- #1 Midnight Swamp
97% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Dark 15.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #2 Once Alive
96% matchVery Positive84% of 497 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #3 NORCO
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,267 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Dark 13.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, First-Person 11.4%
- #4 Ember Seeker
95% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Lehti E.
Windows
An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 12%, Stylized 11.3%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
- #5 Cloud Climber
94% matchVery Positive92% of 4,157 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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 30.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #6 Empathy: Path of Whispers
94% matchMixed60% of 220 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Story Rich 16.5%, First-Person 9.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #7 The Frosts: First Ones
93% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #8 Through The Fragmentation
92% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Exploration 18%, First-Person 17.6%, Mystery 17.2%, Stylized 16.1%, Atmospheric 14.3%
- #9 Back to Hearth
91% matchVery Positive98% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Exploration 18.4%, Atmospheric 17.5%, First-Person 16.1%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #10 Memorrha
91% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #11 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,920 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Futuristic 9.4%
- #12 Primordia
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,448 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32%, Point & Click 31.6%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #13 Bayou Island - Point and Click Adventure
90% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Andy Howard Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.
Why similar: Point & Click 51.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #14 The Cursed Forest
88% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Relaxing 12.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Dark 9.2%
- #15 The Silent Swan
86% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Praenaris
Windows
The Silent Swan is a contemplative first-person narrative experience across a megalithic, derelict world. Mixing elements from both walking simulator and open levels.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Dark 14.4%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Exploration 10.9%
- #16 The Old City: Leviathan
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 746 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 39.4%, Exploration 17.2%, Atmospheric 16.2%, First-Person 12.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #17 SnowBot
84% matchVery Positive90% of 216 reviews2026
Dev: inoutofit
Windows
Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.2%, Walking Simulator 20%, Exploration 16.3%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Mystery 8.7%
- #18 Paradise Marsh
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 546 reviews2022
Dev: LazyEti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
Why similar: Narrative 24.7% ★, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Relaxing 15%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 10%
- #19 Through Abandoned: The Forest
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2016
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Mystery 17.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #20 Within the Backrooms
83% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Display
Windows
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.3%, Exploration 19.8%, Stylized 19.5%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Walking Simulator 7%
- #21 Cradle
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,019 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Cafe for Semianimals
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.6%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 15.4%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 12.3%
- #22 Arctic Awakening
81% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2025
Dev: GoldFire Studios
Windows · Mac
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.
Why similar: Narrative 27.7% ★, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Mystery 9.4%, First-Person 8.6%
- #23 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 696 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.9%, Point & Click 21.7%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #24 Life of Delta
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 148 reviews2023
Dev: Airo GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Sci-fi 22.1%, Stylized 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Story Rich 6%
- #25 Through Abandoned: The Underground City
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,015 reviews2015
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #26 Metal Garden
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,589 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: Narrative 25.9% ★, Sci-fi 14.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Exploration 9.6%
- #27 NIGHTSLINK
80% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: Noiseminded
Windows
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, First-Person 14.3%, Stylized 12.4%, Linear 10.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #28 Shapik: The Moon Quest
79% matchVery Positive94% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Paul PodberezkoPub: Rapid Snail
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25%, Point & Click 22.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Dark 9.6%
- #29 The Abandoned Planet
77% matchVery Positive94% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Dexter Team GamesPub: Snapbreak
Windows · Mac · Linux
A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Exploration 15%, Sci-fi 12.8%, First-Person 12.3%, Futuristic 11.7%
- #30 There The Light
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: CasualBebop
Windows · Mac
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Relaxing 13.6%, Stylized 12.7%, Atmospheric 9%
- #31 LiDAR Exploration Program
76% matchVery Positive90% of 318 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Exploration 16.6%, Atmospheric 15.9%, First-Person 14.3%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #32 Homesick
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,455 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 26.1%, Atmospheric 18%, Exploration 16.4%, First-Person 15.1%, Mystery 14%
- #33 TEMPUS
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: k148 Game Studio
