- #1 The Old City: Leviathan
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 740 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.1%, Surreal 15.6%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 8.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #2 Manalith
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Spinfoam Games
Windows
Set off on a calm and beautiful adventure exploring a vast mystical island in search of the lost Manaliths. Walk, climb, swim, and glide through valleys, woods, caverns, and coves discovering the island's secrets as you go.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Surreal 27.6%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #3 Unmixable Syrup
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: asobinuku
Windows
I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.5%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #4 GhostlyRyokan
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.8%, Exploration 15%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 11.2%, 3D 9.3%
- #5 DOORS : Haunted Tales of Lantern House
94% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
This game is about reliving mysterious tales surrounding the haunted location, 'Lantern House.'
Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.2%, Exploration 15.8%, 3D 8.7%, Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #6 project_Structure_01
94% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Vesa Härkönen
Windows
project_Structure_01 is first-person exploration game focusing on atmosphere and exploration of surreal liminal spaces that feature brutalist architecture.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Surreal 22.9%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 7.8%
- #7 Limirama
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Limirama
Windows
You are a ghost forever trapped in endless worlds you never even knew existed. An atmospheric experience focused on slow pacing, exploration, and deep environmental immersion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 9.6%
- #8 The Town of Nowhere: End Of The Line
91% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: RevScarecrow
Windows
This is the first downloadable entry in the Town of Nowhere series. This game was made with the intention of being playable and enjoyable regardless of if you know the back story of the larger surrealist horror series. Largely inspired by CGA DOS adventure games TTON:EotL is in full first person 3D.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.1%, Surreal 32.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #9 Off-Peak
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,797 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Surreal 36.1%, First-Person 7.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Exploration 4.9%
- #10 The 4th Wall
91% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: GZ Storm
Windows
What lies beyond The 4th Wall?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Surreal 30.4%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 6.6%, Adventure 6%
- #11 ExitApartment
89% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Joseph
Windows
You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Surreal 18.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D 8.6%
- #12 TAMAGORUDO - FLOOR O
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TamagorudoTeam
Windows
TAMAGORUDO - Floor 0 - is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You will find yourself stuck in a parallel floor of the Backrooms, trying to break out of the loop of a chicken-or-the-egg paradox. Will you find the answer to this endless question ?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.8%, Surreal 21.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Adventure 8.4%, First-Person 7.8%
- #13 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
90% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Surreal 27.3%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #14 Framed Fear
88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: HunGames
Windows
You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.1%, Surreal 15.6%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 11.4%, 3D 8.2%
- #15 The Shattered Mind of Lucas Hayes
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ilyandily
Windows
A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.4%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #16 Chestnut Grove
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Philip Drobar
Windows · Mac
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.8%, Exploration 15.1%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 10.9%, 3D 9.4%
- #17 77th: The Game
86% matchMixed65% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Lavatsj Games
Windows
77th: The Game is an abstract representation of the experience of joining an online community. Walk through the community and solve the puzzles to progress as a community member.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.3%, Surreal 17.7%, Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 11.1%, 3D 8%
- #18 At the Summit of Mount Rojerya
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Selçuk Çetiner
Windows
Survive a deadly descent from a mountain peak. One wrong step ends it all. Be slow, focused, and patient caution is your only ally in this unforgiving journey. There’s no map, no help just you, your instincts, and the will to make it out alive. One mistake, and it’s all over.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Exploration 15.4%, 3D 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #19 O.M.N.I.S.: Overnight Train
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: NOIR1987
Windows
You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.5%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 11.9%, 3D 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #20 The First Friend
84% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Westwater
Windows · Mac · Linux
A majestic, first person exploration game that delves you into the personal story of you and Zack as you traverse beautiful terrains and discover the forgotten truth that is buried away deep inside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.5%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #21 BABBDI
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,913 reviews2022
Dev: Sirius LemaitrePub: Lemaitre Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Surreal 25.7%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #22 District XiLin - 西林区
81% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Unique
Windows
This is a first-person open-world game similar to a walking simulator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 56.6%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 10.5%, Indie 1.8%
- #23 obakeyashiki
80% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 56.1%, Exploration 16.8%, Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 11%, Indie 1.9%
- #24 Loverowind
82% matchMixed62% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Loverowind is a very short experience about the wind of spring.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.6%, Exploration 13.3%, Surreal 11.1%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 8.2%
- #25 Ether One
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 447 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Walking Simulator 44.7%, Exploration 15.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 6%
- #26 Sans Logique
79% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Surreal 24.7%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 8.9%
- #27 Forest Tower
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liubezhanin Productions
Windows
Forest Tower is a first-person narrative exploration game about solitude, silence, and the hidden mysteries of a vast forest. You play as a lone watchtower keeper, observing the wilderness, communicating via radio, and uncovering a quiet, emotional story through exploration and dialogue
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 15%, Story Rich 10.8%, First-Person 8.5%
- #28 Inkression
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BROKENCIGS
Windows
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 33.8%, Exploration 14.5%, Surreal 14%, First-Person 11.7%, Story Rich 11%
- #29 Ephemeral Frame
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tsunscreen
Windows
Step inside picture frames, films, and other imagery that connect a variety of dreamscapes in this surreal first-person exploration game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Surreal 30.4%, Exploration 16.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Adventure 5.5%
- #30 Melancholia Maze
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Angus Fenton
Windows
Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Surreal 18.4%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 9.3%, 3D 8.5%
- #31 REliC
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WEM3
Windows
WEM3 presents their debut horror adventure! Wield your camera to materialize invisible entities and reveal the hidden truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.8%, Adventure 17%, Exploration 16.5%, First-Person 13%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #32 Daily Note
76% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Ahmet Yiğitbaşı
Windows
This is a single player, story driven psychological thriller that follows the mental collapse of a character who has lost touch with reality. As the player, you enter the mind of someone trying to escape a world that is falling apart. Remember the past by reading a diary left behind by your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Surreal 25.2%, Exploration 15.3%, 3D 8.5%, Adventure 6.5%
- #33 Strange Midnight
77% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Red Forest Games
Windows
The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.3%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 14.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #34 Just a Stay at the Inn
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 箱庭Prot
Windows
A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 56%, First-Person 13.4%, 3D 11.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #35 Poolcore: Submersion
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Oddities
Windows
Immerse yourself in poolcore-inspired vibes as you explore a vast complex of mind-bending liminal architecture straight out of your dreams. Navigate through a facility filled with obstacles and puzzles, venturing into depths that descend far below the rippling, chlorinated waters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 12.5%, First-Person 8%
- #36 Lucid Cycle
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Surreal 18.3%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #37 Museum of Monoliths
74% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Surreal 26.8%, Exploration 8.3%, First-Person 7.6%, 3D 6.2%
- #38 The Longest Walk
73% matchVery Positive96% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Alexander TarvetPub: Somewhat Unsettling
Windows
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.4%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 11.3%, 3D 9.4%, Adventure 8.2%
- #39 With Shining Eyes
73% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Surreal 29.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 8.2%, First-Person 7.4%
- #40 TO:RI
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Farfama
Windows
TO:RI is an atmospheric first-person experience set on an abandoned island. Explore a train station that holds dreams and memories of isolated existence. Journey through an ethereal story about the essence of being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.9%, Exploration 20.5%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #41 Condo
71% matchVery Positive98% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: FlubbedMachina
Windows · Mac
Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.9%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 8%, 3D 6%
- #42 Unseen: 2002
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: First Impact Group
Windows
An ordinary home video from 2002 takes a terrifying turn as you get lost in the Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40%, Surreal 18.8%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 10.5%, 3D 8.6%
- #43 ❌ M A N D A T O R Y ✅
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows
- - - - - - - Your participation is NOT OPTIONAL ❌🔒 Productivity is key. 💻 🌣 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COMPLIANCE is required. 📝 ✅
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.1%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 12.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #44 The Human Test / Restart
71% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Jesse Aidyn
Windows
Two games in one! - Prove you are not human by completing 9 impossible challenges. - Explore various scenes directly inspired by a poem, solving a few riddles along the way.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Surreal 20.5%, Exploration 15.5%, First-Person 9.6%, 3D 8.1%
- #45 Static Sky: And Yet It █████
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Rhett TsaiPub: Allfather Productions
Windows
"Static Sky: And Yet It █████" is a literary computer game based on the fear of and resistance to artificial intelligence. It imagines a future dominated by the generative AI "Sekai", where reality and hallucination blend and become indistinguishable.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 15.7%, 3D 9.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #46 7 Days To Think About It
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: silver978
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short spot the difference psychological horror game. Your friends invite you to hang out tonight - you have 7 days to think about it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Surreal 17.9%, Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 9.7%, 3D 8.2%
- #47 Galleries
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Gate Studios
Windows
The art you choose is a confession. Enter a gallery that feels slightly off, where every painting you admire, and every prompt you answer, shapes the world around you. A short psychological experience where the system learns your patterns and delivers a final judgement.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Surreal 21.4%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 7.9%
- #48 my brother lives in a canyon
71% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: Kenneth Dodrill
Windows · Linux
my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.4%, Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 12%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #49 The Waiting
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Please make your way to the top floor. Bob is waiting for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 8.5%
- #50 The Witch and The Lost Babies
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
As a journalist, you travel to an abandoned village to investigate a dark event that occurred years ago. As you progress through missing babies, hidden diaries, and forbidden rituals, you will be forced to perform a dangerous ritual yourself to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Surreal 16.5%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 11.9%, First-Person 10.5%
- #51 Strange Rules: Mall
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
You and your friends are trapped in a shopping mall with strange rules. Countless strange things appear in front of you... Please abide by everything the system stipulates, so that you have a chance to survive...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, First-Person 13.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 10.8%
- #52 Christmas Nightmare
67% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.4%, Surreal 17.7%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 9.4%, 3D 8%
- #53 Apparatus: Exanimus
66% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Figglewatts
Windows · Linux
DIRUS Software's lost 1999 cult-classic is back! Explore its confusing and stygian world for yourself in this newly remastered edition, and uncover the mystery of its warped labyrinths and crossroads. Find hidden secrets unknown even to the original developers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Surreal 20.5%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 9%, 3D 7.8%
- #54 Haybale
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: SuchapestPub: Pest Control Studio
Windows
Game takes place on a Farm field with Hay Bales everywhere. You enter this place out of curiosity! But little did you know you'll face your greatest fear!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 56.2%, First-Person 14%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D 12.1%, Indie 2.3%
- #55 Fragments of Self: Thoughts
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nothing
Windows
My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.1%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 9.2%
- #56 Possession
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Taleon
Windows
The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 11.4%, 3D 8.2%
- #57 Allophobia
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amel
Windows
17 Horror rooms simulating common phobias. Are you afraid of spiders, cockroaches, snakes, heights, fire, being buried alive? Enter the black doors and conquer your fears!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Surreal 21.9%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 10.5%, 3D 8.6%
- #58 Wasteland Horror Radio: Episode 2 - The Lighthouse
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HsRetroGames
Windows
Wasteland Horror Radio: Ep. 2 - The Lighthouse: Back in the late 1890's.. While her friends wait, a young girl re-enters an old derelict lighthouse alone to retrieve a lost heirloom. Moments later, she would vanish forever..
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.2%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 14.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #59 NaissanceE
69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,240 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Surreal 22.3%, Exploration 18.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 6.1%