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24 alternatives to Virginia

A thriller set in a small town with a secret

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Virginia launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Detail▲57

   A crime noir adventure in a modern American city

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Block'hood▲77

   A neighborhood-building simulator

   2016 · plethora-project.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Small Town Terrors: Livingston▲66

   Explore Livingston, uncover evil, find your missing family!

   2016 · shop.bigfishgames.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Firewatch▲179

   A mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Witness on Mac▲123

   Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Jamestown▲71

   A four player co-op adventure on British Colonial Mars

   2015 · jamestownplus.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tin Star▲71

   Enormous interactive novel set in the Wild West

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Clandestine▲61

   A stealth/hacking game set in 1996

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Murder▲70

   a 30-minute adventure about morality and sentience

   2015 · petermoorhead.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Town of Salem▲6

    A game of murder, deception, lying and mob hysteria.

    2017 · townofsalem.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Music Machine▲60

    A visually striking narrative horror adventure

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Park▲82

    Horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Her Story▲114

    A real life crime story where you play detective

    2015 · herstorygame.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sky City VR▲68

    Explore an abandoned futuristic city to uncover a mystery

    2016 · indiedb.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Message Quest▲72

    Point-and-click adventure set in a stained glass window

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Reap▲69

    A survival game on a mysterious archipelago

    2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Vaccine War▲68

    An action adventure game with exploration features

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Town of Light▲60

    A psychological adventure set in early 20th Century Italy

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Renowned Explorers▲67

    Strategic adventure set in the 19th century.

    2015 · renownedexplorers.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hard West▲79

    "Weird" West World with Turn-Based RPG Combat

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Oxenfree▲74

    thriller about a group of friends who open a ghostly rift

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Vanishing of Ethan Carter▲63

    Exploration + terror + innovative gameplay mechanics

    2015 · ethancartergame.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Microadventures▲91

    Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Wolf Among Us▲71

    An episodic interactive mystery drama graphic adventure

    2015 · telltale.com · its alternatives →

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