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Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure
Games like Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure

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A short, choice-driven sci-fi visual novel about investigating a mysterious space station and deciding the fate of your crew.

i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
A ~40-minute sci-fi visual novel in which trapped scientists' story unfolds through chat logs.
2023-10-26
- Action

Science fiction

Adventure

Indie

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malViolence - Definitive Edition

A ~6-hour sci-fi visual novel with escape-room puzzles, multiple endings, and an emotional story.

2023-05-18

Comedy
Science fiction
Puzzle
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click
Drama
Visual Novel

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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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Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination

A darkly satirical interactive fiction RPG about corporate conspiracies and horrors, with a tight ~4-hour narrative shaped by reader choices.

2025-04-16

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Citizen Sleeper

A single-player sci-fi RPG set on a decaying space station, where an escaped worker's choices and survival shape a quiet, character-driven story.

2022-05-05

Science fiction
Adventure
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)

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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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Nugatory

A short, fully voiced sci-fi time-loop mystery on a remote facility, where you investigate an alien imposter through detective-style conversations and choices.

2026-04-21

Science fiction
Adventure
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel

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SYMMETRY

A short, chill strategy-adventure about a research crew on an abandoned planet, with simple survival mechanics and a mysterious ~4-hour story.

2018-02-20

Science fiction
Adventure
Survival
Strategy
Indie
Side view
Simulator

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Abject Abyss

A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror adventure about exploring an isolated research facility and surviving its horrors, lasting roughly six hours.

2026-04-08

Action
First person
Adventure
Indie

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The Artifact

A short, eerie sci-fi mystery about investigating a derelict star cruiser and a mysterious alien artifact.

2017-06-02

Indie

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Kindred [High Tide]

A single-player detective horror visual novel where you investigate a seabound anomaly, gather clues under time pressure, and choose a side; reviewers logged about four hours.

2026-01-12

Horror
Indie
Visual Novel

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Choice of Life: Samosbor

A compact choice-driven RPG about a worker in a dystopian Gigastructure who can break from their routine through branching choices.

2025-11-06

Adventure
Indie
Simulator