Games like To Return To One's Root

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

76% User Score Based on 221 reviews

This game is a venture into an alternative timeline in which graphics and sensible game design were never invented. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Door in the Woods.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

67% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 14 reviews

A tale of light, darkness, and the nature of reality. Traverse a thought-provoking puzzle game and its immersive colour-drenched world of light and shadow. In The Sojourn you arrive in a mysterious land, where lights guide you forward. It’s not long until the world reveals itself to be full of challenges. Now, you must overcome these intricate and ever more demanding obstacles to uncover the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sojourn.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

66% User Score Based on 467 reviews

Dustborn is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure game about hope, love, friendships, robots…and the power of words. You play Pax: exile, con-artist, Anomal — with the ability to weaponize language. Looking for a new life and a way out, Pax has been hired to transport an important package from Pacifica to Nova Scotia, across the Justice-controlled American Republic. Sounds like a legit r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dustborn.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

76% User Score Based on 2,249 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it. The procedurally generated islands are home to creatures natural and imagined, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proteus.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

53% User Score Based on 189 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 6 reviews

Continue?9876543210 is an artsy, philosophical, action game for IOS devices, MAC, PC, & LINUX. Continue? was inspired by existential road trips into nowhere, Peruvian jungle drugs, and a brush with death while lost in the mountains of New Mexico. It is a quest for wonder, contemplation, and peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Continue?9876543210.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

75% User Score Based on 1,290 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 6 reviews

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the critically acclaimed blockbuster movie franchise that highlights a unique survivor story after an invasion of deadly creatures. In this exclusive spin-off, experience the journey of a young woman who must endure a treacherous apocalypse in the midst of interpersonal family conflicts, all while coming to terms wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 27,696 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 31 reviews

Classic survival horror in a dystopian retrotech future If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIGNALIS.

13%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

13% User Score Based on 91 reviews

Discover a tale long lost in our past. Seven swords need to be found in this Metroidvania adventure where you will discover ancient secrets and fight with an intense combat system that rewards players for their skills and knowledge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blade & Bones.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 20,942 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 48 reviews

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRIS.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

77% User Score Based on 1,197 reviews

Unloved is based on the community award-winning mod for Doom2 with the same name by the same creator. Unloved is a strange place. A twisted reality. A nightmare that comes to life. A place where demons and abhorrent monsters manifest and possess the living with only one goal: to end you. Nothing wants you here. And there is no way out. Only the elevator that leads further and further down into the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNLOVED.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

68% User Score Based on 895 reviews

Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest. The dark, foreboding forest trail leading directly to the Pineview property must be explored – but your every move and reaction is being watched. You must stay calm during your walk – or else IT will take you! To survive you will need stea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passing Pineview Forest.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

Unearth the past to protect the future. In Wildmender, you face the challenge of restoring the environment. Explore the landscape, revive withering plant life, cultivate your garden, and build a better world alone or with friends in 4-player online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildmender.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 1 reviews

​Moonrise Fall is an atmospheric puzzle game about a boy who finds himself lost in a supernatural forest after losing both parents in a car crash. Armed with a clue filled journal, a camera, and a lantern he must unravel the mysteries of the forest and photograph the strange creatures that reside there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonrise Fall.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

70% User Score Based on 462 reviews

FACE IT is a game about facing the most challenging feelings of the human experience. It uses a dark atmosphere combining classic platformer mechanics with survival dynamics to bring the feeling of wandering in the deepest and darkest places of the mind and soul.Defeat Ghosts with the power of your inner light.Face dangerous traps in a challenging platformer experience.Find your way through mazes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Face It - A game to fight inner demons.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 718 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

A first-person game in which after starving to death, the player wakes up in the Void, a dying land housing numerous Sisters and long-absent Brothers, all of whom subsist on Color, the essence of life in the Void. With the player's arrival, a resurgence of Color is observed in the Void, prompting the Brothers to return and subject the player to various trials so that he may also become a Brother b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

85% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Lumini is a relaxing flow adventure game in which you take control over a swarm of innocent little creatures called lumini. After being gone for thousands of years, the balance on their home planet has shifted. With their return, the lumini find themselves in a hostile environment from which you need to keep them safe. On this journey you'll need to find out what happened in the past while trying … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumini.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 38,902 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

The story of the slugcats, packaged together in this Complete bundle of the base game of Rain World and its two expansions, Rain World: Downpour and Rain World: The Watcher! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rain World.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 2,456 reviews

Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire. During his escape from RuptureFarms, Abe received a v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®.

