Games like Winds of Change

And so it was that War came to the Island they called home. It has made them castaways, thrown them to the mercy of the winds and the biplanes from the Mainland, as the soaring terrors tears through every spell known to the Archipelago. Before them lies the infinite expanse of the Sea, with no hope in sight.  But the waves carry messages in bottles, precious fragments of a past that may yet return… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castaways.

Lu and Dom see each other every single morning. On the first ride of the day, at the first stop of the line, in the first car of the train. After a five-minute journey, Lu gets off the subway. See you tomorrow. You could set your clock to their meetings, or bet your head on them. The world could end before they changed their routine. It is more than habit, more than tradition. It’s a constant of e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Till the End of the Line.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 633 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

This remastered telling of the beloved, visual novel Hakuoki series that was first developed and released in 2008 focuses on the story set in Kyoto. The young Chizuru, determined to find her father, will romance the famous samurai of Shinsengumi through a series of engaging stories and dramatic events. Now, experience new characters, love interests, and episodes in the world of Hakuoki: Kyoto Wind… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 228 reviews

In this horror visual novel, we follow Atcchan, our protagonist, who left his hometown two years ago. Now he is finally able to return - but only for three days. How will his old friends react to him, and will their relationships be able to stand the test of time? For a person who's always been afraid of change, this is a worrying prospect for our hero... but it's something he will have to overco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Way We ALL GO.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

93% User Score Based on 214 reviews

A dark, fantastical romantic comedy that focuses not just on falling in love, but rediscovering your past and the dangers of a supernatural world - where what's at stake is not just your heart, but also your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Changeling.

Shinobigami - God of the Shinobi - is a tabletop Role-Playing game originally developed and published in Japan by legendary designer Toichiro Kawashima, and gorgeously illustrated by the talented Shie Nanahara, Shinobigami is a fast one-session RPG focusing on character drama, stories of conflict and cooperation, and light tactical strategy in a dark modern "World of Shadows" setting where mysteri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shinobigami - Modern Ninja Battle RPG.

This night feels endless, paced as it is by the hammering beat of restless hearts. The old patient of a psychiatric clinic has been killed and the head physician privately turns to a detective to find out whether the murderer is to be found within its walls.  But the investigation is in danger of opening an unexpected window to darker depths— what lies there may well be more painful than the blood… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tell-Tale Hearts.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 152 reviews

An Injustice at the Abbey! Sister Hedwig is an anchoress - a religious figure who has vowed to stay locked in the same room for the rest of her life as an act of devotion - at Linbarrow Abbey, a remote convent in the moors of England. This quiet life of meditation and solitude is broken one day when the abbess comes to her with a most unusual request... Misericordetta is a short (~20-30mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misericordetta.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Every granddaughter visits her grandmother for tea and something delicious to eat. Lumy is no different from millions of other girls. That is, except for one thing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossroad.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

92% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 943 reviews

Friendship with Benefits is a unique eroge game that combines free-roaming elements, visual novel, dating simulator and role-playing mechanics. With a cast of over 20+ romanceable characters, where will you begin in this new and wonderful world? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Friendship with Benefits.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 606 reviews

Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You is a female-oriented game developed by Cheritz. The game was released in South Korea in August of 2012. The English translation for Dandelion was released in November of 2012. Hee-Jung is a 21 year old girl who pushes herself to be perfect at everything; yet she realizes that she does not know what she really desires. Although she lives a hectic life, she feels l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

81% User Score Based on 245 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The sequel to the interactive rom-com, Five Dates, now in a post-pandemic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ten Dates.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

77% User Score Based on 1,212 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 4 reviews

1979 Revolution, the action/adventure game, immerses players into the gritty, euphoric streets of revolution – where the choices you make may betray you. Set in the actual events of 1979 Iran. 1979 Revolution’s story is told through the main character Reza, a young photojournalist in Tehran, during the electrifying early days of the revolution in 1978. Without political or religious motivation, R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Evil forces have turned these five hunky beefcake time-displaced boys into animals! You've got to help cure them and maybe even fall in love! Mystery! Intrigue! Romance! No furries, despite the title! A dating sim by Wilson Taylor, Maia Gross and Travis Tohill. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animal Lover.

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....

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Black River is a Survival-Horror RPG worth 3-5 hours of intense gameplay where you ultimately have to turn the table on those who want to harm you. It is not about escaping the village of Black River, it's about putting an end to its misery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black River.

Three con artists. A fake painting. An almost perfect plan. The Three Signatures are more than a criminal gang– they’re a family. But what should have been their last great masterpiece is about to become their swan song.  What choice will they make when they find themselves cornered? Money and the chance to finally start a new life, or a friendship that might just turn into a prison? In Wanderers … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderers above the Sea of Fog.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 98 reviews

A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find someone else.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

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.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

78% User Score Based on 786 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

What if you could live your life over again? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alter Ego.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

85% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Error: Human Not Found is a visual-novel/puzzle game with portions of point-and-click adventure. Play as Grace and work to uncover the cause of death for the first AI to inhabit a physical body. Solve 4 types of computer-science based puzzles that increase in difficulty as the story progresses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ERROR: Human Not Found.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

70% User Score Based on 800 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Old City: Leviathan.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Miami, 1986. Chelo Martínez has started a private investigation business to find missing people. Make tough decisions, solve cases, and find love: but you might not have time for all three. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghosts of Miami.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

