Games like They Will Not Return

A post-apocalyptic tale of lonely robots. They Will Not Return scored 22nd out of 77 entries in the 2018 IFComp. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Will Not Return.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

The Story: After a flesh-eating dust blows through your small town you are left trying to survive alone against hordes of Listless humans. Starved for social interaction you find yourself questioning your sanity when a voice speaks directly into your mind begging for your help. Game Features: Navigate an apocalyptic world full of Listless humans while managing your health and toxin level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dust of the Violet Crystals.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 135 reviews

It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARAKARA2.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

66% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing. In 2002, a nuclear conflict engulfed the entire world. The surface of the earth became temporarily uninhabitable, all the survivors organized life underground. The government announced t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sovietpunk: Chapter one.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

61% User Score Based on 106 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

Wanda is a minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic lifeforms finding happiness, companionship and hope in a lonely post-apocalyptic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanda: A Beautiful Apocalypse.

Discover the story of this point’n click and lead your town towards a better future! You’ll guide the town of Harmonium Point to a yet unbuilt future after a great war that ravaged the world. React to numerous events that punctuate the life of this town and build relationships with the other citizens! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmonium.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Have Died.

Going Your Own Way is a visual novel that allows you to make choices that will help a young man trying to understand his place in the world while dealing with the recent ending of a long-term relationship, the challenges of modern dating, and a toxic workplace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Going Your Own Way - Episode One.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 229 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 8 reviews

Set in a late-night café in Tokyo, Coffee Talk Tokyo invites players to step into the role of the barista, brewing drinks that warm the hearts of humans and fantastical beings alike. Each cup influences the tone of every conversation, revealing the stories, dreams, and struggles of a completely new cast of characters. Players can experiment with both hot and cold drinks, enhance their latte art w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Talk Tokyo.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A short game poem and interactive fiction about The End. You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil. Explore brutalist ruins to collect memories of a dead world. Maybe your presence can heal what is left. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

A short and (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel about first love and longing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trail of Stars.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 40 reviews

CELL 0 is a prologue to CELL visual novel series. Humans are fragile. STORYThe humanity was destroyed by a quantum artificial intelligence - Omniscient, a global service program, the peak of technological advancement. The extinction occurred within a single day. No records remain of the events, as no survivors exist to recall them. Kenzo’s existence is a result of improbable circumstances. Ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CELL 0: Cyber Entertainment Leisure Lounge.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Set across two equally bizarre fantasy/post apocalyptic worlds Classic 1990s point and click experience with a modern twist! Estimated playtime: 5-7 hours (over 3 very unique acts) Optional Kluberry™ hint system (because who doesn't love a hint?) Live pixelated performance by 'The Santiago Kings' from Sheffield A variety of unique and original puzzle ideas to tic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brownie's Adventure 2.

As their feet lead them on a journey... They happen upon the secret of how this world was destroyed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lament of a Lifeless Star.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

96% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Code Romantic is a computer science puzzle game wrapped in a science fiction love story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Romantic.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Weeping Willow is a kinetic visual novel in the genre of detective. Events take place in the small town of Weidendorf during quarantine of the plague. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weeping Willow.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

90% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this sci-fi/thriller interactive story. As incriminating events start to revolve around him, experience the dark, mind-bending journey of Blake and his pivotal transformation into a vigilante. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blake: The Visual Novel.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 67 reviews

As the latest pilot to arrive in the Battle Mech training grounds a heavy burden is yours, to pilot a mech alongside one of several female co-pilots, with the aim of winning the mech wars and ensuring your country finally has an active role in the combined government. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Girls.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

74% User Score Based on 644 reviews

Love, lust and mind control. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yes, Master!.

7%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

11% User Score Based on 18 reviews

It's speed dating for the railway-tycoon monopolist robber baron! To obliterate your competition, you must marry a suitable partner before time runs out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gilded Rails.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

48% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Protect Europe from the overpopulation by enforcing the tough Law on life, a life for a birth. Or flip the table and fight the cruel plutocracy to free humanity. Survive the zombie apocalypse, but will your humanity survive in the process? Inherit a corrupt kingdom and survive the court's intrigues. Live the American dream and emigrate from Hong Kong with the help of the Triad. Sadly, nothing is f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AIdventure.

The blight eats the world while humans war for scraps. Will you fight, run, or lead your people to the stars? Or murderously ascend the human throne? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aegis Saga.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

94% User Score Based on 64 reviews

The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fostering Apocalypse.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmonia.

Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself,  it craved love. No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did. Even after we were gone. And these are their stories. [RETURN Machine.Love( )]  is a robot-romance anthology, containing 3 different stories. Each story were written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans. 1. E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RETURN Machine.Love().

A classic-style text adventure game spanning three chapters. Enter verb/noun commands via keyboard, mouse, or game controller to explore, collect items, and solve puzzles in a post-apocalyptic, Christian-themed story. Features an auto-drawing map and hint system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Nightmare Series.

The Plot Oh no! You've been waylaid returning almost-overdue books to the library. You've always had a slightly irrational fear of book fines, even if they're just a dime, and often that works great to get books read. But your latest misstep you enter into a world full of much odder fears... Well, okay, not a HUGE world. There are only five rooms and six points to score, based on commands to der… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go-Strange-Ghost Range.

