Games Like Homesick

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 23.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of atmospheric mystery and environmental storytelling found in Homesick.

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving within decaying, industrial environments that feel grounded yet eerie.

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 24.5%, Atmospheric 15%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at environmental storytelling, using unique mechanics to explore the history of a mysterious home.

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 28%, Puzzle 15.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features deep, first-person puzzle-solving within a fractured, dreamlike narrative structure.

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished first-person puzzle-exploration experience set on a mysterious, isolated island.

'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on solving intricate puzzles within a mysterious, confined environment, much like the core loop of Homesick.

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, dreamlike world that encourages exploration to uncover fragments of a forgotten story.

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes a philosophical, atmospheric journey through a decaying world, perfect for fans of walking simulators.

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Puzzle 18.6%, Walking Simulator 18%, Exploration 14.9%, Mystery 14.7%, First-Person 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Myst, it provides a surreal, first-person puzzle-exploration experience in a strange, otherworldly setting.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, non-linear mystery that rewards careful exploration and observation of your surroundings.

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 25.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-focused, it provides an unparalleled sense of place and atmosphere through first-person exploration.

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: Puzzle 18%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Mystery 14%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a strong, atmospheric narrative with satisfying puzzle-solving in a beautiful, isolated location.

Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Exploration 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the surreal, dream-like exploration and puzzle-solving mechanics that define the Homesick experience.

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 35.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It uses environmental storytelling to uncover the mystery of an abandoned space station, mirroring the feeling of piecing together a past life.

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct, ethereal aesthetic and focuses on first-person puzzle-solving in a meditative environment.

You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, First-Person 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, first-person exploration game that captures a similar sense of isolation and mystery.

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 53.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal environmental storytelling game that rewards players for exploring every corner of a mysterious house.

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 39.5%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 6.4%, First-Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a beautiful, atmospheric world where the story is told entirely through environmental cues and echoes of the past.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Mystery 12.4%, First-Person 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes shifting architecture and psychological tension to create an immersive, unsettling atmosphere.

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Mystery 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant narrative experience that relies on exploring a single room to uncover a deep, personal mystery.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Exploration 15.5%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 13%, Mystery 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A haunting, narrative-driven exploration game set in an abandoned asylum that focuses on atmosphere and history.

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a classic escape-room style experience with a focus on puzzle-solving within a grand, mysterious estate.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends mystery and exploration in a cold, isolated setting that requires players to piece together clues to survive.

Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends psychological horror with puzzle-solving in a confined, unsettling environment.

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 33.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a narrative-driven exploration experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and a haunting soundtrack.

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Horror 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Puzzle 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on psychological horror and atmospheric exploration, keeping the player on edge throughout.

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Horror 21.6%, Atmospheric 20.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines cyberpunk themes with surreal, dream-like sequences that challenge the player's perception of reality.

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 38.9%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 15%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an atmospheric, narrative-driven adventure set in a mysterious, isolated location filled with environmental puzzles.

Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Puzzle 14.5%, Exploration 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 13%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-exploration game that emphasizes discovery and environmental interaction.

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Exploration 27.5%, Horror 21.5%, First-Person 20.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 6.1%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Horror 16.2%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 11.4%

Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 12%, Horror 11%, First-Person 10.9%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Horror 20.8%, Atmospheric 14.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

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 21.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Puzzle 10.3%

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Mystery 11%, First-Person 10.1%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Mystery 12.7%, First-Person 11.3%

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Horror 9.4%, First-Person 9.1%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 9.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%

The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Puzzle 16.7%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 11.8%

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 10.9%

Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 10%

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Atmospheric 13.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Adventure 8.1%

CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 9.4%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.3%, Mystery 21.9%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Horror 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%

Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 9.9%

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 8.2%

Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Atmospheric 15.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.3%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Puzzle 10.4%

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Puzzle 11.1%

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Mystery 15.2%, First-Person 12.6%, Exploration 12.4%

Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, First-Person 19.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 10.1%

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: Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Psychological Horror 8%

Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Puzzle 15.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 11.9%