Games like The Familiar

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

77% User Score Based on 481 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 5 reviews

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Replica.

It’s early morning. Just another day… or is it? You can’t think what’s special about today, but maybe… something? Anyway, you’re Hermes, Greek god and messenger, and today you’ve got a letter to deliver to Zeus, king of the gods. He also happens to be your dad. Sounds simple, right? What could possibly go wrong? WELCOME This is our first parser game, a collaboration between Darren (ancient, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Basilisk and the Banana (TALP).

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hadean Lands.

MYMEMORYMYMEMORY is a story-focused RPGMaker game set in the SCP Foundation universe. Play through Camille's memories as she is contained and classified as SCP-9831. Play through her life, explore her story, and discover what the Foundation is hiding. Are they covering something up? Does Camille know more than she's letting on? Does she know about... you? Features 2-3 hours of gameplay, and a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MYMEMORY.

TRY THE FREE DEMO! / WISHLIST ON STEAM A text-based open world fantasy roguelike adventure Master the secrets of a changing fantasy world over the course of many 30-90 minute adventures. Explore the wilds around a single village as you track down magical treasures, aid or disrupt encroaching factions, and match wits with an enigmatic Magician. Thousands of possible endings! Complete player f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upheaval.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

58% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Innsmouth Case is a Horror Text Adventure inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Innsmouth Case.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 5,758 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 3 reviews

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadwarden.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

Synthesis Mostly text-based, but showcasing detailed 2D backgrounds for its many locations, Escape from Norwood lets you free to explore the world and try to combine hundreds of items in any way you want, to trigger unexpected effects on the lives of its vast cast of characters. By using the uncanny abilities of invisibility magic you can protect yourself and learn intimate and state secrets alike… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Norwood.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 5,302 reviews

Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open, in a narrative mystery adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duck Detective: The Secret Salami.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 1,269 reviews

ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic and flexible combat. The Steam version adds various Deluxe features like achievements, difficulty level customization and various play modes (e.g. a story mode allowing to save and restore games, a weekly challenge game, an explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery).

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

89% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of HP Lovecraft's classic short story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Terrible Old Man.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

74% User Score Based on 214 reviews

Sveta is a young bank intern. She believes that there is no end to the cycle of monotony that has become her life; secretly wishing for change but is too depressed to find the motivation. Vlad is an unsociable, devil-may-care freelancer without any respect for the status quo who prefers to work alone. They find their lives turned upside-down when they are forced to work together on an urgent, hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Novel.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

79% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler- is the first in a series of several games by the group Denneko Yuugi. The game is a combo-based RPG that focuses on action and flashy attacks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler-.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

95% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Inner yearnings... Immutable ideals... Dreams and reality... One day, all of a sudden, magic came into the world. The existence of magic wasn't a secret known only to a certain few, but was announced by the current government and quickly became common knowledge. Today, it's an age where magic is used as a resource and has permeated throughout many different fields. A city was founded on Agartha,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorcery Jokers.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

79% User Score Based on 138 reviews

"THIS STORY IS A WARNING. YOU COULD BE NEXT." Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem. Class Reunion Chat Room is a visual novel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Class Reunion Chat Room.

Uncle Mortimer appears to have angered entities who resent his research into things with which we mortals  shouldn't concern ourselves. Can you travel through time to discover how to release him from a potential thousand years of incarceration? Uncle Mortimer's Secret is a large text-only interactive fiction fantasy game  involving time travel. It was written from the ground up for the PC using qB… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Mortimer's Secret.

"Lay thy head to rest, souls quickly spent The world has fallen, left no means to its end A harrowed sea bathed in neon light Steel yourself. Metal tends to bite." Vekari: Remote Bypass is a text-based psychological horror ARG built entirely in-browser. Explore the city of Faktoria, Haloran in the vast world of Vekari, where your decisions shape the world around you. An entire city controlled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vekari: Remote Bypass.

Makoto is an ordinary student who catches everyone's attention with her incredible looks. However, behind this appearance lies a dark and gloomy secret that is so close to Makoto. Her uncle is a mysterious figure wanted across the country due to brutal serial murders. Main Features* Genres: visual novel, drama, mystery, psychology. * Walkthrough: 45 minutes. * Depending on on the player's choic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letter from Heart Antique Shop.

Don't just read history—live it. Live Through Time is an unprecedented, AI-powered historical text adventure where you co-author the narrative with an improvisational AI Historian. There are no pre-written scripts, no dialogue trees, and no set winning conditions. You are dropped into the gritty reality of the past, and the world reacts dynamically to every choice you make, every word you speak, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Live Through Time.

King Arthur has been imprisoned in Camelot Castle by the evil sorceress Crania. It's up to you, Arthur's trusted fellow, to gain access to Camelot, defeat the evil minions of the sorceress, to recover Excalibur, to confront and defeat Crania, and to wake King Arthur up from his enchanted sleep. Visit adventuron.io (on a desktop PC) for the partner tutorial on how to code THIS GAME, step by step, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Excalibur : Sword of Kings.

