60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Walking Simulator, Exploration, Adventure, Atmospheric.
Your village is dying. Your only hope of saving it is buried in the desert scrapyard, hidden behind mountains of trash // memories. Will you uncover those memories? Or will you blast them to pieces?
Of All Possible Rooms
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Best Friend
A 3rd-person exploration game explore a series of dreams and reconnect with your childhood best friend: your French Bulldog. Take control of both a human and French Bulldog as you experience a violently emotional story. Beware of the collectibles. They determine the fate of your friendship.
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 34.8% ★, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Nonlinear 9.4%
A 3rd-person exploration game explore a series of dreams and reconnect with your childhood best friend: your French Bulldog. Take control of both a human and French Bulldog as you experience a violently emotional story. Beware of the collectibles. They determine the fate of your friendship.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Open World 13.6%, Third Person 12%, Exploration 10.4%
A 3D third person narrative exploration game, set in a frozen wasteland where an ancient civilization fell. Centered around movement puzzles and dealing with environment mechanics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Narrative 18.8% ★, Exploration 16.6%, Third Person 15.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
The Inspector is a first-person dreamlike adventure where you explore the coma of your patients, looking for memories that will wake them up.
Why similar: Narrative 25.4% ★, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Open World 11.3%, Emotional 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.2%, Narrative 21% ★, Exploration 8.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, LGBTQ+ 5.6%
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Exploration 7.5%
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Emotional 18.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, Exploration 8.3%
An atmosphere-driven walking simulator where you explore familiar yet unsettling spaces, interact with fragmented conversations, and influence partial changes in the world through small actions, observation, and quiet choices that shape how the experience unfolds.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Walking Simulator 24.2%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Emotional 13.7%, Exploration 10.1%
A short walking simulator about a quiet cow, a forgotten chapel, and golden bells. Less than 10 minutes. No enemies. Just peace and hooves, and walking.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Third Person 17.3%, Exploration 17%, Emotional 10.1%, Story Rich 9%
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.
Why similar: Narrative 26.1% ★, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Open World 10.5%, Exploration 7.9%
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole, climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, and many more!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Third Person 14.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%
What would you do if someone close to you suddenly went through major trauma? What sacrifices would you be willing to make to keep your family together? Experience the different perspectives and emotional journeys of four protagonists when their worlds are suddenly turned upside-down.
Why similar: Narrative 29.9% ★, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Emotional 14.4%, Third Person 11.4%, Story Rich 9.6%
A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.
Why similar: Narrative 30.3% ★, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Emotional 12.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Third Person 7.1%
A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Narrative 26.7% ★, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Emotional 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Exploration 10.5%
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Why similar: Narrative 33.1% ★, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Emotional 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
Back To Home is a cozy third-person cat adventure game where you explore stunning worlds and solve puzzles. Uncover the captivating story of a cat’s past as you embark on this heartfelt journey
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Open World 13.7%, Third Person 13.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 12%
Carry Onward is a narrative gameplay short that follows a grieving man as he packs up his home. Immerse yourself in his thoughts and emotions by interacting with items, which shape his internal state. Experience the transformative power of memories and the hope that arises from embracing change.
Why similar: Narrative 32.9% ★, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Emotional 16.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
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 27.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Narrative 16.5% ★, Exploration 15.3%, Emotional 8.9%
When the Embers Wake is a third person narrative adventure with a cause to create awareness about the very current and real threats on wildlife. You play as a red panda that needs to survive amidst environmental challenges, threats and also grief.
Why similar: Narrative 34% ★, Walking Simulator 27.6%, Emotional 20.1%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 4.4%
Go on a journey through a world abandoned by humans. Along the way, meet dogs that have been left abandoned and welcome them into your pack.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Open World 12.5%, Third Person 11.8%
"Mother Dear" is a heartwarming game where you play as a deer and follow a father's story told to his daughter about the childhood trauma that changed his life. Experience nature's beauty and uncover secrets of the father's past. With an emotional story, you'll have an unforgettable adventure
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Third Person 14.5%, Exploration 12%, Emotional 10.1%
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 30.3%, Narrative 13% ★, Story Rich 12.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 44.2% ★, Emotional 22%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Story Rich 12.3%, Indie 2.3%
A point-and-click mystery game set during the summer of 2000 in the mysterious landscapes of Okinawa. You play as Kami, a guardian angel tasked with guiding Haruki, a struggling journalist, as he delves into the baffling disappearance of a beloved actress.
