Games like SEASON: A letter to the future
by Scavengers Studio
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
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$24.99Eastshade
Feb 13 · Eastshade Studios
Both: Open World · Exploration · Relaxing
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
AdventureFantasyOpen WorldExplorationRPGAtmosphericRelaxingFirst-PersonStory RichColorful👍 5,184
$2.99Always The Same Blue Sky...
May 21 · NeoNight
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist
A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelInteractive FictionDating SimFemale Protagonist2DLGBTQ+RomanceLore-RichRelaxing👍 135
$14.99AER Memories of Old
Oct 25 · Forgotten Key
Both: Exploration · Relaxing · Open World
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
AdventureExplorationIndieRelaxingOpen WorldAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistFlightSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack👍 5,065
$9.99PRODUCER 2021
Nov 14 · Stuffed Wombat, ThorHighHeels
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Exploration
a ~2 hour long graphic adventure novella. Tasked with disrupting the end of the world, you explore, investigate and produce your way through a strangely familiar world.
AdventureRPGInteractive FictionPoint & ClickVisual NovelCRPGExplorationImmersive SimChoose Your Own Adventure2D👍 164
$3.99The Search
Apr 13 · Jason Godbey
Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist · Relaxing
Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!
ExplorationPuzzleHidden ObjectPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistFirst-PersonSurrealRelaxingStory RichCasual👍 356
$0.99Retention
Jan 13 · Sometimes You
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
IndieCasualAdventureShortSingleplayerVisual NovelSimulationPoint & ClickPuzzleInteractive Fiction👍 215
$9.99Journal
Feb 17 · Locked Door Puzzle
Both: Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.
IndieAdventureFemale ProtagonistHand-drawnWalking SimulatorInteractive FictionCasualVisual NovelSingleplayerShort👍 316
$14.99OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
Feb 7 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Visual Novel · Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction
Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.
IndieStory RichVisual NovelEmotionalFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerAdventureColorfulPuzzleInteractive Fiction👍 1,430
-90%$1.99TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Sep 17 · Something We Made
Both: Exploration · Relaxing · Photo Editing
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
CozyWholesomePuzzleAdventureExplorationCuteRelaxingCasualHand-drawnPhoto Editing👍 9,701
$9.99Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
May 4 · hcnone
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Visual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionHand-drawnChoices MatterMultiple EndingsAnime2DCuteAdventure👍 1,829
$24.99Sable
Sep 23 · Shedworks
Both: Exploration · Open World · Female Protagonist
Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.
AtmosphericExplorationStory RichAdventureOpen WorldFemale ProtagonistChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerMultiple EndingsChoices Matter👍 5,367
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Mar 23 · KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist · Open World
The final summer, the final secret... Ryza's final adventure is about to begin!
ExplorationJRPGFemale ProtagonistCollectathonPuzzleRPGCuteOpen WorldLore-RichTurn-Based Combat👍 1,925
$19.99Beacon Pines
Sep 22 · Hiding Spot
Both: Visual Novel · Exploration · Interactive Fiction
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Visual NovelStory RichEmotionalCozyColorfulExplorationSingleplayerInteractive FictionHorrorCasual👍 3,056
$19.99Open Roads
Mar 28 · Open Roads Team
Both: Exploration · Interactive Fiction · Stylized
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
AdventureExplorationInteractive FictionInvestigationStory Rich2D3DCinematicFirst-PersonStylized👍 316
$14.99Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain
Mar 2 · Cogoo
Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction
Join Evelyn on her quest to save a mysterious island in a puzzle-based atmospheric adventure with a story that spans across 30,000 years of time. Interact with fantastic characters to learn past secrets and transform the Four Elements’ kingdoms, leading up to an epic finale with shocking reveals.
ExplorationFemale ProtagonistPoint & ClickPost-apocalypticEmotionalAdventurePuzzleAtmosphericStory RichInteractive Fiction
$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Visual Novel · Female Protagonist
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Story RichAtmosphericVisual NovelSingleplayerPuzzleSpaceAdventureFemale Protagonist2DPoint & Click👍 1,404
$3.99MOVEIT
Apr 7 · Dnovel
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Exploration
A touching story and a unique narrative with puzzles.
