- #1 The Invincible
97% matchVery Positive89% of 9,487 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Thriller 15.6%, Futuristic 15.4%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This hard sci-fi narrative adventure captures the same sense of isolated exploration on a hostile alien planet as Fort Solis.
- #2 Deliver Us Mars
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,935 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Mars 34.8% ★, Cinematic 12.4%, Thriller 11.2%, Space 10.1%, Linear 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on narrative-driven exploration and puzzle-solving on the surface of Mars.
- #3 Deliver Us The Moon
96% matchVery Positive88% of 9,301 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.5%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the grounded, realistic sci-fi aesthetic and focuses on atmospheric exploration in space.
- #4 Observation
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,112 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 29.7%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Thriller 15%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI on a space station, offering a unique, cinematic, and highly atmospheric sci-fi narrative experience.
- #5 Tacoma
94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,754 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Space 17.1%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Narrative 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental storytelling that tasks you with uncovering the mystery of a deserted space station.
- #6 ROUTINE
92% matchVery Positive92% of 7,023 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.8%, Thriller 17.1%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Space 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, cinematic sci-fi thriller that captures the tension of exploring an abandoned, retro-futuristic lunar base.
- #7 The Station
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,109 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Space 23.6%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the same core loop of exploring a deserted space station to piece together a mystery through logs and environmental cues.
- #8 Moons of Madness
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,907 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Mars 37.4% ★, Space 15.5%, Thriller 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines space exploration with psychological thriller elements, perfect for those who enjoyed the tense atmosphere of Fort Solis.
- #9 Close To The Sun
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,293 reviews2020
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 74.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, narrative-driven thriller that emphasizes exploration and environmental storytelling in a high-stakes setting.
- #10 SOMA
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Mystery 10%
Why You'll Like It: While more horror-focused, it delivers an unparalleled, deep sci-fi narrative set in an isolated, atmospheric facility.
- #11 Lifeless Moon
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
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: Cinematic 20.8%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Space 16%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic exploration game that leans into the mystery of space travel and surreal narrative discovery.
- #12 Under The Waves
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,896 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Narrative 19.2% ★, Cinematic 17.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Though set underwater, it mirrors the deep sense of isolation and narrative-heavy exploration found in Fort Solis.
- #13 Somerville
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,848 reviews2022
Dev: Jumpship
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
Why similar: Narrative 33.4% ★, Cinematic 24.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, atmospheric adventure that relies on visual storytelling and environmental interaction rather than combat.
- #14 Firewatch
87% matchVery Positive91% of 97,344 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Thriller 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of a narrative-driven, isolated experience where the environment and dialogue carry the weight of the story.
- #15 The Fall of Lazarus
88% matchMixed64% of 121 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
Why similar: Space 23.6%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy sci-fi exploration game that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a derelict space vessel.
- #16 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
86% matchVery Positive88% of 8,955 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Mystery 20.4%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, Exploration 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A premier walking simulator that excels at atmospheric storytelling and environmental mystery.
- #17 The Turing Test
86% matchVery Positive88% of 7,996 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Why similar: Space 42.4%, Sci-fi 27.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi narrative game that balances exploration with thought-provoking puzzles in a remote research facility.
- #18 Chasing Static
85% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Narrative 29.2% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Cinematic 15.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Mystery 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven thriller that uses atmosphere and environmental storytelling to build tension.
- #19 Call of the Sea
84% matchVery Positive88% of 6,069 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Story Rich 19.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a strong, narrative-focused experience with high production values and a deep sense of place.
- #20 What Remains of Edith Finch
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Walking Simulator 38.3%, Story Rich 22.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Exploration 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for narrative-driven walking simulators that prioritize cinematic pacing and emotional storytelling.
- #21 Arctic Awakening
82% matchVery Positive86% of 336 reviews2025
Dev: GoldFire Studios
Windows · Mac
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.
Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Thriller 17.4%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Sci-fi 8%, Mystery 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery that captures the feeling of being stranded in a hostile, isolated environment.
- #22 Titan Station
82% matchVery Positive90% of 573 reviews2022
Dev: Joakim Larsen
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Far into the future, in the year 1999: David, a systems operator, runs from his troubles by taking a job on a space station. After arriving, his mundane work turns into a struggle for his very life as he makes a shocking discovery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Thriller 22.8%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy, narrative-focused walking simulator set on a remote space station.
- #23 ADR1FT
84% matchMixed55% of 1,849 reviews2016
Dev: THREE ONE ZEROPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 91.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 45.9%, Walking Simulator 29.8%, Sci-fi 8%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the atmospheric, lonely experience of surviving a disaster in space with high-fidelity visuals.
- #24 Once Alive
81% matchVery Positive85% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Cinematic 21%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, mystery-focused walking simulator that emphasizes exploration and narrative depth.
- #25 The Callisto Protocol™
81% matchMixed65% of 43,003 reviews2022
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
Why similar: Space 22.4%, Cinematic 14.2%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Linear 11.2%, Third Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more intense, cinematic sci-fi thriller experience for those who enjoyed the setting of Fort Solis.
- #26 Martha Is Dead
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Thriller 29.1%, Cinematic 28.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, cinematic thriller that shares the high-fidelity, narrative-focused approach to storytelling found in Fort Solis.
