- #1 The Odyssey of the Mammoth
97% matchVery Positive89% of 498 reviews2022
Dev: Mighty TusksPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Through lavish but perilous landscapes, assist a mammoth mother and her child escape from their extinction. Discover breathtaking views from 12,000 years ago. Beware of the increasingly hostile environment. Protect your offspring from the hunters tracking you and send them flying!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Third Person 16.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Stylized 10.4%, Casual 7.5%
- #2 End of Lines
96% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Dystopian 15%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Stylized 7.8%
- #3 The Heroes Around Me
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 763 reviews2024
Dev: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.
Why similar: Dogs 35.9% ★, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, 1990's 7.2%
- #4 ANYU
96% matchMixed66% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 3D third person narrative exploration game, set in a frozen wasteland where an ancient civilization fell. Centered around movement puzzles and dealing with environment mechanics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Exploration 18.8%, Third Person 15.8%, Family Friendly 11%, 3D 6%
- #5 Shelter
94% matchVery Positive85% of 3,721 reviews2013
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Family Friendly 13.9%, Exploration 13%, Third Person 11.9%, Emotional 9.3%
- #6 Fostering Apocalypse
94% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Incisor Studios
Windows · Mac
The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.4%, Post-apocalyptic 28.9%, Dystopian 10.7%, Stylized 7%, Adventure 5.9%
- #7 This Child Of Mine
93% matchMixed62% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: BeetleFish Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short 2.5D adventure platformer developed over the course of 3 months by a 3 person team. Travel along with a woman and her child surviving during an alien invasion. Inspired by classic sci-fi, this quiet, melancholy journey will show the depths a mother will go to protect her child, if she can survive...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #8 Last Broadcast
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: The Disc JockeysPub: USC Games
Windows
An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Adventure 5.3%
- #9 Homeless Simulator
92% matchMixed58% of 243 reviews2019
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Homeless Simulator is a homeless person simulator. Homeless persons are those who find themselves living on the streets because of family conflicts, somebody’s fraud, loss of the job or health problems. They are those who need help.
Why similar: Exploration 47.1%, Adventure 25.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Singleplayer 13.5%
- #10 MELLOWOLLEM
91% matchVery Positive86% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"MELLOWOLLEM" is an adventure game where you explore maps and find objects to progress. The main character meets a girl on a sunny summer day, and the story unfolds guided by her words. However, detailed story elements remain undisclosed, leaving only the setting of a hot, dreamy summer landscape.
Why similar: Dogs 38.4% ★, Walking Simulator 25.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Casual 7.7%, 3D 5.9%
- #11 Endling - Extinction is Forever
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,626 reviews2022
Dev: Herobeat StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Emotional 18.6%, Exploration 16.6%, Dystopian 14.3%, Adventure 7.4%
- #12 my eyes deceive
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 936 reviews2024
Dev: nouhidev
Windows
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.7%, Emotional 12.7%, Stylized 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, 3D 8.7%
- #13 Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature
88% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamhunt StudioPub: Mindscape
Windows
Be a stone Golem and try to save Nature with the help of an adorable Fox! Reconnect ancient sources of energy in environmental puzzles. Discover secrets from a lost civilization and save animals on an emotional quest in a cozy, colorful world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Third Person 13.4%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Emotional 7.7%
- #14 Dung Beetle Adventure
89% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Casual 39.9%, Family Friendly 24.5%, Emotional 12.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #15 Back to Hearth
86% matchVery Positive99% of 347 reviews2025
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac
Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.8%, Exploration 22.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Casual 7%, Adventure 5.4%
- #16 DOGWALK
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,925 reviews2025
Dev: Blender Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 6%
Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.
Why similar: Dogs 42.4% ★, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Casual 7.6%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #17 Sands
87% matchMixed51% of 318 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Hutkouski
Windows
"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Post-apocalyptic 29.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 7%, 3D 6%
- #18 The Red Lantern
86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,206 reviews2021
Dev: Timberline StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The Red Lantern is a narrative, dog sledding game about survival. You play as the Musher who, along with her team of 5 sled dogs, must find her way home. Care for your dogs, discover their stories, and learn how to navigate the unknowns of the Alaskan wilderness and prepare for your new life.
Why similar: Dogs 36.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Exploration 9%, Walking Simulator 7.3%
- #19 SnowBot
84% matchVery Positive89% of 206 reviews2026
Dev: inoutofit
Windows
Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Exploration 16.7%, Third Person 13.1%, Adventure 8.1%
- #20 One's Own Exile
83% matchVery Positive100% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Dystopian 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Stylized 13.8%, Adventure 11.1%
- #21 ARIDA: Backland's Awakening
84% matchVery Positive88% of 788 reviews2019
Dev: Aoca Game Lab
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening. A story of survival and adventure in the brazilian backlands. Face the drought to explore the more arid regions, gather resources and discover clues about the fate of the young Cícera.
