Games like Pentiment
If you like Pentiment (narrative, historical and mystery), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Night in the Woods
- In common: story
- Difference: less thinking
When you want a relatable, thoughtful story: each day in town is a short, pleasant session.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
- In common: story and long sessions
- Difference: more creative
When you're in the mood for a story with lots of reading, sharp humour and decisions that shape who you are. With no rush and a desire to think.
Citizen Sleeper
- In common: story
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want an absorbing story that needs no reflexes: each cycle is a short session of decisions.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
- In common: story
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you fancy a short, moving story, in sessions of one or two hours.
Undertale
- In common: story
- Difference: more action
When you want a special, short story you can finish in a few sessions.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
- In common: story
When you fancy a moving story in instalments: each episode lasts a few hours.
Her Story
- In common: story and thinking
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want a mystery you can solve in a single evening with a notebook and some curiosity.
Until Then
- In common: story
- Difference: less thinking
When you fancy a long, calm story to follow chapter by chapter, like a TV series.
Return of the Obra Dinn
- In common: story and thinking
- Difference: harder
When you fancy feeling like a real detective and your mind is sharp. Every confirmed deduction is a small victory.
OXENFREE
- In common: story
- Difference: less thinking
When you want a mystery story you can play through in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Pentiment
An apprentice illustrator investigates a murder at a 16th-century Bavarian abbey, styled like an illuminated manuscript. There isn't time to investigate everything: you choose whom to accuse without ever being certain.
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