Games like The Forsaken - a playbook for Wanderhome

From the world of Wanderhome... The past follows you down the road. Those you’ve left behind remain with you. Echoes of memories you long to forget. Your melody is woven with words left unspoken and some that were better left unsaid. You are alive. Your care is elusive, brooding, and familiar. The Haunted is a playbook about exploring the trauma associated to having hurt someone. How does it shape… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunted - a playbook for Wanderhome.

The Collector is a playbook for the fantastic Wanderhome tabletop role-playing game. Wanderhome is a game about how we heal our traumas.  This playbook explores the burdens of carrying a trauma, your own and others', while working toward healing. When the war was over, some things did change. For example, recently, you discovered that you have inherited your late uncle’s Antiques Shoppe.  You also… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Collector - a playbook for Wanderhome.

Welcome to Gravemire, a horror TTRPG by Sylvan Lawrence, published by Clawhammer Games. Set in an uncanny, creature-infested version of 1890s Louisiana, Gravemire uses an original D12-based system of mechanics and a deliberate focus on character relationships to help players tell meaningful stories of fallible people coping with unfathomable odds. Want the game in print? Buy a copy here! The Game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravemire.

Look, up there. See that one? That’s your sign. It will point you true, keep you safe, and always remind you who you are. Everyone has stared up at the night sky at one time or another and felt a connection there. Whether they see a familiar shape in the stars or feel awed by the sheer vastness of that inky black, there is always something smilin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars Above: Wanderhome Supplement.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

A Victorian/Western era horror story that blends reality with fiction! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inner Voice.

You are beautiful. You are loved. And above all. You are alive. YOUR CARE IS... is a collection of  six player options for Wanderhome. Each focuses one of the many ways people care, truly, deeply and profoundly, about the people and world around them. The Almanagist,  researcher for the latest issue of the Hæth Almanack. The Gravedigger, stoic and respectful in their treatment of the dead. The Sta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Care Is...: A Wanderhome Supplement.

You are a worm. You are alive. Your hat is long, special, and wrigglesome.  This playbook was made as a bit of a joke as part of a playbook jam on the Wanderhome Fan Server. But oh no - it has wriggled its way out! It's been played in sessions, and is pretty nice, if unconventional! The list of jam topics is here,  and you can join the Wanderhome fan server here! This playbook would not exist wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Worm - a playbook for Wanderhome.

The dark is beautiful, deep, terrifying — and necessary. Without the dark, we would not see the stars shine. Even in the emptiest of spaces, there is always hope and always dreams of how things could be better. You are alive. Your care is vast, knowing, and out of this world. The Astronaut is a playbook from the World of Wanderhome, influenced by Doctor Who, wild theories about ancient astronauts,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Astronaut - a playbook for Wanderhome.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

87% User Score Based on 46 reviews

「Princess Maker: Children of Revelation」is a raising simulation game that returns after 18 years as part of the "Princess Maker" package series, where you raise a young girl into adulthood. While maintaining the charming art style and character development system of the original, it has been reborn as a modern game. Become a parent in the game and help fulfill your daughter's dreams! … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Princess Maker: Children of Revelation.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

79% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Antares.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

100% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Hi, I'm Terry Cavanagh! You might remember me from such videogames as Dicey Dungeons, Super Hexagon, and VVVVVV. Here are a few other things I've made over the years! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terry's Other Games.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

97% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Harold they're destroying the universe Until Oblivion is a slightly horrific narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all. Featuring an atmospheric hand-crafted world, striking gothic imagery, and teenag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Oblivion.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Some houses aren’t just homes. They’re shaped by the experiences of their inhabitants, both good and bad. Through love and anger, happiness and despair, some houses become… more. The Cunningham House, formerly home to generations of the family, is one such house, and something is very wrong inside. With most of her family having abandoned the charming home in small-town Oklahoma, Joni Evers mus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunting of Joni Evers.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

A new coffee shop suddenly opened in the city. On-time, because Visa really needs a moonlighting. She gets a job with her classmates: cheerful Frank and quiet Estr. What could possibly be wrong? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Espresso For The Demon.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

63% User Score Based on 904 reviews

The Deer is an educational inter-ac-tive expe-ri-ence for children. You'll be an ancient Deer during the Pleistocene epoch and you'll discover everything about this marvelous era. Unfortunately there were no T-Rex during this age since they were already extinct millions of years before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deer.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

97% User Score Based on 72 reviews

The Witches Tea Party is a story-driven adventure game with a magical world and colourful characters. There will be small quests, collectables, mysteries, disturbing rooms and multiple endings. Having tea with witches is probably not an easy task... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witches Tea Party.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

88% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Fall into the place of bones. Urge on the stagnant residents who are lost to corrupt virtue. Use sins as your tools to improve their existence. Expose the cabbages pretending to be people. Learn about the razor blades hidden in your walls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ossuary.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

