Games Like It Comes In Waves

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: Sci-fi 20.5%, Cinematic 19.8%, Exploration 18.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Third Person 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the focus on grief and isolation within an immersive, atmospheric environment.

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 37.5%, Sci-fi 28.2%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 9%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the deep existential dread and sci-fi atmosphere found in stories about loss and human identity.

The Silent Swan is a contemplative first-person narrative experience across a megalithic, derelict world. Mixing elements from both walking simulator and open levels.

Why similar: Dystopian 36.2%, Walking Simulator 30%, Exploration 10.8%, Open World 7.8%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-heavy walking simulator that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and a sense of profound loneliness.

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: Futuristic 35.4%, Walking Simulator 34.3%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a hard sci-fi narrative experience that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being small in a vast, dystopian landscape.

State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.

Why similar: Futuristic 19.1%, Dystopian 19.1%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Transhumanism 15% ★

Why You'll Like It: It provides a compelling futuristic narrative that explores the intersection of human consciousness and technology.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Dystopian 26.9%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Third-Person Shooter 16%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Cinematic 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the dystopian, sci-fi, and psychological horror elements that define the tone of the seed game.

This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.9%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Third Person 13.8%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends sci-fi exploration with action-adventure mechanics in a surreal, digital environment.

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 30.5%, Cinematic 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on mystery and atmospheric exploration, echoing the quiet, contemplative nature of the seed game.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Exploration 33.6%, Sci-fi 28.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Open World 13.1%, 3D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at existential exploration and uncovering the history of a dying world through a minimalist lens.

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.1%, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Third Person 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends third-person survival horror with a post-apocalyptic setting that feels both claustrophobic and lonely.

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.2%, Exploration 20.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a minimalist, experimental visual style to turn exploration into a haunting and unique experience.

You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore treacherous environments, and find meaning and beauty in so much death—the first of two acts.

Why similar: Transhumanism 25.9% ★, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Futuristic 16.4%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an immersive, atmospheric exploration experience set within a mysterious sci-fi world.

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.8%, Exploration 32.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a stark, minimalist aesthetic that emphasizes the feeling of being lost in a massive, alien structure.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.6%, Adventure 25.8%, Experimental 24.8% ★, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental title uses a short, fragmented narrative style to evoke a sense of unease and mystery.

"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: Futuristic 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Sci-fi 13%, Cinematic 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game captures the feeling of traversing a desolate, sci-fi landscape with a focus on discovery.

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.5%, Exploration 19.2%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, experimental adventure that challenges the player's perception of space and reality.

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: Sci-fi 45.7%, Adventure 39%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on sci-fi storytelling through a lens of isolation and environmental interaction.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 34.1%, Exploration 24.7%, Action 15.7%, Open World 12.4%, Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: It features intense survival mechanics and a permadeath-adjacent tension that mirrors the stakes of the seed game.

You are tasked with urgent maintenance on a small moon. Find the monoliths and manage your survival to complete your mysterious assignment.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Third Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features exploration and third-person movement mechanics that feel similar to the pacing of the seed game.

BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 62.7%, Sci-fi 22.7%, Action 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-stakes, third-person sci-fi experience that utilizes permadeath and psychological themes.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Sci-fi 75.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Action 4%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines atmospheric sci-fi exploration with deep, philosophical questions about the self.

Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal. Master Reboot is a haunting first-person sci-fi adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Futuristic 21.7%, Cyberpunk 18.2%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: This title explores the intersection of memory and digital afterlife through a haunting, atmospheric lens.

A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 29.8%, Sci-fi 26.4%, Exploration 14.9%, 3D 9.8%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of scavenging in a dangerous, atmospheric space environment.

An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Futuristic 18.2%, Cinematic 17%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Exploration 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological impact of exploring strange, empty spaces that feel both familiar and alien.

Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 17.5%, Cinematic 16.2%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Dystopian 9.5%

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Why similar: Dystopian 25.5%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Futuristic 17.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%

A narrative-driven exploration game where your choices shape the outcome as you traverse an ancient temple and confront the fate of an Old God's eternal slumber.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 21%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a cinematic, first-person experience that emphasizes dark, atmospheric storytelling.

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Sci-fi 23.5%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Exploration 15.8%, 3D 9.8%

Go in a quest for Dyeus in a primitive and cryptic open world ! Face mysterious assailants in intense and fast paced sword fights, and survive against a carnivorous fauna. Will you uncover the truth about Dyeus?

Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.1%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Open World 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines action-adventure mechanics with a focus on exploring a vast, mysterious open world.

You have 30 minutes to loot this place and pay your debts before the planet is destroyed. Intense stealth-action with permadeath. An exploration of agency and hope.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 11.1%, Third Person 9.9%

A short, minimalist stealth-action game about the importance of art. We painted the sky ashen gray. Burned the heavens to starve each other. Now we walk an endless cemetery of regret.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.8%, Cyberpunk 17.5%, Dystopian 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Cinematic 10%

You've crash-landed on a forgotten planet and must survive in a hostile open world filled with mutated crabs and other enemies. Armed with weapons, a beat-up bike, and a few skills, you'll explore, fight, scavenge, and level up. A compact open-world shooter with light RPG and survival elements.

Why similar: Sci-fi 25.7%, Cyberpunk 22.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Open World 9.6%, Action 8.6%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Action 24.2%, Exploration 20.6%, Sci-fi 16.4%, 3D 12.6%

Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

Why similar: Sci-fi 36.1%, Exploration 22.2%, Open World 15.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 12.3%

Thirdperson Open World Zombie Survival.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.5%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Third Person 11.7%, Exploration 11.6%, 3D 6.3%

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 86.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Singleplayer 1%

Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.5%, Exploration 16.3%, Third Person 16.2%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 12.4%

Explore a quiet house. Destroy any furniture that seems... off. This is just a bit of decluttering. Probably.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 27%, Exploration 26.9%, Action 18%, 3D 13.4%, Adventure 12.7%

Step into a radiant dimension where souls reboot as data. Recover your reincarnation machine from alien terrorists and explore glowing temples of memory, logic, and light. A surreal odyssey through death, rebirth, and the beauty of being lost.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Sci-fi 13.1%, 3D 8.3%

EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration. Battle hordes of aliens, upgrade your arsenal, and uncover the hidden truths of the deep forest. Will you face it alone or bring your friends along?

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.7%, Futuristic 14%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Third Person 11.8%, Exploration 9.9%

A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 92.8%, 3D 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Survive as long as you can through the waves of magic guardians, level up to heighten your own magical abilities, and unlock game changing weapon upgrades and new arenas as you explore Dark Willow Crypt! Will you escape, or are you bound for the grave...

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 34.1%, Action 31.3%, Adventure 18.2%, 3D 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Exploration 27%, Third Person 24.8%, 3D 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Cinematic 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Sci-fi 9%, Action 8%

Resilience: Wave Survival is a physics based endless wave survival shooter. Explore to Search for Weapons and Ammo to help Defeat the Enemies, better find food and water too if you want to Survive for longer, but Beware of the Tripods stalking the lands.

Why similar: Action 56.4%, Adventure 43.6%

Explore, fight, and gather materials in an atmospheric, ruined kingdom inhabited by creepy-cute car creatures, in this short and unique exploration experience.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.2%, Action-Adventure 22.4%, Third Person 17.7%, Exploration 15.8%, Action 6.7%

This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.

Why similar: Third Person 27.2%, Exploration 23.7%, Action 17%, Adventure 15.9%, 3D 15.6%

Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and change the world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Open World 17.4%, Third Person 15.7%, Exploration 14.8%, Action 12.8%

OWL WATCH is a short atmospheric adventure game where you travel around in different biomes. Awaken from your slumber as you venture out to seek ancient technology to aid you in a time of darkness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Action 20.8%, Adventure 20.7%, Third Person 15.5%, Exploration 14%

Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Exploration 20.8%, Dystopian 19.4%, Open World 7.7%, Adventure 5.7%

Slash your way through dark, ever-changing lands in this new blend of roguelike and shared-world adventure. Create your adventurer and undertake a perilous journey where all players’ choices alter the twisted landscape. Will you beg for forgiveness?

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 43.8%, Exploration 20.5%, Third Person 19.6%, Open World 16.1%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 49%, Exploration 32%, 3D 9.9%, Action 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 24.6%, Cinematic 22%, Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Third Person 8.6%

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 48.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 10.8%, 3D 5.5%

Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Action 17.4%, Third Person 15.3%, Exploration 14.3%

Of Lies and Rain is a story-driven first person shooter built exclusively for VR. Set in a dark, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic world, at the edge of the real and digital realm. You’ll fight to reclaim your past and save humanity from the brink of extinction.

Why similar: Futuristic 32.5%, Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 10.5%

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 38.1%, Sci-fi 33.8%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.1%, Action-Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 17.3%, 3D 11.1%, Action 10%