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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Indie, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric.

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Walk in the shoes of this teenage boy who learns to live with his inner demon.

Reviews: Mixed — 56% — of 25 reviews
Released: 2018-11-07
Developer: Polygonal Wolf
Publisher: Sometimes You
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchMixed50% of 60 reviews2014
    Dev: Ryan Javanshir
    Windows

    Into Blue Valley is a first-person exploration game drawing upon themes of mystery and curiosity. It is presented as a 'found footage' game with the player's view resembling a camcorder recording showing a glipmse into the subdued environment that is being explored.

    Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Walking Simulator 31.4%, Indie 29.4%

  2. #2 NOSTALGIC TRAIN
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 192 reviews2018
    Dev: Tatamibeya 畳部屋
    Windows

    The jury selection of the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. I woke up alone in the countryside, where people had disappeared and I lost my memory.What is the truth that I see at the end of my journey through the memories of Natsugiri? ...... A Novel / Walking simulator.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.1%, Adventure 35.7%, Indie 25.2%

  3. #3 After Life - Story of a Father
    96% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2016
    Dev: Green Sawdust
    Windows · Linux

    After Life is a short interactive story with a lot of atmosphere and little gameplay. Immerse yourself with the story of Rick Dennehy, a soul who explores the memories of his loved ones after he dies in an accident.

    Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Walking Simulator 41.1%, Indie 14.2%

  4. #4 Corpse of Discovery
    95% matchMixed65% of 186 reviews2015
    Dev: Phosphor Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.3%, Adventure 36%, Indie 23.7%

  5. #5 Verde Station
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 346 reviews2014
    Dev: Duelboot
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    What do you trust most — what you see, what you're told, or your instincts? On a year long solo mission aboard Verde Station, you will test your wits and question everything, but you may not find answers. Welcome to solitude.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 35.9%, Indie 25.1%

  6. #6 Cutish
    92% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2020
    Dev: DUBUS Alain
    Windows

    Real-time 3D first-person adventure game

    Why similar: Adventure 47.2%, Indie 34.2%, Walking Simulator 18.6%

  7. #7 Light of the Mountain
    93% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2018
    Dev: Songhouse Games
    Windows

    A puzzle solving adventure game that tells the story of a dying man stranded on a mysterious island. Alone he must explore the island's various locations and even the deepest depths of his dreams to uncover the island's secrets and mysteries, and come to terms with what may be the end of his life.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.4%, Adventure 48.6%

  8. #8 Montague's Mount
    94% matchMixed58% of 429 reviews2013
    Dev: PolyPusher Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Adventure 30.4%, Indie 23.8%

  9. #9 Magdalena
    91% matchMixed44% of 361 reviews2016
    Dev: MagdalenaTeamPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    The mind dissolves in the surrounding darkness like pain dissolves in wine. Remains of memories crumble and rapidly leak like sand through fingers. And only one name stuck in the throat filled with fear. Magdalena... Minutes feel like days while waiting for something to happen.

    Why similar: Indie 39.6%, Walking Simulator 30.8%, Adventure 29.7%

  10. #10 Forgotten Passages
    89% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2020
    Dev: 26PM
    Windows

    100 Tiny Levels. Stumble down a surreal rabbit hole and explore an atmospheric world composed of one hundred visually rich dreamscapes. This micro adventure takes about one hour to play straight through. Follow a girl and a mysterious bird through the wormholes of an eclectic universe.

    Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Walking Simulator 33.6%, Indie 27.9%

  11. #11 裁決者 -The White Butcher-
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Erotes Studio
    Windows

    《裁決者》是款以極權島國為背景的冒險遊戲。遊戲中你將扮演調查局的副局長,並透過裁決案子替國家伸張正義。但在一次裁決中你意外地殺害了摯友「黃義雄」,使你首次對國家產生了疑惑。重重的危機,雨中,客廳等待著你的並不是虛無。而是屋外毫不知情的黃義雄獨生女「黃詠晴」......少女的笑容,開始了你的罪──

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  12. #12 The Fabled Woods
    88% matchMixed64% of 307 reviews2021
    Dev: CyberPunch StudiosPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Welcome to The Fabled Woods, a dark and mysterious narrative short story. Despite the picturesque beauty, ugly and terrible secrets lurk among the shifting boughs, darkness that no amount of dappled sunlight can erase. Take the first step, and experience an unforgettable journey.

    Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Walking Simulator 33.6%, Indie 24.9%

  13. #13 The Lost Valley
    91% matchMostly Negative37% of 376 reviews2015
    Dev: AndrewDrumov, Sanke BerdochanPub: AndrewDrumov
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    "The Lost Valley" is a small game where you will play as a cyclist who will get in an accident. The protagonist finds himself in a great valley called "The Lost Valley". The bicycle is broken as a result of cliff falling and the protagonist has to move further on foot.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.3%, Indie 39.4%, Adventure 17.3%

  14. #14 The Next Door
    90% matchMixed51% of 1,051 reviews2016
    Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Who looks out dreams? Who looks inside awakens?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, Indie 30.7%, Adventure 29.1%

  15. #15 LETHE: Broken memories
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cuatro Monos Games
    Windows

    Enter into the mind of Alan Zane, a loving husband and father, who is on the brink of losing his memories. Alzheimer's disease is trying to block your way, will you be able to remember your own life?

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  16. #16 Radio Station
    86% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikolay Karakelyan
    Windows

    Radio Station is a single-player first-person game in which you have to get out of the existing situation.

    Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Indie 34%, Walking Simulator 20.7%

  17. #17 Hippocampal: The White Sofa
    89% matchMostly Negative36% of 107 reviews2014
    Dev: FreegamerPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    Walk through this world to understand how it works!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.1%, Indie 40.9%

  18. #18 Reaching for Petals
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 199 reviews2017
    Dev: Blue Entropy Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Reaching for Petals is a poetic adventure about love, loss, and ambition. You will travel to the peak of the ever-reaching mountain to uncover the true nature of your mysterious and seemingly unguided journey.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Adventure 31.6%, Indie 24.8%

  19. #19 DownWind
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jackson Clarke
    Windows

    Are you ready to leave your home? Join a Little Leaf on a Big Journey.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  20. #20 K'NOSSOS
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Svarun Entertainment
    Windows

    K'NOSSOS is a cold surreal adventure game about a man traveling the unknown reaches of the cosmos and the things he uncovers on his journey.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  21. #21 Caffeine
    87% matchVery Negative19% of 53 reviews2015
    Dev: Incandescent Imaging
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Caffeine is a quirky first person adventure game with environmental puzzles and a dab of psychological horror. You awaken aboard one of these caffeine mining stations alone. Before long you realize that you are a young boy with no memory of what has transpired on this seemingly empty space station.

    Why similar: Adventure 41.8%, Indie 29.5%, Walking Simulator 28.7%

  22. #22 Breached
    85% matchMixed55% of 128 reviews2016
    Dev: HRA INTERACTIVE
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Unveil the truth in a genre-blending sci-fi mystery. Awaken from cryogenic slumber you find your shelter damaged by unknown circumstances. Scavenge your surroundings, repair the shelter and explore the ruins in hopes of uncovering – or perhaps avoiding – the uncomfortable truth of what has transpired.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.9%, Adventure 33.8%, Indie 25.3%

  23. #23 GRIM - Mystery of Wasules
    83% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: StudioBACKSTAGE
    Windows

    GRIM - Mystery of Wasules is a first-person, story-driven mystery. To uncover the truth behind the deaths, you will investigate Wasules as Oswald GRIM.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  24. #24 Buratino
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Semjon Uglev
    Windows

    Buratino is a 2D arcade game with light adventure elements for the ZX Spectrum 8-bit computer.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  25. #25 Slice of Life
    82% matchMixed59% of 27 reviews2017
    Dev: FurGoldGames
    Windows

    What to do when you are alone?

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  26. #26 Cartesian
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
    Dev: Mark Radocy
    Windows

    Cartesian is a unique puzzle-platformer with lasers as its core mechanic. Use lasers to reflect, push, destroy, and more as you search for your lost crew-mates. Dozens of interesting mechanics are introduced through over 70 varied levels.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  27. #27 Solas and the White Winter
    81% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2018
    Dev: Savepoint Studios
    Windows

    "Unlock the tomb and break the cycle.." Solas and the White Winter takes place in a hostile and mysterious land. You play as Solas; a young but determined girl who finds herself locked in a desperate situation.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  28. #28 The Bears And The Bees
    80% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2018
    Dev: Damsel Stone
    Windows

    The Bears And The Bees is a debut adventure that follows the heroic exploits of Beesworth, a baby bee who hasn't got his wings yet. Bounce through a hand crafted world in which bears have kidnapped the queen bee, and everyone is relying on Beesworth to get her back!

