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A story-driven quest in which the setting plays a key role. Pay attention to detail and look for connections, ask yourself questions, and never forget the bigger picture, learning to read the symbolism that surrounds you. Are you playing?

Why similar: Philosophical 20.8%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Surreal 10.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 9.1%

CODEX vs SCIENCE (Not Talos Principles) is a gripping narrative walking simulator set in "Rio de Janeiro" , the last city standing. Guided by SKYNET, explore dark ruins, uncover powerful notes, and question reality itself. A mysterious journey blending faith and science—dare to discover the truth.

Why similar: Philosophical 34.3%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, First-Person 7%, Exploration 6.4%

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: Philosophical 39.8%, Puzzle 18.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, First-Person 8.7%

Two games in one! - Prove you are not human by completing 9 impossible challenges. - Explore various scenes directly inspired by a poem, solving a few riddles along the way.

Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Surreal 12%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 11.4%

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: Philosophical 36.9%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 5.6%

On the early morning he comes of age, Yu begins the sacred journey to the foothill of Mountain Frostkorn.

Why similar: Philosophical 42.5%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Linear 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%

Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Why similar: Philosophical 18.5%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Investigation 9.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

Explore the Valley of Mists, where lucid dreams create reality. Study people's dreams and determine their fate. Leave the hectic world for a while and return to yourself.

Why similar: Philosophical 32.1%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Surreal 11.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Exploration 8%

Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.

Why similar: Philosophical 28.2%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Investigation 9.2%, First-Person 8.3%

Prismania is a surreal puzzle adventure game. Solve prism puzzles to escape from the well and find out how you ended up there.

Why similar: Philosophical 40.3%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Surreal 15.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 4%

Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.

Why similar: Philosophical 38.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 9.5%, Surreal 9.1%

Explore fantastic environments as Lula, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny.

Why similar: Philosophical 31.1%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Linear 10.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 9.4%

Awakening is a first person experimental puzzle game with a unique gameplay based on pattern recognition. Guide a soul that decided to find meaning by solving puzzle machines with videos. Use inductive reasoning to discover the challenges while exploring an oneiric environment.

Why similar: Philosophical 53.5%, Puzzle 16.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Story Rich 6.2%, Exploration 5.9%

Charge Game Studio presents a dark Sci-Fi action thriller. Challenge yourself as a space colonist on a Russian ship lost so deep in the Universe that even the strongest com ties are torn. Feel the ruthlessness of cosmos, painful past, and extraordinary events on the ship that all mix up into horror.

Why similar: Philosophical 43.5%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Sci-fi 15%, Story Rich 11.4%, First-Person 7.9%

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Philosophical 14.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Surreal 12.3%, First-Person 9.6%

Welcome to Regilus, a paradise planet turned into a popular tourist destination! But your holiday adventure soon turned into a nightmare. Stranded on an alien planet you need to find your way out. Remember though, not everything here is as it seems.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Surreal 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Futuristic 9.4%

Your brain remains your own. The body does not. After a full-body transplant, your own scent begins to feel wrong. As you try to understand why, that feeling starts to become something else. A short near-future sci-fi narrative adventure about the new questions that begin after technology saves you.

Why similar: Philosophical 27.1%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Futuristic 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Immerse yourself in the fascinating ancient world of cube puzzles, where each step reveals a new mystery. You will explore different zones, each filled with unique puzzles that require the use of cubes to solve them.

Why similar: Philosophical 32.7%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, First-Person 9.8%

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: Philosophical 33.9%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 6.8%

Have you ever wandered inside images? Images that blow your soul away? In Drizzlepath: Picturae, you embark on a journey of gorgeous landscapes. While some of these landscapes melt your heart, some will give you the chills.

Why similar: Philosophical 34.8%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Futuristic 11.2%, Linear 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%

Help Artificial Intelligence named HAWKING activate an incredible mechanism that can reload the Universe!

Why similar: Philosophical 26.7%, Futuristic 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 9.7%

In the far future, on a dead planet, there is a cabin where the last survivor left his secrets. Will discovering the truth doom you as well? Solve puzzles to unlock a cosmic mystery in this short, narrative-focused horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Futuristic 10.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%

Every button has a purpose. In this short, minimalist first-person puzzler you explore a dense, interwoven architecture – a museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights.

Why similar: Philosophical 30%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 9.2%

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Why similar: Philosophical 31.5%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 9.5%

A Sci-Fi First Person Horror Game where you explore an abandoned Space Station //

Why similar: Sci-fi 14.6%, Futuristic 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Surreal 11.8%, Story Rich 8.4%

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: Philosophical 39.4%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Surreal 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Philosophical 29.5%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Surreal 12.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%

In this first-person puzzle exploration game, walk the liminal spaces of a long-abandoned service station. Reprogram aging computers, physically reroute damaged and fading connections and restore fragments of their waning memory.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Investigation 9.1%

You are a detective who wants to investigate how all the inhabitants of a city died due to a virus. It all started in a hotel that was abandoned along with the city, and it was rumored to be haunted. You are on a quest for answers.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.7%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Investigation 10.1%, Linear 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%

Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams!

