Games Like Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality

A new mysterious enemy threatens to tear apart the universe and only you can stop them! Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time lets players embark on an adventure through space and time. Travel across the universe, visit alien locations, pilot the TARDIS and solve the mystery of the controlling force behind the Reality Virus.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21%, Horror 20.4%, Stealth 18.2%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game and offers a similar immersive experience within the Doctor Who universe.

Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity sci-fi puzzle game that excels at environmental storytelling and atmospheric exploration.

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 28.5%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi adventure that captures the isolation and mystery of exploring space to save humanity.

Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure. Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you?

Why similar: Time Travel 60% ★, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A time-travel-focused adventure that relies heavily on puzzle-solving and historical exploration.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Space 22.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Exploration 13%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in non-linear space exploration and time-loop mystery that rewards curiosity and discovery.

FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

Why similar: FPS 26.5%, Time Travel 24.5% ★, Sci-fi 14.7%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic FPS that utilizes time-manipulation mechanics to drive its sci-fi narrative and combat.

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: Space 24.4%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Mystery 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station that focuses on uncovering the truth through exploration.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 27.1%, Sci-fi 17.3%, First-Person 14.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, philosophical first-person puzzle game that mirrors the intellectual curiosity of a Doctor Who story.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Space 18.1%, Sci-fi 14.3%, FPS 11.7%, Horror 9.4%, Stealth 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive sci-fi sim that emphasizes environmental storytelling and creative problem-solving on a space station.

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: Space 22.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Futuristic 15.4%, Story Rich 11%

Why You'll Like It: A hard sci-fi narrative adventure that focuses on the mystery of alien worlds and human exploration.

Welcome to a breathtaking storyline full of portals, solving puzzles with an energy-absorbing weapon, and other adventures in a sci-fi atmosphere! Can you travel through parallel dimensions and uncover the secrets of your past?

Why similar: Action-Adventure 12%, Mystery 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Horror 9.8%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure that leans into sci-fi themes and reality-bending mechanics.

Step into the unknown and embark on an epic, time travel adventure, completely re-imagined. Introducing Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, a remake of the critically acclaimed VR adventure game - Wanderer. There’s no telling where you’ll go and who you’ll become as you unravel the mysteries of time.

Why similar: Time Travel 30.4% ★, Mystery 14.5%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An enhanced time-travel adventure that refines the puzzle and exploration mechanics of the original.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: FPS 18.6%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 13.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, First-Person 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person puzzle-based narrative adventures with a sharp, witty script.

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: Space 17.4%, Mystery 13.4%, FPS 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person sci-fi adventure that combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat on the moon.

A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?

Why similar: Space 24.1%, Sci-fi 17%, Stealth 16.6%, Story Rich 13%, Exploration 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi narrative adventure that features choice-driven gameplay and immersive world-building.

Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.6%, Horror 31.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused experience that perfectly captures the tension of encountering the iconic Weeping Angels.

From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.

Why similar: Time Travel 39% ★, Story Rich 21.1%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Action 8.4%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy action game centered on time manipulation and the consequences of altering the past.

Step inside the TARDIS with the Doctor in this beautiful, animated, interactive story from the Doctor Who team.

Why similar: Sci-fi 28.5%, Story Rich 21.6%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 17.9%, Atmospheric 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric narrative experience that places you directly in the TARDIS with the Doctor.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 15.4%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi horror game that explores deep philosophical questions through a compelling narrative.

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: Space 26.9%, Puzzle 19.9%, Sci-fi 18.7%, First-Person 14.5%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game set on a research base that explores the nature of consciousness and sci-fi mystery.

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: Space 22.1%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Exploration 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that tasks you with piecing together the events on an abandoned space station.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Stealth 31.1%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Horror 19.1%, First-Person 15.2%, Story Rich 15%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk mystery with a heavy focus on narrative, psychological exploration, and investigative gameplay.

PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.

Why similar: Time Travel 35.6% ★, Sci-fi 10.8%, Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery game that uses puzzle and exploration elements to uncover a hidden facility's secrets.

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: Action-Adventure 19.8%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Exploration 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and environmental storytelling.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Puzzle 18.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, First-Person 15.7%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy narrative adventure that excels at building a sense of mystery in an exotic setting.

A first-person, narrative-driven puzzle game. Dimensional throws you into dangerous chambers to save an alien race. This is not a passive experience. You'll have to feel and act as though you're really there - standing, moving around, manipulating objects and reacting to dangers.

Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, Action 41.9%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure that focuses on environmental interaction and spatial awareness.

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: Mystery 23.6%, Story Rich 19.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person narrative exploration game that excels at building mystery through dialogue and environment.

A genre-bending VR adventure combining shooter, swordfighting and puzzle gameplay. YOU, ADVENTURER are drawn into the imaginary worlds of renowned gamebook author Jack Stevenson on a fantastical dimension-hopping journey to uncover the dark secrets behind his last masterpiece…

Why similar: Space 21.3%, Mystery 16.8%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 11.3%

You are a time traveller tasked with exploring the Jurassic era and the creatures that once ruled the prehistoric oceans. Use an array of advanced tech tools to track, examine, and discover the scientific secrets of mosasaurs, livyatans, and megalodons, among others!

Why similar: Time Travel 48.7% ★, Sci-fi 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A time-travel-based exploration game that focuses on observing and interacting with prehistoric life.

Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.

Why similar: Time Travel 33.8% ★, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

Step into the future with our groundbreaking VR game set in the year 2119, where humanity embarks on a historic journey into space. Join the "CCM-1" (Callisto Colonization Mission) expedition, aimed at the enigmatic moon of Jupiter - Callisto.