Support the game on Patreon!patreon.com/300rabbitzFollow upcoming updates on Twitter!twitter.com/300rabbitzJoin Tessa's Fate game Discord Server!DISCORD Introduction: "Not long ago, humans shattered their home, their beloved planet. They brought mayhem into their world by using massive weapons of destruction against themselves. Nature, trying to return balance to life, responded by pouring sadnes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tessa's Fate (18+).

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

95% User Score Based on 540 reviews

Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herdling.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

77% User Score Based on 6,967 reviews

Includes the main game, the season pass, cosmetics, bonus content, the digital artbook, and the From the Ashes expansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

76% User Score Based on 420 reviews

You awake and find yourself in a parallel dimension. The year is 2032. All you can remember is that you’ve been participating in some kind of experiment that went horribly wrong. Travel through parallel worlds to get back home and uncover your past in this puzzle game where sci-fi meets surrealism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 12,151 reviews

Critic Score 48%Based on 3 reviews

A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence. The Plan was developed as a side project by Krillbite Studio while working on Among the Sleep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Plan.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

In the middle of a blizzard, a community's remaining citizens are forced to confront their impending deaths. Every night, a villager is killed, and the survivors are forced to alter their course in response. Every game creates a new, randomized story just for you. Chart a path through always-changing, challenging environmental puzzles, and explore the stories and grief of these townsfolk before Vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vidar.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

72% User Score Based on 3,909 reviews

The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Way of Life Free Edition.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

72% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Inspired by Aztec legend, this action/rpg side-scroller will casts you into the middle of a war between the Gods and Mankind. As Huitzilo, heir of the Sun God, skilled in both the arts of combat and magic, only you can save your people from the wrath of the Aztec Gods by reuniting the seven phonograms. Accompanied by your faithful companion Ayopha - trapped in the form of a hummingbird by a magica… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aztaka.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

96% User Score Based on 464 reviews

A new film opens to rave reviews, despite its bloody history. A beautiful uptown office remains unoccupied, despite its prime location. A downtown artist berates himself for selling out, while a Wall Street investor congratulates himself on a job well done. Just normal life in the big city? Or is somthing more sinister binding these events together Bizarre connections are a dime a dozen for the Bl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackwell Convergence.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

94% User Score Based on 35 reviews

VIEW FROM BELOW! An emotional, story-driven RPG about a sad kid put through hell! Literally! Escape a nightmare world to save your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to View From Below.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

93% User Score Based on 3,743 reviews

cLICK TO TEN If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to click to ten.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,089 reviews

Conan the mighty pig as a relaxing action-adventure exploration game. In your quest to find all the lost truffles you must avoid forest creatures and eat plants to gain special powers. There are many interconnected area to explore, including mountain and caves. An extension on the freeware flash game- this is your chance to own your very own copy of this highly addictive game for your Steam libra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conan the mighty pig.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

90% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A fantasy otome game based on the myths and legends of Hokkaido, Japan. Meet and fight with unique Gods, overcome fierce trials together, and discover what happens when you pursue forbidden love with the divine.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yukar From The Abyss.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

71% User Score Based on 367 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Silence of the Sleep is psychological horror adventure game for PC. You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before. You will travel through the abstract world of Silence of the Sleep to find the very reason for your journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silence of the Sleep.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 814 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Step into a world of gothic and Egyptian horror and adventure, set in the campaign setting of Ravenloft. This series of entrancing horrors includes Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and its sequel, Ravenloft: Stone Prophet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft Series.