Why similar: Philosophical 38.8%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Story Rich 12%, Exploration 11.1%, Linear 4.9%

Sorrow Asylum 2 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison, as well as a sequel to Sorrow Asylum.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.9%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Surreal 12.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Linear 9.1%

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 18.1%, Surreal 13%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Puzzle 9.7%, Linear 9.5%

The Memphis Chronicles is a first-person, story-rich tragicomedy set in a world between worlds. Explore a mysterious city layered with interconnected details, in which memories creep up on you. No one there to hold your hand. The only way is forward. This is the trip of a lifetime.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.2%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Surreal 11.9%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.2%

Explore and unravel the mall of your mind in this surreal adventure game.

Why similar: Philosophical 55.9%, Walking Simulator 29%, Surreal 14.1%, Indie 1.1%

Traverse a distant world and discover the parallel journeys of a young woman returning home and an astronaut stranded on a desolate planet. Breathe, explore, and uncover how their stories intertwine across landscapes of loss and hope, and what it means to finally let go.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Philosophical 19.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Surreal 11.1%

Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Surreal 20.4%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Story Rich 10.2%

A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Walking Simulator 20%, Surreal 15.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%

Decamped is a first-person puzzle adventure game that finds the character waking up to an overgrown desolate world. They must face their past in order to move forward and unravel the mystery of what happened in Deckner.

Why similar: Puzzle 16.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.

Why similar: Philosophical 38.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Investigation 8.3%, Futuristic 8.2%

Wake up in a dark, futuristic lab with no memories of who you are or why you're there. Explore the lab with your fellow amnesiac Lenny as you complete puzzles to unlock more of the facility and regain more memories of your past. Will you like who you turn out to be?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Puzzle 16.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Futuristic 11.6%, Exploration 8.4%

Trapped in a surreal prison cell, Avery Stardust, a rogue automaton, has only 17 days to enter his reset code and accept a new life as determined by the Stagnation Protocol. But when the mystery of the SYNCO PATH program unravels, Avery will question everything he believes to be true.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.3%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Surreal 15.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, First-Person 9.7%

Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.7%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Story Rich 11%, First-Person 9.2%, Linear 9.1%

A first-person puzzle game where you explore a maze and your identity.

Why similar: Philosophical 34.7%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, First-Person 9.6%

A first person puzzle game where your vision defines reality, and only the things you can see exist. Learn and master the strange behaviours of objects outside your vision. Traverse the ancient structures of a world forgotten by the universe.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.5%, Puzzle 17%, Surreal 14.6%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 9.7%

A serene game where exploration leads to minigames and puzzles. Visit natural and surreal landscapes to restore the beauty of nature and the serenity the mind. Solve environmental challenges to advance. Once mind and nature are mended, gain access to meditation vistas.

Why similar: Philosophical 51%, Surreal 11%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 8.3%

A darkened sky. A blazing fire. A wretched tombstone. And you, here at the end of everything. End of Garbage is a short, first-person puzzle game exploring the dark surreality of endings.

Why similar: Philosophical 23.4%, Surreal 18.4%, Investigation 15%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.2%, Story Rich 17.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 15.5%, Walking Simulator 10%

Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Surreal 11.8%

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Sci-fi 9%

Trapped in an endless Roman corridor, you must observe carefully, solve eerie puzzles, and survive horrors in this roguelite puzzle-adventure.

Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Surreal 13.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 10%

You awaken at the bottom of a rusted pit, another forgotten machine amongst a pile of those who came before. On your right, an extendable grappling claw, and on your left, a melted screen. You are given only one goal - reach the light above.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Philosophical 22.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 8%

A journey through consciousness, with puzzle and horror elements.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Investigation 19.1%, Puzzle 18.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

The plane crashed, bringing an abrupt end to your journey. You regain consciousness in a strange lucid dream filled with interactive cube puzzles, where a mysterious voice guides you through the changing landscape. What is happening? Who are you? Do you have what it takes to wake up?

Why similar: Philosophical 27.4%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Surreal 11.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

Back To The Collis is a story-rich, fully hand-drawn 2D Point & Click adventure puzzle. Embark on a journey alongside the main character, Benjamin, to solve lots of engaging puzzles and explore the town of Collis, outstanding by its memorable populace.

Why similar: Philosophical 40.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Puzzle 12%, Linear 9.7%, Exploration 8.5%

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 22.4%, Philosophical 18.1%, Surreal 14.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 11.7%

Trapped in a mysterious hotel, you must observe, decide, and take risks. Use your points and abilities to descend faster… if you dare.

Why similar: Philosophical 38.5%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, First-Person 11%, Exploration 7.7%, Linear 5.9%

"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Futuristic 14.1%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 9.7%

Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Surreal 18.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 11.3%, First-Person 10.3%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 27%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Philosophical 15.4%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 12.7%

Talk to surreal scribbles in surreal-er environments in MINI MECUM! A short adventure game about weird philosophy. Explore a stylized world as you try to understand what the heck I'm talking about. I'm not sure what I'm talking about either. Is surreal-er even a word? Oh god I thought I had more spa

Why similar: Philosophical 35%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Surreal 14.8%, Exploration 8.1%, First-Person 7%