Games like What Keeps Us Apart

The Circle of Magi in Ferelden is attacked by blood mages and the young templar Cullen Rutherford finds himself in the midst of the chaos, his mind invaded by a desire demon who tries to use his most intimate secrets against him.  This is the second part of my interactive fanfiction set in the Dragon Age universe - you can find the first part here: https://paele.itch.io/what-keeps-us-apart It … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breaking Point.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

73% User Score Based on 148 reviews

Thing-in-Itself is an interactive short story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant's concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter. Thing-in-Itself is not a game in a traditional sense - it doesn't have win or lose conditions and doesn't present challenge to the p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thing-in-Itself.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

73% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 2 reviews

Make words come to life in this action adventure unlike any other! Haimrik blends gameplay with the narrative of its story set in medieval times. Combined with crisp humor and rare visual style, Haimrik’s journey is sure to entertain. Word’s the word! Fortunately, Haimrik commands the Power of the Words! These are the stones in the path Haimrik walks, and he brings them to life as he steps on eac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haimrik.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 4,336 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

Florence is the story of the highs and lows of a young woman’s very first love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Florence.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

Lost Words is a 2D narrative adventure game where players move words to solve puzzles. The game features a story written by Rhianna Pratchett and ties the narrative into the gameplay in an unusual way, by having the player running on and interacting with words to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Words: Beyond the Page.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

94% User Score Based on 289 reviews

You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Newfound Courage.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

95% User Score Based on 232 reviews

"Non-Binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to non-binary.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

94% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fairy's Song.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

68% User Score Based on 400 reviews

A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambre.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 784 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places. Speed Dating for Ghosts is a weird dating sim made by a former BioWare dev and his indie rapper friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speed Dating for Ghosts.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

51% User Score Based on 1,041 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 5 reviews

Cibele is a game about love, sex, and the internet. You play as a 19 year old girl who has become close with a young man she met in an online game. Her relationship with him heats up, becoming more and more intimate with each phone call and private chat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cibele.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

74% User Score Based on 463 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

Actual Sunlight is a short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation. The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life. The story is linear, unavoidable and (hopefully) thought-provoking. You experience his perceptions, fall under the consequences of his decisions, and meet everyone who didn’t … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Actual Sunlight.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 464 reviews

An adventure game about old computers, community, creativity, fandom, gender, and the internet. Alex Cole is a teenage trans girl in 1999 who has yet to figure herself out. She spends much of her free time on the internet, browsing a fan forum for her favorite magical girl show, and chatting with her friends. Join her on her story of self-discovery through friendship and media as she explores her … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secret Little Haven.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

93% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It's a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tender: Creature Comforts.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 803 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 7 reviews

Hey remember when your parents, your friends, and society at large all conspired to make you feel ugly, lazy, stupid, and unloved despite the brilliant human spirit contained within you? No? Well, allow us to refresh your memory via the timeless medium of a slice-of-life role-playing game! In Consume Me, you take on the role of Jenny, young, in love, and entering her final year of high school. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Consume Me.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

98% User Score Based on 272 reviews

a chronic illness simulation game. you think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. all you know is you are always in some state of pain. you've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life. how long will it take for you to get a diagnosis? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to you're just imagining it.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 674 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

Infliction is a story driven first person physiological horror experience. Set in a regular suburban home, the story is told over alternating time periods spanning 13 years. Through environmental storytelling, Infliction tackles taboo subject matter. While you're discovering what has happened over the last 13 years, you're being stalked by an evil entity. Can you learn enough to vanquish the evil … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infliction.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 186 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

From Novectacle, the creators of the highly acclaimed The House in Fata Morgana, comes Seventh Lair, a tongue-in-cheek, but emotional look at the online interactions between an indie game developer and fans! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seventh Lair.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor

96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

A story-focused adventure game about a little girl in the world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lydia.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

98% User Score Based on 2,172 reviews

A classic love story about letting go. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to a new life..

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

95% User Score Based on 2,849 reviews

A philosophical lunar romance with game designers. What defines a "good" ending? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatures Such as We.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

81% User Score Based on 478 reviews

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy visual novel with RPG elements. The player reads through the story and occasionally has to fight against fantasy monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loren The Amazon Princess.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 14 reviews

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 135 reviews

A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallstreak.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 662 reviews

You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try and date a cute magical girl? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How To Date A Magical Girl!.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 5,354 reviews

"Welcome to BAD END THEATER! Select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates! The decisions you make in one story will affect the others. You can toggle these behaviors to open up new paths! Unfortunately, every path leads to a bad ending... Can you find a way to save this unlucky cast? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END THEATER.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

