
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
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CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.

Valley
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.
Why similar: Adventure 22.6%, First-Person 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Indie 10.1%
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 39.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 9.2%
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: Adventure 22.2%, Puzzle 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 10.5%
N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Adventure 22.8%, Puzzle 16.7%, Indie 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
Why similar: Adventure 25.5%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Indie 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Puzzle 16%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%
ORACLE is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations to explore, great soundtrack and an awesome story ready to be unraveled.
Why similar: Adventure 29.7%, Walking Simulator 29.5%, Indie 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 6.5%
Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...
Why similar: Adventure 21.8%, Indie 14.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%
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: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Indie 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Why similar: Beautiful 26.4% ★, Adventure 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.7%
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 9.4%
Soar through virgin skies and dive into lost oceans as you hunt for the ancient gods of the Inverse, a forsaken realm of inside-out planets. Created by a small team of seven developers and originally funded on Kickstarter, InnerSpace is a bright, colorful exploration flying game with no horizons.
Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Indie 19.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 12%
Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Indie 20.2%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, First-Person 9.4%
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Why similar: Adventure 20.9%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 14.8%, Beautiful 13.8% ★, First-Person 11.9%
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 30.9%, Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 12.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Indie 9.1%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Adventure 22.6%, Horror 13.5%, Indie 10.5%, First-Person 10.2%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%
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 25.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Indie 15.2%, Horror 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Indie 15%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 10.5%
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 12.8%, Beautiful 12.6% ★, Adventure 12.4%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 9.7%
A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...
Why similar: Indie 41.4%, Puzzle 36.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, First-Person 8.9%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Indie 11.2%, Exploration 10.8%
A mysterious trip to gorgeous and surreal lands, players explore the unknown and harness mystical powers which have been hidden in the valley for centuries.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Adventure 30.6%, Indie 19%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Exploration 7.7%
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: Adventure 20.4%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Indie 14%, Beautiful 13.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.1%
The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Indie 10.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.5%
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: Adventure 29.1%, Indie 15.9%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 13%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%
Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Puzzle 19.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Exploration 9.9%
Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 19%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Atmospheric 14.9%
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%
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Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 10%, Mystery 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%
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Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Puzzle 17.6%, Adventure 17.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Indie 27.7%, Walking Simulator 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, First-Person 7.8%
Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.
Why similar: Adventure 21.8%, First-Person 19.5%, Indie 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Puzzle 13.2%
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Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Adventure 17%, Indie 12.5%, Beautiful 8% ★, Exploration 7.7%
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Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Indie 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Beautiful 9.1% ★
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Indie 16.7%, First-Person 13.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Beautiful 11.8% ★, Horror 11.5%, Indie 11.2%
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Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Adventure 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%
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Why similar: Adventure 27.8%, Puzzle 24.5%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Indie 5.5%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: Adventure 24%, Puzzle 17.5%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, First-Person 10%, Indie 9.3%
Welcome to The Fabled Woods, a dark and mysterious narrative short story. Despite the picturesque beauty, ugly and terrible secrets lurk among the shifting boughs, darkness that no amount of dappled sunlight can erase. Take the first step, and experience an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Adventure 34.9%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Indie 19.4%, First-Person 9%, Mystery 4.3%
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: Adventure 35.9%, Indie 22.1%, Exploration 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.
Why similar: Adventure 26%, Indie 17.7%, Beautiful 17.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Puzzle 9.9%
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: Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle 16.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Indie 11.5%, Exploration 9%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 93.6%, Indie 1.6%, Walking Simulator 1.4%, First-Person 0.7%, Puzzle 0.7%
A walking sim in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.9%, Indie 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 10.5%
You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Indie 20.7%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Puzzle 6%
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, First-Person 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%
I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Indie 22%, Puzzle 12.1%, Beautiful 10.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
Nephise Begins tells the player what happened at the time before Nephise was an orb collector. The main setting is forest again, but this time without snow, instead a more sunny and foggy weather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 11.1%, Indie 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Horror 9.6%
Delve into a mystical world of Tibetan legends!
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Indie 7.2%
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Puzzle 26.9%, First-Person 18.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 7.2%
Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%