- #1 The Witness
97% matchVery Positive85% of 20,692 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 14.8%, Open World 9.6%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Difficult 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%
- #2 Dream Stone
96% matchMixed59% of 135 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You wake up and find yourself trapped in a dream. Only thing in your mind is to wake up. The key to wake up lies within 3 Dream Stones which are awaiting at the end of puzzles you encounter through the game in different dream chapters.
Why similar: Adventure 19%, Philosophical 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Difficult 8.2%
- #3 Memorrha
96% matchMixed65% of 152 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Difficult 9.7%, Puzzle 9%, Open World 8%
- #4 Manifold Garden
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,248 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.8%, Surreal 14.1%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Difficult 8.5%, Puzzle 8%
- #5 Dream
95% matchMixed56% of 994 reviews2015
Dev: HyperSloth
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, First-Person 8.3%
- #6 monoch room
94% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
After losing consciousness, I found myself in a strange room. An unknown figure guided me deeper into the room. "I thought you would make it this far." Eventually, I saw a past I had forgotten... "monoch room" is an adventure game with puzzle elements.
Why similar: Surreal 14.8%, Mystery 13%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Philosophical 10.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #7 Logicality
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Adventure 18.8%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 11%, Exploration 10.4%
- #8 Chroma Zero
91% matchVery Positive96% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Mystery 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 9%, Nonlinear 8.8%
- #9 Wake Up
92% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Black Cell OG
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Experience a shattered and surreal dream filled with fascinating riddles, where your only guide is an elusive butterfly. Can you make the journey and wake up?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, Adventure 34.6%, Puzzle 13.7%, Indie 12.7%, Singleplayer 4%
- #10 Strange Dream
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Half Flower
Windows
You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Surreal 20.2%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 8.7%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #11 The Sojourn
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 219 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.5%, Surreal 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #12 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
89% matchVery Positive82% of 542 reviews2020
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Why similar: Mystery 26.1%, Puzzle 18.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Casual 8.2%
- #13 Sans Logique
88% 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: Surreal 20%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 9.7%
- #14 'n Verlore Verstand
89% matchMixed49% of 186 reviews2016
Dev: Skobbejak GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Be prepared to be transported to a reality of dreams and nightmares. What will you discover about yourself in this journey through the subconscious?
Why similar: Adventure 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Casual 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, First-Person 9.4%
- #15 Kredolis
87% matchMixed56% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Pharos Interactive
Windows
You find yourself shipwrecked on a beautiful unsunken island that was once part of Atlantis. Explore the mysteries of the island, and solve unique puzzles to enter the sunken lighthouse into the depths of Atlantis.
Why similar: Mystery 12%, Philosophical 11.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Adventure 9.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #16 Oneiros
86% matchVery Positive84% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: Coal Valley Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Will you be able to break the vicious circle? Can you regain control? Experience the surreal adventure filled with many puzzles and psychedelic visions.
Why similar: Surreal 25.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 13%, Mystery 8.7%, Exploration 8.5%
- #17 Mango
85% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: Sad Mask PartyPub: NILWARE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Surreal 16.1%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #18 Night Reverie
84% matchVery Positive97% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 17.3%, Relaxing 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 10.5%
- #19 Niko: Through The Dream
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Studio Paint
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream!
Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Puzzle 24.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Indie 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #20 Quern - Undying Thoughts
84% matchVery Positive91% of 3,956 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Surreal 11.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #21 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
81% matchMixed69% of 263 reviews2026
Dev: Ankoku
Windows
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Surreal 14.2%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #22 GLITCH DADDY
82% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Sad Mask Party
Windows
You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.
Why similar: Surreal 21.3%, Walking Simulator 19%, Puzzle 10.7%, First-Person 10%, Adventure 9.4%
- #23 Into A Dream
82% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: Filipe F. Thomaz
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 8.2%
- #24 Afterdream
80% matchVery Positive93% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Surreal 20%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #25 Rememoried
83% matchMixed58% of 237 reviews2015
Dev: Vladimir KudelkaPub: Hangonit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game.
Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Difficult 9.3%, Mystery 9%
- #26 Homesick
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,438 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, First-Person 9.7%
- #27 The Pedestrian
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,913 reviews2020
Dev: Skookum Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Relaxing 13.9%, Adventure 11%
- #28 There The Light
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: CasualBebop
Windows · Mac
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Philosophical 17.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #29 FORM
78% matchVery Positive91% of 979 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
Why similar: Surreal 24.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 12%, First-Person 11.6%, Casual 10.6%
- #30 Platonic
78% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: FidgetBear Games
Windows
Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.
