60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Exploration, First-Person, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric.
Beauty and the Beast is a narrative mystery adventure game. Explore, uncover, and unravel the mystery behind the Beast and his residence in this heartwarming take on the classic story.
Summerland
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
Moon and Away
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Philosophical 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Detective 12.6%, Investigation 7.8%
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
Why similar: Philosophical 17.7%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Romance 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Exploration 7.6%
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Exploration 11%, Minimalist 8.8%
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 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Surreal 13.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Philosophical 9.2%
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Investigation 8.9%, Surreal 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
Enter a world where books spring to life. A beautiful Journey about forgiveness and Books awaits you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Detective 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Investigation 10.2%, Emotional 8.5%
Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Immersive Sim 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Surreal 12.6%, Exploration 8.6%
Step into a serene, surreal city of the old future. Explore environments shaped by the soul of Frutiger design. Slow down inside a world built to be remembered.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Surreal 10.4%, 3D 6.9%
Await your verdict in a luxury apartment that can execute you. Your behavior is judged. Survive long enough and you might be pardoned.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Surreal 10.2%, Exploration 9.9%
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Detective 22.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Enter the world of Milly, a troubled tattoo artist who sets out to revive her dying neighborhood by collecting remaining stories through her art. Walk the streets of Nortown, witness the comes and goes of its people, and redefine the meaning behind each tattoo in this first person narrative game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, First-Person 10.4%
A Pigeon Detective Game: Twin Beaks is a 3rd person, murder-mystery novel game. Explore a surreal village as you investigate the death of the town's delivery pigeon. Utilise your sleuthing skills to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the residents of Twin Beaks.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Exploration 7.8%
When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Philosophical 12.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Investigation 9.1%
MISKA is a narrative-driven adventure game with a strong focus on Australian flora and fauna. Rekindle your connection to family and nature through acts of restoration.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Exploration 7.6%, Emotional 5%
Experience liminal spaces like never before. A psychological exploration where intuition replaces guidance, environments feel alive, and the fear comes not from monsters, but from being lost, observed, and slowly overwhelmed by the space itself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Surreal 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 9.8%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Exploration 6.8%
Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Exploration 8.3%, First-Person 7.1%
Paramnesia is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, memory, and unsettling atmosphere rather than combat.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Surreal 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
A first-person narrative adventure set in a dystopian future. Advance through the futuristic OF-1 factory, solve puzzles, evade other androids, and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Detective 13%, Exploration 7.7%
Talk is cheap. Trust is earned. You are stuck on The Destin, a forsaken starship on the brink of oblivion that is controlled by Novah, a sentient AI who holds the key to your survival. Befriend, manipulate, deceive, and persuade your way to freedom in this sci-fi narrative adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Emotional 9.7%
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Investigation 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Emotional 9.4%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Surreal 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Investigation 13.1%
Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Surreal 21.7%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 9.5%, 3D 7.5%
An immersive storytelling experience that gives you the freedom to roam and explore a large and mysterious building at your own pace while an interwoven narrative plays out around you. Rewind time and watch each story from every angle.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Stylized 8.7%, Emotional 8.1%, Exploration 7%
Wander through vast, unsettling liminal spaces as a quiet presence grows alongside you. Inner Rooms is a psychological atmospheric exploration game set in a world that appears calm and peaceful, yet constantly radiates unease.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.1%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Surreal 11.4%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Minimalist 8.6%
An esoteric horror puzzle adventure, where your thoughts and mood affect the environment around you.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.3%, Detective 14.7%, Surreal 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Surreal 9.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
Through the lens of a VHS camera, you explore your memories of a children’s Museum you can’t quite remember, trying to find the answer behind the mystery of: “What is Piñata Puppy World?”
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Surreal 16.6%, Philosophical 13.7%, Exploration 9.1%
A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Surreal 16.4%, Philosophical 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Emotional 8.3%
36 people. 36 questions designed to make them fall in love. One virtual park dedicated to this moment in time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Philosophical 15.9%, Romance 15.1%, Exploration 8.4%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.9%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Immersive Sim 12%, Emotional 10.3%
A calm, dreamlike exploration experience set in a procedurally generated world where shifting landscapes and quiet structures emerge from the haze.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Surreal 13.7%, Immersive Sim 12%, Exploration 10.2%, Minimalist 8%
Abyssal Reflections is short Atmospheric depressing "non-jumpscare" game where you go through a total of 8 different time periods. You'll have to take care of your owners and how you relate to them is up to you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Philosophical 15.5%, Minimalist 9.9%, Emotional 8.6%
In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Exploration 7.8%, Emotional 6.8%
You investigate a secluded rural home of an old friend that's gone missing, abandoned under mysterious circumstances. You begin to uncover a haunting trail left behind by a man consumed by paranoia, isolation, and something far more disturbing.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Immersive Sim 22.4%, First-Person 9.4%, Casual 5.3%
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Investigation 11%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Exploration 7.8%
Investigate an abandoned server frozen in time. Explore liminal, blocky spaces, uncover strange anomalies, and piece together what went wrong. The deeper you go, the more the world shifts, watching and reacting to your presence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Immersive Sim 16%, Exploration 9.1%, Emotional 6.4%
In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 35.7%, Surreal 14.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Philosophical 9.3%, First-Person 9.1%
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: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Philosophical 22.9%, Exploration 11.1%, Emotional 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Immersive Sim 15%, Philosophical 10.8%, Investigation 10.7%
HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Philosophical 14.2%, Emotional 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
LANI’S CALL is a bite-sized, linear narrative game where you play as Lani, a playful humpback whale who dives into action when an earthshaking event threatens her underwater home. This cozy, emotional adventure offers a heartfelt introduction to the richly woven WHALE SINGER universe.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Immersive Sim 23.3%, Emotional 10.1%, Stylized 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Fall down further. Find them where they have always been. Help them remember. Explore multiple worlds, solve mysteries, and set your retail-hardened will against a mysterious cosmic force in the second installment of the beloved videohole series.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Philosophical 16.3%, Surreal 14.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Walking Simulator 25.3%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Casual 6.7%
Play as three guests of the rundown Motel Styx, overseen by the charming yet guarded Charon (and their cat). Explore your surroundings to uncover Charon's past and forever alter the future of the motel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 7.6%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Romance 11.6%, Investigation 10.9%
An experimental narrative game that tells its story through sound and memory. Sort through a box of personal mementos and relive memories from a relationship by closing your eyes in real life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Romance 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Investigation 11%
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Romance 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Exploration 8.2%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Detective 14.6%, Surreal 12.1%, Emotional 9%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Philosophical 12.5%, Surreal 11%, Exploration 10.5%, Investigation 10%
Deliver coffee to 9 tables in a looping European-style specialty cafe, spot the anomalies creeping in and reach Table 9.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Investigation 13.2%, Exploration 9.7%
The Ayna is a psychological exploration game set in Türkiye, inspired by the music video aesthetics and lyrical themes of a female vocalist. The player is tasked with noticing anomalies in the concert venue and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Immersive Sim 25.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 8.5%
Walking and Swimming Simulator. No monsters. Explore liminal spaces where each level reflects different aspects of your mind. Savor the atmosphere and let your feelings guide you. Relax or feel anxious as you dive underwater. Overcome your fears in uncanny, unnerving, and eerie spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Philosophical 13.6%, Surreal 13.4%, Exploration 9.1%
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Exploration 9%
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
Explore fantastic environments as Lula, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Philosophical 20.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Exploration 10.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
