Games Like Kona

Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Surreal 8.5%, Snow 8.3% ★, Open World 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Direct sequel that continues the atmospheric detective story in the chilling northern wilderness.

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: Detective 31.3%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, First-Person 7.1%, Horror 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar supernatural detective investigation set in a gorgeous, eerie open environment.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Survival 36.8%, Open World 20.8%, First-Person 8.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact same harsh, freezing survival and exploration vibe in a desolate Canadian wilderness.

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: Detective 31%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Open World 10.8%, Horror 8.4%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An investigative mystery that relies entirely on player deduction and exploration without hand-holding.

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 22.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Open World 11.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery adventure focused on isolation, radio communication, and a moody wilderness setting.

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 19.4%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration, environmental puzzle-solving, and a grounded mystery in deteriorating infrastructure.

Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.

Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Open World 11.4%, Snow 11.3% ★, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you into a desperate battle against freezing temperatures and isolation in a bleak Antarctic setting.

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 24.7%, Story Rich 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative-focused exploration game that excels at environmental storytelling and uncovering family secrets.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 50.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Story Rich 7.4%, First-Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: An exceptional detective puzzle game focused on deduction, investigation, and unraveling a tragic fate.

Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

Why similar: Detective 33.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A thrilling Scandinavian mystery featuring a protagonist exploring an abandoned, isolated coastal town.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 21%, Survival 13.6%, Survival Horror 10.8%, First-Person 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends historical mystery, psychological horror, and atmospheric first-person exploration in a remote location.

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian horror adventure set in an isolated, eerie Antarctic base filled with chilling secrets.

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Survival 29.7%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tense first-person survival mechanics with the mystery of exploring an abandoned alien world.

Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.

Why similar: Survival 33.9%, Open World 13.5%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9.1%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival exploration game where you map an uncharted island while battling illness and mysterious threats.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Open World 15%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich mystery thriller set inside a massive, isolated hotel during a harsh winter snowstorm.

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

Why similar: Open World 21.3%, First-Person 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A solitary exploration puzzle game set on a mysterious, beautifully crafted abandoned island.

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 35.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Open World 8.5%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric narrative experience where you piece together the disappearance of a rural community.

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.

Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Horror 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, music-driven detective mystery focused on narrative pacing and atmospheric storytelling.

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 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven first-person mystery set on a desolate, freezing island following a plane crash.

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 23.1%, Open World 12.8%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A pioneering atmospheric walking simulator centered on a lonely journey across a desolate island.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Story Rich 20.1%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery adventure where you investigate eerie, unexplained phenomena on an isolated island.

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 17%, Horror 15.4%, Survival Horror 12.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric first-person game focused on isolation, mystery, and survival in a hostile environment.

Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%, First-Person 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quiet, eerie first-person exploration puzzle game set in an abandoned, decaying building.

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: Detective 28.2%, Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.9%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk psychological investigation game where you hack into minds to solve a grim mystery.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Horror 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: An investigative detective story that spirals into surreal psychological horror and atmospheric dread.

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: Open World 17%, First-Person 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Walking Simulator 11%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game utilizing rapid movement and environmental manipulation in a remote valley.

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: Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, First-Person 15%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror exploration game driven by uncovering a dark narrative.

Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.

Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Open World 17.6%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world detective game focused on investigation, supernatural mysteries, and atmospheric dread.

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 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Adventure 14.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure where you explore the emotions and memories of a dead world to solve its mystery.

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%, Adventure 16.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 11%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game focused on environmental storytelling and silent exploration.

Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Horror 11.4%, Open World 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%

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: Detective 26.5%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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 28.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 8.7%

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Survival 11.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Horror 24.4%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 6.7%

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 23%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%

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 33.1%, Story Rich 13.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 9.3%

A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.

Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Open World 15.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%

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 18.7%, Survival 15.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 9.5%

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 23.8%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Open World 10%, Atmospheric 10%

It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...

Why similar: Survival 20.7%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Horror 15.1%, Adventure 9.4%, First-Person 9.2%

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 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Horror 10.5%

A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.

Why similar: Survival 23.8%, Open World 19.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 9%

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Horror 66.5%, Walking Simulator 5.9%, Survival 5.1%, Open World 4.4%, Survival Horror 3.9%

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Surreal 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 11%, Horror 9.3%

Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

Why similar: Survival 16.4%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Horror 10.9%, Survival Horror 10.5%, First-Person 8.7%

Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.

Why similar: Survival 24.1%, Open World 22.5%, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

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 26.7%, First-Person 16.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 7.1%

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Horror 19.4%, First-Person 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Story Rich 10.7%

You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Surreal 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Horror 8.1%

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Adventure 28.9%, Walking Simulator 20%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Indie 13.3%, Puzzle 12.5%

The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.

Why similar: Detective 31%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Open World 9.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Exploration 7.6%

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 22.3%, Horror 14.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%

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: Open World 25.1%, First-Person 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%

It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, First-Person 15.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Story Rich 11%

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 17.2%, Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%

What are the most important moments in your life? Lost At Sea is a game about life and death, about coming to terms with your past and about family. Set on a beautiful island, this game will force you to face your fears and take stock of your life through imaginative puzzles and a relatable story.

Why similar: Survival 16%, Adventure 13%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%

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: Horror 20.7%, Surreal 19%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%