Games like The Shivering Ground & Other Stories

The Shivering Ground & Other Stories is a collection of weird fiction with a steampunk aesthetic. In this preview, you can read the first short story, "The Door at the End of the Path." (In browser or available as a download) If you think the story is cool, you can buy the book on amazon: • buy the paperback on amazon: https://amzn.to/3daHxg4 • buy the kindle on amazon: https://amzn.to/3C69Veo …

99%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

gameplay, monetization

99% User Score Based on 1,271 reviews

"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert. It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body." South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science. It is composed of over 400 illustrations, painted in a mix of watercolor, ink, and digital media, set against a rich audio backdrop of music…

93%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

atmosphere, music

93% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son. Through reactive narration, the player experiences the mother’s re-telling of the events surrounding her son’s disappearance. Players follow the path of a terrified woman who has forced herself to enter this terrible place for the sole pur…

93%Game Brain Score

story, music

grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 4,669 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which players act as Enforcers, volunteer moderators who scour Hypnospace's surreal network of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers while also keeping an eye on their inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful.

94%Game Brain Score

story, music

graphics, monetization

94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

StarCrossed is an action arcade game with a magical girl aesthetic and a cooperative twist! Join our cast of 5 space-faring heroes as they travel across the stars, working together to strengthen their bond and defeat a looming evil that threatens the Nova galaxy! It’s time to team up, get sparkly, and take out the bad guys

29%Game Brain Score

story, emotional

music, optimization

46% User Score Based on 13 reviews

She is Mermaid an VN game developed jointly by a Japanese and Korean team. After having been regarded highly among players, the PC version is finally here! Centered on legends and stories of mermaids, experience an amazing summer vacation with lovely mermaids now!

68%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

grinding, replayability

70% User Score Based on 800 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 6 reviews

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

75%Game Brain Score

story, music

gameplay, replayability

75% User Score Based on 667 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

The Path is a psychological horror art game developed by Tale of Tales originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system on March 18, 2009 in English and Dutch, and later ported to Mac OS X by TransGaming Technologies. It is inspired by several versions of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, and by folklore tropes and conventions in general, but set in contemporary times. The play…

97%Game Brain Score

graphics, music

grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 894 reviews

Hypnagogia is an exploration in themes involving deep dreams, liminal spaces, sleep paralysis demons, and much more. Can you collect all 8 dream crystals and finally wake up? Influenced by the nostalgia-fueled polygonal games from the mid and late 90's, Hypnagogia takes players on a short but intriguing journey through various worlds inspired by real dreams.  Hang out with cats in a relaxin…

89%Game Brain Score

story, atmosphere

gameplay, replayability

89% User Score Based on 70 reviews

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.