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A short, contemplative interactive novel about identity and dreams, with experimental navigation and a nostalgic, intriguingly confusing story.

Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service
A short, surreal single-player adventure with a cryptic narrative and a contemplative, unsettling tone.
2022-02-21
- Science fiction

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Games like ESC

A short, contemplative interactive novel about identity and dreams, with experimental navigation and a nostalgic, intriguingly confusing story.

Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service
A short, surreal single-player adventure with a cryptic narrative and a contemplative, unsettling tone.
2022-02-21
- Science fiction

Adventure

Horror

Indie

Text

Point-and-click

Visual Novel

Welcome To The Dark Place

A free-to-play solo adventure horror where you navigate a dreamlike train-focused world through text and sound, with a chilling atmosphere and roughly 7-8 hours of cryptic gameplay.

2025-10-24

Adventure
Indie

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

Escape the Game

A free-to-play adventure following Kevin through a darkly funny, atmospheric quest to escape his own game.

2016-10-13

Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between

A short, contemplative journey through liminal spaces, centered on quiet conversations and introspection.

2022-03-31

First person
Science fiction
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Text
Mystery
Point-and-click

I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure

A short, atmospheric text adventure with pixel art and multiple endings, exploring control, isolation, and mental health.

2023-10-05

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Drama

Aimi

A brief, emotionally resonant indie RPG about memory and identity, with creative puzzles and a mysterious world.

2020-10-20

Indie

Luna's Room

A short, intimate point-and-click adventure in which exploring a room's objects uncovers a story about loss.

2026-05-14

Adventure
Point-and-click

Dream:scape Remastered

A short, meditative first-person mystery in a surreal dream world, blending story-rich adventure with interactive-fiction exploration.

2025-09-30

First person
Adventure
Indie
Mystery

!Dream

A brief, atmospheric experimental interactive narrative about guilt and war, delivering a surprisingly deep story in about 15 minutes.

2026-04-29

My Dream is a Lost Memory

A short single-player interactive story about déjà vu and dream-memories, thoughtfully exploring work, limitations, and self-respect in a calm, introspective narrative.

2022-06-18

Indie

My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life

A brief existential narrative game about identity and the weight of choices, with simple gameplay and a contemplative tone.

2019-12-26

Indie
Text
Visual Novel

Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service