- #1 Somerholm
97% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Rising Sun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Create, explore, and take pictures of randomly generated islands with your dog right beside you.
Why similar: Photo Editing 54.7% ★, Nature 9.1%, Exploration 6.2%, Open World 5.8%, Adventure 5.7%
- #2 Froggies at the Zoo
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Corrafinium Inc
Windows
Dive into a whimsical world of hopping fun and ribbiting excitement in Froggies at the Zoo! Join our charming amphibian friends on a delightful adventure that will have you leaping with joy.
Why similar: Photo Editing 41.7% ★, Collectathon 15.6%, Nature 9.5%, Relaxing 5.7%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #3 ISO
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Identity Videogames
Windows
Join the robot Nem0-1 to collect photos of the animals inhabiting a post-human planet Earth filled with breathtaking sights and mysterious habitats. Complete your compendium by taking better photos, outsmart dangerous predators and explore the ruins of humanity.
Why similar: Photo Editing 51% ★, Collectathon 18.4%, Nature 11.6%, Exploration 5.9%, Relaxing 4.1%
- #4 Platonic
95% matchVery Positive86% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: FidgetBear Games
Windows
Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.8%, Philosophical 14.6%, Nature 13.5%, Open World 8.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #5 Fishy 3D
94% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
An adventure game about a hungry fish 🐟 Dive, jump, swim and eat your way through a lush micro-world. Can you escape the polluted pond?
Why similar: Collectathon 21.8%, Nature 14.6%, Open World 12.8%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #6 Puzzle Park 2
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SVGames
Windows
A new adventure awaits you in a beautiful park filled with puzzles related to finding patterns in the amazing world of the game. Engage your logic and carefully examine your surroundings to find clues to solve the riddles and mysteries of this place.
Why similar: Philosophical 14.4%, Open World 12.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #7 Shutter Stroll
92% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Jannik Boysen
Windows · Mac
Take a break and relax! No rush – enjoy the journey and soak in the sights. Capture stunning photos across millions of unique islands in this tranquil walking simulator.
Why similar: Photo Editing 46.6% ★, Nature 13.7%, Nonlinear 8.9%, Relaxing 7.6%, Exploration 6.4%
- #8 DREAMO - Puzzle Adventure
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Hypnotic AntsPub: Carbon Studio
Windows
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 19.2%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Open World 8.8%, Relaxing 7.9%, First-Person 6.7%
- #9 Cubic Enigma
91% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: SVGames
Windows
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 25.5%, Nature 11.5%, Nonlinear 9.8%, First-Person 8.8%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #10 Mist Monkey: wanderer
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Xander ClinthornePub: Lost in Moss Studios
Windows
From the mind of award-winning visual artist, Xander Clinthorne, comes a meditative indie-game about wandering and taking it slow. This title takes you deep into a beautiful pixel-art world with flow state inducing gameplay, The Great Monkey's wisdom to discover and a stunning original soundtrack.
Why similar: Collectathon 21.1%, Philosophical 19.5%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Nature 12.4%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #11 Vignette: Memories of Baruu
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nike Romero
Windows
The world is ending - yet even the darkest moments hold beauty within them. Set in the whimsical world of Baruu, you take on the role of a young photographer and help peculiar characters accept their fate by fulfilling their final wishes.
Why similar: Photo Editing 55.7% ★, Open World 10.4%, Cartoon 9.3%, Relaxing 7.9%, First-Person 5.9%
- #12 Juniper: A Scrapbooking Adventure
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HshmeeHshmee
Windows
A cozy adventure-platformer featuring several small but dense "open-world" islands. Jet around, photographing oddities, befriending eccentric locals, and personalising your scrapbook. Use your camera to uncover hidden secrets, and place objects in your scrapbook to influence the world.
Why similar: Photo Editing 41.2% ★, Cartoon 18.1%, Open World 9.3%, Nature 8.3%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #13 Pupperazzi: The Dog Photography Game
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 536 reviews2022
Dev: Sundae MonthPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Put your love for pups to the test - we have a bunch of dogs that need their photos taken, doggone it! Photograph and catalogue the finest (and derpiest) dogs to build your career, upgrade your camera, and discover new canines. WOOF.
