Games Like 1000xRESIST

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Narrative 17.9% ★, Thriller 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Surreal 11.1%

Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.

Why similar: Thriller 23.4%, Narrative 19.3% ★, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Mystery 7.2%

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Futuristic 10%

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Futuristic 18.1%, Thriller 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Aliens 11.1%

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Mystery 23.5%, Story Rich 17.4%, Exploration 17%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 41.6%, Story Rich 22.1%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

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 20.3% ★, Thriller 18.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Surreal 10.3%, Cinematic 9.8%

Rest Stop is a short narrative-driven psychological horror game set in early 2000s Poland. What begins as a calm drive through the woods turns into something you weren’t prepared for.

Why similar: Narrative 25.7% ★, Thriller 18.7%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Cinematic 10.1%

Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.

Why similar: Story Rich 37%, Post-apocalyptic 36.6%, Exploration 15.7%, 3D 10.8%

Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?

Why similar: Mystery 35.1%, Story Rich 21.3%, Exploration 20.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%, 3D 11.3%

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.1%, Story Rich 21.9%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Anime 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Your brain remains your own. The body does not. After a full-body transplant, your own scent starts to feel wrong. As you follow that unease, a hidden logic within the body begins to reveal itself. A short, reflective sci-fi narrative adventure.

Why similar: Narrative 21.1% ★, Experimental 15.7% ★, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Futuristic 12.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%

An experimental narrative-focused walking-simulator experience that explores dark settings and stories through multiple perspectives.

Why similar: Thriller 20%, Experimental 13.2% ★, Futuristic 12.4%, Surreal 11.8%, Cinematic 11.2%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Psychological Horror 38.8%, Story Rich 19.1%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Surreal 33.8%, Mystery 25.1%, Exploration 24.9%, Atmospheric 16.2%

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Thriller 33%, Narrative 27.6% ★, Mystery 17.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Cinematic 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%

David Lagani is an ordinary Filipino worker whose quiet life turns to dread when a mysterious figure begins breaking into homes and making people disappear. Each night feels longer, every sound closer, and all he can do is pray the footsteps don’t reach his door.

Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Thriller 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11%, Cinematic 10%

On an isolated space station, no one is who they seem in this interactive narrative thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 23.9%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Futuristic 10.6%, Aliens 10.5%

1000 years ago, an alliance of humans and elves drove back the invasion of dragons. Peace was meant to return. Instead, humanity descended into endless bloodshed and tyranny. 1000 years later, the last surviving elves must defend their forests against man-made dragons forged from far deeper cruelty.

Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Anime 9.6%

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.1%, Surreal 25.8%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Exploration 9.2%

A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing.

Why similar: Narrative 23.2% ★, Thriller 22.1%, Cinematic 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Surreal 75.9%, Atmospheric 24.1%

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Atmospheric 30.1%, Mystery 25.7%, Story Rich 25.1%, Exploration 19.1%

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Sci-fi 39.6%, Story Rich 35.3%, Atmospheric 25.1%

Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

Why similar: Anime 45.7%, Story Rich 29.5%, 3D 24.8%

Silent Wounds is an episodic psychological horror anthology. Each episode offers a compact and intense narrative experience. In this first episode, a man returns home and trades reality for the dangerous, silent obsession with a perfect doll.

Why similar: Narrative 21.5% ★, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Cinematic 9.4%

I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?

Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Experimental 9.2% ★

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 46.8%, Narrative 24.3% ★, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 6.1%, Exploration 6%

You are a film student recording a house tour in a quiet town. Somewhere between one room and the next, the world changed.

Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Thriller 13.6%, Cinematic 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Follow Naina’s daily life as it slowly stops belonging to her alone. 🚪 An unseen presence watches 👁️, remembers 📝, and interferes 🕰️ as her sense of safety slowly collapses. 🌑 A deeply atmospheric psychological horror set in India, exploring obsession 💔, fear 😰, and emotional vulnerability.

Why similar: Thriller 16.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, Narrative 14.5% ★, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Cinematic 11.1%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Exploration 23.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Surreal 11.8%

A new home. A new family. A nightmare waiting inside. Adopted into a new family, Maria soon realizes she was never meant to feel safe there.

Why similar: Cinematic 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 15%, Walking Simulator 13%, Female Protagonist 11.9%

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Experimental 39% ★, Surreal 27.3%, Story Rich 25%, 3D 8.7%

An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

Why similar: Thriller 18%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Surreal 11.7%, Futuristic 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Mystery 21.2%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Exploration 11.6%

You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.

Why similar: Thriller 15%, Futuristic 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Surreal 17.1%, Thriller 17%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%

The Appraiser is a short, first person narrative game. As an art appraiser you will sell the art collection of a dying man. Each painting is by 4 famed artist. They have a story to tell you, but only if you choose to listen.

Why similar: Narrative 22.4% ★, Experimental 18.8% ★, Walking Simulator 16%, Surreal 10.3%, Visual Novel 10%

Relive the lives of a student, teen, and worker in this first-person Japanese horror. With gentle scares, one-hour playtime, and a striking monochrome style, it’s perfect for newcomers. Crafted solo by a 20-year-old, this exploration-driven tale blends beauty with quiet dread.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Thriller 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Cinematic 13.5%, Surreal 6.8%

A post-apocalyptic atmospheric experience. Scavenge what you can and get out. But you are not alone. Be fast before the creature finds you a prey.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Thriller 22.5%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Surreal 7.6%

Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

Why similar: Cinematic 41.8%, Story Rich 38.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%

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 28.1%, Story Rich 18.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Mystery 12%, Atmospheric 9.6%

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Mystery 24.8%, Exploration 21.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Story Rich 10%

After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.

Why similar: Anime 51.2%, Story Rich 37.7%, 3D 11.2%

Answer the call from a mining base on Mars as engineer Jack Leary and search for the missing crew. Fort Solis will immerse you with cinematic visuals powered by UE 5 and voice acting of Roger Clark and Troy Baker. Explore the mining complex and reach climax of this narrative thriller experience.

Why similar: Narrative 21.7% ★, Thriller 17.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Cinematic 11.9%, Futuristic 11.6%

UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Exploration 50.9%, 3D 26.7%, Atmospheric 22.3%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.3%, Story Rich 17.4%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Exploration 15.6%, Atmospheric 13.1%

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Thriller 19%, Cinematic 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Aliens 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

A Sci-Fi First Person Horror Game where you explore an abandoned Space Station //

Why similar: Futuristic 18.7%, Thriller 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Surreal 11%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

Henry is an elderly man with regrets. Over the course of his life, he has killed three times. He is about to kill again.

Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Experimental 19.6% ★, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.9%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Anime 15.1%, Sci-fi 14.7%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Female Protagonist 27%, Exploration 17.9%, Story Rich 14.5%, 3D 12.8%

Ghost of Ice valley is a Visual Novel where you follow multiple different storylines and make choices according to what you believe the characters may do in that situation. Interact in the Interview system to find out more about the characters and about yourself as you go along.

Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Futuristic 13%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

"Fire in the Dark" is a psychological meta-horror where the eerie game on the heroine’s computer and her room merge into one world, revealing each trauma through your actions.

Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Narrative 17.5% ★, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 10.7%

Every night, you get a strange call from your father—never missing a day. But one night, he breaks into your house. Can you escape the terror of your own father?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.2%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Thriller 11.7%