- #1 The Fall of Lazarus
97% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 16.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%, 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 24.1%, Sci-fi 20%, Adventure 13.5%, Space 13%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #3 J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
96% matchVery Positive86% of 890 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 18.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Indie 10%
- #4 Universe For Sale - Prologue
95% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Tmesis Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.7 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 3.3%
- #5 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 11.3%, Casual 9.6%
- #6 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
93% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 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 18.8%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #7 Tacoma
92% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 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 23.7%, Space 15.8%, Adventure 11.1%, 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 15.8%, Casual 13.5%, Space 12.6%, Indie 10.4%
- #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 16.4%, Space 14.9%, Puzzle 13.1%
- #10 The Turing Test
89% matchVery Positive88% of 7,968 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 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Philosophical 9.3%
- #11 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 20.2%, Indie 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Space 11.9%
- #12 The Station
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,108 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%, Space 19%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 13.1%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #13 Deliver Us Mars
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,881 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 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 37.6%, Space 27.9%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #14 The Timeless Child - Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,034 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 34.9%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Exploration 13.4%
- #15 Returner 77
88% 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 27.1%, Space 23.1%, Indie 19.1%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Puzzle 14.4%
- #16 Relicta
85% matchMixed67% of 452 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 31.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Casual 14.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 11.6%
- #17 Deliver Us The Moon
83% matchVery Positive88% of 9,052 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 22.7%, Sci-fi 22%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 12.6%, Mystery 6.4%
- #18 OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,649 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 19.3%, Space 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #19 Solaria Moon
86% 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 62.8%, Indie 37.2%
- #20 Blood Nova
82% 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+ 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 9.2%
- #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 19.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #22 Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,324 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 49.3%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Space 14.3%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #23 Last Stop
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28.2%, Sci-fi 27.4%, Indie 17.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #24 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
78% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 13.1%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #25 NYKRA: Before
81% 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 25.5%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Philosophical 19.4%, Indie 18.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #26 Observation
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 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 24.5%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Indie 17.9%, Space 17.8%, Puzzle 5%
- #27 The Wild Eternal
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 173 reviews2017
Dev: Ilsanjo
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Adventure 25.9%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Mystery 16.7%, Exploration 12.9%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #28 Lust Element - Season 1
77% matchVery Positive85% of 354 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 27.1%, Adventure 14%, Story Rich 13.3%, Casual 12.4%
- #29 Space Pilgrim Academy: Reunion
79% 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%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Indie 8.7%
- #30 Lake Ridden
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 32.4%, Indie 21.5%, Puzzle 18.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Mystery 12.4%
- #31 Heaven's Vault
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 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 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #32 FixFox
76% matchVery Positive87% of 438 reviews2022
Dev: RendlikePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 11.4%
- #33 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue
77% matchVery Positive84% of 85 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 18.3%, Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Casual 14.5%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #34 Mars Vice
73% matchVery Positive97% of 72 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+ 32.4%, Sci-fi 27.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #35 Life is Strange - Episode 1
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,233 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.0 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 28%, Female Protagonist 27%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 5.5%
- #36 Q.U.B.E. 2
74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,718 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 29.1%, Indie 19%, Puzzle 16.3%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #37 Creatures of Ava
72% matchVery Positive87% of 469 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 13.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Casual 10.3%
- #38 Peregrin
75% 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 26.8%, Indie 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #39 OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,174 reviews2021
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%
- #40 TEMPUS
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 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 15.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 12%, Casual 10.6%
- #41 Voyage: Journey to the Moon
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 181 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 49.5%, Casual 31.8%, Puzzle 18.8%
- #42 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 28.5%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Mystery 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #43 The Invincible
67% matchVery Positive89% of 9,176 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 28.8%, Space 18.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Mystery 13.2%
- #44 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%, Puzzle 23.6%, Indie 23.4%, Story Rich 13%
- #45 Growbot
70% matchVery Positive90% of 202 reviews2021
Dev: Wabisabi PlayPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 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 32.9%, Indie 22.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #46 Between
70% matchMostly Positive73% 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 23.7%, Adventure 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 11.4%
- #47 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 35.5%, Indie 24.3%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #48 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%
- #49 Star Trek: Resurgence
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,970 reviews2024
Dev: Dramatic LabsPub: Bruner House
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Why similar: Sci-fi 27%, Space 20.2%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Casual 11.3%
- #50 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
69% 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 26.7%, LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Space 20.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #51 Andromeda Six
66% matchVery Positive97% of 63 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 32.6%, Story Rich 29.5%, LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Mystery 15.4%
- #52 Seed of Life
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: MadLightPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Seed of Life is an epic adventure game about the persistence of life. You're Cora, the last known survivor of Lumia, a dying planet. Your only hope to save your homeworld is to activate the Seed of Life and rekindle the sun once again. Will you be the light that conquers the darkness?
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 11.4%
- #53 Inbetween Land
70% matchVery Positive82% of 277 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 21.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Casual 20.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Indie 13.6%
- #54 Time Space Rebuild
65% matchMostly Positive82% 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 61.9%, Story Rich 38.1%
- #55 The Entropy Centre
65% matchVery Positive89% of 4,209 reviews2022
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.7%, Space 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 11.5%
- #56 Monolith
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 335 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 31.5%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 11%
- #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 35.8%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 23.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #58 Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi
68% matchVery Positive83% of 847 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius.
Why similar: Adventure 60.6%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Space 10.9%, Female Protagonist 4.8%, Indie 4.6%
- #59 Epitasis
68% 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 25.2%, Space 21.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 10.3%