Games Like A Mountain Called Hope

A minimalist game about digging through a deep, surreal tunnel. Upgrade your gear to go further, and uncover the dark secret of why no one returns from the depths. But move carefully—some cubes should remain buried.

Why similar: Mining 46.5% ★, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Horror 6.8%, Linear 5.7%

Stressed out from life, you decide to take an impromptu weekend hike through the mountains. As you go on your way, it seems like the stresses of life followed you into the woods. Once you get to the trailer home for the night, you should feel a bit better.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Nature 19.6%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Linear 10.4%

HushWood is an atmospheric first-person adventure set in a mysterious forest where night never ends. Follow the light, listen to the sounds around you, use your notebook for clues, and help those who live in the forest as you search for a way home—before you forget why you wanted to leave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Exploration 14.9%, Nature 14.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Horror 8.4%

Plantiquarian is a First-Person 3D Exploration and Puzzle Game, in which you can collect a myriad of mysterious and magical plants - each with their own quirks and abilities! Consult your trusty Encyclopedia to first find, and then figure out how to uproot each specimen.

Why similar: Nature 32.3%, Walking Simulator 29.6%, Exploration 15.6%, 3D 7.3%, First-Person 6.1%

Lumber Valley is a logging simulation game where you build and grow a logging business. Cut wood, process materials, and complete contracts to expand your operations. Unlock upgrades, automate production, and explore a quarry to uncover valuable resources while overcoming various challenges.

Why similar: Mining 43.5% ★, Nature 24.4%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 8.4%, 3D 6.8%

A casual treasure hunt on a tropical island. Follow your metal detector, dig some treasures, and upgrade your tools! All on a nice sunny day at the beach.

Why similar: Mining 54.8% ★, Exploration 11.4%, Nature 8.7%, First-Person 8%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Last Signal is an atmospheric indie survival game set in a world of silence. Explore an abandoned island, navigate the interfaces of old computers, and unravel the mystery of the lighthouse in a short but profound one-evening adventure.

Why similar: Nature 31.9%, Walking Simulator 23.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Linear 8.5%, First-Person 7.3%

A relaxing physics-based game about digging in your backyard. Find precious metals, explore caves, avoid dangers, and upgrade your tools as you dig deeper and deeper.

Why similar: Mining 60.1% ★, Nature 19.3%, First-Person 5.5%, Exploration 5.5%, 3D 5.2%

Dig, trade, and survive in this pixel-art roguelite. The darkness drains your life, but your voice is your shield: Speak into your microphone to ward off the shadows! Fill your daily quota to upgrade your gear, or face the wrath of the Cave Troll. Remember: Silence brings death.

Why similar: Mining 53.8% ★, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 9%, Horror 8.5%, 3D 7.5%

Basement is a first-person single-player adventure game where you dig and explore underground. Discover various items and face dangerous hazards hidden below. Reach the deepest point and claim the treasure!

Why similar: Mining 64.9% ★, Exploration 17.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 2.8%, Indie 1.5%

A VHS cassette was found showing someone playing the "Dead Apples Dare". Watch the video to the end to discover what happened. And remember: if offered pie, refuse. This is a short (20-30 minutes) walking simulator with creepy elements.

Why similar: Nature 32.4%, Walking Simulator 28.4%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Linear 5.4%

A game in which you explore surreal and beautiful forests.

Why similar: Nature 42.9%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, 3D 6%

The Promise Tree of Alden is a short, atmospheric narrative experience about remorse, memory, and the silence of a forest once alive.

Why similar: Nature 35.2%, Walking Simulator 25.6%, Exploration 14%, Linear 7.9%, First-Person 5.9%

Dig, upgrade, and dig again until you reach the end! Team up with your loyal cat and dog companions, discover powerful upgrades, and decide how far you're willing to push your luck while digging deeper and deeper.

Why similar: Mining 53.6% ★, Walking Simulator 31.9%, 3D 7.2%, Casual 5.4%, Indie 1.3%

Seven Days is a single-player first-person exploration game. Play as a camper who has come to Camp Summershade for a peaceful retreat. But things take a turn when you start finding strange things around you at Summershade.