Why similar: Photo Editing 46% ★, Collectathon 16.7%, Open World 8.9%, Relaxing 6%, Exploration 5.6%
- #14 Weird Meese
88% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Secret Mollusk
Windows · Linux
An exploration game about photographing strange moose. Wander through the last moose civilization and take pictures of its inhabitants to help out moose and humans. As you photograph, you will discover the sinister plot lurking in the moose town.
Why similar: Photo Editing 82.3% ★, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 4.3%, Casual 3.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #15 SEASON: A letter to the future
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,993 reviews2023
Dev: Scavengers Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
Why similar: Photo Editing 37.3% ★, Philosophical 17.6%, Open World 12.4%, Nature 10.4%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #16 Dungeon Tourists
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KMLO
Windows
Explore procedurally generated dungeons with up to 4 players. Take photos of the curiosities you come across. Throw stuff at them, unlock new floors, get rewards, and complete your collection!
Why similar: Photo Editing 44.5% ★, Collectathon 19.5%, Nonlinear 12.5%, First-Person 6.6%, Exploration 5.7%
- #17 Forager's Finds
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grow Now!
Windows
Go foraging in a vast forest. Strap on your utility belt and head out to explore, photograph, journal, and pick your finds. Sell them at Forager’s Finds to unlock perks and upgrades. A relaxed mushroom picker simulator with many species to discover and document — if you take the time to look.
Why similar: Collectathon 28.7%, Nature 20%, Exploration 10.6%, Open World 9.7%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #18 Door4:Ultimatum
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Dive into the captivating world of puzzles with the new part of the Door game series. Your task is to find the correct door among many options to advance to the next level. But be careful: only by understanding the patterns and solving puzzles you can unlock the coveted passage.
Why similar: Open World 18%, Puzzle 13.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Nonlinear 9.1%
- #19 Picterra
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team SoepSoup
Windows
Explore a colourful world full of interesting flora and fauna to document with your camera and notebook
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.1%, Nature 14.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Casual 9.3%, First-Person 8.9%
- #20 The Witness
84% matchVery Positive85% of 20,427 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.2%, Open World 15.6%, Philosophical 11.3%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.7%
- #21 Adorable Adventures
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wild Sheep StudioPub: PQube
Windows
Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.
Why similar: Collectathon 13.5%, Nature 13.4%, Relaxing 12.8%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Exploration 10.7%
- #22 Puzzle Park
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Welcome to the puzzle park! You will meet with a lot of puzzles scattered across the park. Solve them and get stars that will help you move forward. Choose your own path on which you will go, because the game is completely non-linear and with an open world.
Why similar: Open World 17.3%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 11.5%
- #23 The Eightfold Path
81% matchPositive84% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly LlamaPub: Starseed Forest
Windows · Mac · Linux
The path of a Buddhist monk is a path of enlightenment. Find your way through the mystical forest, encounter beautiful creatures, magical places, evil spirits and puzzling challenges that will test if you have what it takes to become a buddha.
Why similar: Philosophical 28%, Nature 16%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Relaxing 9%, Open World 8%
- #24 Logicality
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.4%, Puzzle 13%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Open World 10.1%
- #25 Find Up!
81% matchMixed71% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Whimsy-AI
Windows
Find the differences between two images. Export images as wallpapers. Built-in game editor allows players to make their own game content. Support Steam workshop to share the ugc content.
Why similar: Photo Editing 61.4% ★, Collectathon 16%, Puzzle 7%, Exploration 6.3%, Casual 5.8%
- #26 Penko Park
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 641 reviews2020
Dev: Ghostbutter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Snap pictures of spooky-cute creatures & explore an abandoned wildlife park.
Why similar: Photo Editing 43.5% ★, Collectathon 19.2%, Nature 13%, Relaxing 6.4%, Exploration 5.7%
- #27 IDEA
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: TLR Games
Windows · Mac
IDEA is a game about discovering and sharing. Explore gorgeous landscapes, roll down highways and stumble upon welcoming cottages and abandoned dumpsters. Help your ideas find their way – and share them with the world when they stop, before beginning your journey anew.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.7%, Philosophical 18.5%, Open World 11.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Relaxing 11.1%
- #28 KINTSUGI - A Journey Through The Broken Pieces
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: SCG STUDIO
Windows
KINTSUGI is a 3D puzzle game inspired by the ancient Japanese art of repairing ceramics, which transforms cracks into decorative features, highlighting their beauty with gold.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.6%, Nonlinear 18.8%, Nature 11.7%, Relaxing 9.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #29 Umurangi Generation
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,190 reviews2020
Dev: ORIGAME DIGITAL
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Umurangi Generation is a first person photography game in the shitty future. Set in Tauranga Aotearoa off the back of an impending crisis you are a courier for the Tauranga Express. Throughout the game you will unlock a variety of lenses and equipment.