Why similar: Time Travel 23.6% ★, Action-Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 15%, Futuristic 11.7%

An atmospheric first-person VR puzzle game: explore a science facility, solve mysteries, uncover the cause of catastrophe. Single-player experience.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.7%, Puzzle 17.1%, Exploration 16.4%, Time Travel 15.7% ★, Futuristic 12%

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: First-Person 20.1%, Exploration 19.8%, Puzzle 19.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-solving adventure that explores memory and narrative through a unique, non-linear structure.

Be part of the action! SPACE RIFT is the first part of a breathtaking action space adventure with a captivating story specifically designed for Virtual Reality!Experience the excitement of flying through the expanses of our galaxy up close in your own cockpit and join the fight for the freedom of humanity on Mars!

Why similar: Space 44%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 20.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi space adventure that blends action and exploration in a narrative-driven setting.

Control space-time to fight an evil monster in this terror and science fiction journey set in a shattered but beautiful world. Bend physics, the sky and the earth itself in engaging boss-fight encounters with the full power of Unreal Engine 5 and Nvidia DLSS.

Why similar: Stealth 24.3%, Horror 17.8%, First-Person 13%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 9.6%

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: Mystery 14.7%, FPS 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 10.7%

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: Space 26.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Puzzle 9.7%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Puzzle 17.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 11.1%

Become an interdimensional zombie slayer in Temporal Purge: Z, an action-packed zombie-survival FPS. Face the zombie onslaught as you eradicate countless undead monsters on your quest to save the future.

Why similar: Time Travel 45.1% ★, FPS 17.9%, Horror 10.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Sci-fi 10%

Within the Cosmos is a sci-fi RPG. After awakening in a secluded star system, you soon discover a fractured human society grappling with an emerging android threat. Explore planets, uncover mysteries, and navigate differing philosophies. Your choices will shape how the story unfolds.

Why similar: FPS 15.4%, Space 15.2%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 10.6%

A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.

Why similar: Time Travel 43.7% ★, Action-Adventure 19.7%, Puzzle 18.9%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.1%

Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.

Why similar: Stealth 20.1%, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 15.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Sci-fi 14.1%

The Stranger is an intense VR combat game which sets in an incredibly detailed exotic world. Explore the rich sci fi universe and survive with your weapons and wrist blade. Welcome to the world of the Stranger!

Why similar: FPS 24.7%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Sci-fi 19.2%, First-Person 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

Why similar: Time Travel 39.7% ★, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 10%, First-Person 8.2%

Hubris is a VR action-adventure game set in a unique and colourful Sci-Fi universe, with immersive movement options, including swimming, climbing, and jumping. Players will have to gather resources, craft food and upgrade their weapons to fight off alien wildlife, droids, and humanoid enemies.

Why similar: Sci-fi 14.2%, FPS 13.6%, Space 12%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 10.3%

Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.9%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 15.3%, First-Person 13.2%

Space Battle VR is an action shooter set in space. It supports VR controllers to give you a real feel how it is to be a spaceship pilot. You can truly feel the cosmos with this game. Jump into an awesome adventure, help mankind, win a war, bring freedom and happiness to the universe. People need you!

Why similar: Space 30.8%, Sci-fi 18%, First-Person 13.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Action 9%

Solve puzzles to uncover the mysteries of a space cruise ship. Fight or work together with robots which are remotely controlled by humans on Earth. Collect the technology coming from the future which might cause an apocalypse. Save the future and the past before it’s too late.

Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Sci-fi 29.5%, Adventure 25.9%, Action 8%, Indie 4.2%

Of Lies and Rain is a story-driven first person shooter built exclusively for VR. Set in a dark, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic world, at the edge of the real and digital realm. You’ll fight to reclaim your past and save humanity from the brink of extinction.

Why similar: FPS 20.9%, Story Rich 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.2%, First-Person 11.8%, Futuristic 11%

Join Wandering In Space, a unique FPS ROGUELITE SCI-FI experience built for VR. With a variety of space weapons, upgradable armory, power ups and unknown superpower, you, a soldier without any memory have to fight the mutants, cyborgs and the rebels to survive in the space of unknown...

Why similar: Space 27.3%, FPS 22%, Horror 15.2%, Futuristic 13.6%, First-Person 12.8%

Z.O.N.A Project X - thrilling single-player VR shooter. Explore Chornobyl's exclusion zone, a hazardous apocalyptic world filled with anomalies. Survive using your weapons, scavenge for resources, and save humanity from doom.

Why similar: Stealth 23.8%, Exploration 20.3%, Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 16.8%, Action 8.9%

Uncover the chilling secrets beneath the Antarctic ice in this survival horror FPS. Shoot unimaginable creatures, solve cryptic puzzles, and fight for your life in the frozen wastelands.​

Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 14.2%, First-Person 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%

Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.

Why similar: FPS 24.6%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Action-Adventure 21.2%, First-Person 17.7%, Adventure 5.6%

Galactic Rangers VR is a first-person space action VR game, deeply immersive, just as arcade shooter should be. Grab your pair of blasters and fight through endless waves of enemies for as long as you can!

Why similar: Space 30.9%, FPS 22.8%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Futuristic 13.8%, Action 6.4%

Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!

Why similar: Mystery 46.9%, Story Rich 23.3%, First-Person 21.9%, Adventure 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, First-Person 16.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 12%

Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.

Why similar: Mystery 18.9%, Horror 16.6%, Exploration 14.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%

Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.

Why similar: Mystery 13%, Puzzle 12.7%, Horror 11%, First-Person 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%

Unknown Fate is an enigmatic story-driven action adventure set in a surreal world full of mind-twisting puzzles and bizarre creatures

Why similar: Adventure 51.6%, Story Rich 39.8%, Indie 8.7%