Games like with a bang and a whimper

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

95% User Score Based on 351 reviews

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1657170/?t=Suspicious%20Downpour%20is%20a%20very%20short%20single-player%20comedy%20horror%20experience%20about%20getting%20stuck%20in%20a%20storm%20while%20out%20camping.Now on Steam with achievements! But you can play the original jam edition and updated version here. Welcome to hanawiti forest, a popular location for adventurous backpackers. Pitch a tent a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suspicious Downpour.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

A Day of Maintenance is an explorative truck-driving interactive-fiction game set in the early 2100s with gay robots in it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Day of Maintenance.

The Paddock is a short game about dealing with dinosaurs as a security guard, if you die you must start from the beginning.  Features CCTV cameras that are used for watching the dinosaur and electrocuting it when it gets too close to the fence. First person game, you have a torch and a few other tools. One continuous level that has you complete objectives as you play it.  A story that unr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paddock.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Become a fox and escape the grip of powerful Artificial Intelligences in a 2D action-platformer. A young fox and his robot search for meaning in a beautiful yet dangerous world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Fox and His Robot.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Explore an isolated space station to uncover a dark secret behind the station's true purpose. Search for clues in a 1st person perspective. Question your crewmates. Research your loss of memory. Discover what happened to the missing Overseers. This experimental interactive short story will keep you guessing until the very end! FEATURES Immersive First Person perspective. Fully vocalized by ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Space: First Person Edition.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Episode 1 - Here Be Dragons If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost In The Mirror.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 48 reviews

A story-based exploration game about the very far future. Explore The Library, a megastructure the size of the universe, filled with all of humanity's knowledge. To guide you are two Artificial Intelligences, built to process its massive collection of information. But something else is calling you - a distress call from the center of the universe. The stagnant universe is breaking down… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Year Unknown.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

"I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why." - H. P. LovecraftAn indie adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness where you will assume the role of geologist William Dyer, leader of the Miskatonic University Expedition to the antarctic continent. Experience rising tension when all contact is lost with the advanced camp foll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mountains of Madness.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 25 reviews

The Twin Paradox is an RPG in which you must prepare yourself for the first time travel. Explore the "Beyond" laboratory and interact with its scientists. Learn physics concepts that will help you understand how time travel could work in real life, as well as a bunch of interesting things from other sciences.Math-Free If math isn't your thing, don't worry! This isn't the classic game whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Twin Paradox.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

100% User Score Based on 48 reviews

The Cherry Orchard is a 3D kinetic novel adaptation of the classic play by Anton Chekhov. An eccentric aristocrat and her friends try to sort out her debts so that she isn't forced to sell her beloved cherry orchard, but there's just one problem: she doesn't understand the value of money at all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cherry Orchard.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 2,149 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 11 reviews

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samorost 3.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 387 reviews

Stardrop is a narrative driven Sci-Fi first person adventure and exploration game set in the future. You play as Aryn Vance who is accompanied by her close friend, John Kindley. They are Salvage and Rescue operatives seeking old derelict spacecraft lost in time or ships who are are in need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STARDROP.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 14,391 reviews

Learn about daily life in a cyberpunk dystopia. A branching storyline where your decisions do not depend on traditional choices, but through the drinks you prepare. Visuals inspired by old japanese adventure games for the PC-98, with a modern touch for an other-wordly experience. A beatiful soundtrack composed entirely by Garoad. Get to know your clients, their tastes, and prepare the drink th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

44% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Affliction is a survival horror game designed to engage players with a thrilling storyline, surreal lore, sprawling environments, merciless foes, a chilling atmosphere, and an unforgettable gameplay experience. Players must explore, scavenge, and fight in order to survive and live to tell the tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Affliction.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

85% User Score Based on 135 reviews

After living for generations as persecuted refugees, the Letarri people set their sights on a far-off planet as a promising new home. But when the interstellar mission to colonize the new world goes terribly awry, the fate of their people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prominence.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Close Contact is a short, narrative-driven, sci-fi horror game where you must navigate an advanced underground base whilst avoiding the alien creature that stalks you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Contact.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 810 reviews

Mutazione, a new game in development by the people behind Johann Sebastian Joust and Where is my Heart?,is a character-driven “swamp opera" as described by Die Gute Fabrik themselves. The game is set in a strange tropical world, and features a female lead known as Kay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mutazione.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Astrohazard Solutions Ltd. is an interstellar and interspecies corporation dealing mainly in removing and redirecting asteroids and other cosmic junk that threatens their clients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrohazard Solutions Ltd..

The Legend of Crystal Valley is an indie point n' click adventure game, based on story and exploration, set between the real and the fantasy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Crystal Valley.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 1,700 reviews

A game designed to help improve mental well-being by helping players build a daily habit of meditation. Every day you meditate, the game world grows and transforms. Build resilience to stress, experience calm and relaxation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playne.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

78% User Score Based on 578 reviews

At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits of Xanadu.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

93% User Score Based on 101 reviews

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1188760/JEF/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JEF.

RK Override is an hour-long fully voiced interactive narrative following Chimera, a Mecha Captain fighting in an endless war for their country's future. Fight for control against your Mecha's AI copilot (RK System) as you attempt to end the conflict - no matter the cost. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RK Override.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Short horror game where you survey the descent of a capsule through a hole in the middle of an ocean, with only 4 lights and your ears to ensure your surroundings remain clear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flash Diving.