Why similar: Photo Editing 68.1% ★, Relaxing 5.7%, First-Person 5%, Casual 4.6%, Indie 4%
- #30 Project Anomaly: Urban Supernatural Investigator
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DARK SCIENCE
Windows
Project Anomaly: Urban Supernatural Investigator is a 2.5D first-person adventure mystery game where you play as an investigator who solves cases by taking pictures of cryptids, urban legends, & mythological creatures as well as befriending them in an open-world environment
Why similar: Photo Editing 50.1% ★, Collectathon 17.3%, Open World 10%, First-Person 6%, Exploration 5.9%
- #31 Wishbind
73% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Imaginative Meta Space
Windows · Linux
You have been summoned to another world to help someone gather a special kind of leaves. Explore the locale in search of increasingly difficult platforming challenges, while discovering the history and people of this new place.
Why similar: Collectathon 27.2%, Nonlinear 25.3%, Nature 10.6%, Open World 10%, Exploration 7.9%
- #32 Isle of Pan
74% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: DogūPub: Dogū
Windows
Photograph strange creatures and open portals to surreal realms in this photography adventure. Isle of Pan is an alternative perceptual experience that recreates the joy of instant photography in the form of a supernatural walking sim.
Why similar: Photo Editing 53.2% ★, Philosophical 16.9%, Open World 9.4%, Exploration 6.6%, Puzzle 6%
- #33 Valley of the Old Masters
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mika Pehkonen
Windows
You are an inspiration-seeking wandering artist who mysteriously ends up in a faraway Valley. Will you find the inspiration you crave, or will you be lost to the mysteries of the Valley?
Why similar: Collectathon 25%, Nonlinear 19.4%, Philosophical 16.3%, Relaxing 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%
- #34 Mindfulness Simulator - ASMR Meditation Game
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: ASMR Game LabsPub: Enlightment Institute
Windows · Mac
Wander through the forest as your own Ego or as a Stone. Warning: there is literally no goal in this game. Explore the procedurally-generated forest listening to Alan Watts' teachings about Mindfulness, Meditation, Peace and Happiness and roll over the grass with varying weather and time of day.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.7%, Open World 15.8%, Relaxing 12.5%, First-Person 10.6%, 3D 7.6%
- #35 Islands of Insight
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,163 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Open World 11.4%, Relaxing 8.1%, First-Person 6.8%
- #36 Fisheye
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purring Campfire
Windows
Snap pictures of marine wildlife to fill your database, and explore the ocean with your ROV!
Why similar: Photo Editing 51.3% ★, Collectathon 17.2%, Open World 9.1%, Exploration 6%, Relaxing 4.9%
- #37 Rekindled Trails
70% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Kiwick
Windows
Gather and Sell faraway goods to rebuild ruined towns and bring back light to a dark world in this cozy adventure game. With the help of your fire companion, fish, pull and mine natural resources in Aurteris to unite the people of this strange yet fantastic world!
Why similar: Inventory Management 26.1%, Collectathon 24.7%, Relaxing 10.6%, Nature 10.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #38 Tux and Fanny
72% matchVery Positive99% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Ghost Time GamesPub: Means Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.
Why similar: Philosophical 32.7%, Nature 15.7%, Relaxing 10.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 8%
- #39 AWAKENING
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PapaCorps
Windows
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 47.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 5.8%, 3D 5%
- #40 Flutter Away
70% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Runaway Play
Windows · Mac
Enjoy the serenity of the Amazon rainforest in this cozy short nature exploration game. As a butterfly researcher on a five-day camping trip, explore nearby tracks, take photos, meet animal friends, and journal the discoveries found along the way!
Why similar: Photo Editing 54.2% ★, Nature 12.4%, Relaxing 7.7%, Exploration 6.8%, First-Person 6.7%
- #41 Seclusa
67% matchVery Positive99% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Niente
Windows
You're a wildlife photographer staying at a cozy, secluded safari lodge in East Africa. Spend time relaxing at scenic outlooks, snapping photos of local wildlife, and working your way through a variety of upgrades and collectibles in this laid-back photography sandbox.
