Games Like Adios

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 26.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Adios, this game focuses on a deep, dialogue-heavy relationship between two characters in a remote, atmospheric setting.

Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Dark 11.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It revolves entirely around a series of conversations during a journey, mirroring the dialogue-centric structure of Adios.

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 27.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in short, narrative-focused storytelling that uses environmental exploration to reveal a deeply personal history.

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 46% ★, Walking Simulator 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and short narrative experience that, like Adios, forces the player to confront themes of life and mortality.

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Thriller 17.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic first-person thriller mirrors the short, tense, and narrative-driven nature of Adios.

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 28%, Mystery 21.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similarly atmospheric and grounded exploration experience centered on uncovering a dark mystery.

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.

Why similar: Mystery 22.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, First-Person 14.4%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the quiet, contemplative nature of Adios through its focus on dialogue and exploration in a rural setting.

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: Narrative 15.2% ★, Thriller 14.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Crime 12%, Interactive Fiction 9%

Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-oriented, it shares the dark, investigative, and narrative-rich tone found in Adios.

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 43.8%, Narrative 22.8% ★, Exploration 6.3%, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential walking simulator that excels at telling a personal, character-driven story through environmental storytelling.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.7%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Story Rich 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded, narrative-focused game that prioritizes character interactions and the quiet atmosphere of daily life.

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 23.4%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that emphasizes investigation and narrative depth.

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Point & Click 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game forces the player to make difficult moral choices that carry significant weight, much like the premise of Adios.

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, First-Person 6.9%, Exploration 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that uses its environment to tell a poignant, character-focused story.

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 25.5% ★, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Mystery 8.7%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, atmospheric, and narrative-driven horror experience that feels grounded in its mystery.

Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.

Why similar: Crime 16.7%, Thriller 16%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on choices and narrative consequences within a first-person investigative framework.

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Mystery 13%, Thriller 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy game that centers on a conversation in a confined space, mirroring the structure of Adios.

Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.

Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Dark 11.2%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The thematic focus on cleaning up after a crime aligns well with the dark, mob-related premise of Adios.

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 26.6% ★, Walking Simulator 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Dark 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric detective game that prioritizes story and exploration over action.

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 32.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Narrative 10.7% ★, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It uses environmental storytelling to reveal the lives and personal struggles of characters in a confined space.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Choices Matter 17.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 14.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a heavy emphasis on dialogue choices that shape the narrative and character relationships.

A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused game that uses its environment to tell a story through exploration and choices.

The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.

Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Dark 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on emotional weight and psychological exploration, similar to the tone of Adios.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Choices Matter 18.2%, First-Person 11.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused experience that plays with player agency and dialogue to tell a unique story.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Narrative 25.9% ★, Point & Click 22.8%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dialogue-heavy adventure that captures a similar sense of melancholy and atmospheric storytelling.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.9%, Narrative 27.9% ★, Mystery 11%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at character-driven narrative and exploring the complexities of life through meaningful dialogue.

You never received any New Year's gifts. This year, you decided to take what is yours. After tracking Santa down by his IP address, you head to his lair to take what is rightfully yours.

Why similar: Thriller 27.1%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A thriller that maintains a dark, intense atmosphere suitable for fans of the mob-related themes in Adios.

You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Crime 19.9%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that builds tension through its narrative and setting.

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Thriller 16.3%, Dark 10.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Horror 9.1%

HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.8%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Exploration 15%, Atmospheric 15%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie narrative experience that relies on player choices to shape the outcome of a dark mystery.

After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.

Why similar: Narrative 18.3% ★, Thriller 15.8%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Point & Click 17.8%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, puzzle-heavy experience that maintains a dark and mysterious tone throughout.

Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.

Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Crime 17.1%, Walking Simulator 15%, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...

Why similar: Narrative 23.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Thriller 14%, Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.

Why similar: Thriller 22.3%, Mystery 13%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 9.5%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Thriller 24.5%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Horror 10.3%

A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.

Why similar: Thriller 22.3%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 8.4%

Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.

Why similar: Thriller 19%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8.7%

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 14.2%, Thriller 12.8%, Atmospheric 9%

7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Mystery 9%, Choices Matter 9%

Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29%, Walking Simulator 17%, Thriller 14.3%, Crime 13.5%, Horror 8.4%

A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Dark 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Story-driven FPP mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Mystery 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.4%

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Narrative 24.4% ★, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Horror 9.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Mystery 7.5%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 10.1%

Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 11%, Story Rich 9.4%

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 11.6%, Adventure 9.5%

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Thriller 14%, Mystery 13.1%, Dark 8.7%, Story Rich 8.3%

Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.

Why similar: Narrative 29.3% ★, Mystery 18.5%, Crime 10.2%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 6.9%

Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.

Why similar: Narrative 19.9% ★, Thriller 15.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Mystery 8.7%

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dark 18.4%, Horror 16.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%

A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.

Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Crime 9.9%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 8.6%

A young and promising boy applies for a job at a AAA game development company. As he starts working night shifts on probation, he experiences a series of events that could lead to no good. As the story unfolds, you will be able to choose what you would do in his place.

Why similar: Narrative 26.1% ★, Thriller 15.7%, Crime 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Horror 7.4%

Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.

Why similar: Thriller 23%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.4%

A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Dark 18%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Story Rich 11.3%

After a long day at work, all you want is to relax on the couch—but the night has other plans. Step into the shoes of a Romanian engineer in the mid-2000s and survive a harrowing night as something hunts you in the shadows.

Why similar: Thriller 22%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Horror 10.5%

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.

Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choices Matter 10%

Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?

Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 11.1%, Dark 9.7%

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Mystery 24.4%, Dark 19.1%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Exploration 10.6%