About the GameBody found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Atmospheric noir detective adventure (~2–3 hours of tense investigation you can complete in one sitting). Step into the shoes of Detective Malinowski, a seasoned investigator drawn into a case that hits dangerously close to home. What begins as routine police work in a shadowy city quickly turns into a personal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Malinowski The Truth Will Be Revealed.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a roomba on a spaceship? Look no further than DOOMBA! DOOMBA is a sci-fi cleaning simulator adventure made in Unreal Engine 5. Your job? Clean the infected cargo ship and eliminate the source of the infection. Led along by the snarky ship AI, you'll pick up tools and upgrades along the way. Just be careful- In space, no one can hear you clea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doomba.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Synopsis The era of interplanetary travel has arrived in the vast expanse of space. As an advanced outpost for terraforming, there existed the Moonbase Lambda. One day, the player awakens from a cryogenic sleep only to be greeted by the eerie silence of Lambda Base. Despite the confusion, the player begins to explore the base in order to survive... About this game Moonbase Lambda is a horror … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonbase Lambda.

Discover an alien world, study and befriend creatures and take beautiful photos along the way. Explore an open world full of creatures to learn more about, find all the wreckage from your spaceship and use your camera to learn more about the creatures, the world and how you got there. Throughout your journey you'll be able to do quests for the aliens or just play minigames with them. Use your c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Explorer.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

84% User Score Based on 38 reviews

You had plans for a cozy Autumn potluck until a storm destroyed your one place to gather! Find your friends in the aftermath so that you might get everyone together once again. Gather resources using different tools and chat with your friends to get gameplay hints in this cozy 2D life sim. Do it right and you'll be throwing your seasonal dinner party in no time! Explore the world Find your frien… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autumn's Bounty.

A science fiction point and click word puzzle game. Navigate an off-course spaceship, and find a way toward returning home. The end is near… Can you save the Bay Bell? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bay Bell.

From a seedy underworld to the spiritual plane, join Kung Fu Jesus on a psychedelic genre-busting action-adventure like no other! Enter a madcap world of organised crime, alternate dimensions, and intense martial arts - where gods and men co-exist, and where little is as it seems... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kung Fu Jesus.

ID-Ego is a single-player FPS Game in a sci-fi setting. Be prepared for an old-school challenge with modern graphics! Survive crazy battles, solve puzzles and find hidden secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ID-EGO.

Crack the case with Clash! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clash: Robot Detective - Complete Edition.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Deadly Cosmic is a short,but fun game inspired by horror games from the 90s.You play as Raquel,a scientist who needs to save her co workers from an accident.But something sinister is happening to the facility.What are those creatures?Where did they come from? And the most important: can she survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Cosmic.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

76% User Score Based on 17 reviews

It's Halloween night in the small town of Macungie. A great terror emerges after a massive power outage strikes the community, plunging the streets into darkness. As the hand's of supernatural forces take control over your perception of reality, the only way to defend yourself is by locating Essence Shards, mystical fragments that enable you to restore your connection to your home dimension. Its a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maguntsche Chapter One.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Sure: Shattered Star is a sword-fighting action platformer set in space. Play as Sura, a mercenary grieving the loss of her comrades, and cut down everything that stands in your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SURA: Shattered Star.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,576 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Death is searching for a successor. To claim his mantle, you must judge the souls of the dead during a surprisingly short, strange and unsettling job interview where every choice shapes the fate of humanity, including your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ferryman's Trial.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Psychological story-driven horror game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Are You!?.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 55 reviews

When she comes to, she finds herself on a rain-soaked highway. A literary horror adventure where you explore a land of endless rain, wander through a lonely world, and progress through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-drenched landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic journey. Features Story progression through map exploration Dialogue events with ghosts A short… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Land of Ghosts.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

97% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hearing Voices.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

97% User Score Based on 70 reviews

You are a corporate flesh object with no way to speak on your own trying to pose as a human by mimicking what other people say. Serve the corporation that owns you, complete your assignment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How to Kill a Fly.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

73% User Score Based on 79 reviews

All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interference: Dead Air.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

92% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Poolscape is a retro reimagining of the Poolrooms, evoking the nostalgia of classic PSX games by immersing players in the iconic liminal space with authentic ’90s-styled visuals and atmosphere. DEMO LEVELS Level 1: Classic Poolrooms - A linear, by-the-books Poolrooms experience. White tiles, soft marble, and fake skylights form the comforting yet uncanny liminal space you’d expect from a classi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poolscape.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

91% User Score Based on 79 reviews

A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Shroud.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Future? No Thanks! is a narrative-driven, open-world adventure set in an ecosocialist utopia. You're old, bitter, and scheduled for euthanasia. Enjoy your last day in a future that works for everyone but you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Future? No Thanks!.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

87% User Score Based on 81 reviews

Dodge lasers and explore! Planetary Development Simulation If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Frontier Story.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Descending to the ocean floor, Riley, a salvage engineer, is hoping to score a massive payday. Her team has discovered a forgotten distress signal coming from an abandoned navy research station at the bottom of the Antarctic ocean. If she can manage to get inside and release the reactor core's emergency ejection system, they'll be set for life! In CRUSH DEPTH, you will experience atmospheric, retr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRUSH DEPTH.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

99% User Score Based on 193 reviews

A creepy-cozy 3D adventure game about solving puzzles, rebuilding a haunted ghost town, meeting weird creatures, and listening to ridiculous music! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mayor May Knott.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

90% User Score Based on 42 reviews

"I'm Still Gere" - horror game in the genre "Simulator Walking" and "Psychological Horror" Plot: The protagonist goes to his aunt’s house, whose body was not so long ago betraying the earth to prepare it for sale. The average duration of the game: 30-40 minutes. Features of the game: - Realistic graphics. - An interesting and touching plot, which is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'm Still Here.