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1994PlayStation

You live through a hard science fiction story told like an interactive film, written and directed by Hideo Kojima. Its strength lies in the dense narrative and characters rather than in gameplay.

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Sci-fi setting

The closest matches for Policenauts are Steins;Gate, Steins;Gate Elite and Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Policenauts special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Steins;Gate

94 %Match

2009PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable97 % positive26.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Policenauts: a strong story, a sci-fi setting and a relaxed difficulty.

A celebrated visual novel about a self-styled mad scientist in Akihabara who accidentally sends messages into the past and gets tangled in shifting timelines. Its playful, nerdy humor gradually turns into a gripping, emotional sci-fi thriller.

Steins;Gate Elite

Strong, story-driven narrative

A visual novel remake about a group of amateur inventors who send messages to the past and tangle with time itself. The Elite version swaps the static art for animated footage from the anime, keeping the gripping, emotional time-travel story intact.

Ever17: The Out of Infinity

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic visual novel about seven people trapped in a damaged underwater theme park. Famed for its intricate mystery plot and one of the genre's best-known twists.

Anonymous;Code

Strong, story-driven narrative

A Science Adventure visual novel from the Steins;Gate team in which a hacker can alter reality by saving and loading the world, drawing him into a conspiracy. The twisty sci-fi story takes center stage, with decisions leading to different endings.

Robotics;Notes DaSH

Strong, story-driven narrative

A visual novel sequel set in the Steins;Gate universe: Kaito and Itaru cross paths as strange incidents foreshadow a new global crisis. It thrives on dialogue, conspiracy and science-fiction intrigue around technology and robots.

Steins;Gate 0

Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark, emotional visual novel sequel to Steins;Gate in which Okabe struggles with trauma and guilt in a timeline without time travel, torn over whether to change the past again. Your choices lead to different endings in a dense, time-travel-driven story.

Analogue: A Hate Story

Strong, story-driven narrative

A sci-fi visual novel in which you investigate the logs of an abandoned generation ship and talk with two AIs about its rigid, patriarchal society. Your relationships with them steer you toward one of five endings.

Muv-Luv Photonflowers*

Strong, story-driven narrative

A collection of side stories in the Muv-Luv universe, told as a visual novel that expands on characters and moments from the main series. Best suited to existing fans, blending drama, romance and a sci-fi backdrop.

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness

Strong, story-driven narrative

A visual novel set in the dystopian Psycho-Pass universe, where you follow detectives Nadeshiko and Takuma through a case full of moral gray areas. It focuses on dialogue, investigation and the question of what justice means in a society under constant surveillance.

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