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 25.4%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Narration 10.5%, Surreal 8.6%, Open World 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel continues the narrative and gameplay style of the original, further exploring the surreal mystery of the northern 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 30.1%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Open World 10.6%, Horror 8%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a pure detective experience that rewards careful observation and exploration in a desolate, abandoned setting.

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 37.4%, Open World 20.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same brutal, cold-weather survival experience and isolated exploration found in the seed game.

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 32.5%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, First-Person 7.5%, Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on detective work and atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration in a haunting, beautiful environment.

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 24.1%, Horror 19%, First-Person 15%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Story Rich 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set on a remote oil rig in the North Sea, this game perfectly mirrors the feeling of isolation and environmental dread in a harsh, cold climate.

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 22.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Open World 11.7%, First-Person 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly strong sense of place and narrative-focused exploration, emphasizing the feeling of being alone in the wilderness.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 52.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, First-Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in detective gameplay that requires piecing together a complex mystery through careful investigation and deduction.

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 23.1%, Story Rich 15.4%, Atmospheric 12.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Narration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at environmental storytelling and uncovering the secrets of a mysterious family, much like the investigative aspects of the seed game.

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 21%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Open World 12.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This survival game focuses heavily on the struggle against extreme cold and wind in an abandoned Antarctic research station.

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 20.8%, Survival 13.7%, Survival Horror 11%, First-Person 9.8%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends historical detective investigation with first-person horror elements in a way that feels very similar to the tone of the seed game.

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 19.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the Lovecraftian horror and atmospheric exploration that fans of the surreal elements in the seed game will appreciate.

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 20.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique exploration game that tasks you with investigating infrastructure and solving puzzles in a decaying, industrial setting.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Survival 42.1%, Story Rich 15.1%, Atmospheric 15%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy survival game that forces you to manage resources and crew morale during a desperate expedition in the frozen arctic.

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 34.7%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Story Rich 9.7%, Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery set in a remote Norwegian coastal town that captures a similar sense of atmospheric, lonely investigation.

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: First-Person 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Narration 12%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-adventure that emphasizes exploration and uncovering a supernatural mystery in a remote, atmospheric location.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Survival 28.1%, Open World 19.7%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: While set underwater, it shares the core loop of survival, resource management, and uncovering a deep, atmospheric mystery.

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 29.9%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines survival mechanics with a heavy emphasis on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a hostile, alien planet.

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: Open World 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Exploration 14.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A premier exploration-mystery game that rewards curiosity and piecing together the history of a strange, isolated world.

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 36.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Open World 8.4%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses entirely on atmospheric exploration and uncovering the story of a vanished community through environmental clues.

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 22%, Open World 12.2%, Narration 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and narrative discovery in a remote, island setting.

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 34%, Open World 13.4%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 9.4%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-exploration game that requires you to map your surroundings and manage your health in a dangerous, isolated environment.

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 27.9%, Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dense, atmospheric detective experience that focuses on investigating surreal, psychological environments.

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: Walking Simulator 37.7%, Narration 19.2%, First-Person 15%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused exploration game that emphasizes the feeling of being a lone investigator on a mysterious, alien world.

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 17.3%, Horror 15.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, philosophical mystery wrapped in an atmospheric, first-person horror experience.

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 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly rewarding exploration experience where the environment itself is the key to solving the game's central mystery.

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 33.7%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stylistic, detective-focused narrative game that uses visual storytelling to guide the player through a mysterious investigation.

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Adventure 23.2%, Atmospheric 15%, Story Rich 11.4%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Survival 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that tasks you with solving a mystery on a desolate, abandoned lunar base.

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Survival 11.2%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features excellent first-person puzzle-solving and an oppressive, atmospheric sense of dread in an isolated facility.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Survival Horror 13.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Walking Simulator 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a foundational game for atmospheric, first-person horror that relies on exploration and puzzle-solving to progress.

Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Story Rich 20.9%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective-mystery game that balances investigative gameplay with a surreal, supernatural narrative.

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 36.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%

Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Horror 10.9%, Open World 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%

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 19.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Horror 11.5%

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 27.4%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Story Rich 11.8%

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 28.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Adventure 8.5%

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 17.8%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Horror 9.6%

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 30.1%, Horror 24.1%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 6.9%

Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.

Why similar: Detective 28%, Walking Simulator 15%, Open World 11.4%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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 25.2%, Surreal 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Horror 8.1%

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%, First-Person 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 9.6%

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 34%, Story Rich 13.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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 14.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Narration 11.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

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 17.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Exploration 10.8%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 24.8%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10.5%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story 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 31.4%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Narration 10%

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 64%, Walking Simulator 5.7%, Survival 4.9%, Narration 4.4%, Open World 4.1%

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Survival 17.3%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 11.7%

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: Atmospheric 23.9%, Surreal 22.1%, Adventure 16%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Story Rich 11.8%

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%, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Open World 22.2%, Exploration 12%, Atmospheric 7.8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, First-Person 13.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Exploration 10.5%

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 19.1%, Walking Simulator 17%, Open World 15.4%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%

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 20.6%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Horror 15%, First-Person 9.5%, Adventure 9.2%

Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 6.9%

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 22.8%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Open World 15.8%, Narration 11.5%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 7.9%

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 20.9%, Surreal 19.5%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Walking Simulator 12.1%

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 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%

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 16.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 7.1%