77% User Score Based on 47 reviews

First Session is a first-person horror game set in a world where virtual drugs are used to escape reality. It combines psychological horror, RPG-style dialogues, and narrative exploration. You are a virtual drug addict, evolving between the city of Eleftheria and digital universes. In this narrative-focused experience, you will: Complete missions to buy your next dose Build a strong relations… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Session.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 156 reviews

Follow along with the adventures of Dulce as she finds new friends, new fun, and maybe even romance in the world of Dragon Connection, a hot new augmented reality mobile game. A, short and sweet free all-ages GxG visual novel featuring cute girls, friendship, and romance! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DoraKone.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

84% User Score Based on 37 reviews

The Remainder is a dark fantasy mystery where you will try to save The High Magus Vyn from certain death. Will you find your way alone or will you reignite a lost love? Is it worth the sacrifice? Do you deserve to be saved? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Remainder: Act 1.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

64% User Score Based on 85 reviews

You awaken to the dawn of a new world. It's streams are clean, the forests lush and the local wildlife is hungry. You're cold and in need of shelter as you hear other voices on the wind. You are not alone. Your quest: Establish civilization and secure their safety in this new world. Your Quest is a casual 2D Strategy/RPG with progressive gameplay where you gather resources to construct a vill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Quest.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

74% User Score Based on 46 reviews

The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont. Traverse the abandoned property of Maine's wealthiest family, the Wescotts, as you search for the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lighthouse.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

88% User Score Based on 393 reviews

The Mirror Lied is the second game in the Freebird Games franchise. The player controls a little girl named 'Leah' as she explores a house with no one else in it and no visible means of escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mirror Lied.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 222 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 4 reviews

Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash is a different type of adventure in the Corpse Party series that stars the violent and murderous Sachiko Shinozaki, who has decided to invite her victims to Heavenly Host Elementary School to celebrate her birthday. However, this isn’t the type of party where the guests leave with a smile on their faces. Instead, Sachiko plans to force the stude… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 40 reviews

YOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Hell.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

57% User Score Based on 398 reviews

Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.The player controls the camera as the hauntings slowly but surely escalate into something far worse and more hor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

92% User Score Based on 126 reviews

Beeswing is a game set in a small village in rural Scotland, the village I grew up in. Visit the places and people who shaped a life and discover their stories. Represented in hand painted, water colour graphics with a unique, acoustic soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beeswing.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, music

83% User Score Based on 218 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Muv-Luv Photonmelodies is one of two side-story collections in the Muv-Luv series of visual novels released in 2014, the other being Photonflowers*. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muv-Luv Photonmelodies.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

76% User Score Based on 55 reviews

In the Darkness of the Sea is a short narrative game about a boy lost in the middle of the ocean. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In the Darkness of the Sea.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

44% User Score Based on 72 reviews

At the Mountains of Madness is an indie first-person horror adventure game with survival elements in which you assume the role of the Professor Dyer, geologist of the Miskatonic University, who in 1930 traveled to Antarctica as a leader of a research expedition. But in Antarctica disaster always lurks adventurers like a shadow. And in the most cold and desolate place on earth it is easy to find de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At the Mountains of Madness.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

62% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Use poems to solve puzzles and escape the mansion with your life in this horror themed escape room game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Palace of Unrest.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

67% User Score Based on 271 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is a game in the Corpse Party survival horror adventure game series. Players take control of a set of characters to explore the eerie hospital and escape from there. To do so, characters must interact with the environment to find clues and items needed to unlock the locked areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient.

Content Warnings: Death, Grief, Trauma There was a time you couldn’t let the dead rest. Loss is hard to cope with, grief even harder. It feels like it stays with you, isolates you. Like nobody around you really understands just how personal your relationship with those who have left you was. Perhaps you can help others say goodbye, like you never got to. You are alive. Your care is tender, strange… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Medium - A Wanderhome Playbook.

The Phyik is a playbook for the fantastic Wanderhome tabletop role-playing game. Wanderhome is a story about exploration and healing.  The Physik studies illness and injury in a hope to, with effort, heal what ails those around them.The Physik playbook is about playing an itinerant healer or barber-surgeon, traveling the Haeth, lessening pain, easing injury, while learning what makes pain -- and w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Physik - a playbook for Wanderhome.

Across Hæth, there are all sorts of people. Kith of every stripe and kind. You’ve been tasked with learning about them, as much as you can. The world is large, and the road is long. Better get going. The Census-Taker is a playbook for working animals - animals who might have a tougher time letting themselves fall into whimsy. Would you be on the road if it weren't for this job? Would you like to b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Census-Taker - a Wanderhome Playbook.

Walking Near Lanterns is an explorative pointcrawl built on moments of nostalgia, intimacy and wonderment from childhood festivals and holidays. It's a game about remembering the warm summer air, the cries of children laughing and buzzing lights. To play it, all you need are some six-sided dice and writing tools. Walking Near Lanterns comes in three A5 pages, featuring: Rules-lite dice-driven poi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Walking Near Lanterns.