CasualAdventureVisual NovelPuzzleInteractive FictionPuzzle PlatformerExplorationIncremental2DTop-Down
$2.99Season of 12 Colors
Mar 14 · 橘子班
Both: Visual Novel
--The way it was, Just like it is now, On a bright, bright summer day. "That's a promise, right?" The girl in a white dress said. Sunny sky. A paper plane slid across it, riding on blue winds.
IndieCasualVisual NovelAdventureAnimeCuteSexual Content👍 1,800
-60%$11.99LOST EMBER
Nov 22 · Mooneye Studios
Both: Exploration · Relaxing
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
WolvesAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayerRelaxingEmotionalStory RichNatureThird PersonAnimals👍 4,200
$4.99Winter Novel
Aug 10 · DeXP
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
Snow, dullness, depression. Constant dissatisfaction with work and superiors and feeling like there is no escape. Is this what life will always be? Perhaps… but I can always hope for change to be just around the corner!…
IndieVisual NovelCasualAnimePixel Graphics2DSingleplayerAdventureInteractive FictionCartoon👍 457
$16.99Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Dec 11 · ustwo games
Both: Female Protagonist · Exploration · Open World
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
WholesomeCasualCozyFamily FriendlyNatureFemale ProtagonistAdventureExplorationOpen World3D👍 6,801
$4.990°N 0°W
Mar 1 · Colorfiction
Both: Exploration · Open World · Relaxing
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!
ColorfulSurrealExplorationPsychedelicOpen WorldPlatformerWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DRelaxing👍 363
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Female Protagonist · 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
$7.99A Memoir Blue
Mar 24 · Cloisters Interactive
Both: Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
AdventureCasualInteractive Fiction2D3DEmotionalFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericColorfulStory Rich👍 450
$3.99法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
Feb 10 · 芒果互娱
Both: Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist
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
$4.99Book of Travels
Oct 11 · Might and Delight
Both: Relaxing · Exploration · Open World
Ready your pack, grab your walking stick and step into a world of mystery. Craft your character and immerse yourself in the enchanted lands of Braided Shore.
SingleplayerRelaxingChoices MatterWalking SimulatorCo-opRPGAdventureCharacter CustomizationExplorationOpen World👍 1,595
$14.99Among Trees
Nov 10 · FJRD Interactive
Both: Exploration · Open World · Relaxing
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.
Open World Survival CraftExplorationSurvivalAtmosphericOpen WorldRelaxingAdventureCraftingColorfulFarming👍 2,072
$9.99Analogue: A Hate Story
Apr 27 · Love Conquers All Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Visual NovelAnimeIndieSci-fiStory RichInteractive FictionLGBTQ+SingleplayerHackingGreat Soundtrack👍 1,695
$8.997Days Origins
May 2 · Buff Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Story RichHorrorVisual NovelPoint & ClickChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionPsychologicalPsychological HorrorDark Comedy👍 313
$4.99Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
Sep 25 · Neoclassic Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelInteractive FictionDating Sim2DCuteRomanceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsStory Rich👍 185
$7.99Assemble with Care
Mar 26 · ustwo games
Both: Relaxing · Female Protagonist
Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.
CasualIndiePuzzleRelaxingShortFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerStory RichFamily FriendlyBeautiful👍 9,460
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
Oct 28 · KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist
The concept of this title, the latest in the series to depict a new "Atelier" world, is "True-to-life youths that develop together, even if just a little bit".
JRPGExplorationCraftingCollectathonFemale ProtagonistTurn-BasedCuteRPGAnimeTurn-Based Combat👍 7,463
FreeAnachronism\>
May 4 · EloThere
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Female Protagonist
It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?
Interactive FictionText-Based1990'sTypingVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistSoftware
$0.99My Silly Life
Jul 29 · storkyproduct
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Relaxing
A linear visual novel about the experiences and thoughts of a young boy seeking for his place to live. Animated backgrounds and character sprites will help you fully immerse yourself in the game's history. Feel the experience of the main character, will you agree with him?
