Games like Stella of The End

This is a narrative-driven action-adventure game where players escort an android, focusing on survival and combat against machines. The core loop involves protecting the android while exploring a post-apocalyptic world.

97% positive from 3,043 · 2023 · 47% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $7.99 (2025-06-27)

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Six games like Stella of The End

目盲/Blind

85% positive from 897 reviews202227% finish it

This is a narrative-driven adventure game where players make choices to uncover mysteries. It features a protagonist with face blindness who must balance ordinary life with supernatural events.

The catchThe English translation reads like machine output and the story is hard to follow.

Both are tagged Emotional, Visual Novel and Anime.

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Billionaire Lovers

95% positive from 3,651 reviews202164% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is a visual novel romance game where players experience a story with four potential male love interests. The game features player choice and a short playtime.

What players likedIt defies typical otome expectations, praised for its clear message and exceptional art.

The catchThe main character acts so dumb that the story becomes hard to take seriously.

Both are tagged Emotional, Visual Novel and Anime.

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GINKA

91% positive from 2,799 reviews2023Deck Playable

A visual novel about a boy searching for his lost childhood friend who reappears years later, unchanged. It focuses on mystery, romance, and a nostalgic summer island setting.

The catchSlow-building story with little emotional impact

Both are tagged Emotional, Visual Novel and Anime.

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Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer

96% positive from 2,862 reviews202121% finish itDeck Playable

A cinematic visual novel featuring a ghost girl and a boy who investigates her past. It offers enhanced visuals, emotional storytelling, and a unique soundtrack.

The catchThe writing drags, with slow pacing, thin characters and little emotional payoff.

Both are tagged Emotional, Visual Novel and Anime.

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Beacon Pines

97% positive from 2,555 reviews202249% finish itDeck Verified

Cute and creepy narrative adventure game. Collect words to alter story branches via an interactive story tree.

What players likedPlayers praise this interactive storybook adventure for its engaging narrative, charming characters, and unique choose-your-own-adventure mechanics, reminiscent of Goosebumps and 80s/90s kid movies.

The catchThe branching choices are an illusion; you must exhaust every path in a set order.

Both are tagged Emotional, Visual Novel and Casual.

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BURIED STARS

84% positive from 2,200 reviews202147% finish itDeck Verified

This is a narrative mystery adventure game where players uncover a murder through dialogue choices and social media mechanics, set in a cinematic, atmospheric style.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging story, character drama, and tense mystery, comparing it to Danganronpa and the Nonary Game.

The catchThe same topics get rehashed with every character, and read text cannot be skipped.

Both are tagged Emotional, Visual Novel and Casual.

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More about Stella of The End

What players liked

Players praise this kinetic visual novel as a gripping, emotional journey akin to "anime Death Stranding" or "Planetarian," with excellent world-building.

The catch

The final chapter's ending feels abrupt and divisive

Reviews: 97% positive from 3,043
Released: 2023
Finish it: 47% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: Lowest ever $7.99 (2025-06-27)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 97% positive, but with 3,043 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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