Windows
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Point & Click 21.2%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #34 Poolscape
75% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
Explore the Poolrooms as if it were lost media from 1998.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Exploration 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Minimalist 11.1%, Linear 7.3%
- #35 SILT
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,004 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Dark 33%, Atmospheric 27.8%, Exploration 23.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 4.6%
- #36 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 420 reviews2026
Dev: Ankoku
Windows
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Exploration 16.4%, First-Person 13.8%, Relaxing 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #37 Liminal Lane
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Ravenhome Studios
Windows
Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Exploration 15.3%, Stylized 14.6%, First-Person 13.9%, Dark 11.8%
- #38 The Repairing Mantis
74% matchVery Positive95% of 145 reviews2021
Dev: Erupting Avocado
Windows
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 27.1% ★, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, First-Person 9.6%
- #39 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
76% matchMixed53% of 257 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Exploration 13.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #40 Quern - Undying Thoughts
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,096 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.7%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%
- #41 The Moon Sliver
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,173 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #42 Red Matter
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,185 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Enter an abandoned Cold War base on a moon of Saturn in this atmospheric VR puzzle adventure. Scan evidence, translate Volgravian messages, manipulate strange machinery, and uncover a sci-fi mystery that grows more surreal with every discovery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Sci-fi 17%, Mystery 14.3%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #43 Portrait of a Torn
70% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
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 24.4%, Mystery 12.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #44 BLACKSHARD
68% matchVery Positive92% of 465 reviews2025
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.1%
- #45 POOLS
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,717 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Relaxing 11%
- #46 Machinika: Museum
69% matchVery Positive93% of 6,319 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Sci-fi 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Futuristic 11.4%, First-Person 10.4%
- #47 The Hungry Fly
69% matchVery Positive92% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Why similar: First-Person 16.1%, Exploration 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #48 The Wild Eternal
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: Ilsanjo
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #49 Discolored
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: Jason Godbey
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.1%, Walking Simulator 16%, Exploration 8.8%, Relaxing 8.8%, First-Person 8.5%
- #50 Myha: Return to the Lost Island
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Denis MartinPub: Simon Says: Play!
Windows
MYHA is a First Person Adventure game (Myst-like), part of a sci-fi series named The Black Cube (ASA: A Space Adventure...). Visit Myha, a moon in a far away solar system, and try to understand why you were teleported there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Stylized 11.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Exploration 10.5%
- #51 Panthalassa
66% matchVery Positive98% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Meia Calça
Windows
Panthalassa is a Point and click Puzzle game set in an underwater alien world. You play as an AI reborn in a highly advanced body they do not recognize. Interface with otherworldly technology and unlock the secrets behind this strange planet.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Point & Click 18.4%, Relaxing 9.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Stylized 9.2%
- #52 The Magnificent Trufflepigs
71% matchMixed56% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: ThunkdPub: AMC Games
Windows
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: First-Person 20.3%, Mystery 19.6%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Story Rich 15.5%
- #53 Another Tomorrow
69% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows · Mac
Another Tomorrow is a first-person point and click game. Trapped without your memories you’ll explore abandoned apartments, airfields, temples, and underground facilities to search for clues, solve puzzles, and unlock secrets to answer the question; who are you?
Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, First-Person 18.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Mystery 11%
- #54 Moon River
65% matchVery Positive99% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: BadAliasPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Moon River is a short RPG adventure with an emphasis on music and atmosphere. Perhaps some secrets too... Explore the remains of an quiet, empty world & find the river's end.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Exploration 21.2%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Dark 5.4%
- #55 Liminal Shroud
65% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Narrative 20.8% ★, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Relaxing 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Exploration 10.3%
- #56 Fugue in Void
70% matchMixed67% of 259 reviews2018
Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
Windows · Mac
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 41.3%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Indie 4.6%
- #57 INFRA
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,751 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.5%, Exploration 16.8%, First-Person 14.2%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Mystery 12.9%
- #58 Return to Shironagasu Island
66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Mystery 32.9%, Point & Click 23%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #59 The Fall of Lazarus
70% matchMixed64% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 11.6%
- #60 no signal
64% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Futuristic 10.4%