Games Like Exo One

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 32.2%, Exploration 16.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for space exploration and mystery, capturing the same sense of wonder found in Exo One.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Relaxing 19.1%, Exploration 16%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive atmospheric, meditative traversal experience that emphasizes emotional impact through movement.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Atmospheric 38.3%, Relaxing 27.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Linear 10.9%, Mystery 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the meditative, physics-based vehicle exploration of its predecessor with a focus on atmospheric discovery.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Atmospheric 36.7%, Exploration 29.3%, Story Rich 18.4%, Adventure 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar sense of scale and meditative, vehicle-focused traversal across a desolate world.

From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.3%, Space 18%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the high-speed, momentum-based movement and surreal, gravity-defying environments of the seed game.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.5%, Exploration 20%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fluid, rhythmic movement through vast, beautiful landscapes with a heavy emphasis on momentum.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Psychedelic 26.2%, Philosophical 26.2%, Relaxing 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers surreal, mind-bending exploration that mirrors the alien, non-Euclidean feel of Exo One.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.7%, Relaxing 15.6%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Exploration 15.2%, Sci-fi 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes free-form exploration and a distinct, artistic visual style that encourages a slow, contemplative pace.

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Space 29.6%, Space Sim 17.6%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded, atmospheric sci-fi journey with a strong focus on exploration and narrative mystery.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Relaxing 32.4%, Atmospheric 23.9%, Exploration 19.7%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the relaxing, atmospheric, and fluid movement through alien-like underwater environments.

Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

Why similar: Flight 59.1%, Relaxing 18.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Physics 7.2%, Exploration 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses purely on the thrill of flight and proximity-based scoring in a minimalist, procedural world.

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: Exploration 19.6%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Space 16.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Story Rich 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, meditative exploration game with a unique alien aesthetic and a focus on discovery.

The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.

Why similar: Space Sim 23.7%, Flight 23.3%, Space 17.6%, Sci-fi 9%, Realistic 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the ultimate sense of scale and astronomical exploration for those who love the vastness of space.

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Story Rich 12%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a moody, atmospheric flight experience through a dense, futuristic city that emphasizes the journey.

Gravity Ghost is a physics game with a twist. Run, jump, and soar around planets, using gravity to glide through the air. Explore a shattered galaxy and rescue its survivors, armed with powerups and mysterious terraforming powers. Meet the 7 magical guardians and best their challenges. There's no killing, no dying, and no way to fail.

Why similar: Physics 47.6%, Atmospheric 26.1%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gravity-based physics and fluid, relaxing movement through space-like environments.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Flight 23.3%, Relaxing 21.5%, Exploration 19%, 3D Platformer 15.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the joy of flight and exploration in a compact, relaxing world that rewards curiosity.

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Exploration 25.9%, Atmospheric 20.1%, Psychedelic 10.5%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, abstract exploration game with a focus on massive scale and oppressive, atmospheric architecture.

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.

Why similar: Flight 43.8%, Relaxing 18.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, atmospheric experience centered on movement and the beauty of nature.

Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 37.8%, Exploration 21.3%, Physics 13.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Relaxing 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based movement and climbing that feels tactile, rewarding, and highly experimental.

PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...

Why similar: Space 20.8%, Walking Simulator 19%, Sci-fi 10.4%, 3D Platformer 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features mysterious, atmospheric exploration on a desolate alien world with a focus on environmental storytelling.

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Relaxing 22%, Realistic 19.7%, Exploration 18.9%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Story Rich 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on peaceful, open-world exploration and discovery in a beautiful, fantasy-inspired setting.

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 Sim 22.1%, Flight 21.1%, Space 17.4%, Exploration 7.2%, Mystery 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A space exploration game that emphasizes the mystery of distant, lonely worlds.

Come with us now on a journey through music and space... To the world of VOYAGER ◯∘ A minimalist, relaxing & atmospheric experience to chill out to for a while…

Why similar: Space Sim 26.7%, Space 16.7%, Philosophical 12.3%, Physics 10.5%, Relaxing 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, atmospheric space simulation focused on the journey through the cosmos.

Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.

Why similar: Philosophical 45.5%, Relaxing 15%, Walking Simulator 11%, Simulation 10.1%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical, meditative simulation that explores scale and existence, allowing you to inhabit anything in the universe.

Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.

Why similar: Flight 27.1%, Space Sim 24.9%, Physics 9.3%, Space 8.4%, Realistic 7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a more technical but equally atmospheric space-flight experience with realistic physics.

