Games like South of the Circle

85% positive from 1,681 reviewsReleased 202236% finish itSteam Deck Verified$12.99

What it is

This is a narrative adventure game where players make emotional choices to uncover a Cold War love story. It features cinematic storytelling and environmental puzzles.

What players liked

Players praise its superb storytelling, beautiful landscapes, and voice acting, offering a deeply immersive narrative experience.

The catch

Choices change nothing, leaving little to do but hold forward through a linear story.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 85% positive, but with 1,681 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like South of the Circle

Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

82% positive from 1,033 reviews2021Deck Playable

A narrative adventure game where players investigate a psychological mystery by exploring multiple timelines and character perspectives. It focuses on uncovering a disturbing truth through exploration and deduction.

What players likedPlayers praise its amazing, hooking story and graphics, similar to other choice-driven games where choices don't significantly alter outcomes.

Both are tagged Cinematic, Drama and Interactive Fiction.

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Goodbye Volcano High

89% positive from 1,830 reviews202341% finish itDeck Verified

A narrative adventure with choices and rhythm gameplay, focusing on relationships and personal growth before an apocalypse. It feels like a playable, hand-drawn animated cartoon.

What players likedPlayers praise its stunning art, incredible soundtrack, and emotional story, feeling like an interactive animated film or visual novel.

The catchChoices change nothing and the story funnels to the same ending no matter what.

Both are tagged Cinematic, Visual Novel and Story Rich.

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CLANNAD

97% positive from 2,023 reviews20157% finish itDeck Unsupported

A visual novel with branching story paths focused on character relationships and life events. It features a narrative-driven experience with player choices impacting the story's progression.

What players likedPlayers praise CLANNAD as a beautiful, life-changing story with emotional depth and valuable life lessons.

The catchThe true ending is locked behind replaying every route and hunting hidden light orbs.

Both are tagged Drama, Visual Novel and Story Rich.

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This Bed We Made

91% positive from 3,105 reviews202311% finish itDeck Playable

This is a narrative mystery game where players explore hotel rooms to uncover secrets. It features a neo-noir investigation and relationship building with consequences.

What players likedPlayers praise its immersive mystery, compelling story, and 1950s aesthetic, often comparing it to Nancy Drew and Life is Strange.

The catchRoughly four hours long and priced far above what that length is worth.

Both are tagged Cinematic, Story Rich and Adventure.

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As Dusk Falls

90% positive from 4,314 reviews202249% finish itDeck Unsupported

Interactive drama where player choices shape entangled family lives across decades. Experience a crime story with a motion comic art style and cooperative multiplayer.

What players likedPlayers praise its impactful choices and engaging story, comparing it to interactive narrative games like Detroit: Become Human and Telltale titles.

The catchThe story stops on an unresolved cliffhanger with no sequel to finish it.

Both are tagged Cinematic, Story Rich and Adventure.

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Vanity Fair: The Pursuit

88% positive from 4,526 reviews202450% finish itDeck Playable

This is an interactive narrative game about life choices and survival in the entertainment industry. Players make choices that drive branching storylines and lead to multiple endings.

What players likedPlayers find it a decent historical drama, praising actress Xiang Weijing's performance, though hoping for a sequel as good as "Mandate of Heaven."

The catchThe English translation is bad, with whole scenes left unsubtitled or untranslated.

Both are tagged Cinematic, Story Rich and Indie.

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