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2024USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified82 % positive34.99 €

A story-driven adventure with a handcrafted, stop-motion look: as clumsy janitor Harold you explore a stranded ark ship beneath an alien ocean and uncover its secrets. It focuses on dialogue, characters and dry humor rather than action.

  • Dialogue and role-playing
  • Emotional impact
  • Companions and relationships
  • Lavish presentation

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In short: Games like Harold Halibut

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Harold Halibut special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Wayward Strand

89 %Match

2022PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch94 % positive16.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Harold Halibut: emotional impact, companions you grow fond of and a strong story.

As teenage journalist Casey, you spend a summer aboard an airborne hospital ship, freely following the intertwined stories of its residents as they unfold in real time. A calm, warm, hand-drawn narrative game about aging, friendship and farewells.

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Lake

Cosy, great for unwinding

Playing as mail carrier Meredith in 1986, you spend two laid-back weeks driving around a scenic lakeside town, meeting its quirky residents and deciding what comes next in her life. A calm, conversation-driven game with no combat and no pressure.

Cosmonious High

Lavish presentation

You play the new kid at a wacky alien high school, using quirky alien powers and wildly interactive objects in VR to figure out what's breaking the school. It's funny, colorful, relaxed and very approachable.

Cloudpunk

Lavish presentation

You play delivery driver Rania over one night in a rain-soaked, voxel-built neon megacity, picking up many small and large stories along the way. The focus is on atmosphere, dialogue and narrative rather than combat.

In Other Waters

Lore and world history

You guide biologist Ellery Vas's diving suit across an alien ocean planet entirely through a minimalist map interface. Calm exploration, sample collecting and light puzzles drive an atmospheric story about loss and ecology.

Hypnospace Outlaw

Lore and world history

You play a volunteer moderator in a surreal 90s-style internet, digging through fake websites, emails and apps. You solve small cases, uncover hidden pages and enjoy nostalgic humor wrapped around a surprisingly serious story.

Hiveswap Friendsim

Companions and relationships

An episodic, darkly funny visual novel set in the Homestuck universe, where you spend each volume getting to know a different troll from the planet Alternia. It focuses on quirky characters, dialogue and humor rather than gameplay mechanics.

Fault Milestone One

Companions and relationships

A kinetic novel with no choices, following the cheerful Princess Selphine and her sharp-tongued guard Ritona as they try to get home through a science-fantasy world. The focus is entirely on characters, dialogue and anime-style atmosphere.

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