The Best Emotional Games

Update : Closer The Distance added at rank #30.
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Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer (2021)

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여름방학을 며칠 앞둔 어느 날 갑작스레 내 앞에 나타난 한 소녀. 자신을 유령이라 밝힌 소녀는 난데없이 내게 자신을 없애 달라는 부탁을 건넨다. 자신의 눈에 보인다는 죽음의 색을 통해 나는 유령 소녀의 과거를 추적하기 시작하지만, 어째 소녀는 점점 죽음에 가까워지기보다는 나의 일상에 녹아들기 시작하는데...

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  • emotional
  • visual-novel
  • crowdfunded
  • romance
  • casual
  • drama
  • atmospheric
  • anime
  • 2d
  • single-player

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TREE (2018)

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PC Windows

TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.


  • emotional
  • short
  • mmo
  • multiplayer

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Kind Words (2019)

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A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room. Trade stickers and listen to chill music. We're all in this together. Sometimes all you need are a few kind words.


  • experience
  • psychological
  • emotional
  • asynchronous
  • lgbtq
  • music
  • experimental
  • souls
  • memes
  • relaxing
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • multiplayer
  • stylized
  • horror

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Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode (2024)

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The Beach Episode™ of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. But something's off.


  • rpg
  • japanese
  • emotional
  • story
  • rpgmaker
  • pixel
  • narrative
  • jrpg
  • adventure
  • cinematic
  • top-down
  • narration
  • funny
  • linear
  • atmospheric

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Outcore (2022)

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PC Windows

Join Lumi, a lost girl living on your desktop, and solve desktop puzzles to recover her memories in Outcore: Desktop Adventure. Fight against the worst characters ever written and experience a captivating story. Don't miss out on the unique experience of clicking the wishlist button, which scientists say can increase your lifespan. Had fun with Outcore? Check out Do Not Buy This Game, recommended by the developer's friend.

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What we like:
  • Creative and fun gameplay
  • Engaging story
  • Masterpiece with no cost
What could be improved:
  • Little time is needed to get used to the controls

  • emotional
  • choices
  • comedy
  • 2d
  • cute
  • pixel
  • visual-novel
  • funny
  • psychological
  • villain
  • colourful
  • story
  • anime
  • horror

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Gerda: A Flame in Winter - Liva's Story (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

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  • emotional
  • world-war-2
  • narration
  • casual
  • multiple-endings
  • adventure
  • rpg
  • historical
  • conversation
  • hand-drawn
  • stylized
  • fiction
  • choices
  • top-down
  • interactive

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A Story Beside (2022)

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PC Windows

Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story.

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  • choices
  • emotional
  • life
  • romance
  • rpgmaker
  • fiction
  • story
  • top-down
  • relaxing
  • interactive
  • lgbtq
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • fantasy

8

Please Be Happy (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS

A yuri visual novel about love and friendship, and about understanding not just how to be happy, but how to be human.


  • wholesome
  • lgbtq
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • romance
  • dating-sim
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • cozy
  • cute
  • anime
  • story
  • magic

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My Child Lebensborn Remastered (2023)

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My Child Lebensborn is a story-driven nurture game based on real events. Play as the adoptive parent of Karin or Klaus, and experience the struggles they go through alongside them. Balance your time and resources wisely, while helping your child cope with the effects of hatred.


  • simulation
  • life
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • story
  • choices
  • war

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Night Reverie (2021)

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Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.


  • emotional
  • choices
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • soundtrack
  • pixel
  • relaxing
  • story
  • 2d
  • colourful
  • mystery
  • cute
  • atmospheric
  • dialog
  • controller-support

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