
"How Deep Is the Dark Water?" is a literary computer game. The player, guided by a fleeing man, slowly wanders through memories and visions constructed by the context of the war and individual experiences.
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"How Deep Is the Dark Water?" is a literary computer game. The player, guided by a fleeing man, slowly wanders through memories and visions constructed by the context of the war and individual experiences.

O.M.N.I.S.: Overnight Train
You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.

Chestnut Grove
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.2%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 16%, Dark 11.2%, 3D 9.3%
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Exploration 14%, Dark 11.7%, 3D 8.8%
Uncover the secrets of an oil refinery operated by an obscure organization in this short, atmospheric narrative adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Dark 15%, 3D 10%, Story Rich 5.4%
Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Noir 18.1%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 11%, 3D 5.4%
The Undying Sea is a first-person exploration title about dealing with death, exploring a city in decline, and reaching out a hand to those who need it on a long-decaying oceanic city filled with once immortal beings now way too aware that they aren't immortal anymore...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Alternate History 24.2%, Noir 23.2%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 9.4%
This game is about reliving mysterious tales surrounding the haunted location, 'Lantern House.'
Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.7%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 12.3%, 3D 8.9%, Atmospheric 4.5%
Survive a deadly descent from a mountain peak. One wrong step ends it all. Be slow, focused, and patient caution is your only ally in this unforgiving journey. There’s no map, no help just you, your instincts, and the will to make it out alive. One mistake, and it’s all over.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Adventure 25.7%, Exploration 15%, 3D 9.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%
A friend called Loneliness is a third-person exploration game based on the song from The Beatles, Eleanor Rigby. Uncover the truth of our main character Norra, as she will leave you clues through her poems that she has written.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.3%, Adventure 20.5%, Exploration 14.1%, Dark 10.1%, 3D 8.7%
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.8%, Adventure 24.2%, Exploration 15.9%, 3D 10%, Indie 2.8%
A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.2%, Adventure 29.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Indie 10.8%
Immerse yourself in Fear Is In The Mind, a psychological horror game that blurs the lines between reality and the mind's darkest corners. Face your fears, decipher the truth, and explore a world where every word can alter your fate.
Why similar: Noir 33.3%, Walking Simulator 30.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 7.2%, Story Rich 5.5%
"Static Sky: And Yet It █████" is a literary computer game based on the fear of and resistance to artificial intelligence. It imagines a future dominated by the generative AI "Sekai", where reality and hallucination blend and become indistinguishable.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.9%, Adventure 22.9%, Exploration 14.9%, 3D 9.3%, Story Rich 5.6%
The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Adventure 22%, Exploration 14.6%, Historical 9.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Adventure 16.5%, 3D 6.7%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Enter the World of Liminal² You awaken in a unknown place after entering a strange portal you found in an alley way. Find Recordings, solve puzzles and try to make it to the exit to make it out alive. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.1%, Adventure 23.2%, Exploration 14.2%, 3D 8.9%, Retro 8.7%
A portal to another dimension; A world abandoned. Journey Into The Soup and uncover the mysteries of a strange new reality in this atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure game.
Why similar: Alternate History 29%, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Adventure 21.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Indie 8.7%
LIMEN: MoonCity is an atmospheric episodic adventure game that allows the player to traverse between memories using a system called Observe OS.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Adventure 21.6%, Experimental 9.9% ★, Exploration 8.4%, Indie 8.1%
Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.5%, Exploration 15.8%, Adventure 14.4%, 3D 10%, Story Rich 5.5%
"SHIMENKA" is a FPS horror adventure. Join the main character to find the scourge of a certain mansion in the Meiji era.
