Games like Return NULL - Episode 1
by Michael Lückgen
Return NULL, a Point & Click Adventure, is set in a distant dystopian society under an oppressive force where you play the role of Jack Drebin; husband and soon to be father whose life is on the verge of chaos. Episode 1 sets up key characters and a plot that escalates into an intense finale.
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$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Point & Click · Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Point & ClickFemale ProtagonistDarkVisual NovelInteractive FictionHand-drawnAtmosphericExplorationThrillerHorror
$2.99Aliya: Timelink
Apr 25 · TDGame Studio
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelWord GameMultiple EndingsSpaceSci-fiText-BasedPerma Death2D👍 8,594
$14.99Let Bions Be Bygones
Apr 30 · Bohemian Pulp
Both: Interactive Fiction · Point & Click
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionRPGPoint & ClickCyberpunkNoirDetectiveLore-RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings👍 120
$9.99Night Hacking
Sep 19 · Time Traveling Badger
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
An interactive story about hacking, unveiling secrets, chatting with people, and searching for purpose.
Interactive FictionHackingStory RichSci-fiVisual NovelInvestigationConspiracyPixel GraphicsAlternate HistoryDystopian
$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
Both: Visual Novel
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
CinematicAtmosphericStory RichCyberpunkChoices MatterVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureDystopian RPG2D👍 5,754
$3.99法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
Feb 10 · 芒果互娱
Both: Interactive Fiction
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中,玩家将化身被害人小诗,用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相!通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾,而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时,一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号,竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索,把案件再次推向新的高潮!
RPGInteractive FictionFMVAdventureMysteryPuzzleStrategyFemale ProtagonistInvestigationLogic👍 135
$3.99Polda 5
May 1 · Zima software
Both: Interactive Fiction · Point & Click
Elite private detective Pankrac saves the world as an agent of the Time Police. Help him settle all the time anomalies in the history of mankind.
AdventureCasualAnimation & ModelingDesign & IllustrationInteractive FictionPoint & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExploration
$2.99Strange House
Nov 2 · Games4Wonders
Both: Point & Click · Visual Novel
Сity of sadness, where everyone tries to survive, in which there is no place for anyone and which is infinitely huge. It absorbs everyone who is not ready to live by his rules. Are you ready for this?
Early AccessAdventureAtmosphericDarkExplorationPoint & ClickVisual NovelHand-drawnHidden ObjectPuzzle
-80%$0.99Lazarus A.D. 2222
Dec 20 · Sons of Welder, FM Simple Games Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click
The final part of the Sons of Welder game series, set in a dystopian universe, which uniquely combines games from the Magnus series. A game that you can experience on two levels. Hand-drawn motion comics. A metaphorical journey into oneself. A mystical experience with a touch of good humor.
Visual NovelCyberpunkPoint & ClickAdventurePsychedelicHand-drawnDystopian PuzzlePsychological HorrorAbstract
$4.99Grave Knight
Oct 19 · Dreamlight Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
RPGVisual NovelInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterFantasyMedievalStory RichText-BasedMultiple Endings
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Point & Click · Interactive Fiction
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
DetectiveStory RichInvestigationMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleSingleplayerExplorationInteractive FictionChoices Matter
$4.99Arcane Investigations
Apr 18 · What's All That Racket
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Visual NovelDetectivePuzzlePoint & ClickFunnyHand-drawn2DStory RichCuteFantasy
$12.99CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
Feb 22 · Canteen
Both: Point & Click
Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.
AdventureDystopian SimulationJob SimulatorPoint & ClickStory RichPolitical SimCapitalismMysteryRetro👍 118
$5.99铲屎官兼侦探-Cat Detective
Oct 24 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
The plot is based on a main case linked to several unit cases. Fiona's a psychic. She spent over a decade hiding her identity. Living the daily life of a student and as a detective looking for the truth with pets.
CasualAdventureStrategyRPGInteractive FictionAction RPGWord GameStrategy RPGVisual NovelRealistic
Free失欲
Nov 25 · FallenLeaves
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
《失欲》是一部基於帝國主義時期歐洲的短篇反烏托邦小說,它通過多線敘事,描繪了奧盧格帝國從資本主義逐漸過渡到半奴役制度的過程,呼籲人們反資本、反戰、反封建。 The English version is still being translated and produced.
Visual NovelDystopian Story RichSatireConspiracyDarkNoirMultiple EndingsEducationInteractive Fiction

