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Games Like CODEX vs SCIENCE (Not Talos Principles)

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CODEX vs SCIENCE (Not Talos Principles) is a narrative-driven and engaging adventure game about mental health physiotherapy. Explore ruins, discover notes, and question reality itself. A mysterious journey that blends faith and science — number 1 in the scientific community.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Sui Motus
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HopeLitDreams
    Windows

    A cinematic first-person sci-fi story seen through the eyes of Celes, a lonely android who awakens on a silent ship drifting ever farther from Earth. As the only one of your kind in the entire universe, you are searching for answers, connection, and a place to call home.

    Why similar: Science 21.9%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Philosophical 11.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 7.4%

  2. #2 EXISTENTIAL
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ahmet Zahit DönmezPub: Ascetic
    Windows

    EXISTENTIAL is a first-person story-driven puzzle game that offers a unique solution that will put your existence into the game world.

    Why similar: Philosophical 34.3%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, First-Person 7%, Exploration 6.4%

  3. #3 Rivage
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Exnilo StudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows

    Rivage is an immersive sci-fi puzzle adventure set aboard the A.R.E.S. space station trapped in a space phenomenon. Wake up as Miranda, forced to explore, solve intricate puzzles to unravel the fate of your missing crew.

    Why similar: Philosophical 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Science 17%, Mystery 9.4%, Investigation 6.5%

  4. #4 Reflections at Frostkorn
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Tonguç Bodur
    Windows

    On the early morning he comes of age, Yu begins the sacred journey to the foothill of Mountain Frostkorn.

    Why similar: Philosophical 40.1%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 8.4%

  5. #5 Sublustrum
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Brickworks Games
    Windows

    Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.

    Why similar: Philosophical 35.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%

  6. #6 GENIE
    94% matchMixed59% of 41 reviews2023
    Dev: Tonguç Bodur
    Windows

    Explore fantastic environments as Lula, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny.

    Why similar: Philosophical 29.2%, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 7.2%

  7. #7 K2-18b: Legacy
    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Synthetic Void Dev
    Windows · Linux

    In this walking simulator, you'll immerse yourself in a mysterious and unknown atmosphere accompanied by original, atmospheric music. As you navigate unique labyrinths, you'll uncover a fascinating storyline, explore the world of an exoplanet, and uncover its secrets.

    Why similar: Science 24.7%, Philosophical 19.7%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Story Rich 6.9%, Mystery 6.6%

  8. #8 The Old City: Leviathan
    92% matchMostly Positive72% of 745 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.

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  9. #9 Scientific project: Optic
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KHVOYA GamesPub: COR-SOFTWARE LLC
    Windows

    Scientific Project: Optic is a first-person puzzle game that guides you through the history of optical science, from its philosophical origins to our modern understanding. Master the nature of light and solve puzzles inspired by real scientific discoveries.

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.7%, Science 22.1%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Mystery 9.2%, First-Person 6.2%

  10. #10 Summerland
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,766 reviews2020
    Dev: FYRE Games
    Windows

    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.

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  11. #11 Year Unknown
    90% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: Julian Heuser
    Windows · Linux

    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 37.1%, Walking Simulator 26.8%, Exploration 9%, Sci-fi 5.4%, First-Person 5.2%

  12. #12 Terra Foliata
    89% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: TeleolabsPub: The Bueno Lab
    Windows · Mac

    Explore the Valley of Mists, where lucid dreams create reality. Study people's dreams and determine their fate. Leave the hectic world for a while and return to yourself.

    Why similar: Philosophical 32%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Story Rich 7.6%, Mystery 7.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%

  13. #13 808
    88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Zero Task
    Windows

    808 explores the memories that define us and what happens when they're taken away. It's a surreal game about love, loss, and a difficult choice: the pain of authenticity, or the peace of self forgetfulness.

    Why similar: Philosophical 27.2%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Mystery 9.3%, First-Person 7.5%

  14. #14 my brother lives in a canyon
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2021
    Dev: Kenneth Dodrill
    Windows · Linux

    my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%

  15. #15 Imaginaria
    87% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbis Tertius Games
    Windows · Linux

    Imaginaria is both a night watch and the night watcher. It's a military term, supposedly coming from Latin, Imaginarius: relative to a mental figure. Perhaps because under Imaginaria duty the mind likes to wander too. Here in Antarctica we do them since the incident. And tonight I am Imaginaria.

    Why similar: Philosophical 32.6%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Science 17.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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    86% matchVery Positive91% of 97,581 reviews2016
    Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 33.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 8.6%

  17. #17 Inmates
    86% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
    Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

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  18. #18 Riven
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,794 reviews2024
    Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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  19. #19 The Wrong Floor
    84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: MIDI Studio
    Windows

    Trapped in a mysterious hotel, you must observe, decide, and take risks. Use your points and abilities to descend faster… if you dare.

