Retention/Similar games
Games like Retention
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Retention” means here
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual NovelShortLife SimPoint & Click
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Disturbed
Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Short
92% of 1,867 reviews positive
84%
match
2
Depression Quest
Short · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel
62% of 3,933 reviews positive
83%
match
3
Monster Loves You!
Choose Your Own Adventure · Short · Life Sim · Visual Novel
78% of 1,195 reviews positive
77%
match
4
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Point & Click · Choose Your Own Adventure
96% of 10,399 reviews positive
76%
match
6
Durka Simulator
Choose Your Own Adventure · Minimalist · Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
94% of 1,690 reviews positive
74%
match
9
74%
match
10
Syberia: The World Before - Prologue
Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Point & Click · Puzzle
75% of 1,392 reviews positive
74%
match
11
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Life Sim · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel
96% of 4,739 reviews positive
73%
match
13
Storyteller
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Point & Click · Visual Novel
89% of 9,010 reviews positive
73%
match
14
Breakout 13
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Cinematic · Point & Click
88% of 7,459 reviews positive
73%
match
16
Five Dates
Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Point & Click
85% of 2,819 reviews positive
72%
match
18
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Simulation
89% of 11,287 reviews positive
72%
match
19
Emily is Away
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Short
89% of 32,301 reviews positive
72%
match
20
Who's Lila?
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Point & Click
94% of 3,733 reviews positive
72%
match
21
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Drama · Cinematic
92% of 3,172 reviews positive
72%
match
22
Erica
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Point & Click · Cinematic
78% of 1,742 reviews positive
72%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Retention?
The closest matches to Retention on Steam are Disturbed, Depression Quest, Monster Loves You!, No Case Should Remain Unsolved, Florence. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Retention's — shared tags include Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel.
How are games like Retention chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Retention's. Popularity never affects the ranking.