- #1 Observation
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,227 reviews2020
Dev: Screen BurnPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 20.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Artificial Intelligence 14.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the tense, sci-fi space atmosphere where you interact with ship systems and artificial intelligence.
- #2 The Turing Test
96% matchVery Positive88% of 8,043 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 21.2%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Puzzle 16.3%, Artificial Intelligence 12.6%, First-Person 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person sci-fi puzzle-solving with deep philosophical questions about artificial intelligence and humanity.
- #3 Tacoma
96% matchVery Positive86% of 4,823 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 24.9%, Space 15.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Mystery 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration of an abandoned sci-fi space station where you piece together past events.
- #4 The Station
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,124 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 20.1%, Space 17.1%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores a deserted sci-fi space station through first-person investigation and narrative audio logs.
- #5 Return to Grace
94% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Bytes Studios
Windows
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 21.3%, Artificial Intelligence 17.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a first-person narrative journey accompanied by multiple distinct AI personalities housed within a single futuristic companion.
- #6 Obduction
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,996 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: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a rich, first-person exploration and puzzle experience packed with environmental storytelling and stranded-far-from-home themes.
- #7 The Fall of Lazarus
93% matchMixed64% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Sci-fi 12%, Mystery 9.6%, Artificial Intelligence 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Places you aboard an abandoned sci-fi spaceship where you must uncover the fate of the crew alongside an AI.
- #8 Eternal Threads
91% matchVery Positive86% of 911 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Involves manipulating timelines and examining past choices to alter narrative outcomes in a sci-fi setting.
- #9 Ether One
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 451 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.5%, First-Person 13.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends first-person exploration and puzzle-solving with a deeply personal, memory-focused narrative.
- #10 Year Unknown
91% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Julian Heuser
Windows · Linux
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 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a philosophical, sci-fi walking simulator experience centered on deep exploration and solitude.
- #11 I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
89% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: LUAL Games KIGPub: DreadXP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Artificial Intelligence 21%, Psychological 20.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Employs a text-based conversational interface that evokes the unique dialogue mechanics of interacting with strange systems.
- #12 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, First-Person 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features narrative-heavy conversations with strangers during a surreal journey, mirroring the character-driven chats in Event[0].
- #13 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,040 reviews2024
Dev: Antifreeze Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Alternate History 17%, Artificial Intelligence 16.5%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Space 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in atmospheric space exploration and sci-fi narrative discovery.
- #14 Control, I'm Not Coming Back
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,795 reviews2026
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows · Mac
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 21.2%, Space 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Explores deep philosophical themes and interactive fiction elements within a lonely space setting.
- #15 De-Void
88% matchMixed63% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 26.1%, Space 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores an abandoned sci-fi facility with a strong focus on narrative pacing and atmospheric walking-simulator mechanics.
- #16 ELEA
87% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Kyodai LtdPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
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 18.1%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Space 11.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person sci-fi exploration with a cinematic storyline about space travel and loss.
- #17 Homesick
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,455 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: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an atmospheric puzzle-exploration experience in a haunting, isolated indoor setting.
- #18 Memorrha
85% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 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 19.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Sci-fi 9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on environmental puzzle-solving and ancient technology exploration in an atmospheric setting.
- #19 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
83% matchVery Positive90% of 15,585 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Mystery 20.4%, Story Rich 17.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Involves diving into digital communications and interacting with surveillance systems to unravel a complex story.
- #20 7th Chance
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Drewid GamesPub: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Exploration 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines interactive fiction and puzzle-solving within a narrative-heavy framework.
- #21 The Assembly
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 168 reviews2016
Dev: nDreams
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Sci-fi 10%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features first-person sci-fi narrative exploration inside a secretive, morally ambiguous research facility.
- #22 ALONE IN SPACE
82% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Exploration 11.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Puzzle 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Places you in a solitary first-person sci-fi environment to uncover the mysteries of an abandoned vessel.
- #23 Vessels
80% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Space 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a narrative-driven exploration experience centered on uncovering mysteries in an isolated environment.
- #24 Elevator Zero
78% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Arvus Games
Windows
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 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Mystery 12%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an atmospheric, confined first-person exploration experience with mysterious undertones.
- #25 Breached
81% matchMixed55% of 129 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 31.3%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Challenges you with survival and mystery on a desolate alien planet via terminal and interface interactions.
