- #1 Evangeline™
97% matchMostly Negative38% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Raconteur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evangeline™ is a short first person experience (FPX) where color guides you through the world. At the end, you have to ask yourself one simple question: If you could make one last call to a loved one, what would you say?
Why similar: Indie 43.2%, Walking Simulator 43%, Story Rich 13.8%
- #2 Reflections
96% matchMixed49% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: Broken Window Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. Each action you take is punctuated by flushing the black and white environment with color, illustrating your progress and providing clues to what your future might hold.
Why similar: Experimental 41.4% ★, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Indie 17.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #3 Walden, a game
95% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2019
Dev: USC Game Innovation LabPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Take on Henry David Thoreau’s classic adventure in living simply in nature as you explore this epic open world game based on the story of Thoreau’s life in the woods alone at Walden Pond.
Why similar: Experimental 33.9% ★, Indie 31.1%, Walking Simulator 26.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #4 LIMEN: MoonCity
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MADKEV Studio
Windows
LIMEN: MoonCity is an atmospheric episodic adventure game that allows the player to traverse between memories using a system called Observe OS.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Experimental 22% ★, Indie 19.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #5 9.03m
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,134 reviews2013
Dev: Space Budgie
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 14%
The media is quick to put figures to death tolls in such disasters, and 9.03m tries to remind people of the individuals behind those figures. 9.03m is set on Baker Beach in San Francisco, where debris from the tsunami has washed ashore in the years following the tsunami. To play, you must find the butterflies.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Indie 27.6%, Experimental 24.1% ★, Exploration 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #6 The Augury House
93% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Augury House
Windows
The Augury House is a shifting collection of short experiences and exhibitions. Contents change weekly.
Why similar: Nonlinear 33.3%, Walking Simulator 26%, Exploration 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Indie 10.3%
- #7 Ramiwo
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Bil Deerbuch
Windows
The trippy and wondrous exploration-walking simulator. Arty, surreal, different. Grant your brain some sweetmeat.
Why similar: Experimental 50.2% ★, Indie 37.5%, Exploration 12.3%
- #8 Memoir En Code: Reissue
91% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: Kalopsia GamesPub: N/A
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Memoir En Code: Reissue is an autobiographical game album. Designed to be experienced similarly to a music album, this short experimental game explores different bits of the author's life as a series of interactive tracks.
Why similar: Experimental 57.2% ★, Indie 42.8%
- #9 Port of Call
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,273 reviews2015
Dev: Underdog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
Why similar: Experimental 53% ★, Indie 22.5%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Atmospheric 8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #10 PANORAMICAL
89% matchVery Positive90% of 231 reviews2015
Dev: Fernando RamalloPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 32%
Manipulate the look, sound, and feel of more than a dozen mesmerizing landscapes in this immersive musical adventure through space and time.
Why similar: Experimental 51% ★, Indie 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #11 Blind Touch
87% matchNo user reviews91% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Flygogo Games
Windows
A "Blind" simulator that lets you experience a new perspective and immersive sensory journey. Step into a world of darkness using your guide cane.
Why similar: Experimental 31.4% ★, Walking Simulator 30.1%, Story Rich 10%, Indie 9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #12 Bientôt l'été
90% matchMixed47% of 285 reviews2013
Dev: Tale of Tales
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Bientôt l’été is a videogame for two players. Two players who pretend to be lovers. They pretend to be lovers separated from each other by lightyears of deep space. They have lonely walks along the shore of a simulated ocean, thinking wistful thoughts of each other. Thoughts from ancient Earth literature by Marguerite Duras.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Experimental 33.6% ★, Indie 28.9%
- #13 kamer
88% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Sokpop S02: kamer - a short game about daydreaming. Come home, walk around your room, and let your thoughts flow freely...
Why similar: Indie 62.4%, Experimental 30.7% ★, Exploration 6.9%
- #14 Ephemeral Frame
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tsunscreen
Windows
Step inside picture frames, films, and other imagery that connect a variety of dreamscapes in this surreal first-person exploration game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Nonlinear 30%, Exploration 13.5%, Indie 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #15 Post Cards
85% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A collection of three small games. Catch fish on an ocean, solve a riddle in a desert, and make stew in a grove - all within 3 post card sized games.
Why similar: Experimental 51.1% ★, Indie 38.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #16 A Dream About Parking Lots
82% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows · Mac
Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams!
Why similar: Experimental 40.6% ★, Walking Simulator 29.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #17 Hippocampal: The White Sofa
86% matchMostly Negative36% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: FreegamerPub: Strategy First
Windows
Walk through this world to understand how it works!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 54%, Indie 46%
- #18 The Painted Forest
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Victor Schmitt
Windows
You wash ashore as a castaway to come upon the painted forest, a fossil forest in a distant world, and the lost temples of the people that once worshiped it.
Why similar: Experimental 37.7% ★, Walking Simulator 27.3%, Indie 23.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #19 Granite Noir: The Social Experiment
80% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Black Potion
Windows · Mac · Linux
One wish to shape a game forever. Wait 2 hours in darkness, make your request, and watch it become real for those who comes after.
