60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Walking Simulator, Singleplayer, Exploration.
The Inspector is a first-person dreamlike adventure where you explore the coma of your patients, looking for memories that will wake them up.
Pieces Left Behind
After her passing, a grandmother’s home holds decades of untold memories. Step into a heartfelt narrative journey through objects, voice acting, and beautifully crafted environments.
As Long As You're Here
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
After her passing, a grandmother’s home holds decades of untold memories. Step into a heartfelt narrative journey through objects, voice acting, and beautifully crafted environments.
Why similar: Narrative 27.9% ★, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Drama 10.3%, Emotional 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Emotional 14.2%, Walking Simulator 14%, Drama 12.8%, Mystery 9.3%
More than just an anomaly hunt, this is a knowledge-based game. Uncover the truth behind the anomalies and confront a massive narrative. Countless documents will be your guide toward the singular truth. Experience unique mechanics and deep puzzles.
Why similar: Narrative 36.4% ★, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Hidden Object 8.4%, Story Rich 7.9%
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Drama 10.6%, Robots 10%, Mystery 7.9%
The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.
Why similar: Narrative 25.5% ★, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Detective 13%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
A Bonnie Odyssey is a retrofuturist puzzle mystery where you’ll explore an enigmatic abandoned island. This open world sci-fi adventure in the Scottish wilds tells the tale of a father and daughter separated by time, unravel the secrets of your past, and meet odd little friends along the way.
Why similar: Cozy 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Robots 12.3%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 9.7%
Enter the world of Milly, a troubled tattoo artist who sets out to revive her dying neighborhood by collecting remaining stories through her art. Walk the streets of Nortown, witness the comes and goes of its people, and redefine the meaning behind each tattoo in this first person narrative game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Narrative 14% ★, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.9%
Transit is a dark narrative adventure set in a looping world of midnight trains and traumatised souls. Guided by a sarcastic sock-puppet, you explore repeating routes, fractured memories, and the echoes of a lost sister.
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Story Rich 7.6%
In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Narrative 11.3% ★, Mystery 10.7%, First-Person 10.1%, Story Rich 9%
A brief emotional experience lasting a few minutes, centered on the quiet weight of a kept promise. A narrative-driven tale with minimal mechanics.
Why similar: Narrative 24.2% ★, Drama 17%, Story Rich 10.4%, Walking Simulator 8.4%, Emotional 7.9%
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Why similar: Narrative 27.9% ★, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Drama 10.3%, Hidden Object 7.9%
Single-player third-person adventure game centered around an unexpected journey of Leo and his companions.To accomplish your vital duty, struggle to overcome hassles on the road. Explore the wild beauty of unknown nature. Most of all,watch over each other.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Drama 11.7%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Open World 9.2%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Open World 9.5%
my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Drama 11.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%
Karpatia is a first-person story-driven mystery. Bring pictures to life by matching them with the world, explore an eerie yet home-like castle, unveil its hidden nature and return your lost little brother. If the castle let you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Detective 11.2%, Emotional 10.3%, Drama 10.1%
Your village is dying. Your only hope of saving it is buried in the desert scrapyard, hidden behind mountains of trash // memories. Will you uncover those memories? Or will you blast them to pieces?
Why similar: Narrative 26.4% ★, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Open World 11.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Exploration 8.8%
A Deep Rest is a collection of short stories about men and their relationship with mental health and depression. Taking control of a different character in each story, you will experience life from their perspective. See the problems and issues they face and help them find ways to be alright again.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Drama 12%, Story Rich 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 37.3% ★, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Emotional 9.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
Ellan is a beautiful first-person atmospheric story adventure where life and death intertwine. Accompanied by a guiding light, travel dream-like worlds to uncover lost answers and confront the illusion of choice. Embark on a transformative path to liberation and Moksha. Ellan awaits your discovery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Open World 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Story Rich 9%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 6.7%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 39.5% ★, Emotional 18.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, First-Person 6.2%
Wittengrad is no more is a surreal, narrative walking sim with horror elements. The city's foggy streets will lead you through the story of a single evening in Barnaba’s life. You will encounter the peculiar inhabitants of Wittengrad, though… does it even matter? After all, Wittengrad is gone.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Narrative 22.7% ★, First-Person 9.3%, Drama 8.9%, Mystery 7%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Drama 9.9%, Emotional 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
Valley of Shadow is a narrative puzzle game that tells a poignant true story of loss and grief through the discovery of real-life home videos and photographs. Harness mysterious abilities to solve puzzles and heal a broken family.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Emotional 10.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
A short, slow-paced, narrative-driven point-and-click game where you follow Filomena as she prepares her garden for a competition and awaits the arrival of her grandchild, Frida.
Why similar: Narrative 35.2% ★, Cozy 18.4%, Emotional 13%, Drama 9.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
Explore the mystical sanctuary of the Old Well and reconnect with your childhood friends while solving audio-driven puzzles. Meet quirky animals, unravel forgotten tales and immerse yourself in an interactive soundscape as you piece together your place in the world.
Why similar: Cozy 19.5%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%, First-Person 8%
A cozy, first person metal detector adventure game, where you reunite residents of the beautiful Cornish island of Glasden with things they have lost. And with your late Grandpa's help, maybe restore magic along the way.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Cozy 18.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Open World 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
A first-person narrative adventure game, telling the story of a sick child playing a 2D platformer. Made in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity!
