60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Singleplayer.
Navigate a mysterious world with painting as your guide. Unlock abilities, grow plants, meet characters, discover new worlds, and confront the mad mage to free yourself.
Ways Unknown
Surf the dunes of a strange desert, discover secrets hidden in plain sight, and unravel the story behind the sudden disappearance of your boyfriend in this surreal, open world mystery.
Once Glorious Artahk
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Surf the dunes of a strange desert, discover secrets hidden in plain sight, and unravel the story behind the sudden disappearance of your boyfriend in this surreal, open world mystery.
Why similar: Surreal 19%, Mystery 16%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 10.5%
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Nonlinear 17%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%
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: Surreal 15.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 11.1%
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Surreal 10.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.4%
Dive into the captivating world of puzzles with the new part of the Door game series. Your task is to find the correct door among many options to advance to the next level. But be careful: only by understanding the patterns and solving puzzles you can unlock the coveted passage.
Why similar: Open World 15.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, First-Person 14.9%, Exploration 13.1%, Nonlinear 7.5%
Kaori is a first-person puzzle and adventure game. Explore ancient ruins on a sun-drenched archipelago and uncover the many mysteries of a lost civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Mystery 9.5%
House of Wisdom is a first person puzzle game where the protagonist, one of the many creations of a deity, attempts to find out what happened to its creator who recently disappeared, helping the main character’s kins to deal with their distress along the way.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Puzzle 11.4%
The plane crashed, bringing an abrupt end to your journey. You regain consciousness in a strange lucid dream filled with interactive cube puzzles, where a mysterious voice guides you through the changing landscape. What is happening? Who are you? Do you have what it takes to wake up?
Why similar: Nonlinear 13.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Mystery 10.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Open World 8.2%
Soar through an alien world as a flying android. Dominate the environment with thunderous shouts —or surrender to the strange rhythms of wildlife. This planet does not obey humans. And maybe, neither should you.
Why similar: Mystery 15.7%, Open World 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Relaxing 10.4%, Puzzle 10.4%
This story is about a single person who was unsure of the nature of things and the physical integrity of things around him. Everyday this man went to his job and dreamed of a time in which, it seems, he didn't exist. But then one day after our protagonist took the bus to work, he got off on...a ship.
Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Open World 12.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%
Symbols have never had such an impact on a person’s fate. Meet a new part of a fascinating mystical doors puzzle. This time you will have to face the ruins of the past, hiding the secret of a vanished civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Open World 12.9%, First-Person 11.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 8.3%
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Surreal 14.9%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Open World 9.4%
Explore a forgotten valley filled with ancient mechanisms and mysteries. Solve intricate 3D puzzles and uncover the story of the four sages who once lived there.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
In the year 1018, an adventurer from Samarkand drifts to Hardland. Solve a mystery by delving into the different sides of this fantasy world. Hardland is a bustling kingdom filled with secrets. A kingdom that wants you to listen.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Surreal 15.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Open World 9.5%
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Nonlinear 18%, Mystery 11.9%, Open World 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, First-Person 12%
Make the bullet's path through colorful lollipops
Why similar: Puzzle 17.2%, First-Person 16.9%, Open World 14.3%, Relaxing 13%, Exploration 11.5%
"Cross the C" is a top-down 3D ice-sliding puzzle game. Control your ship and navigate across the frozen sea to reach the islands. Some stages feature special items called "Pieces" that can be placed onto the board from above. Use them strategically to solve the puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Mystery 11.8%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Surreal 12.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 10.6%
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Surreal 15.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Surreal 26%, Puzzle 23.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Exploration 10.3%
Parallel is a first-person (third-person optional) RPG adventure game, you will explore a parallel world with a new civilization. Each player will go through different environments, from mysticism, paradise to claustrophobic and destruction scenes. Your choices can change the course of story.
Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Fantasy 8.7%
Embark on a surreal journey through a world of living paintings in this first-person puzzle game. Draw symbols on canvases to uncover secrets and solve challenging puzzles. Use your wit and creativity to progress!
Why similar: Surreal 23.4%, Mystery 15.3%, First-Person 14.3%, Puzzle 13.6%, Open World 12.1%
Uncover ancient truths in the mystical, intriguing and often dangerous alpine heights. Solve puzzles, explore ancient, beautiful and forgotten locations while you awaken the secrets of the Emerald Tablets.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.1%, First-Person 15.9%, Exploration 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Adventure 12.1%
"Big Sister..." For some reason, the lonely young girl Onene feels she must have an older sister. Who exactly is Onene's sister? The mountain village where she was born and raised has become a mysterious labyrinth. Onene's journey to find her sister has only just begun...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Exploration 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.5%, Surreal 16%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 12.6%, Fantasy 10.8%
Embark on a first-person adventure to a mysterious café in Cairo. Adopt a new perspective and shape reality to your will as you unravel an occult conspiracy hidden in plain sight.
Why similar: Mystery 17.9%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 12%, Choices Matter 11.4%, First-Person 11.1%
Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an allegorical odyssey towards death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Surreal 15.9%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Open World 8.5%
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Nonlinear 18%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 9.1%
Protect a psychedelic world from bizarre beasts and punishing bosses in this poetic mystery filled with secrets, puzzles and music.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Surreal 13.8%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna, a young girl who escapes into Lunaria — a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness, and imagination. She harnesses the power of moonlight to overcome challenges and defeat enemies.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.9%, Surreal 16.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%
Embark on this Metroidvania with Weefager! Master the art of soul extraction as a charming pink creature, animating objects into powerful allies with unique abilities. Overcome epic challenges and explore a world teeming with magic, mystery and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Surreal 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Open World 8.9%
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Mystery 15.9%, Surreal 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.6%, Open World 15.1%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Nonlinear 8.3%
Have you ever dreamed of being inside the paintings of great artists? Change them? Illusionary Manor is waiting for you. Explore a mysterious manor where every painting leads to a new world. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and discover the story behind the art.
