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Athanasy

Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction.

What works

  • Deep and complex narrative with multiple endings
  • Unique biopunk dystopian setting
  • Excellent atmospheric art and music
  • Thought-provoking philosophical themes
  • High replay value with meaningful choices

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow pacing and heavy reading
  • Limited gameplay interaction beyond choices
  • Some translation and text density challenges
  • Graphic body horror may be off-putting
  • Minor technical issues like save bugs and art style inconsistency

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tiny Bunny

  • Downfall

  • Klein v.0.1

  • From Madness with Love

  • Folie Fatale

  • Crimson Gray

Less expressive

Games that feels like Athanasy but with less self-expression and customization

  • Sound of Drop - fall into poison -

  • Far Away

  • Midnight Witch

  • Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS

  • Lake of Voices

  • Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole

More relaxing

Games that feels like Athanasy but with a more relaxing feel

  • Vampires' Melody

  • Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll

  • The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

  • Rewrite+

  • GINKA

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Athanasy but with less survival pressure

  • I Did Not Buy This Ticket

  • Mediterranea Inferno

  • Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia

  • Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary

  • Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring

  • Departed Away

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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 Athanasy. These titles are not in What to play next.

Athanasy: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Competence.

Last update: 18/08/2026