Games Like Journey

A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.

Why similar: Atmospheric 23.7%, Exploration 20.9%, Multiplayer 16%, Adventure 12.8%, Stylized 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: From the creators of Journey, it expands the same wordless, soaring, emotionally social exploration into a larger cooperative world.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Beautiful 32.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Relaxing 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades sand for sea but delivers the same short, meditative, music-driven pilgrimage through stunning ruins and fluid movement.

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.

Why similar: Relaxing 27.5%, Atmospheric 21.8%, Exploration 16.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Family Friendly 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Another thatgamecompany game, it captures Journey's peaceful flow, environmental storytelling, and uplifting sense of movement.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.8%, Atmospheric 17%, Exploration 15.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Relaxing 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lonely trek across ancient ruins with environmental puzzles and a swelling soundtrack gives it a very similar sense of wonder.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Beautiful 65.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Relaxing 3.7%, Adventure 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its near-wordless presentation, gorgeous art, and emotionally paced traversal echo Journey's blend of beauty and feeling.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21%, Relaxing 18.4%, Exploration 17.8%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 13%

Why You'll Like It: Flying freely through sky islands recreates Journey's sense of graceful traversal and quiet discovery.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.1%, Relaxing 22.9%, Exploration 20.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Stylized 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its desert landscapes, gliding traversal, and reflective nonviolent exploration feel especially close to Journey's nomadic mood.

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 22.1%, Relaxing 18.9%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Exploration 14.8%, Stylized 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on wordless atmosphere, ruined worlds, and tranquil wandering makes it a strong fit for Journey fans.

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Relaxing 24.7%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Exploration 19.2%, Adventure 12%, Stylized 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This compact, low-stress adventure focuses on elegant movement, striking vistas, and contemplative exploration over challenge.

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Beautiful 32.6% ★, Adventure 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Relaxing 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as a fox in a sparse mythic landscape gives a similarly lonely, beautiful, mostly wordless adventure.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: Music 23.7%, Atmospheric 18%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Family Friendly 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It turns Journey's flow-state movement and awe-filled ruins into a faster open-world pilgrimage without losing the spiritual atmosphere.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Beautiful 36.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Relaxing 14.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is lighter and more playful, but the joy of free movement, exploration, and small human moments lands in a similar relaxing space.

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.4%, Atmospheric 26.8%, Exploration 22.9%, Adventure 14%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its peaceful climb through a dead civilization captures the same meditative momentum and environmental storytelling, just vertically.

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Relaxing 19%, Exploration 15.9%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Gliding and surf-like movement across immense dreamlike spaces nails the same transportive, almost spiritual feel.

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Beautiful 46.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Relaxing 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Exploration 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: If you loved Journey's calm exploration and visual beauty, this offers more of that wonder in a gentler, talkier world.

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Atmospheric 17%, Relaxing 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A brief, scenic, emotionally framed exploration game that leans on atmosphere and music more than challenge.

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Beautiful 29.2% ★, Exploration 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Adventure 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist storytelling and exploration of symbolic spaces evoke some of Journey's dreamlike, interpretive quality.

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Why similar: Relaxing 32.8%, Exploration 26.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Family Friendly 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It channels Journey's emotional tone through scenic, lightly puzzly travel and a story told more through imagery than dialogue.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Relaxing 26.9%, Atmospheric 25.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Family Friendly 9.6%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes gentle puzzles with a melancholic, compassionate trek through a beautifully stylized world.

Soar through virgin skies and dive into lost oceans as you hunt for the ancient gods of the Inverse, a forsaken realm of inside-out planets. Created by a small team of seven developers and originally funded on Kickstarter, InnerSpace is a bright, colorful exploration flying game with no horizons.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Exploration 16.7%, Relaxing 16.4%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Soaring through surreal ruined worlds with almost no pressure mirrors Journey's focus on movement, mystery, and atmosphere.

Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave.

Why similar: Beautiful 55% ★, Atmospheric 22.5%, Adventure 11%, Exploration 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its musical, word-light world and emphasis on fluid traversal create a similarly mystical sense of discovery.

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

Why similar: Beautiful 32.2% ★, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Relaxing 14%, Exploration 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is pure audiovisual wandering, making it a good match if Journey's meditative exploration mattered more than structure.

Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.4%, Atmospheric 18%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 7.3%, Story Rich 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though more puzzle-led, it taps into the same short-form emotional travelogue feeling.

Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.

Why similar: Beautiful 46.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Relaxing 8.4%, Exploration 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a small atmospheric pilgrimage built around beautiful spaces, music, and simple environmental interactions.

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: Beautiful 26.4% ★, Adventure 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers quiet first-person exploration through a mysterious, ruined world with light puzzle solving and strong atmosphere.

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Beautiful 65.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 18%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Exploration 4.1%, Adventure 3.2%

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Exploration 18%, Relaxing 16.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Journey's contemplative pacing and environmental storytelling, though it is more narrative and less movement-driven.

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.4%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Relaxing 13.5%, Exploration 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a serene first-person stroll through reactive, abstract landscapes with a similar focus on wonder over goals.

Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Relaxing 29.3%, Beautiful 20.7% ★, Exploration 17.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%

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: Beautiful 40.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 5%

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: Great Soundtrack 20%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Relaxing 13.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its abstract architecture and contemplative tone fit Journey's spiritual side, even if the focus is more on puzzles.

Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.2%, Exploration 24.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: For players who mainly want Journey's peaceful wandering, it offers a larger stress-free world to explore.

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 34.4%, Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Exploration 6.6%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: If Journey's melancholic atmosphere and discovery drew you in, this offers a slower, more narrative-heavy version of that feeling.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Beautiful 43.4% ★, Atmospheric 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 5.1%

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Beautiful 38.3% ★, Exploration 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Beautiful 54.7% ★, Atmospheric 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%

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 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Story Rich 9.4%

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 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 9.5%

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Beautiful 23.6% ★, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Relaxing 12.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Beautiful 40.8% ★, Atmospheric 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Co-op 10.8%, Adventure 10%

Feather is a multiplayer game about exploration, relaxation and immersion. Transform yourself into a bird, take flight, and enjoy a zen-like, picturesque landscape on your own terms. Swoop, glide, and backflip your way around mysterious locations to uncover hidden paths that only birds can follow!

Why similar: Relaxing 16.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Music 10.9%

Sono is a 2D exploration game where players effortlessly glide through an abstract microcosm collecting lost fragments of sound.

Why similar: Beautiful 55.4% ★, Relaxing 10.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Exploration 7.1%

A serene first-person 3D platformer where you use a magical rope to traverse the body of a dormant ancient colossus in order to heal its wounds and awaken it once again. Embark on a relaxing journey of melancholy to rekindle one of nature's long-lost wonders.

Why similar: Beautiful 44.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Relaxing 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Guide a flock of birds on a playful journey across the sky.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.5%, Adventure 29.9%, Indie 20.5%, Relaxing 14.2%, Casual 2.8%

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: Great Soundtrack 32%, Walking Simulator 21%, Atmospheric 15%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 6.3%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.8%, Beautiful 20.1% ★, Atmospheric 19.8%, Adventure 7.3%, Story Rich 4.4%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.7%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Exploration 5.3%, Story Rich 5.1%

A mysterious trip to gorgeous and surreal lands, players explore the unknown and harness mystical powers which have been hidden in the valley for centuries.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Exploration 15.5%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Indie 11.8%

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Relaxing 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%

Discover illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of The Sacred Geometry. Follow the heart warming story of Ro in her journey through motherhood. Rediscover independence through manipulating monuments and evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Exploration 24.5%, Atmospheric 23.9%, Relaxing 21.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Casual 8%

Fancy a relaxing drift through magical waters? Enjoy this seafaring voyage in search of the sunset!

Why similar: Beautiful 47.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 12%, Relaxing 10.7%, Music 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Relaxing 20.4%, Exploration 17%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Family Friendly 7.4%

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

Why similar: Exploration 20.6%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Beautiful 15.2% ★, Atmospheric 14.1%, Relaxing 6.9%

Explore the vast and open landscape as a wild animal. Meadow is an online fable experience that lets old and new fans of the Shelter game series come together and explore a peculiar and wondrous world together.

Why similar: Beautiful 25% ★, Great Soundtrack 16%, Relaxing 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Walking Simulator 8.6%

Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 13.9%

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: Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Relaxing 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Exploration 8.5%

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Beautiful 61.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Indie 3.6%, Adventure 3.6%

I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.

Why similar: Beautiful 33.2% ★, Adventure 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Narrative 9.5% ★, Indie 8.4%

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Beautiful 29.2% ★, Atmospheric 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Narrative 8.8% ★