Why similar: Narrative 36.7% ★, Nonlinear 20.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Exploration 11.4%
A short non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.6%, Narrative 23.4% ★, Emotional 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Narrative 17.9% ★, Story Rich 17.2%, Emotional 12%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
Your memories are fracturing. Explore an evocative story of love and loss through shifting realities. Solve puzzles to hold on to the moments that define you before they vanish forever.
Why similar: Narrative 26.6% ★, Walking Simulator 25.7%, Emotional 18.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Exploration 8.4%
Release the author, who is nothing but the player. Release the player, and restore the freedom once taken away. A three-game experiment in what it means to play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Emotional 17.5%, Exploration 14.2%, Open World 9.4%
Kill a sheep - Feed it to a tree - Listen to a poem. Sheeps is a poem-based adventure in a small open-world. Find 100 poems contained within the sheeps roaming the world. Reading more poems expands the world, unlocks new abilities, and reveals characters from the poems to converse with.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Exploration 17.7%, Open World 11.5%, Story Rich 7.4%
Wisper is a relaxing 3D open world filled with magical creatures, unique people, and their secrets. Learn about them and the world they live in. Save villages from corruption on your journey to become a Wisper.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Third Person 18.1%, Exploration 16%, Open World 12.1%, Adventure 10.2%
A quiet first-person night walk through a moonlit park, where your thoughts drift, settle, and slowly find clarity. Navigate the branching paths of your own mind with no goals, no pressure — just choices, you, and the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Narrative 30.7% ★, Emotional 20%, Exploration 11.2%, Indie 1.6%
Harper Jones is missing. In a last-ditch attempt to find him, Sheriff Oaklyn heads out to the forest surrounding the infamous Watcher’s Point to investigate. But she soon finds herself experiencing the unsettling nature of the forest, one snapshot at a time, when she discovers an abandoned camera.
Why similar: Narrative 30.5% ★, Walking Simulator 28.3%, Exploration 13.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
After the dungeons have been plundered and the monsters all killed, an elderly witch quietly gets to work. In this emotionally-rich, stylized, single-player adventure - Gert will need to build a bond with a peculiar creature if she’s to fulfill a coven’s oath.
Why similar: Narrative 36.5% ★, Emotional 17.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Third Person 7.9%
Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Emotional 18.2%, Third Person 12.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Narrative 10.4% ★
Single-player third-person adventure game centered around an unexpected journey of Leo and his companions.To accomplish your vital duty, struggle to overcome hassles on the road. Explore the wild beauty of unknown nature. Most of all,watch over each other.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Third Person 14.4%, Emotional 13.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Exploration 12.6%
Radio Ghosts is a narrative game about geometry tests, vampire baristas, and camping with your mom.
Why similar: Narrative 36.3% ★, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Emotional 10%, Exploration 8.8%
After her passing, a grandmother’s home holds decades of untold memories. Step into a heartfelt narrative journey through objects, voice acting, and beautifully crafted environments.
Why similar: Narrative 35.6% ★, Walking Simulator 23%, Emotional 12.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Exploration 9.1%
Explore a mysterious hot springs in the dead of night and meet the other lost souls who are drawn to this place.
