What games are most similar to Dear Esther?

The most similar games to Dear Esther include Gone Home, Firewatch, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, and more. These recommendations are based on shared tags, gameplay mechanics, and player behavior patterns.

What genre is Dear Esther?

Dear Esther is a Adventure, Casual, Indie game with popular tags including Walking Simulator, Indie, Exploration, First-Person, Atmospheric.

Best walking simulator games like Dear Esther?

If you're looking for more walking simulator games like Dear Esther, try Gone Home, Firewatch, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. These share the Walking Simulator tag and similar gameplay elements.

How does Nodal find games like Dear Esther?

Nodal uses a hybrid recommendation system that combines tag similarity analysis with collaborative filtering from player behavior data. We analyze which games are frequently played by the same players and share similar tags to Dear Esther. You can tune the blend between content-based and community-based recommendations.

Games like Dear Esther but more indie?

To find games emphasizing indie, use Nodal's tag filters to prioritize Indie alongside Walking Simulator. You can also explore the indie tag page directly.

Games Like Dear Esther

Top Similar Games to Dear Esther

Gone Home (2013) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Short, Indie. Also features narrative and lgbtq+. Tags: Walking Simulator, Short, Indie
Firewatch (2016) — Shared: Adventure, Atmospheric, Story Rich. Also features mystery and singleplayer. Tags: Adventure, Atmospheric, Story Rich
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2016) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Atmospheric, Indie. Also features open world and singleplayer. Tags: Walking Simulator, Atmospheric, Indie
The Old City: Leviathan (2014) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Atmospheric. Also features surreal and horror. Tags: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Atmospheric
What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) — Shared: Story Rich, Atmospheric, Walking Simulator. Also features mystery and singleplayer. Tags: Story Rich, Atmospheric, Walking Simulator
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2013) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Story Rich, Atmospheric. Also features horror and psychological horror. Tags: Walking Simulator, Story Rich, Atmospheric
The Fidelio Incident (2017) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Indie. Also features singleplayer and puzzle. Tags: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Proteus (2013) — Shared: Exploration, Walking Simulator, Indie. Also features relaxing and procedural generation. Tags: Exploration, Walking Simulator, Indie
INFRA (2016) — Shared: Exploration, Atmospheric, Walking Simulator. Also features puzzle and mystery. Tags: Exploration, Atmospheric, Walking Simulator
The Beginner's Guide (2015) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Story Rich, Indie. Also features narration and singleplayer. Tags: Walking Simulator, Story Rich, Indie
Ether One (2014) — Shared: Adventure, Indie, First-Person. Also features puzzle and horror. Tags: Adventure, Indie, First-Person
Dream (2015) — Shared: Indie, Adventure, Exploration. Also features vr and puzzle. Tags: Indie, Adventure, Exploration
Tacoma (2017) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Story Rich, Adventure. Also features sci-fi and space. Tags: Walking Simulator, Story Rich, Adventure
MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition (2014) — Shared: Adventure, Walking Simulator, Indie. Also features puzzle and surreal. Tags: Adventure, Walking Simulator, Indie
The Path (2009) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Indie, Exploration. Also features horror and female protagonist. Tags: Walking Simulator, Indie, Exploration
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (2014) — Shared: Atmospheric, Walking Simulator, Exploration. Also features mystery and detective. Tags: Atmospheric, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (2017) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Exploration, First-Person. Also features interactive fiction and puzzle. Tags: Walking Simulator, Exploration, First-Person
The Stanley Parable (2013) — Shared: Indie, Walking Simulator, First-Person. Also features comedy and narration. Tags: Indie, Walking Simulator, First-Person
The Moon Sliver (2014) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Adventure, First-Person. Also features psychological horror and horror. Tags: Walking Simulator, Adventure, First-Person
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) — Shared: Atmospheric, First-Person, Adventure. Also features horror and gore. Tags: Atmospheric, First-Person, Adventure
Braid (2009) — Shared: Indie, Great Soundtrack, Casual. Also features puzzle platformer and puzzle. Tags: Indie, Great Soundtrack, Casual
Antichamber (2013) — Shared: First-Person, Indie, Exploration. Also features puzzle and surreal. Tags: First-Person, Indie, Exploration
AudioSurf (2008) — Shared: Indie, Casual, Great Soundtrack. Also features music and rhythm. Tags: Indie, Casual, Great Soundtrack
DOORS : Haunted Tales of Lantern House (2025) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Atmospheric, Exploration. Also features 3d. Tags: Walking Simulator, Atmospheric, Exploration