Why similar: Experimental 45.3% ★, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Indie 14.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #20 Into Blue Valley
83% matchMixed50% of 60 reviews2014
Dev: Ryan Javanshir
Windows
Into Blue Valley is a first-person exploration game drawing upon themes of mystery and curiosity. It is presented as a 'found footage' game with the player's view resembling a camcorder recording showing a glipmse into the subdued environment that is being explored.
Why similar: Indie 53.6%, Walking Simulator 46.4%
- #21 Triennale Game Collection
82% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2016
Dev: Mario von RickenbachPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.
Why similar: Experimental 71.6% ★, Indie 28.4%
- #22 Proteus
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,783 reviews2013
Dev: Ed Key and David KanagaPub: Twisted Tree
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
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: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Experimental 28.5% ★, Exploration 14.8%, Indie 14.5%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #23 Kristallijn
81% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Gaël Bourhis
Windows
Explore an abandoned club intermittently lit by strobe lights and try to follow in the footsteps of a strange dancer. A short first-person audio-visual experience.
Why similar: Experimental 52.4% ★, Walking Simulator 29.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #24 Chionophile
78% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2020
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Chionophile is a very short experience about the mood of winter in the woods.
Why similar: Experimental 49.4% ★, Walking Simulator 28.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #25 The Path
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,022 reviews2009
Dev: Tale of Tales
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.9%, Experimental 26.8% ★, Indie 12.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #26 Yuha's Nightmares. Episode One: Catastrophe
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Supr Experience
Windows
Dive into Yuha's nightmares. Bear witness to a glitch apocalypse. Explore the hidden layers of a 3D-dreamscape. Piece together her memories and fears. Experience a true haunting with vanishing staircases, lost voices and time that keeps running out.
Why similar: Experimental 28.9% ★, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Indie 8.2%, Exploration 7%
- #27 What Surrounds Us
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Florent "Salty" Martinais
Windows
What surrounds us? Come find out and restore balance to an abstract and colorful ecosystem where every individual matters.
Why similar: Experimental 34.8% ★, Walking Simulator 28.2%, Indie 15.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Exploration 7%
- #28 driftwood
78% matchNegative13% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
driftwood is a short walking simulator about the North Sea at night
Why similar: Indie 62.8%, Walking Simulator 28.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #29 You Never Listen
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redi GamesPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Hayley finds her apartment empty. The love of her life packed and gone. What starts as a search for an answer soon turns into a personal journey. Was her life as perfect as she remembers it ? With each new clue she finds, the truth becomes more and more unbelievable.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Indie 25.5%, Experimental 18.9% ★, Story Rich 9.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #30 The Tedium and You
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noah Kuhn
Windows
The Tedium and You is an experimental first-person boredom simulator. Getting points is easy: just walk back and forth across a boring hallway. But that likely won't hold your interest. Explore the facility instead to find that the more you see, the less you know.
Why similar: Nonlinear 35.9%, Experimental 23.7% ★, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Exploration 9.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #31 Another_World
76% matchMostly Negative40% of 48 reviews2020
Dev: Wob Bob JonesPub: Salmon Slap Studios
Windows
Another_World is a Silent Hill/P.T. inspired psychological horror game. This is the first act for my first independently developed game made with Unreal Engine 4. Featuring an original soundtrack and story-line.
Why similar: Indie 65.6%, Experimental 20.6% ★, Story Rich 4.8%, Exploration 4.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #32 DOORS : Haunted Tales of Lantern House
73% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
This game is about reliving mysterious tales surrounding the haunted location, 'Lantern House.'
Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.1%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Indie 11.2%
- #33 Loading...
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dzuy Anh Do
Windows
You are 10-year-old Kiet. It is 2005, and your brother is dead. Nothing to do but play video games.
Why similar: Experimental 36.6% ★, Walking Simulator 25.5%, Indie 10.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #34 Deios II // DEIDIA
75% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: BARCHboi
Windows
Deidia is an Idle Game / Exploration / Incremental / Data-Corruption Glitch-Venture Hybrid game where you explore a lonely unstable world, use glitches, forgotten ruins. Its exploring an offline abandoned game / server with a ram corruptor played with platforming, very ambient, experimental.
Why similar: Experimental 63.3% ★, Indie 23.3%, Exploration 13.4%
- #35 Paws and Soul: First Step
74% matchMixed59% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: ELECTROSTALIN ENTERTAINMENTPub: Games Operators
Windows
Paws and Soul: First Step is a story introduction to Paws and Soul. Adventure game about reincarnation. Turn yourself into a wolf, explore mysterious forest and reveal every secret of your past life!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Indie 30.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #36 1/8192
70% matchVery Positive84% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: YonGame
Windows
Embark on a journey of Zen koans in a Buddhist mandala space Reach Nirvana with a 1 in 8192 chance in a mystical world adorned with tombstones and Buddha statues.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.2%, Indie 33.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #37 The Master
74% matchMixed65% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: Gem Rose Accent
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 7%
Climb to the top to learn The Master's teachings. Extremely short game.
