Games Like FAR: Lone Sails

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: Post-apocalyptic 23%, 2.5D 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This direct follow-up preserves the wordless melancholy, environmental puzzles, and hands-on vessel maintenance of Lone Sails while shifting the journey onto and beneath the sea.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Driving 31.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Survival 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like Lone Sails, it makes a vehicle your lifeline during a hazardous journey, though its scavenging, repair systems, and supernatural dangers are much more intense.

Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.

Why similar: Driving 34.8%, Post-apocalyptic 31.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs a warm post-apocalyptic world with exploratory road trips in a customizable van, using light puzzles and repairs to make travel feel purposeful.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Puzzle 21.7%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This gentle, melancholic adventure shares Lone Sails' understated storytelling and environmental puzzle-solving within a world of lost wanderers.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.2%, Adventure 29.4%, Exploration 28.1%, Singleplayer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A slow, atmospheric expedition across a hostile barren planet emphasizes discovery, isolation, and using equipment to survive an unfamiliar landscape.

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

Why similar: Survival 37.2%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: This lonely disaster-struck river voyage combines survival, navigation, and maintaining a fragile raft while moving through a bleak but beautiful wilderness.

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: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Story Rich 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly quiet, contemplative trek through vast ruins, with a hoverbike serving as your constant companion across a faded civilization.

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: Atmospheric 19.7%, Exploration 19.6%, Cinematic 19.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its introspective story of solitude and grief unfolds through calm underwater exploration in a small submersible amid isolated, haunting environments.

Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

Why similar: Nature 25.6%, Exploration 20.1%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A peaceful exploration game about steering a boat through drowned ruins, climbing abandoned structures, and piecing together environmental stories.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: 2.5D 22.3%, Cinematic 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Although darker and more oppressive, its wordless environmental storytelling, precise puzzles, and ruined-world imagery strongly suit fans of Lone Sails' mood.

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 34.6%, Exploration 24.1%, Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This concise, nearly wordless pilgrimage through sand-swept ruins captures the same emotional sense of forward motion and wonder at a lost world.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.5%, Survival 19.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 7%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its post-apocalyptic train journey makes keeping transport running and deciding how to press onward central to a tense, story-rich adventure.

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Cinematic 23.5%, 2.5D 18.7%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic, low-dialogue road through an alien-ravaged world uses environmental interaction and quiet family drama to create a similarly somber atmosphere.

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 36.6%, Exploration 29.1%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 16.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its wordless, atmospheric alien journey centers on piloting a strange gravity-bending craft through immense and lonely sci-fi landscapes.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Platformer 16.8%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a beautiful, mostly quiet puzzle journey through a world reshaped by catastrophe, built around companionship and environmental obstacles.

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: Cinematic 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Platformer 10%

Why You'll Like It: Exploring a deserted alien settlement, solving terrain-based puzzles, and uncovering a vanished civilization closely echo Lone Sails' lonely archaeological mood.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Survival 19.3%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Platformer 14%, Exploration 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its evocative ruined ecosystem and dangerous weather create a powerful survival journey, though it is far more demanding and systems-driven than Lone Sails.

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: Cinematic 22.2%, Nature 18.2%, Platformer 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its meditative expedition replaces a rolling landship with climbing gear, but retains the lonely traversal, environmental storytelling, and calm puzzle rhythm.

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: Adventure 20.1%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A solitary sci-fi recovery mission involving abandoned facilities, environmental puzzles, and restoring vital machinery shares the seed game's exploratory tension.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Survival 38.3%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a harsher survival-focused alternative for players who enjoyed Lone Sails' hostile weather, solitude, and determination to keep moving.

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: Driving 41.5%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its vehicle-centered exploration of a rain-soaked decaying city offers a more talkative cyberpunk counterpart to Lone Sails' sense of traveling through the remnants of a world.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Atmospheric 29.2%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This visually poetic, low-combat platforming journey uses sparse storytelling and shifting environments to evoke the same reflective emotional tone.

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: Survival 38.5%, Exploration 19.8%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stranded explorer must navigate severe weather, alien ruins, and survival hazards on a desolate world with a strong sense of isolation.