"201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set in a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten the end of civilization. You step into this harsh reality and confront a pivotal event—the emergence of the "bad number." Now players must make choices that will impact the future of humanity and the fate of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 201 - The Bad Number.

This is a post-apocalyptic adventure/base-building game with real actors. You take on the role of a military aficionada who, purely as a hobby, built an entire refugee safe house. Who would’ve thought that an apocalypse would actually strike? Now, this simple shelter will survive as the first and final line of defense between you and the teeming swarms of zombies. Features: Pregame: Prior to the a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalypse Love Shelter.

Engaging and gripping story from beginning to end, twists, turns, and despair await!WHAT!? I'VE BEEN ISEKAI'D!?What if one day you suddenly get summoned to Another World without explanation and... die just around the corner? What if after that, a suspicious Goddess tells you that you must do something... but she's so vague to not even explain what? In this Kinetic Novel, follow John Smith, a regu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I keep Dying in Another World.

In the fall of 2050, nearly a decade after an AI crisis ended, the Bates and two others are trying to find their last hope, Ocean City. The shortage of supplies and the threat of zombies have already made things difficult for them, and the appearance of a band of bandits has added to their woes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reboot.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

A gripping sci-fi interactive thriller that lets you shape your own character and his morality. You make the choices – and suffer the consequences! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trap for Winners.

Turret Girl is a romantic visual novel about her struggles to find love and acceptance in a hostile world, with a Match3 Jewels mini-game to break up the action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turret Girl.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Help the little bear to find the way home. What dangers can be hidden in the night streets of a quiet suburb? Who is waiting for him at home, and who is waiting in the dark around the corner? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The story of Bill Bear.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 27 reviews

It's the ultimate battle between werewolves and human supremacists! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolves 3: Evolution's End.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Embark on a perilous journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where survival is paramount and moral choices shape your fate. Forge deep connections and explore the depths of desire amidst the chaos of a world on the brink of collapse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving the Apocalypse Is More Fun When There’s Sex.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

87% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Hold the line against endless alien swarms in an adult pixel defense shooter. Switch weapons, deploy turrets, and call artillery support to flood the battlefield with bullets, shells, and explosions, then unlock fully animated adult scenes with three squadmates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swarm Bunker: Lust Defense.

Reborn seven days before the apocalypse. Make a fortune, hoard supplies, build the ultimate RV, and live comfortably while the world falls apart. A story-rich survival management game with cards, farming, crafting and roguelite progression. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalypse: The Last RV.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

91% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Glowing Stones: Heroes' Awakening is an Adult Visual Novel centering on themes of Romances, Friendships, Superpowers and Superheroes in a dystopian world dominated by mega corporations, where greed and corruption run rampant. Will you discover your True Power?! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glowing Stones : Heroes' Awakening.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

63% User Score Based on 49 reviews

My Ex-Future Family is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel focusing on the fun parts of human life. The game is packed with humor, sex, romance and plot turnings. Play as a young man who seduces girls who surround him, complete tasks of the Principal and build your life in town full of hot characters If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Ex-future Family.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Eden’s sense of adventure has put her in a difficult place in this post-apocalyptic world. She’s suddenly discovered a creature that hungers for something besides her brains and the meat on her bones. Well, he wants her flesh, but what he wants to do with it is something Eden may not mind after all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fuck the Infected.

In a world ravaged by decay and despair, where civilization crumbles and hope fades, lies the enigma known only as The Great Apperance. Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind. Story: In the aftermath of an apocalypse that left the world decaying, survivors live in small socie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crimson Call.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

When nightmare monsters invade your city, can you and your friends defeat them with your dream magic and still make it to school on time? A text-based interactive magical girl anime novel, 250,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Crystal Warriors Go!.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

90% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Hymer 2000 is an interactive text-based puzzle game. You can converse freely with a computer named Hymer, without being confined to a fixed set of text options. The game features an open-ended search function that allows you to enter any keyword to locate conversational logs between Hymer and others. Throughout this process, you will uncover new keywords, gather clues, collect "faces," a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hymer 2000.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

94% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Frog Holm is a narrative-driven cozy mystery game about a young frog who returns home to run the old family pub and finds himself caught in the mysterious disappearance of a fellow islander. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frog Holm.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where only two humans have survived: the protagonist and the hero. You will assume the role of the protagonist as she fights to survive alongside Harunashi Mika, the game's hero. Genre: Otome Game / Number of Endings: 17 (including bad endings). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Navigatore of the Ruined World.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 97 reviews

There's a spider haunting these hills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spider Land.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Spencer, a former investigative journalist, lives in a small bunker with six other people who have also managed to stay alive after a viral outbreak brought the world to ruin. They're attempting to adjust to this new normal, until they stumble across some notebook pages written by a scientist documenting the infection. Approx. 20k Words, 60 - 90 minutes playtime 6 Endings Animated CGs Or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epimutation.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

A sequel to Sounds of Her Love, a sweet romance story between two students set in an international school in Tokyo. One year has passed since the events of Sounds of Her Love, and your relationship with Ceri has deepened. You have now become a couple and, with your encouragement, Ceri has begun to emerge from her shell. Leopards don't change their spots that easily, however, and though Ceri … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sounds of Her Love 2.