Why similar: Experimental 37.5% ★, Walking Simulator 33.5%, Indie 26.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #38 Otem's Defiance
73% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2016
Dev: HyperBerry Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 99%
You play as Otem, a child who has been chosen as a sacrifice to the gods of his tribe. As they materialize in the center of the ring-shaped arena, you must dodge their attacks and fight back to survive the ritual and uncover the secrets of this gruesome tradition lead by the mysterious Shaman.
Why similar: Experimental 48.2% ★, Indie 39.5%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #39 The First Friend
72% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Westwater
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 44.4%, Indie 21.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 10%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #40 The Old City: Leviathan
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 740 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.8%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Indie 13.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #41 SELF
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Experimental 29.8% ★, Indie 29.4%, Nonlinear 25.5%, Story Rich 7%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #42 Dinner Date
73% matchMixed55% of 831 reviews2011
Dev: Stout Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Julian Luxemburg has prepared a dinner for two at his place – but things go awry when the date does not show up and he is left waiting at his dinner table, the clock’s ticking growing unbearably loud. „Dinner Date” is the character portrait of Julian: by becoming his subconsciousness you gain a clear vantage point on the worries which...
Why similar: Experimental 65.9% ★, Indie 31.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #43 Bodyless
71% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: NarriFlux
Windows
Bodyless is a VR journey set during Taiwan’s martial law era. You inhabit the ghost of a political prisoner, moving through fragmented spaces where folklore and surveillance intertwine. As environments distort, the line between memory and reality begins to dissolve.
Why similar: Experimental 37% ★, Indie 36.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Exploration 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #44 One Million Buttons
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MooCow Games
Windows
There are one million buttons. Only one button is correct. The correct button is chosen randomly, and there are no hints. Good luck!
Why similar: Experimental 46.5% ★, Nonlinear 21.8%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #45 Reaching for Petals
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 199 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Entropy Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Reaching for Petals is a poetic adventure about love, loss, and ambition. You will travel to the peak of the ever-reaching mountain to uncover the true nature of your mysterious and seemingly unguided journey.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.3%, Indie 31%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #46 Dancing Bones
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LotterPub: WAYONE GAMES
Windows
Wild West, ancient magic, non-linear plot, puzzles and colorful characters are all waiting for you in “The Dancing Bones”! Deep drama and humor intertwine in a unique world where every choice you make changes the story. Are you ready to uncover secrets, break curses, and change your destiny?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Nonlinear 23.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Indie 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #47 Escapeworld Dilemma
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoma Games
Windows
FREE TO PLAY: Kidnapped from your everyday life, you find yourself in a large theme park that feels more like an escape room. Solve puzzles, explore 12 themed islands, find resources, use your wits to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Nonlinear 23.3%, Experimental 19.8% ★, Indie 11.6%, Exploration 10.8%
- #48 Star Sky
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 334 reviews2015
Dev: JMJ InteractivePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Star Sky is a game about a man taking a midnight stroll. You take the same road as many times as you want, each time hopefully unlocking new encounters. Can you unlock the mysteries of the night?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Indie 23.5%, Experimental 22.5% ★, Atmospheric 10.7%, Exploration 5.1%
- #49 Transcender
67% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Aldo Jeffrey
Windows
Transcender is a brief interactive experience that takes place in a surreal sci-fi setting. Figuring out how to play and what to do is the main attraction of the experience. It will hopefully leave you thinking "Hmm, that was interesting"
Why similar: Experimental 43.9% ★, Walking Simulator 31.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #50 CUCCCHI
66% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Julián Palacios GechtmanPub: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
CUCCCHI is a game where you explore beautiful dioramas and go through dangerous and trippy labyrinths, in a journey inside the paintings of Enzo Cucchi.
Why similar: Experimental 36.3% ★, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Nonlinear 19.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Indie 7.8%
- #51 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
68% matchMixed68% of 2,083 reviews2016
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 59.4%, Indie 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #52 Forgetter
67% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2021
Dev: Sometimes Monastery
Windows
Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.
Why similar: Experimental 37.4% ★, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 8.8%, Indie 8.3%
- #53 The Dot
66% matchMixed67% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Viktor Dunets
Windows
I’m releasing this collection of games so that you may start talking to me again
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Experimental 29.5% ★, Story Rich 12.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #54 Guideless
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jason LukePub: Master of None Games
Windows
A short narrative-heavy non-linear exploration game. Where you explore a dungeon, journal your own notes, manage your light, avoid traps, read lore, and hunt for a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Nonlinear 27.9%, Indie 11.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #55 Hearing
69% matchMixed44% of 32 reviews2017
Dev: skrimm8
Windows
This is a short-time walking simulator with an open world that you can go through with your eyes closed. In the end, here you will need to rely only on your hearing.
Why similar: Indie 42.4%, Walking Simulator 40.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Singleplayer 4%
- #56 Gravity Bone
65% matchVery Positive94% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows
To make it in Nuevos Aires, one needs nerves of silk and the filthiest of hands.
Why similar: Experimental 30.1% ★, Indie 23.3%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #57 Marie's Room
64% matchVery Positive93% of 6,612 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.2%, Story Rich 19.1%, Indie 15.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Exploration 10.4%