- #26 PLATONICA SPACE
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Open the door and step into someone's memories. Platonica Space is a sci-fi exploration adventure where you search countless rooms to recover lost memories.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Story Rich 11%, Mystery 10%
- #27 The Away Team: Lost Exodus
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: Underflow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Space 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features heavy dialogue choices and decision-making reminiscent of interactive narrative games.
- #28 Mind Scanners
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,476 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...
Why similar: Psychological 39.8%, Multiple Endings 29.6%, Story Rich 18%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: Engages you with a terminal-heavy interface and psychological decision-making similar to navigating complex computer systems.
- #29 Cradle
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,019 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Cafe for Semianimals
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Exploration 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a surreal sci-fi environment with heavy narrative focus and enigmatic technological mysteries.
- #30 EXOTERRA: A Space Journey
76% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: ManuHerreraDev
Windows
EXOTERRA: A Space Journey is a first-person science fiction puzzle game set aboard a stranded ship in the vast, dark expanse of outer space. Explore the HOPE-03 and uncover the mysteries it holds as you solve fully interactive escape-room-style chambers powered by a physics-based system.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Sci-fi 19%, Puzzle 14.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 10.5%
- #31 In Other Waters
76% matchVery Positive87% of 2,577 reviews2020
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: Space 17.5%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Exploration 11.1%
- #32 Exo One
75% matchVery Positive90% of 5,287 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Space 21.2%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #33 Terraformental
73% matchVery Positive97% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Shady Games
Windows · Mac
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: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Space 13.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #34 no signal
74% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
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 20.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #35 Arctic Awakening
74% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2025
Dev: GoldFire Studios
Windows · Mac
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 21.6%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 10%, First-Person 9.6%
- #36 STARDROP
75% matchVery Positive87% of 277 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Space 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #37 Portrait of a Torn
73% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
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 19.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #38 Red Matter
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,185 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Enter an abandoned Cold War base on a moon of Saturn in this atmospheric VR puzzle adventure. Scan evidence, translate Volgravian messages, manipulate strange machinery, and uncover a sci-fi mystery that grows more surreal with every discovery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.5%
- #39 Deliver Us The Moon
71% matchVery Positive88% of 9,582 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 25.8%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 7.8%, Walking Simulator 7.4%
- #40 BatteryNote
69% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
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: Multiple Endings 27.8%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Story Rich 23.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 6.1%
- #41 2064: Read Only Memories
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,682 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #42 INFRA
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,751 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Mystery 12.1%, First-Person 10.7%
- #43 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,734 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Space 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #44 Chroma Zero
68% matchVery Positive96% of 364 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: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #45 Museum of Monoliths
69% matchVery Positive93% of 113 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 31.7%, Sci-fi 17%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.3%, Exploration 8.4%
- #46 The Magnificent Trufflepigs
72% matchMixed56% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: ThunkdPub: AMC Games
Windows
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.
Why similar: Mystery 17.5%, Story Rich 15.5%, First-Person 14.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
- #47 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
68% matchVery Positive89% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: Sarepta StudioPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Psychological 17.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #48 Journey to Foundation
70% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
Windows
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Space 22.5%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #49 Harold Halibut
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,337 reviews2024
Dev: Slow Bros.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Story Rich 12.6%, Exploration 11%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #50 Unveiling
69% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: CHARK Studio
Windows · Mac
Experience the UFO abduction in first person and take a trip to meet the keeper. Explore layers of reality and learn what is concealed behind the modern Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) in this esthetic and eerie interactive experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychological 13.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #51 Earth Analog
70% matchMixed66% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Funcraft Games
Windows
In this relaxing space flight adventure, you pilot the science vessel Eurisko XI on a quest through deep space. Explore fascinating, fractal-based exoplanets and uncover their mysteries. Analyze artifacts and upgrade your ship to unlock new pathways. Your mission: find humanity’s new home.
Why similar: Space 21.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #52 Riven
66% matchVery Positive92% of 2,889 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.1 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: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 10.5%
- #53 Through The Fragmentation
68% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 17.7%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #54 Alone With You
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 105 reviews2017
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.6%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Indie 10.5%
- #55 Cognition Method
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Team Cognition
Windows
Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological 11.9%, Space 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #56 Below, Rusted Gods
65% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.7%, Psychological 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, First-Person 7%
- #57 Quantum Void
64% matchVery Positive97% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: TacNours
Windows
Lost in an unexplored star system after a dimensional anomaly dispersed your fleet, you start to pick up signals scattered throughout the system. Explore the wrecks of the corporate fleet, discover the secrets of the anomaly, and try to get the good ending.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.7%, Space 16.2%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Exploration 10.8%