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  29. #29 Den vänstra handens stig
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Newmark Software
    Windows · Mac

    Den vänstra handens stig is a transcendental blackened narrative experience that focuses on courage, determination and sacrifice.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  30. #30 The Witch's Isle
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2017
    Dev: COCOSOLA
    Windows · Mac

    An adventure game that takes place in a dream-like town on a solitary island.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  31. #31 Going Nowhere: The Dream
    77% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2017
    Dev: Nowhere Town
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Loren's on a journey through an urban dreamscape, in search for a way to reunite with her long lost friend, Violet. Explore a story in the fray of space and time, where a heightened sense of adventure will lead to many curiosities.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  32. #32 圣山ShenShan
    74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: lynchhead
    Windows

    Explore the holy mountain and use equipment and cards to defeat the enemy to discover the value of your existence

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  33. #33 Catsby
    76% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2017
    Dev: OOTOTGames
    Windows · Mac

    Catsby works in Happy Technology. He helps people to become happy. One day, he signed a big contract with Steven to make his master Doctor Philip become happy again. Unfortunately, during the task, he was turned into a cat. But he still has to finish his task, so here his "Cat Adventure" goes...

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  34. #34 Inner Riddle
    65% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Growfall Games
    Windows

    You have awoken in strange and unfamiliar place. Soon you realize that you are not simply locked up. But why? For what reason? In search of answers, you must follow the rules of this place. Puzzles and hard decisions are waiting for you. Will you perish never reaching the end or pass through all obstacles and understand what happened?

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  35. #35 Potion Paws
    73% matchMixed53% of 85 reviews2020
    Dev: Bitten Toast Games
    Windows

    You’ve decided to take the risk and purchase a run down house in the middle of a spooky forest near a dungeon overrun with monsters.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  36. #36 Drawn Story
    77% matchMostly Negative33% of 15 reviews2016
    Dev: Vitaly Rekubratskiy
    Windows · Mac

    Play as an artist looking at a painted world. You're able to create new items in this world by simply drawing them. Use your own imagination to lead a stickman character through a variety of puzzles by drawing things he can use. There’s always a few ways to solve each puzzle.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  37. #37 Castle Agony
    75% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2018
    Dev: The Pompous Pixel
    Windows

    Welcome to Agony. Inspired by the Resident Evil of old, the golden age of NES gaming and the Castlevania series, you play a local hero with a dog! Forced by your village to enter the crumbling castle filled with trickery, magic and monsters! Can you defeat The Vampire and live to see another dawn?

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  38. #38 Robot's Mystery
    78% matchNo user reviews2017
    Dev: Tomer CanerPub: Indie
    Windows

    A game that can touch you in many ways but also a very fun and challenging game , you roam around tthe world looking for answers in a place where evil rules now . While talking to the strangers and going through tthe sttory you will find many answers and will face hard enemies.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  39. #39 Airglow
    63% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GuiiStudio
    Windows

    You play as a wolf who gets seperated from the pack. Get unexpected help to find your way. Explore the nature and find the unforseen history of your pack.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  40. #40 Where The Water Tastes Like Wine: Fireside Chats
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2018
    Dev: Dim Bulb GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Where the Water Tastes Like Wine: Fireside Chats is a free standalone experience which acts as a companion to Where The Water Tastes Like Wine.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  41. #41 Welcome to nightmare
    75% matchNo user reviews2019
    Dev: AlekseyPub: AlexGames
    Windows

    Is it a dream, or is everything really happening? The player will plunge into a strange world, where everything depends only on what decision he makes while in a particular situation. Will he save himself or will he save all the captives of this world?

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  42. #42 Midnight at the Celestial Palace: Part I
    73% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2017
    Dev: Orrery Games
    Windows

    Midnight at the Celestial Palace: Chapter I is the first episode in an all new fantasy adventure series by Orrery Games and BlipHaus Design.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  43. #43 The "Quiet, Please!" Collection
    71% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2018
    Dev: Nostatic Software
    Windows

    Use your wits and a bit of mischief to solve puzzles in four classic, lighthearted adventure games! Explore, interact with your environment and solve puzzles in this bundle of four old-school adventure games: "Quiet, Please!", "Quiet Christmas", "Vacation Vexation" and "Candy, Please!".

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  44. #44 Grimsfield
    72% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2016
    Dev: Adam Wells
    Windows · Mac

    Grimsfield is a short point & click story game. You take on the role of a deadbeat beatnik poet who lives in an absurdist market town somewhere in the north of England.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  45. #45 EX0: Dark Moon
    71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: Pixel Six Games
    Windows

    An indie retro-ish puzzle platformer where you must upgrade your stats to run, jump, and shoot your way through each level and beat the evil dark slimes.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  46. #46 OFFICE ESCAPE
    70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: 贰点捌
    Windows

    OFFICE ESCAPE》is a Room Escape game. Player locate in the office and the mistery house. the broken memory, the strange environment,dark light, in this environment,player need to collect clues in each room. Escape from the house and find out who you are.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  47. #47 Hei
    69% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2019
    Dev: Goca Games
    Windows · Mac

    Help Hei to find their path to the sacred tree! A point-and-click adventure game with lots of puzzles and a unique artistic style.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  48. #48 Eternity's Child
    76% matchMostly Negative22% of 77 reviews2008
    Dev: Luc BernardPub: Silver Sphere Studios
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Eternity's Child, a quirky, hand drawn next generation 2D platformer is based on a fairy tale by Luc Bernard. It arrives on Steam with exclusive Steam Only levels and HD Resolution. Features: Beautiful 2D graphics with one of the most unique art direction done in a videogame Orchestral Soundtrack Game to be updated with new levels and...

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  49. #49 Dark Train: Coupe
    59% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Paperash Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Dark Train: Coupe is a steampunk visual novel made of paper, story prequel to Dark Train. Be a passenger, listen, discuss and decide what will happen next during your journey through the Border City. Meet Ann Tagrezbung; she is quite lovely, unmechanical and still human...

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  50. #50 Nor'Easter
    59% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Redi Games
    Windows

    Nor’easter is a classic point-and-click adventure game inspired by the lumberjack folklore of Northern America. As a brave jackalope befriend strange, magical creatures, help a lost man find his children and save the woodlands from endless winter!

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  51. #51 THE TEAR
    69% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2019
    Dev: Game Gestalt
    Windows

    An immersive VR adventure in a fantastic world.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  52. #52 The Grimsworth Reports: Woodfall
    70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
    Dev: Jenito
    Windows

    Chuck Grimsworth receives a frantic call from the sheriff of a small town called Woodfall. There he discovers an eccentric community with skeletons hiding in every closet. Only Chuck can solve and unearth the ancient conflict which plagues Woodfall!

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  53. #53 Ana The Game
    57% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Almost Games
    Windows

    If you answer that unknown number, you’re screwed... Are you willing to risk everything … ?

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  54. #54 The Keepers of Pages: Chevengur
    57% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Galitsyn Egor(GG)Pub: Gogol'Game
    Windows

    "The Keepers of Pages" is a puzzle-platformer, inspired by the novel of Russian writer A. Platonow "Chevengur". Find your way through a post-apocalyptic world and collect the lost pages in the realm where the reality of the future is tightly interlaced with the texts of the past.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  55. #55 The Journey to Fairytales
    68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: Essential Games
    Windows · Mac

    The Journey to Fairytales is a 3D puzzle-platformer adventure game. The primary character is a Sam, who losts in the world of fairy tales, and saves the world from evil fairy-tale characters.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  56. #56 GRAULARM
    69% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: WOODGLIM
    Windows

    Large sofa, TV. And, two people.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  57. #57 Phenomenal Car Park Adventure: Digital Deluxe Edition
    56% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Myshkin Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    A walking simulator for cars - or "driving simulator" - about meaninglessness, car parks, and the end of the world. Or is it...?

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  58. #58 Blink
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
    Dev: nextReality Games
    Windows

    Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.

    Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

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