Games Like Escape the Loop

Jump through time in an instant with an unprecedented level of freedom in an open world. After crash landing in the distant past Eleanor must use her time travelling powers to piece together her broken ship, rescue her crew and navigate through alternate futures full of dangers.

Why similar: Time Travel 25.9% ★, Time Manipulation 23.8% ★, Nonlinear 11.5%, Open World 8%, Female Protagonist 4.8%

Live. Die. Reincarnate. Return decades later as a human, rat, dog, bird or other lifeform and face the world your choices created. Carry karma and knowledge across dozens of lives in a narrative RPG spanning centuries, where every life becomes part of your story.

Why similar: Time Travel 25.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Choices Matter 8%, Open World 8%

A boy went missing. A village drowned. And somehow, you can reach into the past. Dive into the sunken ruins of Mora's village, unlock portals to the days before the flood, and share what you find with Mora across time. What you uncover could change her fate, and that of everyone she loves.

Why similar: Time Travel 25.4% ★, Emotional 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

Five days is a fully open world, no limits time travel puzzle adventure. This game isn't just a time loop of the same day on repeat, this game lets you travel between five different days. Use your knowledge of the future and ability to travel to the past to assassinate a heavily defended king.

Why similar: Time Travel 32.2% ★, Time Manipulation 29.6% ★, Mystery 7.9%, Open World 7%, Puzzle 5.4%

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Time Travel 23.5% ★, Time Manipulation 23.4% ★, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Emotional 7.2%

Run, glide, and grapple across an open world filled with floating islands. Armed with an Eye that gives you the power to rewind and accelerate time, use it to solve puzzles, fight enemies, and rescue your dragon friends.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.3% ★, Time Travel 30.4% ★, Open World 11.4%, Puzzle 6%, Exploration 5.5%

An immersive storytelling experience that gives you the freedom to roam and explore a large and mysterious building at your own pace while an interwoven narrative plays out around you. Rewind time and watch each story from every angle.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 22.6% ★, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Time Travel 8.5% ★, Emotional 8.2%, Stylized 8.2%

Stranded at sea in an alternate timeline, you must master a complex time travel system to find a way home while piecing together the mystery of an obsessed captain and his quest that led him to the Greenland Sea in search of a supernatural anomaly.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.4% ★, Time Travel 27.1% ★, Nonlinear 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 6.4%

A game about nurturing friendships and celebrating the changing of seasons, where you play as Sunny, a cute little tanuki with the ability to control the flow of time just by walking around.

Why similar: Time Travel 40.6% ★, Time Manipulation 34.9% ★, Nonlinear 12.9%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Adventure 2.4%

A puzzle game about destroying your past self.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.7% ★, Time Travel 28% ★, Nonlinear 9.7%, Open World 9.1%, Puzzle 5.7%

Run, jump, rewind, and avoid a time paradox? A time-traveling gal changes the past where she drank tapioca to prevent the extinction of humanity in this time-loop action puzzle game!

Why similar: Time Travel 50% ★, Time Manipulation 40.6% ★, Puzzle 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Adventure 1.2%

Hourturn is an atmospheric game that begins inside a large, constantly turning hourglass. You are a tiny grain of sand within it, striving to stop it and escape, but what awaits the grain of sand outside? Is this the only way to measure time?

Why similar: Time Travel 35% ★, Time Manipulation 20.7% ★, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 6.6%, Puzzle 6.4%

Lose yourself in a dreamlike journey through memory, time, and friendship. Step into the story of Arina and Frendt as you guide them across surreal islands built from cherished childhood moments. With time in your hands and wonder at your feet, explore an evocative world reimagined for VR.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.5% ★, Time Travel 15.1% ★, Emotional 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8%, Story Rich 7.9%

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Why similar: Time Travel 31% ★, Time Manipulation 19.9% ★, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

Why similar: Time Travel 34.5% ★, Time Manipulation 25.5% ★, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 7.2%, Story Rich 6.9%

Of course Grandma loves you — but she loves it even more when you simply listen. Dive into her labyrinth of memories, challenge her stories and watch everything around you fall apart. Can you escape her version of the past?

Why similar: Time Travel 30.9% ★, Nonlinear 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Surely one change shouldn't change everything, right?

