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2019PC, Nintendo Switch93 % positive9.99 €

As the Professor, you search the ruined wastes for the sunken city of Houston while a toxic algae bloom closes in on humanity's last colonies. Its strength lies in a quiet, melancholic story and the bond with the AI companion ARORA.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Companions and relationships
  • Emotional impact
  • Lore and world history

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In short: Games like Some Distant Memory

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Some Distant Memory special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Tacoma

92 %Match

2017USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified87 % positive−72 % 19.50 € 5.46 €

Brings what grabs you about Some Distant Memory: emotional impact, a sci-fi setting and a strong story.

Tacoma is a quiet narrative adventure on an abandoned space station, where you piece together the crew's fate through augmented-reality recordings. Its appeal lies in the small human details and the relationships between the characters.

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Cradle

Lots to discover

An atmospheric first-person sci-fi adventure in which you repair a mechanical companion in a desert and uncover the secret of an abandoned amusement park together.

Opus: Rocket of Whispers

Strong, story-driven narrative

You wander snowy wastelands as survivors of a dying world, gathering rocket parts to send the dead off on a final journey to the stars. A calm, emotional narrative adventure with a moving soundtrack and a melancholic mood.

Beautiful Desolation

Lore and world history

An isometric point-and-click adventure set in a surreal, post-apocalyptic Africa, where two brothers uncover a family story after a mysterious monolith appears. Its strengths are atmosphere, a striking look and exploration.

Primordia

Lore and world history

A classic point-and-click adventure set in a decaying world of robots, where you play Horatio and his sarcastic companion Crispin solving puzzles and uncovering the secrets of a vanished humanity. A bleak post-apocalyptic setting meets dry humor and philosophical themes.

Stella of the End

Companions and relationships

A kinetic visual novel by Romeo Tanaka and Key with no branching choices: transporter Jude escorts the gynoid Filia across a ruined world to the top of a space elevator. The focus is an emotional journey and the bond between the two.

The Talos Principle II

Lore and world history

A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.

Paradise Lost

Lore and world history

An atmospheric first-person narrative adventure in which you wander a vast underground bunker in an alternate post-war world, confronting grief, loss and retrofuturistic technology. The pace is slow and gameplay takes a back seat to the story.

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