Why similar: Family Friendly 17.6%, Exploration 17.5%, Third Person 15.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Casual 9.7%
- #22 Hibernation Day
82% matchVery Positive96% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: Ariorick
Windows · Mac
Hibernation Day is a short dialog based adventure with cozy visuals. It's about family and the problems we face trying to keep it afloat.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 50%, Family Friendly 18.8%, Stylized 13.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #23 The Last Train
81% matchVery Positive97% of 483 reviews2023
Dev: CarbonteaPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
In the barren wasteland on the brink of extinction, the last Train departs, supposedly carrying its passengers in search of a place where they can survive. A creature named Eilf boards the Train, determined to travel to Spring - the station that has been said to have vanished.
Why similar: Exploration 29.1%, Emotional 21.6%, Stylized 15.4%, Casual 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #24 Sinking Inn
82% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Exploration 36.3%, Third Person 30.4%, Casual 21.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12%
- #25 Last Message
81% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: JamesGamesNZ
Windows
Use an in-game computer to chat with friends to stay connected and help each other. Explore your 'empty' apartment building for items to assist them and uncover lost messages.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.2%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Emotional 11.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Casual 8.8%
- #26 Submerged: Hidden Depths
79% matchVery Positive90% of 862 reviews2022
Dev: Uppercut Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Family Friendly 14%, Emotional 8.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%
- #27 The Family Trip
78% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Fear Scape
Windows
An 13-year-old boy travels with his parents to a cabin in a remote area for a short trip. During their stay, they explore the surroundings, visit a nearby abandoned house, and spend their evenings at the cabin. The trip does not continue as planned.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.1%, 3D 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 11%, Casual 6.7%
- #28 Paws - A Shelter 2 Game
80% matchVery Positive91% of 718 reviews2016
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Traverse a vast world as a young lynx cub. Paws – A Shelter 2 Game is a standalone, single player, adventure game with loss and friendship as its central themes. Venture out in the world and make your way home.
Why similar: Casual 25.4%, Adventure 21.4%, Family Friendly 17.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Emotional 10.6%
- #29 Shelter 2
78% matchVery Positive85% of 4,317 reviews2015
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Dystopian 12.6%, Emotional 10.9%
- #30 Snow Cone Serenade
77% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: potion of midi
Windows
Snow Cone Serenade is a short and sweet liminal adventure. Choose your mood and roll the dice to succeed or fail in spicy situations. Enter a cursed snow world to save your sick dog, Jedediah. Unravel a mind-bending mystery to face your innermost fears.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Dogs 21.6% ★, Emotional 8.7%, Exploration 8.6%
- #31 Depression Quest
79% matchMixed62% of 3,936 reviews2014
Dev: The Quinnspiracy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 77.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 51.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 38.1%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Emotional 4.4%
- #32 Albert and Camille's Little Lille Adventure
77% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: The VALIDATE Network
Windows · Mac
Explore a war-torn city, avoid capture by soldiers, and collect the supplies Albert and Camille need to create the first vaccine to fight tuberculosis. As you progress, you will learn about the methods used to create BCG and how vaccines work.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 44.9%, Exploration 34.5%, Stylized 11.2%, Adventure 5.3%, Singleplayer 4%
- #33 Helen Keller Simulator
73% matchVery Positive98% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Soapy Sandwich
Windows
Explore a world without your eyes and ears to guide you. Uncover the secrets this world has to offer, hoard all the items you can find or get lost trying.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.8%, Exploration 30.9%, Adventure 4.4%, 3D 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #34 A Walk With Yiayia
76% matchVery Positive99% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Trent Garlipp
Windows · Linux
A Walk with Yiayia is a heartfelt solo-developed, bite-sized adventure game about taking your Greek grandmother on a walk after she's lost her confidence from a scary fall. Connect through engaging conversations, explore a relaxing environment, and complete microquests in this thoughtful adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Third Person 7.6%
- #35 Open Roads
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.2%, Exploration 20.9%, Stylized 9.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Emotional 7.9%
- #36 Penelope's Odyssey
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Rat Cage MediaPub: SAU Game Lab
Windows
Penelope's Odyssey is an adventure-platfomer game where you play as Penelope, an orphaned pet rat. Use your unique sense of smell to navigate the maze of a post apocalyptic city, collect memories of your owner and eventually escape to freedom.
Why similar: Third Person 29.8%, Exploration 29.5%, Casual 18%, Adventure 9.2%, 3D 8.6%
- #37 A Lozenge
75% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Party for Introverts
Windows · Mac
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.6%, Emotional 19.9%, 1990's 11.9%, Stylized 9.4%, Casual 8.6%
- #38 Hello Goodboy
73% matchVery Positive88% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Glory JamPub: indie.io
Windows
A lost soul and his dog set out on an otherworldly trek through the afterlife in this wholesome, non-linear adventure game. Pass into the world beyond, perform acts of kindness for other souls, and mend mistakes from a forgotten past life - all with a very good boy by your side!
