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A short, polarizing text-adventure in post-apocalyptic Moscow, blending retro action-adventure with skill point progression.

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
A single-player, Soviet-set post-apocalyptic CRPG with skill checks and branching dialogue; reviewer playtimes vary widely, suggesting a lengthy campaign for dedicated players.
2018-12-19
- Adventure

Survival

Strategy

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

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Critters for Sale

A brief, linear surreal horror point-and-click visual novel featuring dark humor, time travel, and a monochrome pixel art aesthetic.

2021-06-03

Action
First person
Comedy
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

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Athanasy

A narrative-driven indie game about meaningful choices in an underground city sheltering humanity beneath a dead Earth.

2022-04-13

Science fiction
Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Indie
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut

An atmospheric top-down shooter RPG set in a Soviet Exclusion Zone, where players survive radiation and mutants via stealth or guns-blazing, with reviewer playtime around 10-15 hours.

2021-06-04

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Stealth
Open world

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A War of a Madman's Making

A tense, text-based political survival game about navigating a dictator's cabinet and surviving purges, with a tight ~2.5-hour story praised for its writing and mood.

2024-03-07

Adventure
Indie

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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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MOLE

A tense, atmospheric ~4-hour survival horror adventure about piloting a failing drilling machine into post-war Slavic depths, fixing systems while haunted by voices.

2026-06-15

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator

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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

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Metro: Last Light Redux

A single-player post-apocalyptic action game set in Moscow's metro tunnels, featuring mutant threats and a story-focused campaign of roughly a dozen hours.

2014-08-25

Shooter
Action
First person
Adventure
Survival
Role-playing (RPG)
Stealth

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Nuclear Day

A solo, story-driven post-apocalyptic RPG of exploration, monster combat, and puzzles, with a tragic mood and a short ~7-hour runtime.

2025-10-27

Action
Adventure
Role-playing (RPG)

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HOPE LEFT ME

A brief, melancholic post-apocalyptic visual novel about waking up alone in a frozen, mysterious place.

2023-03-10

Indie
Mystery
Visual Novel

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A day in East Europe

A brief, comedic action-adventure about accidentally restarting the USSR, playable in roughly 20 minutes.

2020-06-30

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Third person