Games like The Monk: An Irreverent Synopsis

50 Years of Text Games (2023) told the story of the first half century of interactive fiction in a whirlwind tour of fifty text-based computer games, one for each year between 1971 and 2020. Now available as a standalone volume is this companion book, stuffed with extra chapters and bonus materials that couldn't fit in the main volume. Inside you'll find twelve new chapters and 85 pages covering … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Further Explorations: 50 Years of Text Games.

54%Game Brain Score

story, music

graphics, grinding

54% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Driftwood is a visual novel following Marcus Feick and his new life on Marthas Vineyard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Driftwood.

69%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

music, gameplay

69% User Score Based on 129 reviews

A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blossoms Bloom Brightest.

57%Game Brain Score

humor, graphics

story, stability

57% User Score Based on 687 reviews

Help the Reaper harvest souls If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Coming.

91%Game Brain Score

story, music

grinding

91% User Score Based on 132 reviews

Next in line to manage a multi-million dollar corporation is our protagonist, Rei Sawatari. He inherited one very important heirloom from his late grandfather: a single pocket watch that grants him a mysterious power— The power to go five minutes back in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChronoClock.

78%Game Brain Score

story, humor

graphics

81% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Out of the Blue is relatively simple, you wake up in a maze and you need to find your way out. You fight enemies, explore the map, collect items and manage your resources (such as bullets, water, grass, and tea). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OUT OF THE BLUE.

78%Game Brain Score

story, humor

music, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoeroticism of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back. A visual novel with a cute mechanic: Slide the letters back and forth across the screen, to experience the time the letter is written, and when it … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hoping this Finds You Well.

91%Game Brain Score

story, humor

replayability

98% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Get yourself into and out of another fine mess! Win glory, renown, and much-needed money through cunning schemes that will seem like good ideas at the time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale.

26%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

optimization, music

26% User Score Based on 104 reviews

The mind dissolves in the surrounding darkness like pain dissolves in wine. Remains of memories crumble and rapidly leak like sand through fingers. And only one name stuck in the throat filled with fear. Magdalena... Minutes feel like days while waiting for something to happen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magdalena.

54%Game Brain Score

humor, atmosphere

gameplay, graphics

65% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Take control of shovel-master Fagus in this curious blend of whimsical English comedy and grim Dickensian horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Grave Digger.