Why similar: Photo Editing 40.6% ★, Collectathon 15.8%, Nature 14.3%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #42 Birding Simulator: Bird Photographer
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: T-Bull
Windows
Birding Simulator is a first-person photography and exploration game. Get your camera ready, adjust parameters, and gear up to capture unique and rare bird species. Explore varied landscapes and catch incredible moments in your photos. Become the best birder or photographer in the world!🐦
Why similar: Photo Editing 52.2% ★, Nature 13.2%, Inventory Management 7.9%, Relaxing 6.6%, Open World 6.5%
- #43 Door3:Insignia
71% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Symbols have never had such an impact on a person’s fate. Meet a new part of a fascinating mystical doors puzzle. This time you will have to face the ruins of the past, hiding the secret of a vanished civilization.
Why similar: Philosophical 22%, Open World 15.1%, Nonlinear 10.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #44 Carceri
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: NeonSerpent LLC
Windows
A cozy, first-person explorer, full of dazzling sights, a charming story, cute creatures, and a living landscape that you Art Direct, as you bop about with a world-altering camera. Enjoy your virtual vacay!
Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Collectathon 18.4%, Open World 15.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #45 The Hiker
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Green Games
Windows
Take your time to photograph the animals while learning about them and their environment.Advance in the story by talking to your contacts through your cell phone and discover yourself.An unhurried experience, take this walk at your own pace.
Why similar: Photo Editing 54.1% ★, Nature 16%, Relaxing 8.6%, Exploration 6.8%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #46 Crane Game - Claw Machine Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unechte Sachen
Windows
Play all your favorite claw machines! Features fully simulated physics for a fun and fair experience! Win and collect all prizes. Use these prizes in the photo mode and unleash your creative side!
Why similar: Photo Editing 49.9% ★, Collectathon 19.2%, Cartoon 10.9%, Relaxing 7.2%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #47 Starshifter
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Coyotic GamesPub: Coyotic Trouble
Windows
Starshifter is a game about shapeshifting, desert animals, and finding your place.
Why similar: Nature 28.8%, Collectathon 16.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Relaxing 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #48 Dear Future
69% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2021
Dev: Dear Future Production CommitteePub: team ok LLC
Windows
Dear Future is a multiplayer wandering game where you photograph a procedural city using an inherited camera. After your session ends, the next player will receive the camera and continue. What will you pass on to those that come after you?
Why similar: Photo Editing 51.7% ★, Nonlinear 15.1%, Open World 8.3%, Exploration 6.1%, First-Person 5.8%
- #49 Dogu the Adventurer
67% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Ashina Studios
Windows
Dogu the Adventurer is a story-based action adventure game that takes place in different worlds. Help Dogu to find his homeland while exploring worlds and islands with his balloon.
Why similar: Inventory Management 16.6%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Nature 14.3%, Open World 10.1%, Exploration 10%
- #50 GRAAG
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Smart Blob Studios
Windows
GRAAG is a 3D collection adventure. Explore nature, collect samples of animals, plants and technology, and find out what happened to the world!
Why similar: Collectathon 31.8%, Nature 21.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Inventory Management 8.6%, Colorful 6.1%
- #51 Jurassic Snap
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamirl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jurassic Snap is a peaceful and calm photography game compatible with VR. Meet dinosaurs in this world, catalog all species and behaviors. Find secret passages to explore new areas and uncover the mysteries surrounding this planet.
Why similar: Photo Editing 56.2% ★, Nature 10.4%, Relaxing 9.4%, Exploration 6.9%, First-Person 6.1%
- #52 Zen Fisher
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpaderdabombPub: Ginja Gaming
Windows
Chill out, unwind and embark on a journey in Zen Fisher to collect all unique fish species and rarities in this vast, stylized 3D open world fishing game. Do you have what it takes to unlock the deepest secrets of the world?
Why similar: Collectathon 26.4%, Nature 19%, Open World 16.5%, Exploration 9.6%, 3D 6.5%
- #53 Saylor Anime Puzzle
65% match7 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Saylor Games
Windows
Saylor Anime puzzle is simplictic jigsaw puzzle game with anime girls and minor nudity
Why similar: Photo Editing 67.9% ★, Puzzle 7.8%, Casual 6.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Relaxing 5.4%