Why similar: Narrative 32.7% ★, Cozy 22%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Emotional 9.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Mystery 18%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Detective 14.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
A short, atmospheric narrative adventure about fatherhood, memory, and healing. Explore a beautiful world, relive pivotal moments from a new father’s past, and see how they shape the parent he chooses to become.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Drama 9.6%
Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.
Why similar: Cozy 28.3%, Walking Simulator 26.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.7%
Play as a turnip with a big juicy bum delivering mail to a cast of colourful characters on an Australian island. Get the mail where it needs to go by reading residents’ letters, solving puzzles, and exploring the island’s sun-soaked beaches.
Why similar: Cozy 23.6%, Narrative 21% ★, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Open World 11.6%, Exploration 7.1%
Carry Onward is a narrative gameplay short that follows a grieving man as he packs up his home. Immerse yourself in his thoughts and emotions by interacting with items, which shape his internal state. Experience the transformative power of memories and the hope that arises from embracing change.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Walking Simulator 18%, Emotional 14%, Drama 11.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
"Purpose 1951" is an almost pure walking simulator set in the United States of 1951. You play as a retired doctor whose life falls apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Drama 17%, Mystery 10.9%, Emotional 9.5%, Exploration 8.2%
Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Emotional 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 8.3%
Foghorns Drown is a psychological thriller where you play as a ferryman, bringing passengers across a foggy lake to a town drenched in mystery and folklore.
Why similar: Narrative 25.2% ★, Drama 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Detective 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Open World 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Forest Tower is a first-person narrative exploration game about solitude, silence, and the hidden mysteries of a vast forest. You play as a lone watchtower keeper, observing the wilderness, communicating via radio, and uncovering a quiet, emotional story through exploration and dialogue
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Open World 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Exploration 11.2%
Altitude's Toll is a short walking simulator mystery set in Himalayas. Deliver packages as sherpa and uncover possibly the biggest Himalayan secret in history.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Open World 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
A story-driven first-person experience about someone trying to hold onto the past. After the death of his best friend, he is forced to confront reality, which sends him into a spiral of emotions and regrets.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 9%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, First-Person 7.4%
After the death of your mother and with no other choice, you take the only job available: guarding and maintaining a lonely campsite in the mountains. But what seemed like a quiet place hides mysteries that will change everything.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Mystery 19.4%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Emotional 8.4%
First person cozy walking simulator. You are a frog archaeologist on a journey to the elusive Frog island. Cozy hiking adventure in a magical forest with casual puzzles, ancient frog statues... And put hats on frogs!
Why similar: Cozy 25.6%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Relaxing 9.4%, Mystery 8.8%, Open World 8.4%
A majestic, first person exploration game that delves you into the personal story of you and Zack as you traverse beautiful terrains and discover the forgotten truth that is buried away deep inside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
The Honours Project is an autobiographical walking simulator. Enjoy a narrative experience, adventuring through dream-like levels, solving an occasional puzzle and listening to the dark and sometimes comical dialogue that acts as a commentary about being a student and game development.
Why similar: Narrative 35.8% ★, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Story Rich 9%, Drama 6.4%, First-Person 5.9%
A story-driven exploration game. The protagonist takes a break from work to deliver packages for a distant relative in his home city at his mother’s request. Through the eyes of the protagonist, explore the city’s transformation and the lives of its people, uncovering hidden secrets and past stories
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Emotional 11.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Your memories are fracturing. Explore an evocative story of love and loss through shifting realities. Solve puzzles to hold on to the moments that define you before they vanish forever.
Why similar: Narrative 24.7% ★, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Emotional 16.1%, Story Rich 10%, Mystery 6.4%
Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Emotional 16.3%, Drama 15.4%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 8.6%
OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.
Why similar: Narrative 19.9% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Drama 10.6%, Emotional 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%
You wake up in an unfamiliar, snowy place. You don't know how you got there or who you are. Solve the mystery, avoid or defeat enemies, and escape... An atmospheric, story-rich, post-apocalyptic walking simulator with puzzle elements and crafting mechanics
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Mystery 12.6%, Open World 11.7%, Detective 10.8%, Drama 10.5%
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Narrative 18.5% ★, Detective 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Emotional 9.6%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.8%, Narrative 22.1% ★, Exploration 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%, First-Person 5.7%
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Drama 11.2%, Emotional 10.7%
The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Emotional 13.9%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 10.3%
Rei, a grieving girl, is drawn into a mystical realm where the Zodiac spirits are bound by the Jade Emperor. Mediate their inner struggles and guide them toward freedom in a first-person journey steeped in myth, conflict, and emotion.
Why similar: Narrative 30.9% ★, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Cozy 17.4%, Emotional 13%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Emotional 11.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 10.7%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 8.4%
Honorable worker of Lindenauw, you are mandated on the Tswinoberg exploitation site. Explore an open, handcrafted island in a first-person experience.
Why similar: Drama 17.3%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Emotional 12.6%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.9%
Immerse yourself in the atmospheric world of a first-person thriller. You will face a cunning criminal. Explore locations, solve puzzles, and try to escape the nightmare. But be careful: you can become not only the hunter but also the prey.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Detective 11.3%, First-Person 9.6%
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Cozy 17%, Emotional 11.2%, Drama 10.1%, Mystery 10%
