Game Rec: Dread Delusion
Only a few hours in and I think I can confidently recommend you all a neat little PS1-style story-driven RPG called Dread Delusion. Dread Delusion has a similar retro art style to AF and the name of the game is thorough exploration, which feels VERY similar to the way you explore GATE and its many portal worlds. The story has also been fantastic so far, and although it’s delivered through dialogue it’s all text and little spoken dialogue, so it’s not far off from how you read computer entries to piece together the story in AF. There are light survival mechanics, mostly encouraging you to find a place to sleep every once in a while, but it’s not a straight up survival game, so keep that in mind. It is also a high fantasy world, rather than Sci-Fi, but honestly even AF is not strictly Sci-fi. All in all I think many fans of AF would also enjoy Dread Delusion for the same reasons I do :)