Why similar: Time Manipulation 41% ★, Time Travel 38.5% ★, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 4.3%, Third Person 3.9%

You're stuck in a time loop ⌛. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next murder.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.3% ★, Time Travel 26.3% ★, Mystery 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Story Rich 5.9%

Horror Stories: Welcome Home is a murder mystery that you play both backwards and forwards.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 30% ★, Mystery 12%, Female Protagonist 11%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.8%

Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of Brentwood in this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The unique powers you hold will lead to moral choices that directly influence the story, the fate of the town, and which of the multiple endings you unlock. Will you follow destiny or fight against it?

Why similar: Time Travel 38.4% ★, Emotional 11.7%, Time Manipulation 11.6% ★, Story Rich 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%

A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.7% ★, Time Travel 22.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Mystery 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.6%

XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles.

Why similar: Time Travel 33.8% ★, Time Manipulation 32.8% ★, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Third Person 6.2%, Exploration 6.2%

You have no health, no mana, no XP. You only have time, and every step spends it. You travel backward from the present day to the Big Bang, through many different periods. Every discovery earns you more time to venture further, and brings you closer to the mystery at the heart of a loop.

Why similar: Time Travel 40.7% ★, Time Manipulation 20% ★, Mystery 10.3%, Nonlinear 9.1%, Exploration 7.9%

The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...

Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.9% ★, Time Travel 31.5% ★, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Story Rich 5.2%

Another Chance is an isometric, story driven experience which pits you in the midst of an alien apocalypse. Split apart from your wife, your only objective is reuniting with her...or is it?

Why similar: Time Travel 32.2% ★, Time Manipulation 21.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Story Rich 6.6%

Zoom and dodge your way about the quadrant, solving intertwining objectives however you can. Hit an asteroid and the mission resets - but whatever you learn you can exploit in the next loop! Use your wits and precise piloting together to prevent the asteroid crisis!

Why similar: Time Travel 29.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Open World 10%, Mystery 8.6%

Soar through an alien world as a flying android. Dominate the environment with thunderous shouts —or surrender to the strange rhythms of wildlife. This planet does not obey humans. And maybe, neither should you.

Why similar: Open World 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Emotional 13.2%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Stylized 8.7%

Something's hiding in the cassette. Rearrange the words of your enemies to investigate a small-town conspiracy in this mystery puzzle game.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Emotional 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 31% ★, Time Travel 18.9% ★, Nonlinear 12.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Choices Matter 6.8%

An exploration puzzle adventure in mystical ruins. Explore a world filled with puzzles, uncover the magic left behind, discover what's hidden in plain sight, learn the rules and break them.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 35.8% ★, Nonlinear 13.9%, Open World 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 7.2%

Fire Lookout: Abandoned Post is a first-person psychological horror and narrative-driven mystery solving game. Where you play as a newly stationed lookout in Summit Ridge National Park. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Emotional 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

Turn the hands of a pocket watch to move between two eras of the same house. Change the past to reshape the present, solve puzzles that span decades, and uncover the secrets hidden within the house in this first-person mystery adventure.

Why similar: Time Travel 55.9% ★, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 6.6%, Story Rich 5.9%

Immerse yourself in a melancholic narrative RPG set within a time loop. In Almear, knowledge replaces power! gather memories, manipulate information, and uncover the secrets of characters who, sometimes, remember you too.

Why similar: Time Travel 36.9% ★, Time Manipulation 22.5% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Choices Matter 7%

Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.

Why similar: Time Travel 36% ★, Time Manipulation 32.8% ★, Emotional 11%, Mystery 6%, Exploration 5.4%

Explore the open-world, futuristic city of Novantica in this sci-fi adventure game, traveling back in time, crafting devices, gathering clues, and solving puzzles to untangle the plot behind a mysterious event that has damaged critical systems across the city.

Why similar: Time Travel 30.3% ★, Open World 11.4%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Emotional 8.5%, Third Person 7.3%

A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 6.5%

Rewrite history in this charming time-travelling tale by diving into Regency England, rescuing your ancestor and changing both your lives for the better - one timeline at a time!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.4% ★, Time Travel 30.5% ★, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Adventure 9%, Choices Matter 6.4%

A 3rd-person exploration game explore a series of dreams and reconnect with your childhood best friend: your French Bulldog. Take control of both a human and French Bulldog as you experience a violently emotional story. Beware of the collectibles. They determine the fate of your friendship.

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.6%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Open World 15.3%, Third Person 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%

Explore a mysterious hot springs in the dead of night and meet the other lost souls who are drawn to this place.

Why similar: Nonlinear 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Emotional 11%, Exploration 9%

Outsmart your past self in a battle of cause and effect. Explore an interconnected clay world, discover its hidden rules, and uncover the secrets it would rather keep buried.

Why similar: Time Travel 31.7% ★, Time Manipulation 26.9% ★, Nonlinear 13.6%, Mystery 7.5%, Puzzle 6.4%

We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Emotional 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

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

Why similar: Time Manipulation 29% ★, Time Travel 26.7% ★, Emotional 7.9%, Mystery 7.4%, Choices Matter 7%

Your village is dying. Your only hope of saving it is buried in the desert scrapyard, hidden behind mountains of trash // memories. Will you uncover those memories? Or will you blast them to pieces?

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Open World 13%, Emotional 10.7%, Third Person 10.3%

In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Stylized 9%

In this first-person narrative experience, you step into the shoes of a young girl. Explore a rural farmhouse and witness everyday family life through her eyes. Across 13 consecutive days, you'll realize that your family is not what it seems. Will you notice what everyone else leaves unsaid?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Emotional 14.5%, Exploration 8.4%, Mystery 8%

Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.

Why similar: Time Travel 38.8% ★, Time Manipulation 28.7% ★, Nonlinear 13.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Exploration 6.4%

A classic science-fiction point-and-click adventure inspired by the genre’s greatest titles, where you’ll control two characters and solve ingenious puzzles using an innovative temporal superposition mechanic.

Why similar: Time Travel 31.7% ★, Time Manipulation 28.2% ★, Exploration 7.2%, Mystery 7.1%, Adventure 6.6%

Use time travel to cooperate with your past self and conquer seemingly impossible puzzles. Can you craft the perfect timeline without altering history? Design your own escape.

Why similar: Time Travel 40.5% ★, Time Manipulation 26.9% ★, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%, Puzzle 6.7%

Tezcatlipoca is inspired by classic retro horror games with tank controls, like Alone in the Dark, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil. However, unlike those titles, while the game features enemies, combat is not a central feature.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 9%

Travel through time and help Mai and her Grandfather uncover the mysteries of the world after the Last Great War. Explore the connections between ancient eras and dystopian futures in an adventure that blends thrilling combat with precision platforming.

Why similar: Time Travel 36.7% ★, Time Manipulation 29.8% ★, Female Protagonist 9%, Mystery 5.9%, Story Rich 4.5%

A PSX-stylized horror mystery set in the lonely Taraset Station. Haunted by a monstrous presence, with six mysterious red coins, you embark on a tense and deliberate journey. Solace Creek is a retro-inspired horror title with a focus on exploration, atmosphere & puzzle solving.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Third Person 9.6%

Experimental, None Linear, Cosmic Horror Game.

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 8.6%

Stuck in a time loop, stop the possessed captain's plans in this cooperate-with-yourself puzzle game. Record each pirate’s actions to solve puzzles, interact with adorable animal companions and get to know the brave pirate crew and the bond they share with each other!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 45% ★, Time Travel 33.5% ★, Puzzle 5.6%, Stylized 4.6%, Adventure 4.3%

A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Open World 11%, Emotional 10.1%, Mystery 9%

A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.

Why similar: Nonlinear 18.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Puzzle 9.5%

Get lost... in the labyrinth. Explore the interconnected maze to find the "exit." Race, climb, and slide through the multiple areas, and try solving the mystery of the “Amazing Labyrinth” in the process.

Why similar: Time Travel 25.8% ★, Nonlinear 15.2%, Open World 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%

Mirkwood is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure set in a world fully aware of its digital existence. Use world-loading mechanics to solve puzzles and navigate the broken world.

Why similar: Open World 17.3%, Third Person 10.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Stylized 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%

Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 27.6% ★, Time Travel 18.5% ★, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 9.5%