19%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

27% User Score Based on 22 reviews

NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NightmareZ.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

77% User Score Based on 346 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game. Fight scary creatures, rescue stranded survivors, and scavenge for supplies like fuel, first aid kits, and weapons. Decide where to go next, whether it's upgrading this wrecked car, or rescuing that dog. Just remember, there are consequences for every action. Get ready for c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overland.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

71% User Score Based on 499 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

It’s 1986 in California and a group of friends will live the summer of their lives after a mysterious discovery in woods outside their quiet town. By uncovering an artifact whose powers they don’t fully understand, these remarkable kids will defy the laws of nature and somehow interact between two planes of reality: life and death. Their curiosity will trigger a series of unexpected events that wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossing Souls.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

85% User Score Based on 47 reviews

The neighbours are often annoyed by naughty cat Bobo. One day they decide to get rid of him. Little Bobo wakes up far away and all alone. Will he find a way back home? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bobo the Cat.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 9,154 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 43 reviews

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you explore, expand and evolve to advance your clan to the next generation. You relive the early story of mankind, but humanity is only one idea away from evolution or extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 336 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Take up the role of a brave ranger exploring a dark and frosty enchanted forest in your quest to save lost children. As you adventure through the ever-changing, randomly generated levels you'll encounter haunting enemies, strange creatures and curious spirits who can help you... if you can unlock their secrets. Beware - in the cold and harsh aftermath of a brutal winter storm, there is danger ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road Not Taken.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

90% User Score Based on 71 reviews

The gates of Heaven are closed shut; the realm of Hell consumed by flood. And in their wake, countless parallel worlds wither away, one after the other. The surviving angels and demons gather at the city they believe to be their final chance at salvation: the floating purgatory of "Tokyo Babel". Joined by humans, they embark on a pilgrimage across the seven layers of Babel, hoping to ascend Jac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tokyo Babel.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 1,334 reviews

Critic Score 51%Based on 2 reviews

A 3D action-RPG based on the popular manga Made in Abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 26,368 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 31 reviews

The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage and confront a dark nemesis to save his home. “Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC. Featuring hand-painted artwork, meticulously… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ori and the Blind Forest.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

94% User Score Based on 107 reviews

In the winter of 1967, a young man enters out of the snowy night into a bar in the sleepy town of Cedar, Maine. He is a wanderer cursed with eternal youth, sent out by fate forever to roam the world, never to find a home. An encounter with a girl in a green dress is about to change everything... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fare Thee Well.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

48% User Score Based on 268 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

Shelter 3 invites you to explore life in the jungle, a world of large beasts and exotic vegetation. You will be an elephant - roaming with your family, seeking sustenance from the jungle’s waterways, caring for the young elephants and learning to navigate from the elders. But you must stay fed, so keep moving! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shelter 3.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 787 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 15 reviews

Yomawari is a Japanese horror action game and features a female protagonist that is searching for her older sister and pet dog, while exploring a creepy town at night. She only has a flashlight at her disposal, and using said flash light will let her “see things that shouldn’t be seen.” If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yomawari: Night Alone.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

59% User Score Based on 352 reviews

Critic Score 49%Based on 28 reviews

The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deer God.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 8,751 reviews

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you. They long to finally meet you and show you how flexible your skin can be after it has soaked in blood. Will you brave this journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 340 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 7 reviews

de Blob is a 3D platformer where players maneuver their hero, de Blob. Equal parts amorphous blob of paint, struggling artist, revolutionary and juvenile delinquent, de Blob's goal is to replace the drab, lifeless gray coloring that the I.N.K.T. Corporation has imposed on Chroma City and its inhabitants, the Raydians, with a range of vibrant life-giving colors, all the while avoiding and battling … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to de Blob.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

65% User Score Based on 201 reviews

"Love is Dead is an action/puzzle game about love, death, and pancakes. You and your love are on a world-spanning adventure through graveyards, cities, an art gallery, a volcano, and beyond. Successor to the i saw her web game series that won the 2014 Canadian Videogame Awards’ Best Casual Game." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love is Dead.