Why similar: Alternate History 33.9%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Historical 12.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Retro 11.3%
A 3D narrative puzzle adventure exploring the dreams of five characters in two time periods. Make your way through each unique dream connecting memories, dispersing rats, interacting with troubled characters, and confronting echoes of the past.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Exploration 15.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, 3D 9%
In this extraordinary realm, where time itself bends to the will of speed, your agility is the key to survival. Unleash your inner cheetah and sprint through this ephemeral landscape, leaving the constraints of time in your dust.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.3%, Adventure 25.2%, Exploration 15.2%, 3D 9.4%, Indie 3.4%
a Museum of Dubious Splendors, is a storybook from the world of Somewhere. A quiet game about prosaic objects and spurious histories, it is an irreverent rumination on the nature of an archive and forms of recollection.
Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Alternate History 25.9%, Walking Simulator 23%, Experimental 12.3% ★, Indie 11.5%
An action-adventure blending 3D exploration with 2.5D platforming sections. Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and face legendary threats. Experience South American folklore as the Luz Mala—a restless light seeking eternal peace.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Adventure 18.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Dark 12.9%, 3D 6.1%
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 18.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Dark 11.1%, 3D 8.8%
A Doctor's Term is a first person, narrative experience with pivotal choices set in an ominous sci-fi government facility: The Ministry of Health — Enter a story of treating menacing medical cases where daily work often defies expectations...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Political 13.8% ★, Exploration 11.6%, Dark 9.2%
A short, interactive historical experience set in a historically accurate 3D environment. Explore the convergence between cultures and the environment across a few hundred years of American history.
Why similar: Alternate History 26%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Adventure 19.6%, Historical 9.7%, Exploration 8%
Sumigami is a walking simulator set in a world of enigmatic creatures. Ranging from wholesome to horrific, each encounter pulls you deeper into a haunting journey with a unique visual style.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Exploration 17%, 3D 10.7%, Indie 3.5%
Graverobber is a digger game about opening graves for profit while avoiding patrolling guards, traps, and whatever might be buried beneath the soil.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Adventure 21.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Dark 10%, 3D 8.6%
In the quiet dusk of abandoned fields, an endless cycle unfolds. As a solitary figure, you find yourself revisiting the same hushed evening, where spooky shifts emerge with each repetition.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Adventure 23.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Dark 11%, 3D 7.6%
Paws and Soul: First Step is a story introduction to Paws and Soul. Adventure game about reincarnation. Turn yourself into a wolf, explore mysterious forest and reveal every secret of your past life!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Adventure 27.6%, Exploration 15%, Indie 10.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
After Life is a short interactive story with a lot of atmosphere and little gameplay. Immerse yourself with the story of Rick Dennehy, a soul who explores the memories of his loved ones after he dies in an accident.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.4%, Adventure 41.4%, Indie 7.2%
Persecution - The Elevator is a first-person psychological thriller. Explore an ordinary apartment in a new building, where one night strange things begin to happen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 12.6%, 3D 9.7%, Dark 8.4%
A first-person choose-your-own adventure set in an anachronistic city.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.8%, Noir 21.9%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Experimental 11% ★, Exploration 7.7%
In Demand-Dial Exorcist, you play a demon hunter solving eerie puzzles. Investigate clues, place ritual items on the pentagram, and banish demons before they claim you as their next victim.