Why similar: First-Person 17.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Surreal 16.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Mystery 13%
A new adventure awaits you in a beautiful park filled with puzzles related to finding patterns in the amazing world of the game. Engage your logic and carefully examine your surroundings to find clues to solve the riddles and mysteries of this place.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.1%, First-Person 16%, Exploration 14.1%, Open World 13.1%, Nonlinear 9.8%
Tyro: Legend of Whisperwood is a Souls-like Metroidvania where your choices shape reality. Play as Tyro, a vengeful field mouse. Battle the Gladeblight's horrors, manage your Sanity Gauge, and survive a world that warps with your mind. Will you break the cycle or lose yourself to madness?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Story Rich 7%
You just arrived on this Island to visit The Exhibition. Discover this place, alone, and it's challenging and surprizing puzzles.
Why similar: Open World 16.3%, Puzzle 16%, First-Person 15.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Surreal 12.3%
Lost Beyond is a First-Person Adventure Exploration game with two Gamemodes, offering you a Story to get lost in and an Open World Freeroam where you can let your imagination go wild.
Why similar: Open World 17.8%, First-Person 15.2%, Exploration 13.8%, Relaxing 11.3%, Fantasy 9.6%
Embark on a wholesome adventure through the lively town of Lovely Plains. You'll find all kinds of oddball characters that need your help. Practice your helpfulness, puzzle- and mystery-solving abilities, and enjoy your time in town.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Open World 12.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Mystery 10.5%
open-world survival-horror, scenic exploration, puzzle solving, first-person, dark fantasy
Why similar: Nonlinear 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Open World 10.8%, First-Person 8.7%
Solve its secrets or become one in this third-person cozy-horror puzzle adventure about home and belonging. Explore quirky rooms, test unspoken rules, and use magic to solve playful puzzles as strange secrets unfold within a mysterious manor. Refuge is only the beginning.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.3%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
Embark on an epic adventure in the vast kingdom of Lordhem. Unleash the power of the dark sword to defeat enemies and save the kingdom. Explore a pixel art medieval fantasy world full of creatures and dangers. Are you ready to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.7%, Nonlinear 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Adventure 3.1%
Explore a small open world in first-person, solving environmental puzzles across five distinct biomes. Observe, experiment, and uncover secrets at your own pace in this calm, discovery-focused indie experience.
Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Exploration 13.5%, Open World 12.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Puzzle 10%
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Mystery 13.8%, First-Person 13.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Surreal 11.9%, Open World 10.8%
Astrobarian™ is a 3D action RPG game where you and Cordina travel to different worlds — some cultivated, others filled with deadly hazards. Along the way, you may encounter others with different motives and unresolved mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Surreal 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Open World 8.4%
Welcome to the puzzle park! You will meet with a lot of puzzles scattered across the park. Solve them and get stars that will help you move forward. Choose your own path on which you will go, because the game is completely non-linear and with an open world.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.9%, Open World 16.9%, First-Person 15.8%, Exploration 14.3%, Nonlinear 14.2%
Discover a world torn by war and magic. Make choices that shape your story, master strategic combat, and confront powerful enemies. Explore a beautifully crafted pixel-art world full of secrets in a story-driven RPG adventure.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 10%
Your personality shapes your story in this first-person open-world RPG. Explore Grimmgart valley, scarred by the War for Divinity, and make choices through rich, layered dialogues. Shape your own playstyle and take your role in this new world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15%, Open World 14.5%, First-Person 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%
You're stuck in a time loop – and you have five minutes to stop it.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Open World 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Open World 12.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.5%
Onirike is an original 3D adventure, puzzle and platformer video game which takes place in an intricate open world, designed with a non-linear narrative and presented with a peculiar audio-visual aesthetic.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Surreal 12.7%, Open World 12%, Puzzle 10.3%
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.6%, Puzzle 16.9%, First-Person 16.4%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 12%
Honu is a first-person 3D puzzle adventure where magic meets technology. Solve logic-based puzzles, reshape the world with magitech, and uncover a story set in a mysterious, beautifully stylized world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Exploration 16.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 14.9%, Relaxing 9.7%
Discover hidden truths about the world in this 3D adventure about a giraffe with an unreasonably long neck. Figure out the rules, solve strange mysteries, and stumble upon unexpected twists. Choose your own path.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Open World 13.5%, Surreal 13.1%, Puzzle 11.5%
A Survival Horror game: Paranormal Investigator, Jonathan Hunter, awakens in an alternate realm finding himself fighting to survive. Forced to team up with a ghost girl named Angel trapped in a strange artifact, they must work together to escape an underground laboratory and evade dangerous enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 11.7%
Shadows of Elsewhen is an alchemy-inspired, murder mystery-themed 1st-person puzzle game. Explore the cryptic Temple Elsewhen and solve your way through the many ancient machinations, arcane devices, and puzzles which hold the secret to the ghost of young Arriel's mysterious and untimely demise.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.8%, First-Person 17.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 13.2%
In this "Arcade Metroidbrainia", the only thing that stops you from progressing are holes in your understanding. Use mechanics in clever unique ways to uncover secrets, or dodge randomly generated hazards to get highscores.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Surreal 13.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 11.3%
