Games Like Cloud Climber

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 56.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, First-Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the post-apocalyptic, quiet, and reflective atmosphere of wandering through a world left behind by humanity.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.4%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 9.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This masterpiece of environmental storytelling captures the same sense of exploring a mysterious, abandoned space to uncover a family's history.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.8%, Atmospheric 13.7%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 6.3%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric, first-person exploration of a desolate, beautiful environment filled with hidden secrets.

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 47.4%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at first-person narrative exploration in a beautiful, isolated setting that feels both grounded and mysterious.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Atmospheric 18.8%, Relaxing 13.2%, Adventure 12%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a vast, surreal world filled with ancient ruins that rewards curiosity and slow-paced exploration.

You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, first-person exploration game captures the same experimental and slightly unsettling vibe found in Cloud Climber.

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Casual 11.8%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, surreal, and nature-focused exploration experience that feels like a dreamlike journey.

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: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.4%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, dreamlike aesthetic and focus on uncovering a hidden world align closely with the unique visual identity of Cloud Climber.

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 17.7%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Relaxing 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Exploration 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: The game emphasizes relaxing, sky-bound exploration and the discovery of ancient ruins in a beautiful, open world.

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 46.6%, Atmospheric 14.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an abstract, first-person exploration experience that focuses on scale and surreal architecture.

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 53%, Relaxing 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 7.4%, Casual 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental, atmospheric exploration game focuses on the interaction between the player and a surreal, procedurally generated environment.

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 38.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a short, atmospheric, first-person exploration game that focuses on piecing together a narrative from a desolate island.

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 54.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on philosophical, first-person exploration of a decaying, mysterious city.

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 39.8%, Atmospheric 15.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a beautiful, ruined, and atmospheric world that the player must explore to uncover its secrets.

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

Why similar: Atmospheric 28%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, Relaxing 23%, Casual 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the aesthetic of nature reclaiming man-made ruins, offering a relaxing and meditative experience.

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 43.6%, Adventure 15%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a story-rich, atmospheric exploration game where you uncover the emotions and memories left behind in a ruined world.

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Relaxing 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a pure walking simulator that focuses on the meditative act of traveling through beautiful, atmospheric scenery.

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 39%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person adventure takes you on a journey through a surreal, atmospheric landscape that feels both spiritual and lonely.

Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .

Why similar: Atmospheric 20.3%, Adventure 19%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Relaxing 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This free, atmospheric exploration game uses a distinct art style to tell a story about life and death in a mysterious world.

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 53%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Casual 10%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, first-person, and highly atmospheric experience that prioritizes mood and environmental design.

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This unique title uses a point-cloud visual style to make the exploration of dark, mysterious ruins feel incredibly immersive.

You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.4%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A free, atmospheric, and story-rich adventure that focuses on the quiet discovery of a narrative within an environment.

Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an open-world, atmospheric exploration experience set in a post-human landscape that rewards quiet observation.

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 41.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, first-person exploration of decaying industrial ruins that feels both realistic and haunting.

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: Walking Simulator 28.8%, First-Person 18.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The game combines first-person exploration with unique movement mechanics to traverse a beautiful, mysterious, and ruined landscape.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Relaxing 18.4%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more upbeat, it captures the joy of climbing and exploring a beautiful, contained world at your own pace.

The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 61.2%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This short, philosophical exploration game offers different perspectives on life through a simple, first-person walking experience.

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Relaxing 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Exploration 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the quiet exploration of a flooded, ruined city, emphasizing the beauty of the environment over combat.

Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

Why similar: Adventure 25.7%, Exploration 20.7%, Casual 17.5%, Singleplayer 10.6%, Relaxing 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The climbing mechanics and the focus on ascending a massive, surreal structure make it a great thematic match.

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 45.9%, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 7.2%, Atmospheric 7%

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 7.4%, Atmospheric 7%, Relaxing 6.8%

Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.5%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 7%

Experience the majestic Jungfrau summit in this short walking simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Casual 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%

A game in which you explore surreal and beautiful forests.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Adventure 12%, Relaxing 10.6%, Casual 8.7%

They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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: Walking Simulator 53%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Casual 6.9%, First-Person 6.2%

A walking simulator about dear memories, overcoming obstacles, and finding your path. Experience a story inspired by finno-karelian folklore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Story Rich 5.1%

Apocalypse Delivery Service is an exciting survival and adventure game. You will enter a post-apocalyptic world where you play as a courier delivering packages. But don't think it will be easy! Your task is to find necessary items, survive, and most importantly, escape from the city.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.7%, Post-apocalyptic 28.3%, Casual 5.8%, 3D 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.2%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 4.9%

Discover the peaceful beauty of Chromatic Isle, a 30-minute getaway where music and puzzles unite in the four seasons. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to puzzles, this harmonious journey awaits. Unveil the secrets of each season in Chromatic Isle.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.9%, First-Person 11.9%, Casual 8.4%, Adventure 6.8%, Puzzle 6.4%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Relaxing 10.2%, Adventure 9.9%

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 39.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 7%, Relaxing 6.7%

3D first-person walking simulator with a side of exploration/interaction with the environment. The game tells the story of the Space Lemmings from Space who, after running many experiments with breakfast alphabet and the space-time continuum, got blocked between dimensions (or something).

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 11%, Exploration 6.7%, Stylized 6.3%

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 39.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Exploration 6%

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 49.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Casual 8.3%

Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 8.3%

Titan Chaser is a surreal driving and walking experience, meant to evoke a feeling of being lost and discovering something mystical at your own pace instead of structured gameplay mechanics. Your job here is to scout giant creatures and scare them away without fighting or killing.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48%, Atmospheric 11%, Relaxing 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Adventure 7.3%

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.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Puzzle 6%

Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.8%, First-Person 18.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Puzzle 7.3%

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: Walking Simulator 20.2%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%

A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.

Why similar: Atmospheric 38.2%, Casual 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Exploration 7%

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 43.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

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 43.9%, Adventure 18.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Relaxing 9.5%, Exploration 8.2%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.3%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 6.6%

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 44%, Atmospheric 14.3%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.3%

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.6%, First-Person 15.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Stylized 7.3%

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 52.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Casual 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Story Rich 5.5%

A serene first-person 3D platformer where you use a magical rope to traverse the body of a dormant ancient colossus in order to heal its wounds and awaken it once again. Embark on a relaxing journey of melancholy to rekindle one of nature's long-lost wonders.

Why similar: Adventure 23.6%, Casual 14.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.6%