Games like Wayward Strand
Looking for games like Wayward Strand? Here are top role playing recommendations with a drama, mystery and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Mutazione, Tacoma or Harold Halibut.
1 View Game91%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, replayability96% User Score 810 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsMutazione 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.
View Game2 View Game86%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding90% User Score 4,168 reviewsCritic Score 76%1 reviews"Tacoma" is a single-player mystery action game with an ingenious story, amazing gameplay, great graphics, and sensational music. You explore a high-tech space station in 2088, uncovering the crew's personal stories and the gripping tale of trust, fear, and resolve through digital surveillance recordings. While it offers a lot of content and is highly emotional, the game is not very replayable and has some bugs. The developers have added over two hours of audio commentary, available in Commentary Mode.
View Game3 View Game76%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsoptimization, grinding82% User Score 724 reviewsCritic Score 70%18 reviewsIn Harold Halibut, you play as a lab assistant on a spaceship that has been submerged in an alien ocean for 250 years. While most of the ship's inhabitants have accepted their life aboard the ship, you help the lead scientist, Jeanne Mareaux, in her quest to find a way to leave the planet and find a new home for humanity. The game features unique stop-motion aesthetics and allows you to explore a diverse and vibrant retro-future world. Join Harold as he navigates the challenges of life on the FEDORA I and uncovers the true meaning of "home."
View Game4 View Game89%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, character development91% User Score 987 reviewsCritic Score 85%3 reviewsIn "The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence," players follow the journey of Wilma, a gifted musician student suffering from writer's block. As she struggles to overcome her creative blockage in a solitary alpine cabin, players' decisions will significantly impact her path to success. Set in early 20th century Austria, this episode highlights the themes of creativity, human connections, and aspiration.
View Game5 View Game91%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsatmosphere, character development94% User Score 306 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviewsRosewater is an action-packed single-player game featuring a captivating story and beautiful mechanics. Players join Harley Leger and her companions on a thrilling treasure hunt across Western Vespuccia, where choices and relationships shape the unfolding adventure. With perfect visuals, a splendid soundtrack, and multiple solutions, every journey is unique and immersive.
View Game6 View Game94%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability94% User Score 801 reviewsIn Old Skies, you play Fia Quinn, a time agent tasked with monitoring wealthy travelers visiting seven distinct historical eras. Navigate puzzles requiring temporal thinking while ensuring clients follow rules and remain satisfied. Death is possible, but time travel lets you retry and uncover the complex consequences of altering history.
View Game7 View Game89%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, optimization93% User Score 984 reviewsCritic Score 84%8 reviews"Lacuna is a single-player Mystery Action game with sensational graphics, exceptional music, and a unique atmosphere. The game features intriguing storylines, wonderful mechanics, and highly emotional moments. Wishlist now and support Go Give One, a WHO initiative providing COVID-19 vaccines to those in need."
View Game8 View Game86%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability92% User Score 8,505 reviewsCritic Score 80%45 reviewsOxenfree is a supernatural thriller adventure game where you play as Alex, a teenager who opens a ghostly rift during an overnight party on an old military island. Your choices affect how you deal with the supernatural events, peers, and creatures you've unleashed. The game features a huge content update with new storylines, scenes, endings, and a behind-the-scenes documentary .
View Game9 View Game85%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding90% User Score 2,632 reviewsCritic Score 80%10 reviews"The Pale Beyond" is a narrative-driven horror adventure game where players uncover the mysteries of a ghost ship, the HMS Eidolon, and its crew. Through environmental storytelling, puzzles, and interactions with supernatural entities, players must navigate the ship's dark past and their own sanity. The game features a unique art style that enhances the eerie atmosphere and adds to the tension as players delve deeper into the secrets of the cursed vessel.
View Game10 View Game80%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, character development85% User Score 322 reviewsCritic Score 67%3 reviews"Rainswept" is a single-player, point-and-click mystery game known for its fantastic story, masterful graphics, and beautiful music, but with some bugs. As Detective Michael Stone, investigate the death of a couple in the small, atmospheric town of Pineview, while grappling with your own past. Additionally, experience key moments in the victims' past relationships. The game contains mature content and high emotional stakes.
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