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2016USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified64 % positive9.99 €

Virginia is a dialogue-free, cinematically edited first-person story game where a rookie FBI agent investigates a disappearance. Hard film-style cuts, a strong orchestral score and surreal dream sequences make it a short, unusual experience.

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Emotional impact
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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In short: Games like Virginia

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

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What Remains of Edith Finch

90 %Match

2017USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified95 % positive18.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Virginia: emotional impact, a strong story and a strong soundtrack.

A moving narrative game where you wander the sprawling Finch family home and relive each relative's final moments through short vignettes, each with its own inventive gameplay twist. Melancholic, creative, and unforgettable in just a couple of hours.

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Emotional impact

An emotional interactive story about a young trans woman returning home in 1990s Ireland. You erase diary pages to reveal memories, all in a striking hand-drawn style.

Last Day of June

Emotional impact

A wordless narrative adventure where you play several villagers in turn, solving light puzzles to alter the events of a tragic day. Its painterly style, music and story of love and loss are very affecting.

Before Your Eyes

Emotional impact

A short, deeply emotional narrative about a soul's journey into the afterlife, controlled by your real blinks through your webcam. Blinking skips through memories, making the fleeting nature of time tangible.

The Beginner's Guide

Accessible and relaxed

A narrative experiment in which Davey Wreden walks you through the strange, unfinished games of a friend while narrating his own interpretations. It turns into a surprisingly personal reflection on creativity, projection and friendship.

Until Then

Emotional impact

A narrative adventure about a Filipino high schooler's everyday life in Manila, with smartphone chats, friendships and romance that grows into an emotional mystery. Moody 2D/3D visuals and a strong soundtrack carry the story.

That Dragon, Cancer

Emotional impact

A deeply personal, poetic narrative game about a family's fight to save their young son from cancer. Short and intimate, it centers on faith, hope and loss, and is emotionally powerful.

The Silver Case

Accessible and relaxed

In The Silver Case you play a member of the Special Forces Unit Republic seen from first person, slowly uncovering a layered crime story. Solving puzzles gradually reveals the truth across unconventional, novel-like chapters.

Rainswept

Strong, story-driven narrative

A quiet, story-driven point-and-click murder mystery set in a rainy small town, centered on grief, love and unresolved trauma. Its melancholic mood and gentle soundtrack carry the experience.

Dear Esther

Accessible and relaxed

A contemplative walk across a desolate Hebridean island while a narrator reads fragmented letters. With almost no traditional gameplay, it relies on dense atmosphere, poetic writing and striking scenery.

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