Why similar: Dogs 44% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Exploration 6.5%, Family Friendly 6.1%
- #39 Hopeguard
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Hopesquad StudioPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Hopeguard is a third-person dark fantasy game about loss and acceptance. You have been chosen to eliminate the Dragon Queen, but the confrontation will not go as expected. Journey through caves, ruins, and forests to solve environmental puzzles and fulfill your quest -but with a new perspective.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Exploration 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Emotional 11.5%, Third Person 9.8%
- #40 Aurora: A Child's Journey
72% matchVery Positive93% of 989 reviews2020
Dev: Luski Game StudioPub: Prothos
Windows
Guide Aurora through this beautiful adventure using her imagination to discover who's responsible for the fire that is ravaging her village and its surroundings.
Why similar: Third Person 20.7%, Emotional 20.3%, Family Friendly 18.4%, Stylized 12.5%, 3D 9.5%
- #41 FEEBLE
74% matchMixed58% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: JUNSU
Windows
FEEBLE is an interactive simulation game. Meet FEEBLE, the only surviving character in the village devastated by the epidemic, and save FEEBLE from the Grim Reaper. Look around the village, use various puzzles to protect from the Grim Reaper and save the FEEBLE.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.8%, Third Person 19.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Casual 9.8%, Atmospheric 8%
- #42 Shelter 3
74% matchMixed52% of 381 reviews2021
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Adventure 19%, Exploration 17%, Casual 13.2%, Family Friendly 11.7%
- #43 Cloud Climber
71% matchVery Positive92% of 4,142 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Exploration 7.7%, Casual 7.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #44 Farewell North
69% matchVery Positive95% of 652 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle BanksPub: Mooneye Studios
Windows · Mac
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
Why similar: Dogs 42.9% ★, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Third Person 7.9%, Exploration 7.5%, Family Friendly 7.2%
- #45 LOST EMBER
71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,178 reviews2019
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Third Person 14.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Family Friendly 12.8%, Emotional 9.8%
- #46 SIGNAL: Uncharted Lands
70% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: HmarkaTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a journey with four adorable explorers! Uncover all the secrets of a post-apocalyptic world, meet the future inhabitants of Earth and enjoy plenty of Easter eggs. Your choices will shape the game's ending, so choose wisely! Or try a second playthrough to catch all the fun moments!
Why similar: Dogs 66.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Family Friendly 7.1%, Adventure 3.3%, Atmospheric 2.4%
- #47 At Night: The Student
70% matchMixed55% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Limeless
Windows
Open your eyes, get ready for school, and try to follow your usual routine. With your mother away, the responsibility of getting through the day falls on you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Exploration 19.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 9%, Singleplayer 8.2%
- #48 Until Oblivion
69% matchVery Positive98% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: ixavon
Windows
Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Exploration 13%, Stylized 11.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #49 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 695 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 64.8%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #50 The Companion
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: David FazzioPub: Studio 46
Windows
A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Exploration 14.3%, Third Person 11.5%, Stylized 8%
- #51 No Place Like Home
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,097 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Dogs 55% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Exploration 12%, Third Person 11.3%, 3D 4.3%
- #52 When the Darkness comes
68% matchVery Positive92% of 8,429 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 73.1%, Emotional 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Adventure 6%, Choices Matter 4.1%
- #53 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.3%, Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Exploration 15%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #54 ABOVE
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: EDGEPub: BECOOL
Windows
A daylight, psychological horror experience. Stranded in the desert, every choice meant to save you brings something closer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 6.2%
- #55 Anxiety Puppy
65% matchVery Positive96% of 257 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.2%, Dogs 24.2% ★, Emotional 13.5%, Casual 11.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #56 Reminiscence
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,527 reviews2021
Dev: Reminiscence Project
Windows
You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Dystopian 14.8%, Exploration 6.9%
- #57 Step Lightly
65% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Water Leaks Studio
Windows
There’s no place like home - and yours is no home at all. Play as Rosa, a neglected child trying to escape her abusive family. Sneak out, but be ever so quiet. Mom is listening, dad is angry, and your big sister is always watching…
Why similar: Exploration 27.2%, Stylized 24.7%, Emotional 19.1%, Singleplayer 16%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #58 Routine Feat
68% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: sad3dPub: ИЛЬЯМАЗО
Windows · Mac
Summer days and no one around. Routine feat. The agony of isolation and abandonment. No violence, no haste, no conflict, except fighting your doubts. Swifts, butterflies, sunset rays on the leaves of trees; radio, notebook and pencil; typewriter; bus; overwhelming loneliness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Dystopian 18.2%, 1990's 16.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%, 3D 5.2%
- #59 Deer Journey
69% matchMixed67% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Pablo Picazo
Windows
Deer Journey is a third person walking simulator game. Outcasted by the other deers, an albino fawn is forced to go deep into the forest to find a place to live. Join him on his journey through a world too big for which he may not be yet ready.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.1%, Third Person 17.3%, Emotional 14.1%, 3D 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #60 FOR GOD'S SAKE, HELP HIM!
64% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Noah Kuhn Games
Windows
FOR GOD'S SAKE, HELP HIM! is a tiny, surreal first-person art "game" about what it's like. your goal is singular and simple: try to help him, however you can... if you can. that's a tall order considering you're both in a blank void and he's being crushed over and over.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.9%, Exploration 24.4%, Atmospheric 14.5%, 3D 8.5%, Singleplayer 6.8%