- #1 The Fall of Lazarus
97% matchMixed64% of 121 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.3%, Space 16.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #2 De-Void
96% 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.
Why similar: Philosophical 24%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Space 13%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #3 J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
96% matchVery Positive86% of 896 reviews2014
Dev: CBE software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.4%, Space 18.7%, Adventure 18.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Indie 9.9%
- #4 Universe For Sale - Prologue
95% matchVery Positive89% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Tmesis Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 27%
The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.
Why similar: Sci-fi 47.2%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Space 16.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 3.2%
- #5 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,683 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Space 17.7%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #6 STARDROP
94% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.1%, Space 17.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Casual 9.6%
- #7 Tacoma
92% matchVery Positive86% of 4,754 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Sci-fi 23.8%, Space 15.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #8 Prominence
91% matchVery Positive85% of 155 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Media Workshop
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Casual 13.4%, Space 12.7%, Indie 10.3%
- #9 Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey
91% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Space 14.9%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #10 Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,339 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....
Why similar: Adventure 49.4%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Space 14.3%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Indie 4.3%
- #11 The Turing Test
89% matchVery Positive88% of 7,996 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.9%, Space 19%, Puzzle 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Philosophical 9.2%
- #12 ELEA
90% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Kyodai LtdPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.5%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Space 11.9%
- #13 The Station
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,109 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.1%, Space 19%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 12.9%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #14 The Timeless Child - Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,059 reviews2021
Dev: Timeless Tale
Windows
The Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Embark on a journey, through time and space, to save Emily Wells from her endless temporal jail.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.3%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #15 Deliver Us Mars
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,935 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Why similar: Sci-fi 37.7%, Space 27.9%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Story Rich 13.8%
- #16 Returner 77
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Fantastic, yes
Windows · Mac
The human species is all but extinct after an alien invasion devastated the earth. You are one of 77 returners - highly trained operatives given the mission of calling down the 8000 sleepers in space to rebuild the human race. Solve the mysteries of the alien ship to unravel what went wrong.
Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Space 23.1%, Indie 18.8%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Puzzle 14.5%
- #17 Relicta
86% matchMixed67% of 458 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Space 13.9%, Casual 12.5%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #18 Blood Nova
83% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.
Why similar: Sci-fi 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 9.1%
- #19 Solaria Moon
84% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: 3y3.netPub: Tizona Interactive
Windows
Solaria Moon is a space adventure in 3D with an outstanding script full of challenging puzzles to solve and mysteries to uncover.
Why similar: Adventure 63.2%, Indie 36.8%
- #20 Peregrin
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 351 reviews2017
Dev: Peregrin Developers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Peregrin is a story puzzle game. A solitary traveller undertakes a perilous voyage through the haunted ruins of a lost civilisation. Seeking to fulfil an ancient prophecy, she will have to use her arcane powers to solve puzzles and survive battles - if she is to find a way to restore the fallen world of Peregrin.
Why similar: Casual 30.4%, Adventure 27%, Indie 17.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #21 ALONE IN SPACE
84% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.7%, Space 23.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #22 Last Stop
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 363 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Sci-fi 27.5%, Indie 17.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #23 Lake Ridden
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Indie 21.2%, Puzzle 18.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Mystery 12.3%
- #24 OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
80% matchVery Positive92% of 1,673 reviews2018
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.4%, Space 16%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #25 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue
81% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Detalion Games S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue you will take part in an adventure that will introduce you to the story of Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III. Take on the role of Amia and begin your holiday adventure on the planet Regilus!
Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Casual 14.5%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #26 Deliver Us The Moon
78% matchVery Positive88% of 9,301 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Space 22.9%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 12.3%, Mystery 6.3%
- #27 Lust Element - Season 1
77% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2023
Dev: Night IconsPub: Bear in the Night
Windows · Mac
In this choice-driven sci-fi adult Visual Novel, you'll take the role of aspiring captain of the spaceship! Explore the universe, with all its mysteries, danger and pleasures!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.1%, Space 27.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Story Rich 13.3%, Casual 12.4%
- #28 NYKRA: Before
79% matchMixed61% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: ENDESGA
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi platformer game, set in the first born galaxy of the Heptaverse: Nykra. You travel the ancient and abandoned planets in the hopes to find the origins of your existence.
Why similar: Adventure 25.7%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Philosophical 19.4%, Indie 18.2%, Exploration 6.7%
- #29 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
76% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Sci-fi 29%, Space 22.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #30 Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis
79% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Still reeling from the life-changing events of the previous episode, Gail seeks out a safe haven with her father in the Delta Pavonis system. However, she soon learns that the politics of Planet Leto can be as treacherous and unpredictable as the local weather.
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Space 15%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Indie 6.5%
- #31 OPUS: Prism Peak
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,006 reviews2026
Dev: SIGONO INC.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.