Why similar: Nonlinear 28.6%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Emotional 14.5%, Exploration 14.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
Mothership is a peaceful sci-fi adventure game with a breathtaking physics-driven exploration. Your goal, to retrieve the fuel cores of huge space wrecks to keep searching, deeper into space, for the last humans in the galaxy. [Crafted with heart by a solo dev]
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Open World 17.2%, Exploration 15.2%, Emotional 15.1%, Third Person 8.9%
Follow the story of Guina, the lost puppet, exploring the Forgotten Island, meeting new characters, helping them and trying to find a way back home through a wholesome and cute story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Open World 17.2%, Third Person 13.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Narrative 9.8% ★, Female Protagonist 7.9%
Embark on an action-adventure in YARETA. As an investigator from the World Library, use your Skybound Rope to soar above open-world landscapes. Solve ancient puzzles, encounter mysterious creatures, and uncover the hidden secrets of a ruined fantasy world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Open World 18.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Third Person 13.4%, Story Rich 12.6%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Narrative 33.4% ★, Emotional 18%, Visual Novel 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
Mona is an immersive third person exploration and puzzle game set on an eerie island filled with fantastic creatures. Explore the world and uncover its secrets to figure out what ancient evil decimated the people who used to live there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Nonlinear 18.7%, Narrative 17.6% ★, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
In an intimate narrative-driven exploration game, wake up on a forgotten island between life and death equipped with only a compass, a telescope, and a weathered sailboat. Chart the haunted archipelago, relive faded memories, and uncover the truth about what, and who, you came here to find.
Why similar: Narrative 29.2% ★, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Emotional 11.8%, Open World 11%, Story Rich 8.7%
A hand-crafted open-world Adventure RPG set in a sci-fi colony. Explore, take on quests, fight hostile creatures in real time, and shape a branching mystery through dialogue choices. The Maroon heroine signals the Frog People with a vital tongue gesture — bridging worlds on the edge of the unknown.
Why similar: Open World 24.8%, Narrative 23.3% ★, Story Rich 13.5%, Third Person 12.8%, Exploration 8.3%
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Narrative 34.7% ★, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
Narru is a narrative-driven puzzle game where the world is your canvas. Set off on a journey to paint it with life, learn about logic and emotions, and fulfill a mission given to you by your guardian and the creator of the lands you explore: a powerful goddess.
Why similar: Emotional 20.4%, Nonlinear 19.8%, Third Person 12.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
A story-driven GameBoy game about an emo teen in 2007 with a HUGE gay crush on his best friend! Explore, puzzle-solve and button mash your way through gratuitous dialogue in this GameBoy adventure about awkward teens!
Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Walking Simulator 20%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
Return to the island of your childhood and relive fragments of your lost memories. Discover what your grandfather wanted you to remember.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Narrative 20.1% ★, Emotional 19.3%, Open World 10.4%, Exploration 9.6%
Elmin is a serene first person platformer where you bring winds back to a forgotten archipelago of islands. Fly between islands in a vibrant open world on the back of a mysterious giant bird, unlock wind routes and do parkour across the interconnected remains of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Narrative 23.2% ★, Nonlinear 19.1%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Emotional 12.2%, Open World 11.4%
You've mysteriously awoken on an isolated island on an unknown world. A corrupting force spreads through the island, leaving only a short amount of time to learn about the islands mysteries... Who will you meet? What will you learn? Are you ready to see the world die?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Nonlinear 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Emotional 10.8%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.1%, Walking Simulator 21%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 11.9%, Exploration 11.2%
An open world adventure game. You can move around the city, talk to residents, and investigate cases. The game has an interesting plot that will not leave anyone indifferent.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, Open World 18.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Third Person 9.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
You're stuck in a time loop – and you have five minutes to stop it.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Open World 12.9%, Emotional 10.8%, Third Person 10.3%
A silent narrative driven, fantasy, action-adventure game about a storm that brings an enraged army. A woman longs for her lost husband when the storm's war forces her to flee.
Why similar: Narrative 37.8% ★, Third Person 15.9%, Exploration 14.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
Why similar: Narrative 21.2% ★, Emotional 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Open World 12%, Walking Simulator 11.7%
Navigate a uniquely crafted world, collect poorly hand drawn creatures, meet interesting opinionated characters and get to know someone in a short personal narrative experience.
Why similar: Narrative 32.9% ★, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Open World 9.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
A lonely dog follows scents and memories through a dreamlike forest searching for someone who never returned.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Emotional 21.8%, Story Rich 15%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 6%