- #27 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive93% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: Antifreeze Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Cinematic 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #28 Utopia Colony
77% matchMixed67% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: GridSky Software
Windows
The year is 2033. You, an ex-Marine with little opportunities left, have signed up with Utopia Arura, a large mining corporation on Mars. They have sent you to a location they have proposed but you have chosen for mining. Everything else is up to you.
Why similar: Mars 50.8% ★, Space 16.4%, Futuristic 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Third Person 5%
- #29 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
80% matchMixed68% of 2,107 reviews2016
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 60.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Exploration 5.2%, Mystery 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A pure walking simulator that excels at using environmental cues to tell a complex, emotional story.
- #30 Aphelion
76% matchMixed67% of 269 reviews2026
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Hunted on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This action-packed sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and tense stealth gameplay.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.9%, Narrative 17.1% ★, Space 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Thriller 8.6%
- #31 Gone Home
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,283 reviews2013
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.7%, Narrative 27.3% ★, Story Rich 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Exploration 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational walking simulator that focuses entirely on narrative discovery through environmental interaction.
- #32 The Last Case of John Morley
74% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Narrative 33.1% ★, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Mystery 7.8%, Realistic 7%
- #33 Syndrome
79% matchMixed64% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: Camel 101
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
Why similar: Space 35.7%, Futuristic 23.9%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the claustrophobic, sci-fi horror atmosphere of an abandoned ship, emphasizing exploration and survival.
- #34 Project Hailstorm
74% matchVery Positive84% of 683 reviews2025
Dev: Imbrium
Windows
Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Narrative 18.6% ★, Linear 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Realistic 8.2%
- #35 Ether One
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that allows you to piece together a mystery at your own pace.
- #36 INDUSTRIA
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,117 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: Immersive 45.2% ★, Sci-fi 15.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #37 Journey to Foundation
75% matchMixed59% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
Windows
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: Immersive 28.9% ★, Space 15.4%, Cinematic 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #38 Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,597 reviews2014
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 17.6%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Space 14.6%, Thriller 11.3%, Sci-fi 9%
- #39 Still Wakes the Deep
70% matchVery Positive88% of 11,771 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Narrative 22.7% ★, Walking Simulator 20%, Cinematic 16.7%, Thriller 10.2%, Sci-fi 8%
- #40 Stories of Liane
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Gearshift Media
Windows
An experimental narrative-focused walking-simulator experience that explores dark settings and stories through multiple perspectives.
Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Cinematic 16.7%, Space 11.6%, Futuristic 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%
- #41 Exo One
70% matchVery Positive90% of 5,153 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Space 21.1%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Linear 8.1%
- #42 Cions of Vega
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Your daughter Leila ran away from home, so you're going after her to find where she's hiding. Your brother, Logan, accompanies you throughout your journey.
Why similar: Immersive 31.9% ★, Walking Simulator 25.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #43 The Solus Project
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,620 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 21.1%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #44 Radiolight
67% matchVery Positive92% of 411 reviews2025
Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Thriller 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Cinematic 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
- #45 STARDROP
71% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Space 22.1%, Walking Simulator 17%, Cinematic 15.3%, Sci-fi 11%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #46 Orange Cast: Prologue
72% matchMixed48% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Team RezPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Prologue to Orange Cast, an atmospheric adventure in a large-scale setting where Soviet and Western science fiction are combined itself. As a humanity’s elite space trooper, you take on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Why similar: Mars 31.7% ★, Space 17.3%, Futuristic 11.1%, Thriller 7.8%, Realistic 7%
- #47 The Artful Escape
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,922 reviews2021
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.
Why similar: Narrative 37.3% ★, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
- #48 ALONE IN SPACE
73% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Space 41.7%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #49 Moon Mystery
68% matchMixed66% of 696 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Linear 13.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Realistic 9.2%
- #50 There The Light
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: CasualBebop
Windows · Mac
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Immersive 46% ★, Walking Simulator 22%, Mystery 11%, Linear 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #51 Red Matter
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,169 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Cinematic 17.5%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #52 WILL: Follow The Light
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: TomorrowHead Studio
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Thriller 15.7%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 10%, Mystery 9.5%
- #53 Take On Mars
71% matchMixed55% of 2,030 reviews2017
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
Why similar: Mars 62.4% ★, Space 22.6%, Exploration 5.4%, Futuristic 4.3%, Realistic 4.2%
- #54 Deep Beyond
66% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Avix Games
Windows
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Thriller 24.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #55 REVEIL
65% matchVery Positive87% of 926 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Mystery 17%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #56 The Fidelio Incident
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 849 reviews2017
Dev: Act 3 Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47%, Thriller 20.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Exploration 6.1%
- #57 Vessels
67% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Narrative 46% ★, Space 13.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #58 Mars Colony:Challenger
70% matchMixed65% of 119 reviews2014
Dev: HyperKat Games
Windows
Mars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars. At its core, the game was derived from a simulator where everything is interactively tied together.
Why similar: Mars 61.4% ★, Space 32.5%, Adventure 6%
- #59 The Wellmonts Case
62% matchVery Positive95% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Thriller 25.1%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Cinematic 15.6%, Mystery 8.3%, Realistic 7.3%
