Games like The Shadow You

The Thaumaturge is a story-rich RPG set in 1905 Warsaw, where you play as Wiktor Szulski, a thaumaturge with the power to interact with mysterious beings called salutors. The game features isometric turn-based combat, investigation mechanics, and morally ambiguous choices, as you navigate the diverse and conflicted city under imperial Russian rule.

"Someday You'll Return" is a single-player Horror Adventure game with an intriguing story of a father, Daniel, forced to return to his past and confront his fears to find his missing daughter. The game boasts good mechanics, outstanding visuals, and a fantastic soundtrack, but is marred by bugs. It explores intimate themes of fatherhood, fears, and past secrets, with malevolent forces and nightmares adding to the terror.

"Pinstripe" is a suspenseful adventure game about Teddy, a former minister, navigating a frozen Hell to rescue his abducted daughter Bo from the clutches of the mysterious, demonic Mr. Pinstripe. Along the way, Teddy will face his past and confront the dark secrets that led to his current predicament. With unique hand-drawn art and a focus on narrative, "Pinstripe" is a deeply personal and emotional journey.

Mutazione is a narrative-driven adventure game following 15-year-old Kai's journey to a mutated community. She cares for her ailing grandfather and uncovers the town's secrets, rich personal dramas, and supernatural events after a meteor strike caused genetic mutations. Throughout the game, Kai explores, gardens, attends social events, and embarks on a spiritual quest to save the town from a dark force.

Chicken Police is a single-player mystery point-and-click game with an interesting plot, set in a unique "animal noir" world called the Wilderness. It offers masterful gameplay, fabulous visuals, perfect music, and a hilarious sense of humor. With classic point-and-click elements and visual novel-style dialogue, Chicken Police delivers a mature, gripping story with a unique atmosphere.

"My Big Sister" is an RPG-style adventure game following twelve-year-old Luzia and her sister Sombria, who were kidnapped and are now trying to return home. Players must help Luzia solve puzzles and find items to progress through the game's story, with multiple chapters, secrets, and endings to discover. The game is played from a top-down perspective, and Luzia's playful sense of humor features throughout the narrative.

"Backbone" is a single-player mystery role-playing game with a phenomenal story and impressive graphics, accompanied by a stellar soundtrack. As raccoon detective Howard Lotor, you'll explore a dystopian Vancouver full of anthropomorphic animals while unraveling a deeply personal narrative. The game boasts a dense atmosphere, emotional depth, and engaging dialogues, however, it has low replayability, is grind-heavy, and has some bugs.

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure where you play as a mother searching for her missing son in a forest inspired by Norwegian folklore. The game features reactive narration, high-quality sound design, and a setting influenced by Norse mythology. Your goal is to find your son while uncovering the mysteries of the forest, using sound as a core mechanic to navigate the dark and scary environment.

In "Tails Noir," play as raccoon detective Howard Lotor and investigate a personal story in a dystopian, animal-inhabited Vancouver. Inspired by film noir, sci-fi, and existential philosophy, this narrative-driven adventure offers thought-provoking dialogues and immersive exploration, challenging your perspective on personhood amidst an inevitable end.

"Children of Silentown" is a suspenseful narrative-driven adventure game where players control a young girl named Lucy living in a secluded village surrounded by a foreboding forest. Lucy discovers dark secrets and supernatural events as she tries to solve the mystery of the town's silence. The game features a unique blend of puzzles, exploration, and musical rhythm mechanics, creating an eerie atmosphere that keeps players on edge.