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 23.1%, 2.5D 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is the clearest follow-up, preserving the same quiet, machine-tending journey structure while shifting the voyage from land to sea.

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 43.4%, Survival 19.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 7%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like FAR, it turns maintaining a vehicle into the heart of a bleak side-scrolling trip through a dying world.

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 21.2%, Atmospheric 16%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Story Rich 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures FAR's meditative feeling of crossing vast desolate spaces in a unique vehicle while piecing together a fallen world's history.

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

Why similar: Driving 34.8%, Post-apocalyptic 31.2%, Exploration 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its relaxed driving, exploration-first structure, and dusty post-collapse setting make it a natural fit for FAR fans.

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

Why similar: Survival 37.3%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: This is another solitary trek where keeping your vessel operational matters as much as surviving the hostile world around you.

Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

Why similar: Driving 54.8%, Survival 17.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Exploration 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its core appeal is nursing a fragile vehicle across long empty stretches, creating the same intimate bond between player, machine, and journey.

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 22.4%, Cinematic 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Though darker and more linear, it nails the same cinematic side-on progression through an oppressive world told mostly through atmosphere.

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 23.1%, Puzzle 21.5%, Atmospheric 19%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its gentle puzzle-solving, lonely wandering, and reflective tone echo the quieter side of FAR's adventure.

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 19.6%, Survival 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of FAR was keeping a temperamental vehicle running against dangerous conditions, this expands that idea into a deeper survival framework.

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 12.3%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This melancholic trek across surreal dry wastelands mirrors FAR's lonely atmosphere and understated environmental storytelling.

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 34.8%, Exploration 24.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 8.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares FAR's wordless sense of pilgrimage, emotional pacing, and focus on movement through hauntingly beautiful emptiness.

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

Why similar: Nature 25.7%, Exploration 20.1%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the serene exploration and ruined-world mood of the original Submerged while broadening the spaces you travel through.

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 31.5%, Nature 21.3%, Exploration 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its combat-free exploration of ruined environments by boat delivers a similarly peaceful, isolated journey through the remains of civilization.

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

Why similar: Cinematic 23.5%, 2.5D 18.7%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is another atmospheric side-scrolling journey across a broken landscape where visual storytelling carries much of the experience.

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 27.4%, Platformer 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its beautiful 2.5D presentation, quiet traversal, and light puzzles make it a strong match for FAR's cinematic adventure feel.

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 19.2%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Fans of FAR's sense of vulnerability in a hostile world may appreciate its lonely traversal and environmental storytelling, even if it is much harsher mechanically.

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 64.6% ★, Adventure 14.6%, Action 10.8%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captaining and maintaining a vessel through a lonely drowned world gives it a similar travel-and-upkeep appeal despite its more action-heavy structure.

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 21.9%, Platformer 21.2%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Exploration 18.3%, Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: While warmer in tone, it similarly builds emotional attachment around maintaining and traveling in a vessel across a reflective world.

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 19.9%, Atmospheric 16%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its lonely machinery-focused journey through dead spaces taps into the same fascination with keeping systems running as you push onward.

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 18.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its quiet, solitary progression through the bones of a collapsed civilization captures a similar reflective, onward-only mood.

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 22.6%, Puzzle 22.1%, Exploration 20.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same kind of solitary, atmospheric exploration of mysterious ruins with light environmental puzzle elements.

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 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn adventure also follows a lonely traveler trying to repair a damaged world through exploration and environmental puzzles.

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 29.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more abstract, but its emotional atmosphere and elegant side-on journeying can resonate with players who loved FAR's mood-first design.

Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is another melancholic post-apocalyptic journey centered on preparing a vessel amid the remnants of a vanished civilization.

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 31.1% ★, Survival 17.9%, Exploration 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Story Rich 11%

Why You'll Like It: Despite being more text-heavy and systemic, it similarly revolves around piloting a fragile vessel through a lonely, dangerous world full of discovery.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Exploration 24.1%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Nature 13.2%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares FAR's meditative exploration, minimal combat, and fascination with discovering the remains of an older world.

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 25.7%, Platformer 18.4%, Nature 16.8%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.3%

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 10.2%, Platformer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers another solitary trek through desolate, uncanny landscapes where discovery and mood matter more than combat.

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 18%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 6.1%

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Why similar: 2.5D 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 14%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Survival 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its side-scrolling movement through striking alien environments recreates some of FAR's visual storytelling and forward-momentum appeal.

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 30.1%, Exploration 22.7%, Indie 16.6%, Action 15.4%, Casual 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its sparse storytelling, mysterious ruins, and emphasis on atmosphere over exposition line up well with FAR's more contemplative qualities.

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 15.2%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 6%

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: 2.5D 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Cinematic 12.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: This oppressive 2.5D journey through industrial decay matches FAR's taste for environmental narrative and hazardous obstacle-driven progression.

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 23%, Cinematic 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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 26.3%, Action-Adventure 22.7%, Exploration 20.2%, Adventure 11%, Nature 8.8%

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 32.1%, Adventure 29.2%, Exploration 28.3%, Singleplayer 10.4%

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 18.6%, Exploration 17.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 7.8%

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 16.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 9.8%

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 33.5%, Atmospheric 21.3%, Exploration 12.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 7.5%

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 19%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Story Rich 11.5%

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%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%

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 21.4%, 2.5D 17.9%, Platformer 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Exploration 7.6%

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 43%, Adventure 20%, Action 12.8%, Indie 11.9%, Exploration 9.3%

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 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 8.6%

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 15.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Cinematic 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%

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 7.6%

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 21.9%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 10.3%

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 9.6%, Adventure 9%

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 23.3%, Cinematic 17.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 8.4%

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 43.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 31.8%, Survival 19.2%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.

Why similar: Puzzle 49.4%, 2.5D 32.8%, Singleplayer 10.2%, Casual 4.1%, Indie 3.5%

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 20.5%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 11.1%

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Exploration 36.9%, Atmospheric 25%, Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Singleplayer 6.1%

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 44.2% ★, Atmospheric 13.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Adventure 6%

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 26.9%, Adventure 18.8%, Puzzle 18.5%, Exploration 18.1%, Atmospheric 14.2%

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Atmospheric 14.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, 2.5D 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Adventure 9.7%

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

Why similar: Atmospheric 37.1%, Story Rich 29.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 9.5%, Indie 8.7%

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 31.1%, Atmospheric 28.5%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 6.3%

Plasticity is a hauntingly beautiful puzzle-platformer where you explore a plastic-ridden world. Traverse flooded cities and ravaged lands as you make choices that profoundly change both gameplay and your future.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, Cinematic 24.5%, Platformer 16.3%, Atmospheric 16%, Indie 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 19.9%, Atmospheric 19.7%, Cinematic 18.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 15.2%