Games like Back to the Dawn

95% positive from 1,253 reviewsReleased 202551% finish itSteam Deck Verified$23.99

What it is

This is a narrative-driven prison escape RPG where players investigate and make choices to break free. It features two distinct protagonist storylines with branching paths and multiple endings.

What players liked

Players praise this prison escape RPG for its creative storytelling, deep mechanics, and distinct characters, offering a thrilling adventure.

The catch

The 21 day time limit forces rushed play and replays just to reach a good ending.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 95% positive, but with 1,253 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

View Back to the Dawn on Steam

More like this: Story Rich Pixel Graphics Choices Matter Multiple Endings

Six games like Back to the Dawn

再见断刀

93% positive from 2,589 reviews202516% finish itDeck Playable

A visual novel with a mystery-solving loop of investigation and deduction, featuring a somber, ancient Chinese setting. Players gather clues and testimonies to accuse a culprit, leading to branching story paths.

Both are tagged Multiple Endings, Detective and Choices Matter.

Games like 再见断刀 →

BAD END THEATER

97% positive from 3,596 reviews2021Deck Verified

A narrative puzzle game where player choices influence branching storylines, leading to numerous bad endings. The core loop involves replaying scenarios with altered behaviors to uncover new paths and potentially a good outcome.

What players likedPlayers praise "BAD END THEATER" as a short, emotional, and charming choose-your-own-adventure or narrative puzzle game with beautiful art and music.

The catchIt is over in under two hours of repeating the same scenes, and priced too high.

Both are tagged Multiple Endings, Choices Matter and Pixel Graphics.

Games like BAD END THEATER →

Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

92% positive from 2,877 reviews202124% finish itDeck Verified

This is a narrative-driven sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure game where player choices have permanent consequences. Players investigate a murder, gather evidence, and make difficult moral decisions that shape the story's outcome.

What players likedPlayers praise Lacuna as an engaging visual novel with a good story, thoughtful characters, and effective pixel art.

The catchThe story and characters lean on stale noir tropes and rarely become interesting.

Both are tagged Multiple Endings, Detective and Pixel Graphics.

Games like Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure →

Corpse Party (2021)

91% positive from 1,465 reviews202128% finish itDeck Verified

This is a horror adventure game with point-and-click and RPG elements. Players explore a haunted school, make choices that affect the story, and uncover a dark mystery.

What players likedPlayers praise this classic RPG horror game for its thrilling, suspenseful, and wonderfully narrated story, with some appreciating its complementary extra chapters.

The catchConstant fanservice and sexualization of the minor cast undercuts the horror.

Both are tagged Multiple Endings, Choices Matter and Pixel Graphics.

Games like Corpse Party (2021) →

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

82% positive from 1,111 reviews20209% finish it

This is a narrative-driven RPG where players make choices impacting character stats like Rage and Willpower. It features a unique collage art style and explores themes of nature versus destruction.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique art style and branching story, comparing it favorably to Japanese visual novels for its different approach.

The catchThe werewolf premise gets sidelined by a local anti-logging protest storyline.

Both are tagged Multiple Endings, Choices Matter and Story Rich.

Games like Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest →

OneShot: World Machine Edition

98% positive from 2,434 reviews202425% finish itDeck Verified

This is a puzzle adventure game where players interact with both the game world and their own computer to solve puzzles. It features a unique meta-narrative and a melancholic, surreal atmosphere.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique meta-storytelling, emotional impact, and clever puzzles, often comparing it to a masterpiece of interactive art.

The catchThe emulated desktop blunts the fourth wall tricks the original pulled on your real PC.

Both are tagged Multiple Endings, Choices Matter and Story Rich.

Games like OneShot: World Machine Edition →

Or skip the lists entirely.

Describe what you feel like playing

This page was built automatically from stored Steam data. How these pages are made.