Fragments of Him is a narrative game played in the first person. The story revolves around a tragic accident, and the life of the victim and his loved ones before and after the incident. The player plays through the events and the locations as if they were the spirit or intellect of the characters, making decisions and starting actions that progress the story. Through this snapshot of their lives … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Him.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

85% User Score Based on 129 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

Far from Noise is a narrative set on the edge of a cliff, where two characters discuss what it means to balance between life and death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far from Noise.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization

83% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Lightning crackles in the sky. A lone man hovers, overlooking The Academia. His name is Nikola Tesla, the one who will set this land right. With one assistant at his side, he shall face the council, overthrow the shadows in control, and rescue the unwitting students. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pendula Swing: The Complete Journey.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

A tragic love story about a feckless queen and an impoverished revolutionary, based on the life (and death) of Marie Antoinette. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The End of an Actress.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

60% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

Embark on a journey of brotherhood and redemption in The Valiant, a squad-based RTS set in 13th Century Europe and the Middle East. Command and level-up your medieval knights as you fight through an epic SP campaign, then take your skills online in both cooperative and competitive MP modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Valiant.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

In this direct continuation of "Ef: The Latter Tale.", Yuu tells the tale of a young woman who has lost one of her eyes due to an accident, but who may have lost so much more beneath the surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ef: The Latter Tale..

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 178 reviews

You spend a day seeing how many coins you can fit into the hollows above your collarbones. You're losing yourself first in inches, then moments... Will you survive yourself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrinking Pains.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 400 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Take part in a classic camping trip: Roast hot dogs on the fire, go birdwatching, tell ghost stories, grab a beverage from the cooler and do cartwheels on the beach. WOBJ is a short story game including 20 chapters, 4 playable characters, 10,000 words of dialog and 8 explorable areas, all rendered in a beautiful 2D/3D art style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wide Ocean Big Jacket.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A HERO AND A GARDEN.

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.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

58% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Blue Rose is an interactive ‘visual novel’, following the viewpoint of the female knight Lena as she enters an unknown world deep in the mountains. Lena is a Templar of the Blue Rose, her life dedicated to protecting her home and country, but pulled away from the front lines of the war, Lena finds herself trapped in a secluded, unknown village in the mountains. For the first time she will make her… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Rose Reprise.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

55% User Score Based on 124 reviews

The classic roleplaying games Vampire: The Masquerade and Mage: The Ascension enter the digital present with a dual-pack of interactive fiction by a few of today’s most interesting fantasy writers. Told entirely from a mobile messaging perspective, We Eat Blood is a sharp, mature and often terrifying story about your first nights as unwilling predator and prey. Hunted by unknown enemies and dri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World of Darkness Preludes: Vampire and Mage.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

90% User Score Based on 424 reviews

Awakening in a mysterious mansion, her first, frantic thoughts are: 'Where am I? And more importantly, WHO am I?' She encounters several young men in the same predicament trapped and missing their memories. To survive they must hunt black butterflies and claim kaleidoscope shards from the horrific monsters surrounding them. Will their path lead them to hope or despair? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

94% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analogue: A Hate Story.

Try out different conversation mechanics – Active, Exploratory or Written – in Dialogue: A Writer's Story. Play as the writer Lucille Hawthorne, exploring characters and events through a year in her life via mostly ordinary, and occasionally fantastical, conversations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dialogue: A Writer's Story.

The King is dead and five knights pay homage to His pyre. Around them whisper the voices of the People under the Mountain– an ancient enemy, shrouded in darkness, the hand behind the downfall of the Kingdom. Yet the King’s body bears no marks made by fang or claw: It was a blade that struck him down. Did one of the knights truly commit the ultimate betrayal? Or will their loyalty shine bright, a b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under the Mountain.

32%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

39% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Your choices shape the story, deepening relationships and unlocking romantic paths. Experience a vibrant fantasy world brought to life with stunning hand-drawn monochrome art and a blend of adventure and dating sim mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flirting With Girls in Fantasy World.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

93% User Score Based on 3,210 reviews

When your father goes missing, you return home from studying abroad to help uncover clues to where he could have gone. But returning to your hometown brings back a lot of old feelings and you soon find yourself meeting new people and rekindling relationships with old friends as well. How are you supposed to focus on finding your father, when there are so many other interesting characters who all w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Come Home.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

77% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Cast spells, pass exams, learn to skysail, and save the world from a dark force! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackstone Magical Academy.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

Afterlove EP is a slice-of-life adventure about love, loss and music. Explore modern Jakarta as Rama in his journey to learn about himself, create music, find love and come to terms with the loss of his girlfriend Cinta, whose voice still lives on in his head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterlove EP.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

92% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Royal Order is a LGBT+ historical fantasy Visual Novel featuring survival stats-raising elements, magic and court intrigue. Keep the main characters alive through the story by improving their skills. Host social events to gain different factions’ approval. You can also go on campaigns to bring the ongoing war to an end. This game is an indirect sequel to the Visual Novel "Royal Alchemist". The s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Order.

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.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

97% User Score Based on 36 reviews

A Game from the "Legends of Savvarah" series. "Time of Pariah" is an interactive story. The game is primarily text-based, but with lots of illustrations (essentially a visual novel in a non-standardised setting). On the continent of Erteon, the endless war rages between Kradzhan – an alliance of three beastly kingdoms – and Dominion of the Horned Ones. Seihal is a port… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah.