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Games like Solstice

2016PCSteam Deck playable83 % positive17.99 €

Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller told in visual novel style, where small personal disasters snowball into much larger catastrophes. The focus is on narrative and atmosphere rather than combat.

Strong, story-driven narrative
Dark, serious atmosphere

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The closest matches for Solstice are Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You, Analogue: A Hate Story and Saya no Uta. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Solstice special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You 94% match – Strong, story-driven narrative
Newest alternative: The Wreck 90% match – released 2023

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Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You

94 %Match

2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable90 % positive9.99 €

You work as an investigator for a government surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles of citizens and deciding which information to pass on. It makes the moral cost of mass surveillance tangible within a gripping thriller story.

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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.

Saya no Uta

Strong, story-driven narrative

A short, disturbing horror visual novel from Nitroplus: after an accident a medical student sees the world as flesh and viscera, with only Saya appearing beautiful to him. It is a bleak, uncompromising blend of cosmic dread and tragic romance.

Wonderful Everyday: Down the Rabbit-Hole

Strong, story-driven narrative

A dense, dark visual novel about Tokyo high school students, an end-of-the-world prophecy and heavy philosophical themes. It thrives on atmosphere, characters and an intricate, emotional narrative.

Along the Edge

Easy to pick up

A story-focused visual novel set in the European countryside where your decisions shape the protagonist's personality and appearance, leading to different romance and mystery outcomes.

The Devil on G-String

Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark visual novel about a gangster's son drawn into a cat-and-mouse game with a powerful underworld boss. Psychological tension, scheming and Bach-inspired music define the story.

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.

Echo

Strong, story-driven narrative

You return to the desolate desert town of Echo as Chase, reuniting childhood friends while digging into a past case of mass hysteria. This slow-burn visual novel thrives on its atmosphere and buried memories of a shared tragedy that still weighs on everyone.

Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority

Linear, curated structure

A visual novel thriller where a group of strangers fights for survival in deadly games. Puzzles, logic and votes drive a dark, twist-filled story.

The Wreck

Strong, story-driven narrative

A mature, narrative-driven 3D adventure about grief, motherhood and sisterhood, following Junon through the most pivotal day of her life. Flashbacks and dialogue choices shape her story, with the storytelling clearly taking priority over gameplay.