The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
97% of 294 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Games like Ted
Remember how emotional and story-driven Ted felt at its best? You might settle into these games easily.
My Child Lebensborn Remastered
Norway, 1945. The war is over, but not for Karin or Klaus, the Lebensborn child you adopt. Manage scarce time and money, cook, mend, work, and above all answer the questions a bullied seven-year-old asks about a past they never chose. A short, hand-drawn story based on true events, and it will stay with you.
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
96% of 1,347 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27$3.99The Parenting Simulator
This is a story where you do something more terrifying than entering a haunted house, more dangerous than assaulting an alien horde, and more important than ruling a fantasy kingdom. You, and you alone, must turn your newborn baby into a functional adult. Will you be a tiger mom or a helicopter dad?
Emotional, Story-driven, Relaxing
88% of 67 Steam reviews are positive$5.99Blueberry
Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented self to unlock the mysteries of her past.
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
100% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$12.49Growing Up
Grow up in 1990s America, from first steps to high school graduation. Pick what you learn, who you befriend and who you fall for, then watch every choice steer your career and your child's life. A hand-drawn, heartfelt life sim with 42 careers and multiple endings.
Emotional, Story-driven, Relaxing
87% of 3,494 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27$14.99"LIFE" not found;
This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
93% of 340 Steam reviews are positiveFreeThe Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
Emotional, Story-driven, Atmospheric
97% of 294 Steam reviews are positive$1.99Space to Grow
A visual novel where you play as a farmer, father, and community member. Decide what to plant, which faction to support, and what kind of dad you want to be. How will you react when your daughter won't stop crying? When she bullies her friend? Or when she wants to hang out with the cool kids?
Emotional, Story-driven, Relaxing
93% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$6.99Ghostboy
Would you return from death to help your loved ones through grief? Make fate turning decisions, micromanage the family’s relationships and defeat the negative thoughts on tower defense levels. Watch out, your job will be harder the more severe their mental disorder is.
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
100% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Closer the Distance
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
88% of 258 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99First Steps in Child Developmental Support
Yuuka, a nursing student, is doing a summer practicum at a Child Development Support Center. Explore the facility in a role-playing format and experience child support activities. Learn about medical care, therapeutic interventions, and home healthcare over three days.
Emotional, Story-driven, Relaxing
100% of 10 Steam reviews are positiveFreeIntrovert: A Teenager Simulator
One of the new guys in school tells you he’s going to shoot up the school if he doesn’t make friends in 5 days. Discover the decisions, people, situations you will encounter while playing and trying to make friends of your own and living your own life.
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
71% of 857 Steam reviews are positiveFreeTraum
Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news?
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
92% of 386 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Cheaper than Ted
The Memories That Shape Us
The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours.
82% of 11 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Mother Simulator
It’s a humorous project about a young parent's difficult weekdays.
82% of 606 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Indie Dream
This is just the story of a young and naive indie dev.
84% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
The Journey - Episode 2: Words of Wisdom
The second step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go... You won't regret this experience.
96% of 94 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Attack of J
Based on its creator’s real experiences, Attack of J is a choice-driven story of love, family, friendship, and growth.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
The Adventures of Bunny and Pig
A short interactive storybook about trauma, companionship, and self-belief.
91% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
Home Deception
A teen who’s gotta go to his grandma’s house to take care of her, realizes that taking care of her isn’t his biggest deal.
73% of 11 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Depression The Game
Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression.
69% of 255 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Who Is You
Who is You is a game in which you have to help the main character figure out himself.
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$0.79
Hidden gems like Ted
My Child Lebensborn Remastered
Adopt a war child in postwar Norway, manage each scarce day and answer the hard questions a bullied kid asks about a past they never chose.
96% of 1,347 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27$3.99
Nocturnals
A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.
86% of 917 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Closer the Distance
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of…
88% of 258 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Copycat
A story-rich adventure about Dawn, a shelter cat who finally finds a home with Olive, a lonely older woman, until illness and a stray copycat leave…
89% of 4,765 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99
"LIFE" not found;
This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life.
93% of 340 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
97% of 294 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external…
82% of 163 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Growing Up
Guide a kid through 1990s America, choosing friends, crushes and studies that shape a whole life.
87% of 3,494 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27$14.99
Lair Land Story
Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!
84% of 238 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Traum
Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news?
92% of 386 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Your amazing T-Gotchi!
A cute game where you care about a green anime girl!
75% of 688 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Introvert: A Teenager Simulator
One of the new guys in school tells you he’s going to shoot up the school if he doesn’t make friends in 5 days.
71% of 857 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Newest games like Ted
Attack of J
Based on its creator’s real experiences, Attack of J is a choice-driven story of love, family, friendship, and growth.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Trauma playground
A nostalgic 2000s playground hides something dangerous. Investigate toys and rides, collect Joy, avoid Trauma, and uncover who is putting sharp…
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
The Quiet Things
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England.
80% of 35 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
BURI
A story-driven choice-based game where every decision shapes the outcome.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
And No One Was There
This deeply personal, atmospheric journey leads you through a childhood home now filled with shadows and silence.
89% of 9 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Blueberry
Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma.
100% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$12.49
GAME
A journey through the life of a star player of a cryptic and bizarre sport.
96% of 25 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Therapy Simulator
Step into the chair of a therapist in Therapy Simulator! Guide your patients through emotional journeys with branching dialogue choices.
67% of 39 Steam reviews are positive$10.99
7 Days
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day.
98% of 87 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
First Steps in Child Developmental Support
Yuuka, a nursing student, is doing a summer practicum at a Child Development Support Center.
100% of 10 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Memories That Shape Us
The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours.
82% of 11 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Copycat
A story-rich adventure about Dawn, a shelter cat who finally finds a home with Olive, a lonely older woman, until illness and a stray copycat leave…
89% of 4,765 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99