After many long years drifting in space, you were found. Where you came from or how you were made has never been explained. Everything around you is so small, and yet some things, you will never outgrow. Are you alive? You need care that is patient, understanding, and longer lasting than anyone can give. The Iron Giant is a set piece from the World of Wanderhome, inspired by The Iron Man by Ted Hu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Iron Giant - a set piece for Wanderhome.

A whisper in the ear. A glance at movement in the corner of the eye. The shape of the shadows in the moonlit night. You’re still here. The Invisible Friend is a playbook for shy animals and/or players. Maybe you're someone's imaginary friend; maybe you're just more comfortable letting other people take the spotlight; maybe you're a ghost. But whoever you are, you're not alone. You are alive. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Invisible Friend - a Wanderhome Playbook.

Though land travel is the traditional way to wander around Haeth, its rivers, bays and the occasional seas have always been vital travel links for the communities living near them. To follow these roads, however, your group will need a ship. Drifthome is a sailing-themed expansion for Wanderhome. It contains three playbooks for ships your group may find and acquire during its travels, which will a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifthome.

The Prognosticator is a playbook for the fantastic Wanderhome tabletop role-playing game. Wanderhome is a game about stories of the past meeting the search for the future.  The Prognosticator playbook explores our wanting certainty about predicting our futures, and the writing of the astrological Almanacks which can guide our plantings. You bring the future into reach, gathering the paths of the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Prognosticator - a playbook for Wanderhome.

WHAT IS HACKVENTURE? Hackventure is a quirky surreal RPG about a normal boy and multiple worlds fusing into each others creating chaos. To stop this chaos, Mike and the allies he'll befriend along his journey will face powerful enemies, explore different realities and live horrifying nightmares.  However, it seems like fate has different plans for Mike, and is preventing him from fulfilling his mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hackventure.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

88% User Score Based on 197 reviews

Where It All Began invites you into a rich, immersive world as an interactive visual novel with dating elements that marks the beginning of an expansive universe.  It’s a journey of reconnection, healing, and triumph over past traumas, all while navigating the rise of a criminal empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where it all Began - Season 1.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

◆ Gothic Cyber Style, Fantasy RPG Adventure! ◆In this world, ruled by the High Vampire, Dacrima, humanity has been reduced to subjugated weaklings, forced to cling to life in the dark corners. The vampire hunter Melfi, who betrayed her own bloodline to hunt her kin, and her human partner Shizuma, step into the Holy City to defeat Queen Dacrima. However, waiting for them there is Gustav, Melfi'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MELFIAS －Azure and Crimson Verge－.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

72% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

Cosmos converge, into one light. The emotional stories of magical Reflectors and the bonds they form. The entire BLUE REFLECTION series combined into one! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLUE REFLECTION Quartet.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

77% User Score Based on 1,672 reviews

In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny. Create and guide your party of 4 adventurers as they head to the faraway continent of Neokos in a quest driven by their family legacy. In the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solasta II.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

91% User Score Based on 67 reviews

You find yourself in a land that was once home to a thriving civilisation but it has since become eerily quiet with only a few remaining inhabitants. With no real recollection of your past or how you ended up in this place, you try to uncover the truth about what really happened here. EXPLORE A MAGICAL OPEN WORLD The land has been plunged into an eternal night. Navigate across the foggy landscapes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ember Seeker.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

93% User Score Based on 100 reviews

You play as Miyuki, a woman in her late 20s whose new marriage is shattered by the sudden, mysterious death of her husband. As you search for the truth, you’ll navigate love, loss, and the shadows of a dangerous cult—making choices that could heal or break you. Along the way, you’ll meet 4 unique male leads, each connected to Miyuki in a deeply personal way. Some may protect you, some may deceive … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lover's Enigma.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Game IntroductionA long time ago, I came across a comic filled with inside jokes from the game design industry. It depicted a scenario where the player was given two choices—A and B, each representing a different door. Yet, no matter which one you picked, both led to the exact same path. Later, I often heard people say that games should better reflect the realities of life—if you choose one perso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Touch.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

60% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Plow, plant, water, and harvest as you build your ancient Egyptian farm from the ground up. Begin with nothing and unlock workshops, production buildings, and temples through your own hard work. Start From Nothing in Ancient Egypt Ancient Farm Simulator is a hands-on farming simulator set in ancient Egypt. You start with empty land and basic tools, with no automation or shortcuts. Every field, bui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Farm.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

95% User Score Based on 37 reviews

An adventure platformer where a precious letter journeys across time and continents in search of the one still waiting. Each world tells a unique story, and each quest reveals a clue to the greater secret. From a quiet moonlit garden to raging tornadoes in the Wild West - what a journey for a tiny piece of paper! And the letter? That’s you. Origament is your escape after a long day - a l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Origament: A Paper Adventure.