Why similar: Nature 35.9%, Walking Simulator 24%, Exploration 12.3%, Mystery 7.2%, First-Person 6.9%

An endless path lies ahead. Break the rules, and it will never end. Observe, deduce, and make the right choices to find your way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42%, Nature 39.6%, 3D 10%, First-Person 6.4%, Indie 1.4%

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: Nature 30.5%, Walking Simulator 27.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Mystery 7.5%, First-Person 7.4%

A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Horror 17.5%, Exploration 15.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Linear 9.6%

Walk Home is a short psychological horror game that puts you in the shoes of a young teenage girl, experiencing deeply unsettling circumstances as she navigates an eerie dirt trail back to her rural home late at night.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Exploration 17.1%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Linear 9.4%

ABYSSAL is a deep-sea survival horror game about fixing underwater structures, securing biohazards, performing maintenance, and more.

Why similar: Mining 37.1% ★, Nature 21.4%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Horror 5.5%

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

Why similar: Nature 43.7%, Walking Simulator 24.3%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Prepare your expeditions in search of increasingly rare crystals. Display them in your own space and let their brilliance reveal a buried memory, deliberately forgotten.

Why similar: Mining 57% ★, Nature 25.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Mystery 6%, Casual 3.7%

"7 Days Shrine" - discovered on a Japanese internet forum, rumored to grant any wish. But this ancient ritual comes with strict rules that must be obeyed. As each day passes, anxiety and fear slowly consume you. Do you dare to undertake the 7 Days Shrine ritual?

Why similar: Nature 31.3%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Horror 9%, First-Person 7.8%

Alone you find yourself stranded in a dark and mysterious norse forest, tasked by the gods to acitvate the forests magical runestones to open the Serpent-Gate. But you are not alone. A vicious creature lurks in the shadows of the misty forest...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Nature 16.2%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 8.2%, Horror 7.1%

Charles, a man living a peaceful life in the countryside, is faced with a serious problem that requires him to return to the city on the other side of the valley. With time running out, Charles embarks on a journey through a national park that is rumored to be home to supernatural occurrences.

Why similar: Nature 33.4%, Walking Simulator 27.7%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.7%

In this interactive story set in a world where memories are a source of energy, Arthur must help the townspeople reclaim their past. Along the way he will befriend talking vegetables, explore a magical forest, and uncover the town’s mysterious history.

Why similar: Nature 36.7%, Walking Simulator 30.7%, Exploration 14.7%, Linear 5.2%, Atmospheric 4%

Crawl, run, and shimmy your way through this caving experience to survive the horrors lurking through the underground, and discover what would drive a man to go so deep into the bowels of the earth.

Why similar: Mining 31.4% ★, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Horror 10.1%, Exploration 10%, Linear 8.2%

Bridge walking simulator

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Nature 37.4%, 3D 9%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Casual 5.4%

You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Horror 10.1%, 3D 8%

A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Linear 11.6%

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Nature 31.5%, Walking Simulator 26.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Horror 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Step into a surreal city of the old future. Explore environments shaped by the soul of early 2000s design. Slow down inside a world built to be remembered.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Nature 26.7%, Exploration 13.2%, 3D 8.6%, First-Person 6.5%

Unsettled is a short single-player first-person adventure game. Experience the most exciting journey of your life against the background of the beautiful landscapes of the northern mountains.

Why similar: Nature 34.3%, Walking Simulator 24.6%, Linear 10.8%, First-Person 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%

Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Horror 12.7%, Linear 11.1%, First-Person 11.1%

Wild Encounters is an episodic Wildlife encounter horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Nature 22.5%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 8.3%, Horror 8.1%

Go foraging in a vast forest. Strap on your utility belt and head out to explore, photograph, journal, and pick your finds. Sell them at Forager’s Finds to unlock perks and upgrades. A relaxed mushroom picker simulator with many species to discover and document — if you take the time to look.