Visual NovelInteractive FictionDating Sim3DFMVCuteRomanceDetectiveRelaxingStory Rich
-75%$2.74Roadwarden
Sep 12 · Moral Anxiety Studio
Both: Interactive Fiction
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
RPGText-BasedAdventureIndiePixel GraphicsInteractive FictionStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterFantasy👍 4,478
$17.99Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
May 30 · snekflat
Both: Open World · Exploration · Relaxing
Terry wants to launch himself into space using his new car. Doing something this cool and reckless will surely make him the talk of the town. Run, drive and glide through this small journey of big discoveries as Terry works towards achieving this goal.
FunnyAdventureOpen WorldExplorationIndie3DCasualSingleplayerRelaxingCute👍 1,451
$5.99Florence
Feb 13 · Mountains
Both: Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
IndieCasualAdventureRomanceStory RichCuteFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerInteractive FictionMusic👍 14,824
$6.99Fractal Block World
Oct 18 · Dan Hathaway
Both: Exploration · Open World
This is a surreal exploration game. Explore a massive fractal with great complexities. You can shrink infinitely to go deeper into the fractal. Or you can become larger by growing. Inner space awaits you in this infinite world.
ExplorationOpen WorldSurrealFPSVoxelIndiePsychedelicFirst-PersonAdventureNonlinear👍 1,490
$12.99Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
Jul 7 · stage-nana
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?
Visual NovelAnimeIndieStory RichCasualEmotionalChoices Matter2DInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 201
$9.99Cabin Fever
Jul 12 · Steamy Buns Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Visual NovelDating SimRomanceSingleplayerStory RichNarrativeLife SimInteractive FictionImmersive Sim2D👍 463
$14.99Beneath Her Starry Sky
Jan 4 · Sylphsong, Inc.
Both: Visual Novel · Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction
A fantasy/adventure visual novel - as Freya Fae, track down the master assassin Orick Genn before he brings ruin to your home city. Rely on faithful companions and make friends with the citizens as you encounter dangers lurking through the streets.
Visual NovelFemale ProtagonistChoose Your Own AdventureMultiple EndingsSingleplayerComedy2DLGBTQ+Character CustomizationInteractive Fiction
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayerChoices MatterAdventure👍 59,257
$1.99HOPE LEFT ME
Mar 10 · Astrophysics
Both: Visual Novel · Stylized
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Visual NovelAtmosphericCasualNoirPhilosophicalDystopian AnimeText-BasedStylizedIndie👍 845
$3.99Once Again
Oct 3 · RB Wolf Design
Both: Female Protagonist · Visual Novel
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
IndieAdventureCasualColorfulFemale ProtagonistVisual NovelStory RichEmotionalSingleplayerImmersive👍 941
$14.99Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Apr 6 · Sketchbook Developments, Fourth State, Sketchbook Games
Both: Visual Novel · Female Protagonist
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.
EmotionalSide Scroller2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerPuzzleVisual NovelWord GamePlatformerFemale Protagonist2D👍 637
-90%$3.99Riders Republic
Jun 8 · Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Odesa
Both: Open World
Jump into a massive multiplayer playground! Bike, ski, snowboard, or wingsuit across an open world sports paradise where the rules are yours to make or break.
RacingOpen WorldSportsMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerBikesSnowboardingCyclingPvPSkiing👍 30,511
Elegy for a Dead World
Dec 10 · Dejobaan Games, LLC, Popcannibal
Both: Interactive Fiction · Exploration
Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the universe: a game about writing fiction.
IndieAdventureStory RichAtmosphericInteractive FictionExplorationWalking SimulatorExperimentalSingleplayerSci-fi👍 121
$2.49Love in the distance
Feb 4 · Level-Buster Studio
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
IndieWord GameDating SimMultiple EndingsStory RichAnimeInteractive FictionSingleplayerVisual NovelCasual👍 268
-60%$5.99DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game
Nov 23 · Gibier Games
Both: Exploration · Open World
Put simply, DEEEER Simulator is a “Slow-Life Town Destruction Game”. You can spend your days enjoying a nice, relaxed frolic here and there together with the other animals around town, or you can choose to relieve some stress and absolutely destroy the town and everything in it.
ExplorationSandboxFunnyPhysicsThird PersonCuteParody SurrealOpen WorldHorses👍 4,446