Why similar: Nonlinear 12.7%, Philosophical 10.4%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Mystery 7.7%
- #31 Door2:Key
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution
Why similar: Adventure 21.1%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Open World 11.1%, Relaxing 9%
- #32 Moncage
74% matchVery Positive92% of 5,513 reviews2021
Dev: OptillusionPub: XD
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.6%, Surreal 16.9%, Casual 14.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #33 FRACT OSC
77% matchVery Positive86% of 610 reviews2014
Dev: Phosfiend Systems
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Puzzle 16.5%, First-Person 13.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 9.7%
- #34 Dreaming Sarah
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,860 reviews2015
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!
Why similar: Philosophical 22.8%, Surreal 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Relaxing 9.6%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #35 Exo One
73% matchVery Positive90% of 5,153 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.5%, Walking Simulator 18%, Relaxing 12.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 10.1%
- #36 Anomaly Loop
73% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Adventure 27.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #37 Proteus
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,784 reviews2013
Dev: Ed Key and David KanagaPub: Twisted Tree
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Relaxing 16.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Casual 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%
- #38 Empathy: Path of Whispers
76% matchMixed60% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Walking Simulator 18%, Adventure 17.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #39 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III
75% matchMixed60% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Detalion Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Regilus, a paradise planet turned into a popular tourist destination! But your holiday adventure soon turned into a nightmare. Stranded on an alien planet you need to find your way out. Remember though, not everything here is as it seems.
Why similar: Mystery 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Surreal 13%, Puzzle 8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #40 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Story Rich 9.5%, First-Person 9.5%
- #41 Dreamcore
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,683 reviews2025
Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.7%, Surreal 15.7%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #42 DREAM LOGIC
71% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 10%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #43 RiME
72% matchVery Positive90% of 5,170 reviews2017
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Grey Box
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #44 Cloud Climber
70% matchVery Positive92% of 4,129 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Casual 10.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #45 How We Got Here
71% matchVery Positive85% of 552 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Surreal 15.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 9.1%
- #46 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 730 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Surreal 27.2%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 9.9%
- #47 The Plane Effect
73% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Innovina/StudioKikuPub: PQube
Windows
Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Adventure 23%, Puzzle 18.3%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Singleplayer 6%
- #48 Zzzz-Zzzz-Zzzz
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2017
Dev: SaintHeiserPub: Half-Face Games
Windows
When you sleep, you are dreaming. Some dreams are beautiful and vivid, the others are strange, and the rest of them are horrible... We've having them all the night, and then wake up and forget them. But what if one day your "awakening" would be a difficult task? Could you find a way out of the dreams and wake up?
Why similar: Casual 63.8%, Adventure 27%, Indie 9.2%
- #49 Riven
66% matchVery Positive93% of 2,758 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Philosophical 12.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Surreal 9.1%
- #50 Lingo
68% matchVery Positive94% of 775 reviews2021
Dev: Brenton Wildes
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lingo is a first person word puzzle game with a large, abstract world to explore. With its epiphany-driven gameplay and impossible geometry, Lingo provides a unique and nonlinear experience.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.9%, Surreal 18.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 11%, Difficult 9.6%
- #51 HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,328 reviews2026
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.
Why similar: Surreal 33.1%, Relaxing 22.5%, Puzzle 22.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #52 Within the Backrooms
68% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Display
Windows
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
Why similar: Surreal 23.4%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Open World 13.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 11.6%
- #53 Epitasis
71% 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: Surreal 15%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Open World 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #54 Creaks
67% matchVery Positive95% of 5,830 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Relaxing 12.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #55 Escapeworld Dilemma
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoma Games
Windows
FREE TO PLAY: Kidnapped from your everyday life, you find yourself in a large theme park that feels more like an escape room. Solve puzzles, explore 12 themed islands, find resources, use your wits to escape.
Why similar: Nonlinear 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Open World 12.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #56 Night Reverie: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Relaxing 10.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #57 Shattered Dimension
64% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Dive into a world of mystery and wonder in Shattered Dimension. As an unexpected investigator, you're plunged into a labyrinthine plot filled with enigmatic puzzles and intriguing characters.Uncover hidden truths by engaging in conversations and following the intricate web of relationships.
Why similar: Casual 28%, Adventure 26.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #58 Syke
66% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Infinite Digital Monkeys LLC
Windows
Syke is a first-person exploratory puzzle game set in a mysterious and beautifully warped reality. You play as an individual making their way through areas of strange geometry; solving puzzles to piece together the story of their love.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%
- #59 DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters
66% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: SandBloom StudioPub: HandyGames
Windows
Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this cinematic adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense atmosphere and save the day!
Why similar: Mystery 17.7%, Relaxing 14.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #60 Obduction
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,955 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: Adventure 13.7%, Surreal 11.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 11%, Walking Simulator 10.9%