Games Like ABZU

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Beautiful 33.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 20.4%, Relaxing 14%, Atmospheric 11%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: From the same creative lineage, it delivers a short, wordless, visually breathtaking pilgrimage centered on fluid traversal, music, and emotional atmosphere.

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.

Why similar: Relaxing 31.9%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Colorful 7.6%, Family Friendly 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its simple flowing movement, expressive soundtrack, and focus on restoring life make it an especially close match for ABZÛ's calming sensory experience.

Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.

Why similar: Atmospheric 29.8%, Exploration 27.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Colorful 9.8%, Fantasy 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Created by ABZÛ's art director, it channels the same flowing movement, surreal ruins, rich color, and contemplative sense of discovery into sand-and-water surfing.

Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.

Why similar: Underwater 66.7% ★, Exploration 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Adventure 3.9%, Relaxing 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a peaceful, educational diving adventure focused directly on observing marine life and exploring the ocean at a relaxed pace.

Koral, a love letter to the ocean. Dive into the beautiful underwater world as a sea current. Solve puzzles to bring back to life coral reefs and spread the beauty of the oceans in different sea ecosystems.

Why similar: Underwater 33.5% ★, Beautiful 18% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Relaxing 10%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, nonviolent underwater experience about reviving coral reefs, with colorful marine environments and an explicitly relaxing design.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: Atmospheric 22.8%, Exploration 22.6%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Open World 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Giant Squid's later adventure combines ABZÛ's elegant movement and wordless environmental storytelling with graceful archery traversal across a vast stylized world.

Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

Why similar: Relaxing 28%, Exploration 17.1%, Atmospheric 15%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Family Friendly 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers serene boating and climbing through a gorgeous flooded city, emphasizing exploration and environmental beauty over danger or combat.

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Relaxing 20.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Beautiful 10.8% ★, Atmospheric 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its quiet voyage through the ruins of a submerged world captures ABZÛ's gentle pace and fascination with waterlogged environments.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Exploration 14.3%, Relaxing 11%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its sunlit island ruins, environmental puzzles, orchestral score, and emotional wordless storytelling strongly echo ABZÛ's sense of wonder.

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Relaxing 30.8%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Exploration 17.8%, Colorful 8.5%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A peaceful, dialogue-light adventure through fantastical biomes, built around movement, small discoveries, and an evocative sense of solitude.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Relaxing 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Exploration 16%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Freely transforming into a bird to glide among floating islands gives it the same airy, tranquil freedom of movement as ABZÛ's swimming.

A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.3%, Exploration 24.1%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Open World 12.3%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This luminous social adventure shares Journey and ABZÛ's soaring movement, sparse storytelling, inviting landscapes, and emotionally driven musical atmosphere.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Beautiful 42.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Relaxing 8.3%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous, emotionally expressive platforming journey whose watercolor visuals and exceptional score appeal to ABZÛ's more artistic side.

Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.

Why similar: Relaxing 31.9%, Atmospheric 24.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Colorful 15%, Third Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: This colorful ocean platformer makes traveling across waves its central pleasure while telling a gentle story in a flooded world.

Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!

Why similar: Underwater 51.6% ★, Relaxing 16.4%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 7.8%, Colorful 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming underwater cleanup and creature-care adventure that turns diving, exploration, and restoring an ecosystem into a soothing loop.

Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.2%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Exploration 16.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Family Friendly 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Exploring beautiful wilderness through the bodies of different animals offers a similarly calm, wordless, nature-focused journey.

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Relaxing 29.1%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Exploration 17.4%, Colorful 8.8%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its deliberate climbing, sparse narrative, and spectacular environmental vistas create a reflective expedition through the remnants of a lost world.

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: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Relaxing 20.3%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Walking Simulator 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This gentle first-person exploration game lets you wander through landscapes that bloom and transform around you without pressure or combat.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Relaxing 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Beautiful 18.2% ★, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact, cheerful world encourages unhurried wandering, climbing, and small discoveries in the same relaxing spirit as ABZÛ.

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Underwater 39.1% ★, Beautiful 18.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although presented through an abstract interface, it is a thoughtful alien-ocean exploration game centered on cataloging life and uncovering ecological mysteries.

Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...

Why similar: Underwater 62.3% ★, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Third Person 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A more somber underwater narrative adventure that still delivers immersive diving, seafloor exploration, and a strong relationship with the sea.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Relaxing 35.7%, Atmospheric 23.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Fantasy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tender puzzle adventure with a warm narrator, beautiful environments, and a low-stress focus on helping lost souls move on.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Relaxing 30.2%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Exploration 20.2%, Open World 9.7%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its unhurried open-world exploration, striking stylized art, and emphasis on wandering through ancient landscapes reward the same curiosity as ABZÛ.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Underwater 51.2% ★, Atmospheric 20.6%, Relaxing 19.8%, Adventure 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Sailing and maintaining a vessel across a flooded, post-apocalyptic world creates a quiet, visually striking journey driven by atmosphere and traversal.

Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

Why similar: Underwater 40.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Beautiful 16% ★, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-painted underwater exploration game combines beautiful marine environments and music with more involved metroidvania-style discovery.

Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

Why similar: Relaxing 31.2%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Exploration 18.1%, Open World 8.6%, Walking Simulator 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its quiet travel, field recording, photography, and observation mechanics make it ideal for players who enjoyed ABZÛ's contemplative environmental immersion.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.5%, Exploration 19.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Colorful 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This scenic first-person mystery uses island exploration, oceanic imagery, and environmental puzzles to create a lush, atmospheric adventure.

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Relaxing 31.9%, Atmospheric 23.7%, Exploration 19.6%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its soothing momentum-based travel across vast alien worlds captures ABZÛ's feeling of gliding smoothly through spectacular spaces.

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

Why similar: Relaxing 27.1%, Beautiful 18.7% ★, Exploration 18%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist audiovisual exploration experience where simply roaming and listening to a living natural world is the primary reward.

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Relaxing 22.7%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A largely wordless journey through atmospheric Nordic landscapes with a fox companion, focused on exploration and quiet emotional storytelling.

Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Relaxing 26.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Beautiful 8.5% ★, Exploration 7.8%

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Underwater 68.4% ★, Exploration 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Open World 6.2%, Adventure 3.5%

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: Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Adventure 8.1%

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Beautiful 25.4% ★, Atmospheric 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 4.8%

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: Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Atmospheric 23%, Exploration 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Story Rich 7.9%

Swim, dive, and explore as a curious sea otter far from home. Meet charming animals, discover hidden places, use tools, and solve light challenges as you make your way back with your favorite rock by your side.

Why similar: Underwater 53.1% ★, Relaxing 14.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Open World 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Relaxing 17.6%, Atmospheric 17%, Exploration 11.1%, Walking Simulator 7.7%

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Beautiful 24.1% ★, Relaxing 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Exploration 9.9%

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

Why similar: Exploration 22.4%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Relaxing 10.5%, Open World 9%, Colorful 8.1%

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Atmospheric 51.8%, Adventure 18%, Story Rich 12.1%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 9.1%

Submerge yourself in one of the most immersive diving simulators to date. Gather your gear, choose your diving spot and discover what lies beneath the surface as you venture deep into the unknown.

Why similar: Underwater 56.1% ★, Relaxing 17.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Adventure 3.7%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.2%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Adventure 5.3%, Exploration 5.1%, Fantasy 3.8%

Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

Why similar: Underwater 69.2% ★, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Open World 5.3%, Adventure 3.1%

Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.

Why similar: Relaxing 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Open World 6.5%

Existential Nature Simulation

Why similar: Relaxing 38.2%, Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Beautiful 14.8% ★, Casual 6.2%, Simulation 4.9%

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Beautiful 21% ★, Atmospheric 16.2%, Relaxing 13.1%, Adventure 6.4%

Immerse yourself in the ultimate relaxing aquarium experience. Watch fish glide gracefully through a serene, ever-changing tank—no setup, no stress, just pure tranquility. Enjoy soothing visuals and ambient ASMR sounds as your aquarium comes to life effortlessly. Your peaceful escape awaits!

Why similar: Underwater 62.8% ★, Relaxing 18.9%, Colorful 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Casual 2.5%

Fancy a relaxing drift through magical waters? Enjoy this seafaring voyage in search of the sunset!

Why similar: Beautiful 30% ★, Relaxing 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Exploration 6.6%

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: Great Soundtrack 32.2%, Beautiful 22.6% ★, Exploration 16.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Open World 4.8%

An adventure game about a hungry fish 🐟 Dive, jump, swim and eat your way through a lush micro-world. Can you escape the polluted pond?

Why similar: Underwater 38.4% ★, Relaxing 14%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Colorful 6.3%

Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters

Why similar: Underwater 64.6% ★, Relaxing 13.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Simulation 2.9%

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Relaxing 17.3%, Beautiful 15.2% ★, Atmospheric 11.2%, Exploration 9.7%

Experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through a series of habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.

Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Casual 30.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 7%

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: Atmospheric 25.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Exploration 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Beautiful 6.5% ★

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Underwater 54.2% ★, Relaxing 19.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 4.8%, Casual 3.5%

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Exploration 24.7%, Beautiful 21% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Walking Simulator 8.2%

Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Why similar: Underwater 88.8% ★, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 2.7%, Open World 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Why similar: Underwater 66.7% ★, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Open World 5.8%, Adventure 3.8%