Diagnose and treat patients with astrology. It has a hella cute pop up book aesthetic, and about 30% of the plot is delivered via orchestral hymns.
Interactive Fiction by Failbetter. Trade with alien planets on a descent vehicle that can't revisit cities.
Silent point and click about an old man hiking to see his wife on her deathbed. Manipulate rolling hills to clear a path. (He won't get hurt in the waterfalls.)
Very DBT. Gamifies social interactions! It's like a virtual card game. The story was hella cute, and I never technically beat the main plot... I just quit after I got a fulfilling lesbian plot line, because that's obvi the finale to me.
Papers, Please except you're the Grim Reaper. Fate'll try to cause the apocalypse if left unchecked! Use the snow globe as a litmus test.
Very paperwork-video-game-genre. I loved it.
Cats in space doing science.