Scanner Sombre (2017) — Shared: Exploration, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric. Also features horror and vr. Tags: Exploration, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Little Inferno (2012) — Shared: Casual, Indie, Short. Also features puzzle and singleplayer. Tags: Casual, Indie, Short
1/8192 (2024) — Shared: Indie, Casual, Walking Simulator. Also features singleplayer. Tags: Indie, Casual, Walking Simulator
NaissanceE (2014) — Shared: Exploration, Indie, Atmospheric. Also features abstract and surreal. Tags: Exploration, Indie, Atmospheric
The First Friend (2020) — Shared: Indie, Walking Simulator, Adventure. Also features colorful and narration. Tags: Indie, Walking Simulator, Adventure
FEZ (2013) — Shared: Indie, Exploration, Great Soundtrack. Also features platformer and puzzle. Tags: Indie, Exploration, Great Soundtrack
Thomas Was Alone (2012) — Shared: Atmospheric, Story Rich, Indie. Also features platformer and narration. Tags: Atmospheric, Story Rich, Indie
The Longest Walk (2022) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Casual, Adventure. Also features 3d and free to play. Tags: Walking Simulator, Casual, Adventure
The Talos Principle (2014) — Shared: First-Person, Story Rich, Atmospheric. Also features puzzle and philosophical. Tags: First-Person, Story Rich, Atmospheric
Unmixable Syrup (2026) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration. Also features singleplayer and 3d. Tags: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration
SOMA (2015) — Shared: Atmospheric, Story Rich, Exploration. Also features horror and psychological horror. Tags: Atmospheric, Story Rich, Exploration
The Witness (2016) — Shared: Exploration, First-Person, Indie. Also features puzzle and open world. Tags: Exploration, First-Person, Indie
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) — Shared: Story Rich, Adventure. Also features rpg and character customization. Tags: Story Rich, Adventure
TIMEframe (2015) — Shared: Indie, Casual, Walking Simulator. Also features stylized. Tags: Indie, Casual, Walking Simulator
Eidolon (2014) — Shared: Exploration, Walking Simulator, Adventure. Also features open world and survival. Tags: Exploration, Walking Simulator, Adventure
The Swapper (2013) — Shared: Atmospheric, Indie, Adventure. Also features puzzle and sci-fi. Tags: Atmospheric, Indie, Adventure
obakeyashiki (2025) — Shared: Adventure, Walking Simulator, Exploration. Also features horror and singleplayer. Tags: Adventure, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Outer Wilds (2020) — Shared: Exploration, Story Rich, Adventure. Also features space and mystery. Tags: Exploration, Story Rich, Adventure
Bastion (2011) — Shared: Great Soundtrack, Indie, Story Rich. Also features action and singleplayer. Tags: Great Soundtrack, Indie, Story Rich
Home is Where One Starts... (2015) — Shared: Adventure, Indie, Walking Simulator. Also features female protagonist and narration. Tags: Adventure, Indie, Walking Simulator
Mirror's Edge™ (2009) — Shared: First-Person, Exploration, Atmospheric. Also features action-adventure and parkour. Tags: First-Person, Exploration, Atmospheric
INSIDE (2016) — Shared: Atmospheric, Story Rich, Indie. Also features 2.5d and puzzle platformer. Tags: Atmospheric, Story Rich, Indie
LIMBO (2011) — Shared: Indie, Atmospheric, Adventure. Also features puzzle platformer and puzzle. Tags: Indie, Atmospheric, Adventure
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist (2015) — Shared: First-Person, Indie, Walking Simulator. Also features free to play and comedy. Tags: First-Person, Indie, Walking Simulator
BIT.TRIP RUNNER (2011) — Shared: Atmospheric, Indie, Great Soundtrack. Also features rhythm and platformer. Tags: Atmospheric, Indie, Great Soundtrack
The Graveyard (2009) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Indie, Short. Also features female protagonist and simulation. Tags: Walking Simulator, Indie, Short
Cave Story+ (2011) — Shared: Indie, Great Soundtrack, Adventure. Also features platformer and metroidvania. Tags: Indie, Great Soundtrack, Adventure
Kinsfolk (2026) — Shared: Adventure, Casual, Atmospheric. Also features mystery and singleplayer. Tags: Adventure, Casual, Atmospheric
Alien: Isolation (2014) — Shared: Atmospheric, First-Person, Adventure. Also features horror and survival horror. Tags: Atmospheric, First-Person, Adventure
VVVVVV (2010) — Shared: Indie, Great Soundtrack, Exploration. Also features pixel graphics and precision platformer. Tags: Indie, Great Soundtrack, Exploration
Cloud Climber (2021) — Shared: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Casual. Also features free to play and singleplayer. Tags: Walking Simulator, Adventure, Casual
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (2022) — Shared: Walking Simulator, First-Person, Exploration. Also features multiple endings and choices matter. Tags: Walking Simulator, First-Person, Exploration
Penumbra Overture (2009) — Shared: Adventure, First-Person, Atmospheric. Also features horror and survival horror. Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Atmospheric
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (2009) — Shared: Great Soundtrack, Exploration. Also features racing and open world. Tags: Great Soundtrack, Exploration
Sleeping Dogs0 — Shared: Adventure, Story Rich, Great Soundtrack. Also features open world and action. Tags: Adventure, Story Rich, Great Soundtrack
Batman: Arkham City (2011) — Shared: Adventure. Also features action and superhero. Tags: Adventure