A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.  You play as Detective Dalton Reynard, the former star detective of the ASPD. After a year-long hiatus, a simple break-in case lands o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of Arcadia Springs.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Narrative Point & Click, and moreSix Legends is a narrative game with a unique blend of Point & Click, 3D Visual Novel, Rhythm, Fighting, Cooking gameplay... and more! The pacy and character-centric narration define Six Legends' storytelling, ensuring an experience both charming, touching and fun, that constantly renews itself. Become part of the game's world, get attached to the charac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Legends.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Recall: Empty wishes is a story-driven game based in Taiwan. The story centers around the desires and memories shared by a brother-sister pair. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recall: Empty wishes.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

82% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Did you really believe that in Forgotten Hill we have regular furniture? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

56% User Score Based on 257 reviews

Get ready for a thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history in the latest installment of the award-winning Nancy Drew game series - Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™! THE MYSTERY This all-new 3D game experience transports players to the heart of the historic city of Prague as they assume the role of famous detective Nancy Drew. Tasked with uncovering the truth behind the theft of a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

45% User Score Based on 99 reviews

Farm, fish, craft, and cast spells with your friends in this idyllic, magical multiplayer farming sim. Befriend the townsfolk of Wenngrove, learn their trades and stories, tend your home with your friends and Familiar, and make magic in Spellfarers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spellfarers.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 138 reviews

IntroductionThis game is designed to be accessible and enjoyable even for casual players, featuring a relatively easy difficulty level. As a result, professional players may find it a bit too easy.Game overview 『Creator of Another World』 is a roguelike RPG with a high degree of freedom. Explore the world full of adventures, interact with its inhabitants, marry, steal, do farming and fishing, black… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creator of Another World.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

97% User Score Based on 4,311 reviews

The year is 1998. A private jet belonging to the Roottree Corporation has crashed. On it were the Roottree Sisters and their parents. Combined, they were worth over a billion dollars. Now, due to the eccentricities of their great-great-grandfather Elias, their money must be redistributed to the rest of the family. But who's actually a BLOOD RELATIVE? That's where you come in. Armed only with t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Roottrees are Dead.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 386 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 6 reviews

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tiny Sticker Tale.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Thyria is an RPG, with a unique combination of dynamic exploration and turn-based combat. Summon your Guardians and get into the minds of the cursed villagers. Explore the dreams to collect Soul Dusts, Inks and knowledge. Treat your patient to increase the rewards but also the many risks... Each Guardian will offer a range of spells, and unique abilities. Redouble your strategy and perseverance … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thyria: Step Into Dreams.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

97% User Score Based on 180 reviews

Write letters on your typewriter based on people's requests in this cozy Violet Evergarden-inspired game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Every Letter.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 2,498 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

A game in which you explore the intimacy of someone whose phone you've found. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Normal Lost Phone.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

91% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

Growbot is a 2D point and click adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a beautiful biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens, you play as Nara, a growbot in training to become a captain. When your station home is attacked by rapidly growing crystals, it's down to you to save it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Growbot.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 228 reviews

An adventurer named Quem is the first person to step foot inside "Heaven's Ladder" in 500 years. But not long after, she's cursed by a strange, shadowy monster. Now she must reach the top of Heaven's Ladder, and hopefully, break the spell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruins Seeker.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

62% User Score Based on 71 reviews

A 2D MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phobos.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

93% User Score Based on 2,340 reviews

A top-down rhythm game with four lanes, plus bumper notes which can span either both left or right hand lanes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to vivid/stasis.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 30 reviews

A choice-rich, fantasy adventure visual novel in a steampunk victorian alternate reality, where coffee is all that matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caffeine: Victoria's Legacy.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

93% User Score Based on 516 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

A beautifully pixelated point-and-click thriller set in ancient China where you play as the legendary detective Di Renjie. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

84% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Open the portal to a strange world and save your friend with Inbetween Land, a stunning sci-fi adventure. There's a sense that something just isn't right when a childhood friend calls for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inbetween Land.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

75% User Score Based on 40 reviews

A game you can read. A book you can play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNMEMORY.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

85% User Score Based on 143 reviews

Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haque.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 992 reviews

Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick & Treat.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

76% User Score Based on 165 reviews

Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Finding yourself in mysterious forests you must unfurl a spiritual tale of solace before the unending winter consumes all. There a spirit guide will help you learn the skills of survival and the secrets of the wilds: why you awakened there, their purpose, and how to finally be free from its clutches and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo of the Wilds.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

72% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Golem Creation Kit If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golem Creation Kit.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

70% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours.As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

73% User Score Based on 463 reviews

Serin Fate is a pixel-art adventure RPG, with gardening, creature tending, unlockable difficulty modes and classic storytelling! Discover your Magic powers, collect Chimera (regional creatures), and travel the world as a Witch. Inspired by Harvest Moon, Legend of the Seven Stars and Pokemon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serin Fate.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

61% User Score Based on 421 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

Purrfect Date is a cross between a Visual Novel, a Dating Sim, and a dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious Cat Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purrfect Date.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Set after the demise of a city deep underground, Misshitsu no Sacrifice tells the story of five young girls to attempt to escape and the friendships, enmity, and horror they experience along the way. Players must solve a variety of puzzles to find out what the future holds for the young girls in this atmospheric tale of family, friendship, and betrayal that unfolds behind closed doors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE.