Games Like Event[0]

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: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Space 19.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Event[0], this game focuses on exploring a deserted space station and uncovering the personal stories of its crew through digital records.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Space 26.1%, Artificial Intelligence 18.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI, providing a direct thematic mirror to the experience of interacting with the computer in Event[0].

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 31.1%, Artificial Intelligence 18.6%, First-Person 15.9%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a strong focus on AI ethics and philosophy set within a first-person space station environment.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Atmospheric 27.4%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 13%, Story Rich 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the retro-tech aesthetic and heavy reliance on typing commands to interact with mysterious, narrative-driven systems.

Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?

Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Space 19.2%, Emotional 18.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional space-bound narrative that centers on your relationship with a quirky, complex AI companion.

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: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Space 22.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%, First-Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A focused walking simulator that tasks you with investigating a space station to understand what happened to its crew.

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: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Mystery 17.2%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: While not set in space, it perfectly captures the feeling of building a complex, emotional relationship through a communication device while isolated.

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: First-Person 20.6%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Mystery 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a profound exploration of AI sentience and philosophy through environmental puzzles and dialogue.

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: Walking Simulator 27.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 12%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully explores the existential dread of AI and consciousness within a claustrophobic, isolated sci-fi setting.

A daring space archaeologist has just unearthed the ancient resting place of a long lost A.I. god known as Grace. Adventure with various fractured A.I. personalities as you uncover the great mystery of why she was shut down all those years ago.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Dynamic Narration 18.9% ★, Artificial Intelligence 16.7%, Space 10.5%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a prominent AI companion that you must interact with to solve mysteries on a desolate space station.

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 29.9%, Mystery 18.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in space exploration and mystery that shares the sense of wonder and melancholy found in Event[0].

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: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Mystery 19.9%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Myst, it offers a deep, atmospheric mystery set in a strange, isolated environment.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Psychological 14.9%, Emotional 11.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative experience that explores the relationship between the player and the creator, mirroring the intimacy of Event[0].

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Typing 80.6% ★, Exploration 10.2%, Story Rich 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game relies entirely on a typing-based database search mechanic to piece together a fragmented, non-linear mystery.

Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future where Earth's natural resources are depleted. In an effort to solve the energy crisis, global powers created the World Space Agency and secured a promising new source of energy on the moon.

Why similar: Space 34.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic sci-fi adventure that captures the loneliness and scale of space exploration during a critical mission.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: First-Person 41.7%, Sci-fi 29.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential experience of navigating a facility while being guided and challenged by a witty, manipulative AI.

A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Emotional 19.7%, Mystery 13.4%, First-Person 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant exploration game that focuses on memory and identity, similar to the emotional weight of Event[0].

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 40.2%, First-Person 17.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that tasks you with piecing together memories in a surreal, puzzle-filled environment.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 61%, First-Person 7.8%, Exploration 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Story Rich 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational walking simulator that excels at telling a personal, emotional story through environmental clues.

STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.

Why similar: Space 22.1%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Emotional 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich space adventure that emphasizes character interaction and exploration of abandoned vessels.

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Story Rich 53.1%, Indie 25%, Singleplayer 13.8%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative game that uses a simulated chat interface to drive the entire emotional arc of the story.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Mystery 36.3%, Sci-fi 29.3%, Atmospheric 23%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that uses retro-tech and deep mystery to tell a haunting story about AI and identity.

A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical exploration game that captures the isolation and mystery of deep space travel.

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 36.6%, Mystery 20%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric sci-fi mystery that focuses on survival and piecing together a narrative through logs.

De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Space 22.1%, Sci-fi 11%, First-Person 8.8%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi walking simulator that tasks you with uncovering the mystery behind a missing research colony.

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: Walking Simulator 30%, Mystery 17.8%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 14%, Exploration 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quiet, atmospheric exploration game that focuses on environmental puzzles and a sense of profound loneliness.

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 20.8%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Space 17.8%, Alternate History 15%, First-Person 7.2%

Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Space 23.9%, Psychological 17.4%, First-Person 8%, Story Rich 8%

7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Psychological 10.1%, Mystery 9%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that blends exploration and puzzle-solving with a strong narrative focus.

Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Space 16.5%, Psychological 14.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Exploration 7.5%

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Space 18.4%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Mystery 12%, Artificial Intelligence 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.5%

A "Blind" simulator that lets you experience a new perspective and immersive sensory journey. Step into a world of darkness using your guide cane.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Psychological 22.7%, Emotional 21.1%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 7.4%

Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 18.8%, Dynamic Narration 16.3% ★, Space 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Mystery 8.1%

A first-person, narrative-driven game featuring The Developer, who questions, taunts, and tests you at every turn. You shouldn’t press the button, but you’ll want to. You will have control, and you will have none. Power is in your hands... or is it? Inspired by classic narrative driven games.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.9% ★, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Emotional 11.5%, First-Person 9.1%, Mystery 7.8%

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 25.5%, Mystery 13.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Exploration 7.8%

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: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Emotional 16.6%, Mystery 13.5%, First-Person 9%, Sci-fi 7.9%

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 13%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 9.4%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Space 25.7%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Exploration 8.5%

wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Psychological 29.8%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 4.6%

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 37.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%

An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.

Why similar: Space 23.8%, Emotional 19.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Exploration 7.7%

Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

Why similar: Mystery 18.1%, Psychological 16.5%, Emotional 14.3%, First-Person 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.9%

They have no names, only serial numbers. They have no freedom, no memories from the past. You are one of them. Explore the last center of civilization on a shattered Earth to understand what is really going on.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Mystery 20.8%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.

Why similar: Psychological 24%, Mystery 16.6%, Space 16%, Exploration 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Emotional 15.7%, Mystery 15%, Psychological 15%, First-Person 7%

You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.

Why similar: Space 27.3%, Emotional 27%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 7.5%

A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Mystery 17.3%, Emotional 13.4%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 8%

In Elevator Zero, a first-person exploration and puzzle game, you find yourself trapped in an otherworldly dimension. Escape is possible only through the elevator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Mystery 15.7%, First-Person 15%, 3D 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 29.7%, Space 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%

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 31.7%, Emotional 18.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Jung's Labyrinth is a psychological exploration game that uses Jungian psychology, mythology, alchemical and dream symbolism in a series of active imaginations to map the process of individuation. Confront your inner archetypes, collect messages that other travelers left behind and reach your Self.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%, First-Person 9.3%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Psychological 23.9%, Emotional 22.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, 3D 5.1%

Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.

Why similar: Space 28.6%, Exploration 17.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Story Rich 12.4%

Live the perfect day, break the cycle, and discover the truth about yourself in this short, quirky sci-fi mystery about freedom, choice, and loneliness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Emotional 20.2%, Mystery 12.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%

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 37.6%, Sci-fi 12%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Exploration 7.1%

Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Psychological 17.1%, Artificial Intelligence 13%, Alternate History 10.1%, Mystery 10.1%

BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.

Why similar: Emotional 41.3%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%