Why similar: Noir 42.6%, Adventure 28.6%, Exploration 17.8%, 3D 11%
Our protagonist finds themselves stranded in a dense forest, desperately seeking your guidance to escape this verdant labyrinth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.9%, Adventure 21.4%, 3D 13.7%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
They have no names, only serial numbers. They have no freedom, no memories from the past. You are one of them. Explore the last center of civilization on a shattered Earth to understand what is really going on.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Exploration 18.3%, Indie 9.7%, Atmospheric 4%
Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.8%, Adventure 21%, Exploration 18.1%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Night Clerk is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Dark 10.2%, 3D 9.1%
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Alternate History 31.9%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Dark 13.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Adventure 10.3%
Matthew: Last Journey - is a 3D indie adventure exploration game made in a low poly style.You will explore different locations and learn the story about the boy and his family. You will have a fascinating journey through picturesque places and try to find all the memorable objects.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.2%, Adventure 22%, Exploration 15.1%, 3D 8.8%, Story Rich 3.9%
The jury selection of the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. I woke up alone in the countryside, where people had disappeared and I lost my memory.What is the truth that I see at the end of my journey through the memories of Natsugiri? ...... A Novel / Walking simulator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 13%, Atmospheric 3.3%
A short, dark story about a man who has lost everything after an accident and is faced with a choice.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Dark 27.6%, Adventure 25%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Explore a mysterious hotel's treacherous corridors to reach the bottom floor and escape. Use your wits to spot anomalies, avoiding traps to progress. Trust your intuition to overcome challenges and find freedom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Adventure 15.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Dark 12.3%, 3D 8.9%
Walk in the shoes of this teenage boy who learns to live with his inner demon.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.5%, Adventure 34.3%, Indie 14.1%
Forest Tower is a first-person narrative exploration game about solitude, silence, and the hidden mysteries of a vast forest. You play as a lone watchtower keeper, observing the wilderness, communicating via radio, and uncovering a quiet, emotional story through exploration and dialogue
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.5%, Adventure 25.1%, Exploration 16%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 5%
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Dark 10.4%, 3D 6.7%
It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Adventure 21.3%, Exploration 13.8%, Dark 10.7%, 3D 8.7%
Take on Henry David Thoreau’s classic adventure in living simply in nature as you explore this epic open world game based on the story of Thoreau’s life in the woods alone at Walden Pond.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Adventure 24.6%, Historical 13.5%, Experimental 12.8% ★, Indie 10.8%
Find yourself in the middle of the humanitarian horror of war. You have no weapons, and you are not a soldier. You only have a life and the way you want to survive. Write your story. Maybe you will lose life. Maybe you'll live loose. It all depends on your decisions, which always have consequences.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 12.9%, War 12.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
You wash ashore as a castaway to come upon the painted forest, a fossil forest in a distant world, and the lost temples of the people that once worshiped it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Adventure 23.8%, Experimental 15.7% ★, Exploration 12.8%, Indie 9.2%
A puzzle solving adventure game that tells the story of a dying man stranded on a mysterious island. Alone he must explore the island's various locations and even the deepest depths of his dreams to uncover the island's secrets and mysteries, and come to terms with what may be the end of his life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.9%, Adventure 41.1%
A majestic, first person exploration game that delves you into the personal story of you and Zack as you traverse beautiful terrains and discover the forgotten truth that is buried away deep inside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 7.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
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 52.7%, Adventure 13.9%, Alternate History 11%, Exploration 8.1%, 3D 5.3%
WEM3 presents their debut horror adventure! Wield your camera to materialize invisible entities and reveal the hidden truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 52%, Adventure 28.4%, Exploration 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.8%, Adventure 24%, Exploration 15.9%, 3D 10%, Indie 3.1%
Listen closely. With hand-drawn visuals and the help of a cat named Blinky, escape Dr. Lazarus’s trap and uncover the truth buried in an audio-visual journey through the past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Noir 21.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Dark 12.2%, Adventure 11.3%
Palmvil Haunted Villa is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Henry, a paranormal enthusiast who got a request from his friend, the owner of the villa, to investigate it in order to experience the paranormal and to provide him with some answers about the afterlife.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.6%, Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Dark 9.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
You are a British WW1 soldier, trapped in an endless looping trench. Inspect your surroundings and report anything that is out of place. Will you escape? Shellshock is a short anomaly hunting experience (-30 minutes) inspired by liminal spaces and psychological horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Dark 9.8%, Historical 8.8%
Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. Each action you take is punctuated by flushing the black and white environment with color, illustrating your progress and providing clues to what your future might hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Experimental 21% ★, Adventure 19.6%, Exploration 13.5%, Indie 8.1%