Why similar: Nature 36.9%, Walking Simulator 26.7%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 7.1%, 3D 6.6%

Arcadius is a relaxing but grindy multiplayer resource gathering sim. Explore an open world while collecting and gathering 100s of unique resources with other players. Compete to be the best at your skill & enjoy over 90 achievable achievements on launch.

Why similar: Mining 68.2% ★, Linear 7.5%, 3D 6.8%, Exploration 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Loverowind is a very short experience about the wind of spring.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Nature 18.8%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 7.9%, 3D 6.8%

African Safari simulator. Go on a walking safari in a 4000 acre nature reserve. Score points by spotting mammals, try not to get killed by dangerous animals.

Why similar: Nature 46.3%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, First-Person 10%, 3D 6.1%, Exploration 6%

Witness breathtaking sunsets and pitch your tent under starry skies. Record your camping adventures and share them with the world!

Why similar: Nature 38.6%, Walking Simulator 25.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 11.5%, 3D 6.3%

This is a first-person indie horror game. You play as a video blogger exploring an abandoned hospital, uncovering the dark secrets hidden within its walls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.7%, Horror 19.5%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Linear 10.1%

An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Exploration 17%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 11.2%, 3D 9.7%

Welcome to Pinecone Game, where you can plunge into the wonderful world of throwing pinecones into a well!

Why similar: Nature 42.7%, Walking Simulator 29.2%, 3D 9.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Casual 5.6%

Experience the majestic Jungfrau summit in this short walking simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Nature 22.9%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 7.4%

A short first-person anomaly horror game set inside a looping house party. Observe carefully, trust your memory, and escape only when everything feels normal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 10%, Horror 8.4%, 3D 8.4%

a small dream explorer.

Why similar: Nature 29.8%, Walking Simulator 27.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Horror 9.3%, Linear 6.8%

Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.

Why similar: Mining 48.4% ★, Nature 18.9%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Exploration 7.7%, First-Person 6.4%

A simple experience designed to capture the scale and essence of Stonehenge in a virtual reality environment. Enjoy strolling through this simulation at the pace of your choosing on an Infinadeck omnidirectional treadmill.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Nature 38.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Casual 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Nature 20.6%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 8.6%, 3D 7.7%

This is a casual game.where you will take on the role of the protagonist and explore this dream world. The gameplay is very simple, just looking for butterflies.

Why similar: Nature 37.5%, Exploration 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, First-Person 12.7%, 3D 10.3%

I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.5%, Exploration 18.4%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%, 3D 6.5%

Infploria is a game about infinitely mining and collecting ores. Upgrade your pickaxe, delve deeper to rarer Ores and attempt to reach to the Core of the Earth to mine Coresium.

Why similar: Mining 59.7% ★, Nature 15.5%, Exploration 10.8%, 3D 5.4%, Mystery 3.9%

Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.5%, Exploration 17.9%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 4.3%

A game of immense adventure and fun excavation potential.

Why similar: Mining 79.5% ★, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

A sequel to the adventure game Red Passport. After being deported from Japan, the hero faces a long journey home to Moscow. With no money or documents, you must hitchhike, ride freight trains, work odd jobs, and solve local problems to survive the road.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Nature 24.1%, Linear 14.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%

A VHS-style found footage, analog, psychological horror game about the experience of one of the extreme cases of the virus that was left untreated.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Nature 23.3%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Horror 8.2%

Beyond Memoria is a first-person narrative journey between dream and memory. Explore a surreal world and use photography to uncover forgotten fragments and piece together your story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Nature 30.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Mystery 5.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Mine your way through a vast cave system that watches as you dig deeper each day. Explore diverse biomes, collect valuable resources and craft increasingly powerful tools and upgrades until you are strong enough to reach the end before it all comes down.

Why similar: Mining 67.9% ★, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Mystery 3.3%, First-Person 2.8%

Your daughter Leila ran away from home, so you're going after her to find where she's hiding. Your brother, Logan, accompanies you throughout your journey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Nature 27.1%, Exploration 14.6%, Mystery 8.9%, First-Person 5.5%

Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Exploration 17.9%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%