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: Atmospheric 37.9%, Exploration 27.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 6.3%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its wordless underwater voyage through beautiful ancient ruins offers a similarly serene, emotionally driven experience centered on movement and discovery.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Atmospheric 22.4%, Puzzle 22.1%, Exploration 20.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A solitary island adventure full of ancient structures, environmental puzzles, and understated narrative revelations that reward patient exploration.

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Nature 19.6%, Platformer 15%, Exploration 12.7%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A moving, scenic puzzle-platforming pilgrimage that uses environmental manipulation and a reflective tone to tell an emotional journey without combat.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It trades open travel for dense hand-crafted puzzle spaces, but its wordless presentation, mechanical contraptions, and atmospheric visual storytelling are a natural match.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Steampunk 50.1% ★, Puzzle 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn robotic ruins, silent protagonist, and tactile puzzle-solving make it a strong fit for players drawn to Lone Sails' wordless mechanical charm.

The Forbidden Islands are Calling, Unlock their Secrets. Shipwrecked on an island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive.

Why similar: Survival 40.1%, Adventure 30.5%, Indie 14.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Sailing between mysterious islands and improving a handmade vessel provides a more survival-oriented take on traveling with and relying on your own craft.

Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.6%, Platformer 18.5%, Nature 16.6%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%

A deep wordless metroidvania with 20+ hours of exploration through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Gain new abilities, uncover hidden paths and discover meaning without dialogue or guidance.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, 2.5D 21.4%, Platformer 11%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%

Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.9%, Cinematic 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%

In a ruined desert, a strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child, setting off a chain of events that will reshape the world itself.

Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Exploration 22.6%, Indie 16.5%, Action 15.5%, Casual 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, nearly wordless exploration game follows a lonely journey through vast decaying landscapes with a strong focus on mood and movement.

VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.

Why similar: Steampunk 31.9% ★, Atmospheric 18.4%, Exploration 17.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 7.9%

Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Why similar: Steampunk 64.5% ★, Adventure 14.7%, Action 10.8%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Cinematic 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Puzzle 10.3%

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: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Cinematic 16.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 9.8%

The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.2%, Action-Adventure 22.9%, Exploration 20.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Nature 8.7%

Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 42.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Action 12.9%, Indie 11.8%, Exploration 9.3%

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.6%, Nature 21.2%, Exploration 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 6.5%

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.5%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 11.5%

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: Driving 27.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 8.6%

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Survival 33.7%, Atmospheric 21.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%

Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41.7%, Survival 23.1%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.

Why similar: Steampunk 34.7% ★, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 8.4%

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Cinematic 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Atmospheric 16%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 10.2%

The winds of the frozen wasteland are calling in this atmospheric horror game. Operate an aging vehicle to locate the missing driver of the previous expedition. Be careful not to stray from the path...

Why similar: Driving 36.3%, Post-apocalyptic 29.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Story Rich 7.7%

You are just an ordinary person, with only a small boat serving as your home, struggling to find a way to survive in the ruthless ocean of the post-apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 50.2%, Survival 20%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 9.1%

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: Steampunk 43.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 31.8%, Survival 19.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?

Why similar: Exploration 43.5%, Action-Adventure 32.8%, Action 12.9%, Singleplayer 10.8%

A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Why similar: Steampunk 44.3% ★, Atmospheric 13.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 6.1%

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: Action 30.4%, Survival 23.1%, Indie 20%, Exploration 16.8%, Singleplayer 9.6%

Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?

Why similar: Nature 20.4%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 11.3%

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.8%, 2.5D 23.2%, Cinematic 17.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 8.4%

Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

Why similar: Platformer 27%, Adventure 18.9%, Puzzle 18.4%, Exploration 18%, Atmospheric 14%

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: Atmospheric 30.3%, Story Rich 23.4%, Exploration 18.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Steampunk 31.2% ★, Survival 17.9%, Exploration 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Story Rich 11%

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Story Rich 22%, Platformer 21.3%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Exploration 18.3%, Adventure 11%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.3%, Atmospheric 28.3%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 6.3%