LISA: The First similar games & best alternatives

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LISA: The First

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

A memory of madness.

What works

  • Strong psychological horror atmosphere
  • Compelling and disturbing narrative
  • Free and short experience
  • Unique sound design and music
  • Exploration-based gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Frustrating spider puzzle sections
  • Buggy and poorly optimized port
  • Confusing and obtuse progression
  • Lack of clear guidance or hints
  • Unpolished visuals and interface

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Just Ignore Them

  • Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

  • Ministry of Broadcast

  • Alwa's Awakening

  • Rogue Port - Blue Nightmare

  • At Home Alone

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like LISA: The First but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • BLACK SOULS II

  • Paper Lily - Chapter 1

  • At Home Alone Final

  • Corpse Party

  • Under The Island

  • Lily's Well

Less violent

Games that feels like LISA: The First but with less combat and destruction

  • Slider

  • Labyrinthine Dreams

  • 永冻之壳 The Shell of Permafrost

  • Zzzz-Zzzz-Zzzz

  • A Random Maze 某个迷宫

  • Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

More intimate

Games that feels like LISA: The First but with more focus on close relationships

  • Traum

  • Have a Nice Dream

  • My Big Sister

  • candle flame in the wind

  • The Sand Man

  • Milky Quest II

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with LISA: The First. These titles are not in What to play next.

LISA: The First: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026