92% User Score Based on 105 reviews

In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive. A thriller-romance indie visual novel/dating simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Wishes.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

50% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Daughter.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

80% User Score Based on 1,064 reviews

Seiji is a daydreamer who spends too much time thinking about space. When he was given a chance to visit the beach with his two childhood friends, all he can think about is his chance to take out his telescope and look at the stars. But gradually, he begins to realize that his childhood friends want him to pay attention to them instead of the constellations... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Beach.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

89% User Score Based on 506 reviews

《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The four dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Vow to My Liege.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 310 reviews

The ultimate cult classic gender bender romantic comedy! Play through 13 massive chapters, each with their own unique protagonist. Swap genders, turn into a slime monster, become a mermaid! It's Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 1,753 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

☆★☆★ ...something debatably wicked this way comes... ★☆★☆ ☻ 1 hour estimated completion time ☻ The famed Frog Detective returns in the most thrilling mystery yet! A town’s welcoming celebration for a mysterious Invisible Wizard has been ripped to shreds by an unknown culprit. The Detective must find out “whodunnit”! The Case of the Invisible Wizard is the second game in the Frog Detective seri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 1,532 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 2 reviews

If Found… is an interactive visual novel from Dreamfeel about searching for connection. Find out who you really are. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If Found....

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 438 reviews

Lynne is a short story about the scariest thing in the world - being a teenager. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lynne.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

An old farmer lives with his wife - However, he hasn't quite been himself lately. His mind wanders off, he forgets his daily routine and he often brings up things from the past. Forgotten, Not Lost comes from the creators of A More Beautiful World and is a kinetic novel that tackles the theme of dementia and is a visual novel that hopes to bring tears into our readers' eyes, especially those who … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten, Not Lost Steam CD Key.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

79% User Score Based on 151 reviews

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VERSUS: The Lost Ones.

NO LOVE! An RPG where you try to stop the being Darkness from destroying the world, in hopes of saving the innocent and the ones you love! A game about the human condition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NO LOVE.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

A unique choose your own adventure with horrific deaths and wonderful choices! Kill The Dragon is a one of a kind hilarious horrific choose your own adventure game. You go in search for the dragon to kill but watch out because there are gruesome deaths ahead! A game to brighten your day during these dark times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill The Dragon.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

95% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Distant Memoraĵo is a sequel to "The Expression Amrilato" This is the story, pure and sometimes frustrating, of two girls intertwined through their fumbling efforts to communicate. Learn a new language and the universal emotions behind our words! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Memoraĵo.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

54% User Score Based on 2,914 reviews

The Class of '09 series transforms the visual novel medium into a fully voiced American-style sitcom that anyone can pick up and enjoy! You can choose the adventure of mean teenage girls featuring biting social accuracy as they navigate life from 2007 to 2009. The stories and characters are all inspired by real events, encounters, and personalities experienced by the writer/lead developer. Clas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Class of '09: The Flip Side.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

69% User Score Based on 29,939 reviews

  # Dragon Age™: The Veilguard When a pair of corrupt ancient gods break free from centuries of darkness, the vibrant land of Thedas needs someone they can count on. Rise… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

97% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Third Eye Open is a coming of age story about a young girl with the ability to see spirits. Will this burgeoning power be a blessing or a curse? Will you be able to save your family and unravel the mystery at the heart of the adventure? Her Power You are Ting, a young girl who is able to see the spirits around her. You form a remarkable friendship with a young ghost, Xiu, who is seeking peace. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 182 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

A story-driven experience with puzzles about a middle-aged woman trying to make peace with herself. Join her in this dive to her mind and travel through memories and traumas. The unique 2d art style, meticulous sound design and hand-drawn animations bring her to life If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leila.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

99% User Score Based on 4,352 reviews

I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Wani Hug that Gator!.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 7,656 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 15 reviews

In a world still recovering from catastrophe, Mark Borja and his friends navigate the joys and woes of another year of high school. Wake up in a typical teenage bedroom, practice piano, race to meet homework deadlines, and build (and burn) relationships, as you reminisce about the daily insecurities of high school life. That is, until a fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Then.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

88% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windy Meadow: A Roadwarden Tale.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 329 reviews

A visual novel about my cute new girlfriend, who doesn't know what i'm into! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My GF Doesn't Know What I'm Into.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

85% User Score Based on 684 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

98% User Score Based on 791 reviews

Hello, new Puppeteer! Meet Charlotte - a puppet you will control. Meet her alien friends, maggot cat and a certain Observer. Dive deep into horrors of junk food, TV world, religion and romance novels for middle-age women. Keep your puppet safe at all times. Or don't. ​ Have fun dying! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo.