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75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

“Sometimes I wish all of my pain was fake” I Write Games Not Tragedies is a narrative-driven rhythm game that pays homage to British emo and goth subcultures. Follow Ash’s journey of self-discovery from young goth in the early 2000s to elder emo in the 2020s, via a battle with addiction in the 2010s. Welcome to the goth parade Like most baby bats, Ash’s secondary school life is not so gre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Write Games Not Tragedies.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

90% User Score Based on 41 reviews

A stylish single player story-based game, where you win a free weekend at the "Lotus", a luxurious spa resort. But soon, things take a strange and sinister turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lotus Holidays.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Mouse people is an experiential commercial game. Please use your mouse to click, drag and destroy people and things. Be chill , face up to your your own thoughts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mouse People.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Each person has a universe inside of them. A personal universe with characters influenced by the observable reality around them. Your friends, the fans, the local shop clerk, each person you pass without giving pause is another universe. You make up a story about them, they form a story about you. The universes expand. I always wonder how similar our universes can be. You and I. Will I e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Chamber of Stars.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 38 reviews

The critically acclaimed VR adventure series is back! Get lost in a sci-fi mystery spanning over four all-new episodes. Engage a battle of the minds with a sick new villain and use only your wit, your hovering inventory, and a pair of extendo-arms to uncover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Discord server About the GameTravel around the steppes of the Great North with your truck. Pay attention to its condition and gas level, and choose the best route. Will you manage to get your truck to its destination without succumbing to the dangers of this hostile land? Your adventure will vary according to your decisions… Experience a short but richly layered narrative. Make various cho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firebird.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

84% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 35,756 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

"Then we can always regroup on the moon, silly! " If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To the Moon.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

96% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

"Ghostpia" is a visual novel with cute visuals that look like a picture book, adorned with glitches and noise, and characterized by nostalgic expressions! This game is a more expressive and interactive reimagining of the visual novel "Ghostpia" that has been released on the App Store and web platforms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ghostpia Season One.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 15,259 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 28 reviews

Night In The Woods is an adventure game about a college dropout who comes home to the friends and the town they left behind. Break stuff, play bass, hang out, go places and discover things that aren't meant for you. Come home to Possum Springs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night in the Woods.

Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Reluctant Redemption of Verity Lux.

A dystopian time-management game where you watch TV to earn a living and survive after robots have replaced humans. Choose to be a citizen or a rebel. But beware! Curiosity comes at a price in this dystopian life simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dystopicon.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

75% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Step into an extraordinary romance despite physiological disparities. Can you navigate a relationship with a centaur girl and overcome the challenges together? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Girlfriend is... Centaur.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 35 reviews

SIRE is a narrative card game about dealing with the death of a parent, and the whirlwind of emotions that follow. Players combine cards to explore a darkly comedic, surreal world of loss and learning, in a combination of classic point-n-click adventure and real video footage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIRE.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Walk the plains of The Way Down. Talk to the beings that inhabitant this world at its end. We forget how to die. Features: - Crunchy 3D art style. - Over 400 Choices. - Absurdist RPG "System". About the author: Samuel Leigh is a game developer, writer and adjunct professor based in New York. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Way Down.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Struggling punk band, Dead Pets, are still looking for their breakthrough after almost 10 years. Gordy has big plans for the group, but when you turn 30, life starts to get in the way. Dead Pets Unleashed is a narrative, slice of life and management-lite game; get ready to unleash your inner demon. Playing as Gordy, you’ll go to band practice, do what you can to keep the band together, manage G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Pets Unleashed.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 19,882 reviews

STORY Cannibalism and codependency! Caught in an extremely toxic sibling relationship, our awful heroes must survive starvation, as well as each other. How will you escape death and the consequences of your actions?FEATURES This is a story focused adventure game where you get to: Explore a bleak world. Solve some light puzzles. Play as two characters. Make choices that change the course of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Coffin of Andy and Leyley.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 31,608 reviews

Critic Score 7%Based on 4 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.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 2,364 reviews

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

The Line is a 15-20 minute interactive story about love and fear of change. Pedro and Rosa are miniature dolls perfect for each other but reluctant to live out their love. It is narrated by Rodrigo Santoro. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Line.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 55 reviews

On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Embark Speed Dates, where you control first dates with 18 attractive women in this interactive FMV game. Shape your story with charm and humor for a personalized romantic journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speed Dates.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 1,334 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

DISCOVER WHO YOU ARENT If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artful Escape.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 266 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome to Elk is a biographical adventure set on an island like no other, where every character you encounter has a story to tell. From the weird and wonderful to the dark and desperate, all the tales told on Elk are based on true stories of life on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Elk.

24%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

HiThis game is solo developed by myself. So if you encounter any issues, bugs or translation errors, please contact me via discussions or email (you can find my contact email in the Steam Support or setting page within the game). Thx~ About the GameYou are a guard appointed by His Majesty, partnering with an imp to post bounties and send heroes to investigate strange occurrences and deal with mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A guard walks into a tavern.

