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30 minutes until my brain dies
Games like 30 minutes until my brain dies

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Games like 30 minutes until my brain dies

A brief, emotional narrative adventure about a character's final 30 minutes, unfolding memories and farewells in the silence of space.

Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
A compact, melancholy single-player adventure RPG that mourns lost happiness and missed connection, with a gentle yet nihilistic story.
2016-11-21
- Science fiction

Thriller

Adventure

Horror

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

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Everything Ends In 0

A short, dialogue-driven story about spending the final hour before the apocalypse talking to characters, with a melancholic and intimate tone.

2024-12-31

Indie
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel

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The Last Cat in the Universe

A short, narrative-driven incremental game about gathering a dying space station's remains to build a cozy home for the last cat, with slow, deliberate upgrades and an emotional story.

2026-04-23

Science fiction
Indie

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My Friend The Spider

A brief single-player narrative adventure that uses a horror-tinged mood to explore isolation and depression.

2024-01-04

First person
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Simulator

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Control, I'm Not Coming Back

A brief, self-paced narrative about a lost astronaut finding hope in space, with a gloomy yet hopeful tone and a roughly 50-minute playthrough.

2026-05-29

First person
Adventure
Indie

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Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room

A compact single-player sci-fi escape room adventure where you solve uneven puzzles to uncover your amnesiac past, with a roughly 90-minute runtime based on reviewer playtimes.

2020-10-14

First person
Science fiction
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Some Goodbyes We Made

A roughly 80-minute collection of 11 simple minigames that turn personal goodbye memories into a contemplative, emotionally affecting interactive memoir.

2024-10-24

Adventure
Indie

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Space Yandere

A brief, choice-driven space romance with pixel art and horror undertones, told from a robot friend's perspective.

2021-10-08

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Role-playing (RPG)
Drama

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Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition

A solemn, brief adventure about watching friends age through social media at an accelerated pace and the longing to reach out one last time.

2016-07-05

Science fiction
Adventure
Indie
Drama
Visual Novel

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this was for you.

A short, melancholic visual novel about memory and loss, with a linear story and roughly 45-minute runtime.

2019-08-14

Adventure
Indie
Text
Drama
Visual Novel

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Adrift

A short interactive-fiction adventure about exploring a derelict spacecraft, unraveling a missing-crew mystery, and experiencing multiple endings.

2026-04-30

First person
Science fiction
Adventure
Indie

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Sorrow's Serenade

A very short, minimal-mechanics narrative adventure about a kept promise, with a sad, morbid tone that players find affecting despite its brief runtime.

2026-01-29

First person
Adventure
Indie
Drama