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.7%, Relaxing 24.1%, Exploration 23.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure exploration experience that prioritizes atmosphere, color, and procedural soundscapes.

EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.

Why similar: Flight 33.7%, Space 27.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

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: Space 24.9%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi exploration game with a focus on atmosphere and environmental puzzles.

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.8%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Relaxing 19.4%, Exploration 15.9%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, relaxing exploration game that focuses on visual wonder and changing environments.

A city-building sandbox for futuristic cities. No goals, no management, just creativity and dark cozy vibes.

Why similar: Sci-fi 27.8%, Atmospheric 25.2%, Relaxing 22.2%, Simulation 13%, 3D 11.9%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One.

Why similar: Flight 21.9%, Space 10.4%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Philosophical 8.4%, Physics 7.2%

You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!

Why similar: Relaxing 42.4%, Atmospheric 37.9%, 3D 19.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the high-speed, minimalist flight mechanics and the constant forward momentum found in Exo One.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 27%, Physics 26.5%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Exploration 15.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Space 20.8%, Physics 13.4%, Relaxing 9.8%, Realistic 6.8%

Explore the cosmos as a comet, orbiting planets with a realistic gravity system and a backdrop of procedurally generated nebulae. Learn to use planetary gravity to your advantage, and relax in the ambience of space.

Why similar: Space Sim 25.8%, Space 21.4%, Physics 14.5%, Relaxing 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, physics-based space game that emphasizes fluid movement and orbital mechanics.

EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

Why similar: Space 38.2%, Space Sim 27.8%, Flight 20.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Exploration 3.2%

Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

Why similar: Relaxing 46.7%, Atmospheric 32.7%, Simulation 20.6%

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Physics 28.4%, Relaxing 22.6%, Atmospheric 20%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 9.4%

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.3%, Exploration 13.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.

Why similar: Space 58.2%, Simulation 31.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.2%, Exploration 20.4%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Adventure 7.1%

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 36.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Walking Simulator 7%

Aery – A new Frontier is a story-driven 3D flight exploration game in which you control a bird-like creature while flying through a immersive but peaceful Sci-Fi world. Follow an interesting story through space and time and enjoy the relaxing gameplay while an exploring unknown colorful world.

Why similar: Flight 32.8%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Space 11.7%, Relaxing 9.1%, Sci-fi 9%

During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...

Why similar: Space 19.4%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, 3D Platformer 14.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%

Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!

Why similar: Space 26.4%, 3D Platformer 20.3%, Philosophical 13.1%, Relaxing 10.8%, Exploration 10%

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Why similar: Atmospheric 28.1%, Exploration 24.8%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Mystery 13.5%

House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.

Why similar: Space Sim 40%, Space 25.9%, Flight 20.4%, Simulation 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Start as an asteroid, grow by absorbing other celestial bodies to become a planet, a star, and ultimately a black hole. Experience realistic gravity and orbital physics in an ever-evolving sandbox universe.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.1%, Space 21.4%, Physics 14.3%, Relaxing 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.

Why similar: Exploration 25.1%, Psychedelic 24.7%, Atmospheric 22.5%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 8.9%

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Space 24.3%, Exploration 21.3%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Adventure 16%, 3D 8.9%

Become an indestructible interdimensional superbeing in this first-person superhero game, and save Earth from an alien invasion. Be careful though - you are so powerful you can destroy entire skyscrapers (unintentionally) when you miss your otherworldly target...

Why similar: Space 54.9%, Flight 34.6%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Simulation 3.8%

Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

Why similar: Space 19.2%, 3D Platformer 17%, Physics 15.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%

A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Relaxing 14.4%, Realistic 14.1%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 12.9%

You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.5%, Space 18.7%, Sci-fi 9%, Realistic 8.9%, Mystery 8.4%

Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...

Why similar: Exploration 24.9%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Story Rich 15.8%

ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.

Why similar: Space 46.4%, Walking Simulator 24.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Sci-fi 6.5%

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Realistic 15.5%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Exploration 12.6%, Relaxing 11.4%

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Space 20.9%, Exploration 15.9%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%

In Aery – A Journey Beyond Time you are in the role of a flying god-like creature which observes the world and their inhabitants while they grow and evolve through time. Are you ready to explore time itself?

Why similar: Flight 39.3%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Relaxing 10.4%, Simulation 7.3%

Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.3%, Space 17.2%, Physics 12.3%, Relaxing 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%