times. On the day of the funeral, her casket was beautifully adorned with many flowers. She often appears in my dreams as she was when she was alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHURIP.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 35 reviews

SIRE follows the protagonist’s journey to visit their father’s funeral on the other side of the world. Players combine cards to explore a darkly comedic, surreal world of loss and learning, in a combination of classic point-n-click adventure and real video footage of my father's actual artwork. My StoryWhen my father passed away 7 years ago, the idea for SIRE was born. The game comes from an … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIRE.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

97% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Set Yourself on Fire is a linear visual novel about decay and inconsequential love. Soundtrack by Denhop, Saliclaire, Woebegone, Jason Calhoun, Kirishemma and Lone Mesa. ᴼ⁻ᴼ ♡ `-´ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Set Yourself on Fire.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Paper Pusher is a short (approx. 1 hour) horror experience that requires you to choose who lives and dies only by metrics that can be written down on paper.  This game learns who you are and what you value as you play. To get the most out of this experience, treat every person as if they were real. Answer every question honestly. This game must be completed in one sitting. https://ko-fi.com/phill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Pusher.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

98% User Score Based on 886 reviews

a small dream explorer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to nophenia.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,820 reviews

Step into the shoes of China's most legendary empress and experience her extraordinary life in this high-risk, full-motion video journey. Navigate desire, darkness, schemes, betrayal, and redemption with wisdom and courage. Seek rebirth and revenge, but face tough moral choices. How far will you go? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Empress.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

97% User Score Based on 31 reviews

A story-driven interactive game about a sweet old lady and a mysterious figure. Follow her daily routine by completing a simple task list, until it's time to make an unusual deal with the One Who's Waiting. And please, do not say “goodbye.” If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goodbye.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

94% User Score Based on 119 reviews

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3690750/ GET IT ON STEAM VOICE ACTING AND GRAPHIC NOVEL UPDATE IS HERE NOW! Once Upon A Mind: A Little Too Friendly A short, story-driven psychological horror experience Emily, 23, moves to Brooklyn in search of a fresh start her own space, her own life. The apartment is cozy, the landlady is kind, and the small café around the corner offers her a quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Features:  Free Around 175,000 words Sprites and CGs done by YuukiPudding + Rhealess (14 Sets of Character sprites, plus 26 CGs) Classical music soundtrack Edited photo backgrounds of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the setting for the visual novel) Kinetic with a complete ending Takes place in the Midwest The Ghost of Alcantra is a passion project made by four people. It is a fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghost of Alcantra.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

"In the year 21XX, there is no rest for the dead—only servitude." The world is ruled by an Emperor of unparalleled power, who commands the fate of millions in life—but also after death. He promises safety and dominion. In return, he demands absolute obedience. You are a servitor—stripped of your name, your past, and your future. Bound by laws you did not choose, you exist as one small … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Advocate.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

66% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Absolution is a first-person visual novel. In the eerie depths of this psychological thriller, face THE JUDGE and a twisted tale of grief, guilt and murder.  Confront your sins. Reflect on your morals. Liars will be punished. Immersive Horror Experience: Come immerse yourself in an experience that blends eerie visuals with haunting soundscapes as an unnerving story unveils before you. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absolution.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

85% User Score Based on 87 reviews

Get the newest version free on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3426490/End_Transmission/"End Transmission?" is a narrative resource management game set shortly before the end of the world. The game is about how, even though you know that the end is inevitable, you should still use the time you have left to live a happy life with the people you love, as well as the challenges of saying go… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to End Transmission?.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

After school today, I talk with her again. Through the window, I see the sunset and someone playing in the schoolyard. We simply watch the scene or share memories from the past."TABLE GAME END" is an adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TABLE GAME END.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Half Away is a One-Shot Narrative adventure where you play as Juna, exploring a mystical Spirit Realm. Use her unique ability to hear hidden voices to solve puzzles and interact with enchanted objects and spirits. Discover secrets, face challenges, and uncover multiple endings in this magical journey filled with exploration, puzzle-solving, and storytelling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Away.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Experience two short but unique psychological horror games in one horrific package. Dive into the twisted perceptions of love from two lost souls: Descend into human hell and unravel a life torn apart by the desire to love and be loved. Even if this longing for love only leads to evil growing inside one man's heart. Trapped in her apartment, a mother finds herself unable to keep her insa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carnal Sins: Malum Incarnatum + Carne Vescens.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

"NNNNNIGHT" is an adventure game themed around night. ◆ Story Morning has ended, and night has begun. Somewhere, many people are spending their respective nights. There are people walking their dogs, studying in their rooms, striving at work, and more... You observe the night until "she" becomes "morning". ◆ Game Features     A walking simulator where various events happen as you walk.     … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NNNNNIGHT.

65%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Let me tell you a story my friend. It is the journey of Jasper and a fallen star into the whispering forest to find his sister Nora. In the deepest of shadows an ancient spirit is lurking but there’s hope shining from the horizon: The City of Lights. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jasper and the City of Lights.

79%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

84% User Score Based on 45 reviews

A game made for the ones we lost on the way. Experience a surreal, linear walking simulator that explores the themes of death and grieving the passing of a loved one. Waking up in a unknown forest, you find yourself lost and looking for answers, will you find what the clarification you have been looking for or will you find more questions then answers.Dealing with grief and lossA thing that ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memento Mori.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

A 20 minute point-and-click story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist. Explore an abandoned home, talk to a confused ghost, find clues to figure out what happened, and leave with even more questions. Playable in one sitting. Soundtrack by Korschar. Cinematic shots for every dialogue. Includes a secret Car Mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Record.