Why similar: Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, Story Rich 14.7%
- #32 Space Pilgrim Academy: Reunion
78% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Margaret Dale crosses the galaxy in search of her lost mother, determined to solve once and for all the mysteries surrounding the destruction of Latona station.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.5%, Space 18.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Indie 8.6%
- #33 Heaven's Vault
77% matchVery Positive84% of 2,425 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.3%, Mystery 14%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #34 Moon Mystery
75% matchMixed66% of 696 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Philosophical 20%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Space 14.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #35 Observation
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,112 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Space 17.8%, Indie 17.7%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #36 FixFox
75% matchVery Positive87% of 442 reviews2022
Dev: RendlikePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Arriving on a curious planet, Vix and her toolbox Tin explore space, fixing machines with unconventional tools and eating cozy meals with kind robot locals. On an epic adventure, the duo repairs an interstellar beacon, constructs giant mechs, and unravels a cosmic mystery that transcends existence.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24%, Space 18.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Casual 11.4%
- #37 Growbot
74% matchVery Positive90% of 203 reviews2021
Dev: Wabisabi PlayPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Indie 22.3%, Puzzle 12%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #38 OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,275 reviews2021
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.
Why similar: Space 20.8%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 11.2%
- #39 Mars Vice
71% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Rho Labyrinths GmbH
Windows
Mars Vice is a narrative adventure game set on a distant and futuristic Mars. Follow two civil investigators, Dax and Anaya, as they root out deep-seated corruption in the Martian city of Pavonis in this biopunk-infused story.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.2%, Sci-fi 27.8%, Adventure 18%, Exploration 11.4%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #40 Q.U.B.E. 2
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,730 reviews2018
Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Indie 18.7%, Puzzle 16.6%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #41 Voyage: Journey to the Moon
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 182 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Make fantastic discoveries and dare to go into the deepest depths of the moon to solve puzzles that will allow you to go back to Earth.
Why similar: Adventure 49.6%, Casual 31.6%, Puzzle 18.9%
- #42 The Invincible
68% matchVery Positive89% of 9,487 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27%, Space 17.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 12.3%
- #43 Life is Strange - Episode 1
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,795 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Why similar: Story Rich 27.9%, Female Protagonist 27.1%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 5.6%
- #44 Date Warp
73% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2014
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Mystery 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #45 Creatures of Ava
68% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.6%, Space 20.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Casual 10.2%
- #46 Odyssey - The Story of Science
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2017
Dev: The Young Socratics
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Odyssey is an enchanting and innovative science adventure game. Help Kai and her family escape their captors on the Wretched Islands - and learn the history of astronomy, mechanics, and scientific reasoning as you read Kai's journal and solve puzzles along the way!
Why similar: Adventure 40.2%, Puzzle 23.7%, Indie 23.1%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #47 Between
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Artesign
Windows
An Interactive first-person puzzle game. Help Elures navigate through the labyrinth of dreams and uncover the secret of extraneous memories.
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.8%, Adventure 15%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 11.4%
- #48 Code 7: A Story-Driven Hacking Adventure
71% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Goodwolf StudioPub: Rel.Pink
Windows · Mac · Linux
Try to save humanity in this episodic and fully voiced hacker story. Guide your partner through a thrilling and emotional science fiction journey by hacking systems and extracting information. All from your keyboard.
Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Indie 24%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Story Rich 7.9%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #49 TEMPUS
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: k148 Game Studio
Windows
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.3%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 12%, Casual 10.5%
- #50 Life of Lon: Chapter 1
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Block Interval
Windows
Life of Lon is a science fantasy adventure game starring you as Lon. Your journey will take you to the stars, beneath an alien ocean, and through time. A beautiful and curious creature named Yep will accompany you on your travels- aiding you in unlocking the mysteries of Paracosma.
Why similar: Adventure 75.8%, Puzzle 24.2%
- #51 Inbetween Land
70% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2015
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Open the portal to a strange world and save your friend with Inbetween Land, a stunning sci-fi adventure. There's a sense that something just isn't right when a childhood friend calls for you.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.9%, Adventure 20.5%, Casual 20.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Indie 13.4%
- #52 Andromeda Six
65% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Wanderlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Casual 32.5%, Story Rich 29.4%, LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Mystery 15.4%
- #53 Epitasis
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 159 reviews2019
Dev: Epitasis Games
Windows · Mac
After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.
Why similar: Sci-fi 25.3%, Space 21.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Indie 10.2%
- #54 Milkmaid of the Milky Way
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 548 reviews2017
Dev: Mattis FolkestadPub: machineboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Casual 11%, Indie 10.7%
- #55 Time Space Rebuild
65% matchMostly Positive81% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: INNOVATION DREAM
Windows · Mac
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction. You will become a time-traveling hero, embarking on a journey to save the world while encountering and bonding with women of vastly different appearances and personalities.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 62%, Story Rich 38%
- #56 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Crispy Creative
Windows
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.8%, LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Space 20.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #57 Stranded In Time
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 281 reviews2015
Dev: DQ TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Stranded In Time takes you on a fun and exciting adventure to explore a mystery out of this world! Play as Olivia - a young woman from a big city - who joins her uncle Peter and writer Nick on an exploration of an abandoned church that hides a secret beyond any wild dream!
Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Casual 31.5%, Indie 23.7%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #58 Monolith
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 341 reviews2023
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows · Linux
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.4%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 10.8%