Agile Team is a humorous narrative business management game where you step into the role of a Product Owner. Focus on the human side of software delivery: conflicting priorities, executive misunderstandings, office politics, sprint compromises, and the absurdity of modern software development. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agile Team.

Subway Story is a narrative-driven exploration game set entirely within the New York City subway. It's a place where millions of lives briefly intersect daily, and nothing is ever quite what it seems. You ride the train. You wander between cars and stations. You talk to strangers, take on small jobs, and stumble into moments that feel ordinary… until they don’t. Over time, the subway begins to ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subway Story.

This is a fairly short adventure that you can play in around 4 hours. It's atmospheric and a little bit funny. You are a blob of oil and you have to escape from the oil industry. Bounce Around Splat off the walls, bowl thru stacks of barrels, and skate across puddles as an elastic blob, with Mario-like moves subverted by formlessness. Slow time to pull a tricky maneuver, or just to savor your char… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crude Oil.

As a simp, he decides to seek new love on a dating app. Will you change his desperate life? Experience a real-life dating app simulation where your choices matter! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Simp: Leveling Up on a Dating App.

When the sun shines on the Lap of the Gods, it is blood red. And when it rains, the sky sobs. Explore a strange world populated by even stranger beings in this story-driven adventure as Marion attempts to undo a mistake on a universal level, before everything she has ever known becomes Undone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lap of the Gods: A Visual Novel.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

77% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Two old friends were making barbecue. Next to them were two sexy babes who recently moved here. Having eaten a piece of unusual sausages, the case takes an unexpected turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOT MAGIC SAUSAGE.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 61 reviews

I must dedicate myself to them—through video games… Game Game Developer is a horror game themed around game development. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Game Developer.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Looking Glass.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

On the night of the comet, you unexpectedly enter a dating game, where three characters—Mona, Feifei, and Jiayi—are real. Mistaken for a criminal by policewoman Andy, you must find true love before the server shuts down, while a conspiracy quietly unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dating 4 Girls.

A mixed-media visual novel about a robot and God. A story-focused visual novel game where the player can explore Nexus and interact with the world in whatever order they like, with a story emphasizing the player's agency. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Laments of a Platinum Rose.

Subsequence is a story-driven adventure focused on exploration and discovery. Featuring light logic puzzles and a touch of humor, you’ll uncover hidden secrets as Vicky tries to escape the aftermath of a mysterious incident in an underground laboratory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subsequence.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

89% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Songbird.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undying Flower.

Black Market is an item shop simulator where you are a shopkeeper that pawns items and strikes deals with your villainous customers in order to make rent. It’s a cutthroat world out there. Controls: - WASD or Arrow Keys to Navigate - Hit E key or Enter to Submit or Progress Dialogue - Escape Key will bring up an options menu - Alt + Enter to toggle fullscreen Commands: [Talk] - You talk. Do it s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Market.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

98% User Score Based on 84 reviews

"Consumption Line" is a short, fully free, experimental indie game about the food industry, deceptive advertising and the downsides of modern life. A sarcastic 30‑minute experience designed to make you reflect, not grind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Consumption Line.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

A distant echo of a forgotten melody. A flickering star in the night sky. The weight of an unanswered question... Immerse yourself in the cosmic symphony of Asterism - a playable indie-rock concept album set in outer space. Follow astronaut Ruby as she embarks on an emotional journey of self-discovery through a stunning, hand-crafted solar system, unlocking a playable music video with each planet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asterism.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 243 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perfect Tides: Station to Station.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

95% User Score Based on 612 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

A slice-of-life adventure about childhood, community, and soccer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to despelote.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

95% User Score Based on 196 reviews

You, Lin Fan, the only male cultivator of the Crane Illusion Sect, were supposed to be the chosen son of the cultivation world, until you realized that the real "crossing tribulation" was not thunder punishment, but a thousand tribulation with the sect's young ladies and sisters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 美女，请别影响我成仙.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 165 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars in the Trash.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,618 reviews

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

99% User Score Based on 373 reviews

Egg Squeeze is a biological intuition test where you squeeze eggs for as long as you can without breaking them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Egg Squeeze.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

94% User Score Based on 945 reviews

PROXIMATE is a dread-driven narrative game where you investigate a deep sea laboratory and piece together the events that lead to the research team’s demise. You'll be required to wear an image recognition visor that only tells you the bare minimum information you need to succeed — and sometimes less. Use text information, proximity data and audio clues to form a mental map of your surroundings an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROXIMATE.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 20,573 reviews

In The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, you follow the story of Andrew and Ashley, siblings who have been quarantined in their house for months and are slowly starving to death. Everyone in the building appears to have contracted a contagious disease and are now locked in their apartments by armed guards. The guards do keep promising to bring food, but none ever comes, so eventually they have to resort … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Coffin of Andy and Leyley.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

"I cried, but not because I wanted to live longer. I cried because I realized how painful it would be for the ones who love me." Loving Life is a short, non-fictional autobiographical visual novel created in 2012 by Zhenghua Yang (Z), the founder of Serenity Forge, as a reflection on a near-fatal incident that changed his life. StoryAt age 18, Z was a typical college student: driven by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loving Life.