Games like Shadows Over Loathing

95% positive from 2,901 reviewsReleased 20223% finish itSteam Deck Verified

What it is

This is a single-player comedy adventure RPG with turn-based combat and exploration. It features a prohibition-era setting with stick-figure characters and eldritch horrors.

What players liked

Players praise its humorous writing, charming art, and challenging puzzles, comparing it favorably to West of Loathing and Kingdom of Loathing.

The catch

A bloated step down from West of Loathing, with padded combat and obtuse puzzles.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 95% positive, but with 2,901 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Shadows Over Loathing

Amanda the Adventurer 2

83% positive from 1,516 reviews202426% finish itDeck Playable

Psychological horror game with interactive cartoon elements and environmental exploration. Players interact with a character and explore to uncover a dark story.

What players likedPlayers praise its expanded lore and puzzles, building on the first game's analogue horror while offering a great, well-made experience.

The catchPuzzles regularly bug out or fail to trigger, blocking progress and forcing restarts.

Both are tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, Point & Click and Puzzle.

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Whos Lila?

95% positive from 1,797 reviews2022Deck Verified

This is a point-and-click adventure game where players control character facial expressions to drive dialogue. It features a surreal, dither-punk aesthetic and a mystery narrative.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, convoluted mystery and face-making gameplay, often compared to multimedia mysteries and David Lynch.

The catchSeeing the full story means replaying the same scenes many times until it drags.

Both are tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, Point & Click and RPG.

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Mitoza

96% positive from 3,847 reviews202138% finish itDeck Playable

Surreal choice-driven exploration game. Players experience cycles of growth and decay, making decisions that impact the narrative.

What players likedPlayers praise Mitoza as a free, short, "choose your own adventure" game with an art style that offers many fun and unexpected possibilities.

The catchAmounts to picking A or B and watching animations, which gets repetitive fast.

Both are tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, Point & Click and Adventure.

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Star Trek: Resurgence

89% positive from 3,125 reviews2024Deck Playable

Narrative adventure game with dialogue choices and exploration. Features a Star Trek story with a focus on crew interaction and problem-solving.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a TNG-era Star Trek movie or episode, with an engaging story and meaningful choices.

The catchBugs, glitches and stutter run right through it and were never patched out.

Both are tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, Point & Click and Adventure.

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7 Days to End with You

88% positive from 3,329 reviews2022Deck Playable

This is a narrative puzzle game where players deduce a foreign language to build a relationship and shape a story. Its core loop involves interpreting words to understand and progress through a seven-day narrative.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique language puzzle mechanic, comparing it to games like Return of the Obra Dinn and Outer Wilds for its satisfying discovery.

The catchThere are no hints when progress stalls, so looking up a guide becomes the fix.

Both are tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, Puzzle and Adventure.

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Syberia: The World Before - Prologue

75% positive from 1,391 reviews202029% finish itDeck Verified

Adventure game with puzzle-solving and narrative exploration. Play as two characters across different timelines to uncover mysteries.

The catchNo real puzzles; mostly just walking and clicking

Both are tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, Point & Click and Puzzle.

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