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    85% matchMostly Positive78% of 213 reviews2018
    Dev: Tonguç Bodur
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A man embarks on a journey toward the top of a mountain, to discover the truth of his existence. Along the way, he ponders the nature of life itself. Drizzlepath: Deja Vu is a spiritual revisitation of Tonguç Bodur's very first game, Drizzlepath.

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    83% matchNo user reviews2025
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    Windows

    A failed experiment has unleashed the Overblooming, threatening to consume the world. Explore abandoned ruins overtaken by nature, uncover the fate of those who lived here, and push forward to stop the spreading disaster.

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  22. #22 A Deep Rest
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: David Wilkie
    Windows

    A Deep Rest is a collection of short stories about men and their relationship with mental health and depression. Taking control of a different character in each story, you will experience life from their perspective. See the problems and issues they face and help them find ways to be alright again.

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    82% matchMixed56% of 174 reviews2021
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    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.

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    80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: Jonathan Turner
    Windows · Mac

    VIDEO CHAPEL is a virtual art installation by Jonathan Turner and Marsia Alexander-Clarke. Through First Person and VR, users can explore the secrets of a sprawling exhibition environment offering new interpretations, freedoms, and constraints.

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  25. #25 The Talos Principle 2
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,150 reviews2023
    Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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.

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  26. #26 Apple Crumble
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  27. #27 De-Void
    81% matchMixed63% of 144 reviews2016
    Dev: Playstige Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.

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  28. #28 A Dream About Parking Lots
    78% matchPositive100% of 47 reviews2025
    Dev: Interactive Dreams
    Windows · Mac

    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!

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  29. #29 Below the Underworld
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nick van 't End
    Windows

    Below the Underworld is a story-driven, artistic walking simulator where you play as Jing, a boy shaped by childhood bullying and trauma. Guided by light, you explore surreal dreamscapes, confront symbolic inner shadows, on a journey of fear, memory, and healing.

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  30. #30 House Party 8
    77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Pedro Verpha
    Windows

    A short first-person anomaly horror game set inside a looping house party. Observe carefully, trust your memory, and escape only when everything feels normal.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Mystery 9%

  31. #31 Moon and Away
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Timeless Ink
    Windows

    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?

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    76% matchVery Positive85% of 478 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Dev: Wowbagger Productions
    Windows · Mac

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    Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
    Windows

    You are a detective who wants to investigate how all the inhabitants of a city died due to a virus. It all started in a hotel that was abandoned along with the city, and it was rumored to be haunted. You are on a quest for answers.

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  35. #35 Cubic Enigma
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    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the fascinating ancient world of cube puzzles, where each step reveals a new mystery. You will explore different zones, each filled with unique puzzles that require the use of cubes to solve them.

    Why similar: Philosophical 32.3%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Mystery 7%

  36. #36 Dream Stone
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    Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    You wake up and find yourself trapped in a dream. Only thing in your mind is to wake up. The key to wake up lies within 3 Dream Stones which are awaiting at the end of puzzles you encounter through the game in different dream chapters.

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.7%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Adventure 16%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 6.7%

  37. #37 What Remains of Edith Finch
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,174 reviews2017
    Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 32.5%, Story Rich 19.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%, First-Person 8.2%

  38. #38 Recurring Dream
    74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Grow Now!
    Windows

    Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 8%

  39. #39 OFFLINE
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Anoft
    Windows

    A story-driven quest in which the setting plays a key role. Pay attention to detail and look for connections, ask yourself questions, and never forget the bigger picture, learning to read the symbolism that surrounds you. Are you playing?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Philosophical 22.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 7.6%

  40. #40 ATRIA-1
    73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: ChargePub: Charge
    Windows

    Charge Game Studio presents a dark Sci-Fi action thriller. Challenge yourself as a space colonist on a Russian ship lost so deep in the Universe that even the strongest com ties are torn. Feel the ruthlessness of cosmos, painful past, and extraordinary events on the ship that all mix up into horror.

    Why similar: Philosophical 44.1%, Walking Simulator 24.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, First-Person 7.4%, Sci-fi 4.9%

  41. #41 164: Fragile Ascent
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Monosurge
    Windows

    164 Floors. The ultimate test of mind and body. The ascent is simple, mechanical, yet unforgiving. Every step brings you closer to the summit… or your own annihilation. 164: Fragile Ascent is a first-person rhythm challenge where the certainty of the machine clashes with the fragility of the mind.

    Why similar: Philosophical 27.3%, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 7%, First-Person 7%

  42. #42 Haven Moon
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 690 reviews2016
    Dev: Francois Roussel
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.

    Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Science 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Investigation 6.5%

  43. #43 The Collage Atlas
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: John William EvelynPub: Robot House Games
    Windows

    Lovingly crafted with pen & ink, by one person over 4.5 years. In The Collage Atlas your presence, your gaze, your movements all matter. With these things you breathe life into this hand-drawn picture-book dream-world.

    Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Walking Simulator 30.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.4%

  44. #44 Forgetter
    71% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2021
    Dev: Sometimes Monastery
    Windows

    Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.7%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 6.9%

  45. #45 The Genetic Dilemma
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Katsuya Abe
    Windows

    Your brain remains your own. The body does not. After a full-body transplant, your own scent begins to feel wrong. As you try to understand why, that feeling starts to become something else. A short near-future sci-fi narrative adventure about the new questions that begin after technology saves you.

    Why similar: Philosophical 27.3%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%

  46. #46 Debris
    72% matchMixed65% of 141 reviews2017
    Dev: Moonray Studios
    Windows · Mac

    An atmospheric first-person narrative adventure set in a surreal seascape locked between ice and rock. Following an incident, you and a friend must find power, defeat strange and deadly creatures, and decipher what mysterious forces are attempting to prevent your escape. Escape together or die alone.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Science 20.3%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Story Rich 7.4%, Investigation 6.5%

  47. #47 Jung's Labyrinth
    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 70 reviews2020
    Dev: Jan Jileček
    Windows · Mac

    Jung's Labyrinth is a psychological exploration game that uses Jungian psychology, mythology, alchemical and dream symbolism in a series of active imaginations to map the process of individuation. Confront your inner archetypes, collect messages that other travelers left behind and reach your Self.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Philosophical 23.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, First-Person 7.5%

  48. #48 The Memphis Chronicles
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: High Road Stories
    Windows

    The Memphis Chronicles is a first-person tragicomedy set in a world between worlds. Explore a mysterious city layered with stories and connections, in which memories creep up on you. No one there to hold your hand. The only way is forward. This is the trip of a lifetime.

    Why similar: Philosophical 28.5%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Mystery 7.3%

  49. #49 Kinsfolk
    68% matchPositive100% of 46 reviews2026
    Dev: Vinko Kodzoman
    Windows · Linux

    A short, atmospheric narrative adventure about fatherhood, memory, and healing. Explore a beautiful world, relive pivotal moments from a new father’s past, and see how they shape the parent he chooses to become.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 8.6%

  50. #50 Life on the Hook
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2022
    Dev: Arkuda Inc.
    Windows

    Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.

    Why similar: Philosophical 28.4%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%

  51. #51 Imagined Leviathans
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    A scavenger tale set in Britain's arctic future. Explore the English tundra as you gather survivors frozen by fear, evade the mysterious leviathans stalking them, and thaw out the truth.

    Why similar: Philosophical 25%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%

  52. #52 Hypermind
    69% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
    Dev: Recursionstudio
    Windows · Mac

    Hypermind is a first-person puzzle game inspired by Portal. As a tester, you have been given four powerful abilities, and you will need to solve a series of interesting puzzles with combinations of these abilities and a touch of imagination.

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.6%, Science 18.4%, First-Person 8.8%, Mystery 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  53. #53 Mirages of Winter
    69% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: Mirari GamesPub: PID Games
    Windows

    Embark on a poetic adventure through the beautiful, ink-painted Winter Island. Explore new paths, collect animal paintings, solve soothing puzzles, uncover the island’s mysteries, and awaken spring.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Philosophical 18.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Exploration 7.9%

  54. #54 Marie's Room
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 6,659 reviews2018
    Dev: Kenny Guillaume
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    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 32.3%, Story Rich 18.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 7.5%

  55. #55 DREAMO - Puzzle Adventure
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2020
    Dev: Hypnotic AntsPub: Carbon Studio
    Windows

    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: Philosophical 24.9%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 8%

  56. #56 Cloud Climber
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 4,130 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 42.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, First-Person 9%, Adventure 7.8%

  57. #57 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
    67% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
    Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

    Why similar: Philosophical 29.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Atmospheric 9%

  58. #58 Self-Checkout Unlimited
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 98 reviews2020
    Dev: Argent Games
    Windows · Mac

    Explore and unravel the mall of your mind in this surreal adventure game.

    Why similar: Philosophical 53.2%, Walking Simulator 35.4%, Casual 6%, Indie 5.4%

  59. #59 The Beginner's Guide
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 23,113 reviews2015
    Dev: Everything Unlimited Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.4%, Philosophical 17.5%, Story Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 8.3%

  60. #60 Bruja
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Creepy Club Studios
    Windows

    Explore, investigate and unravel the secrets buried in time. As psychic Amber Lopez, navigate haunted grounds, decipher ancient runes, and piece together the puzzle of a decades-old murder, each discovery closing in on a truth she’s not ready to face.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 10%

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