
Story-based survival metroidvania about an engineer following clues to an unknown galaxy in search of someone who had long gone missing.
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Story-based survival metroidvania about an engineer following clues to an unknown galaxy in search of someone who had long gone missing.

Aisla
You play as Aisla, a woman who wakes up with no memories in a complex on Mars. Your objective is to explore the environments and discover who the character is and what situation she is in.

Pergamon
Explore a mysterious alien world in this atmospheric Metroidvania shooter. A vast world awaits, but its greatest mystery is you.
You play as Aisla, a woman who wakes up with no memories in a complex on Mars. Your objective is to explore the environments and discover who the character is and what situation she is in.
Why similar: Cinematic 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Emotional 10%, Science 8.9% ★
Explore a mysterious alien world in this atmospheric Metroidvania shooter. A vast world awaits, but its greatest mystery is you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, FPS 12.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Aliens 6.6%
Your weapons are alive! Print creatures and use them as weapons and tools as you explore this Metroidvania FPS adventure. Morph yourself tiny, upgrade, and locate collectibles to advance to the next boss. Explore large non-linear maps and explore an environment woven together with a complex story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Aliens 11.2%, FPS 11%, Futuristic 8.9%, Exploration 8.8%
Play as a talented astronauts and save the earth in an awesome Virtual reality game.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Cinematic 16.2%, FPS 9.2%, Exploration 7.4%
A Doctor's Term is a first person, narrative experience with pivotal choices set in an ominous sci-fi government facility: The Ministry of Health — Enter a story of treating menacing medical cases where daily work often defies expectations...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Cinematic 18.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 9%
You are on a 200 year voyage to a distant galaxy. You have awakened… A lifetime too soon. Do you choose to survive? Solve puzzles and determine your fate in a punishing environment. A cinematic experience. Atmospheric, emotional and beautiful. From solo developer David Fazzio.
Why similar: Space Sim 22% ★, Cinematic 18.1%, Emotional 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Futuristic 9.7%
Of Dead Earth is a third-person survival horror game set in Australian Outback.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Emotional 14%, Realistic 11%, Exploration 10.5%
A former friend needs you to rescue him from an abandoned research station on Mars. Explore the station, engage in interactive dialogues and solve mysteries. What will await you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Cinematic 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%
A story-driven sci-fi adventure focused on exploration, atmosphere, and discovery. Unlock superhuman abilities, uncover forgotten technology, and gather resources to craft devices that help you solve mysteries on a remote and ancient planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Mystery 9.5%, Science 9.2% ★
A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Emotional 15.5%, Futuristic 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%
First person single player 3D Sci-Fi adventure in space
Why similar: Space Sim 33.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 22%, Exploration 12.4%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Realistic 6.4%
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Realistic 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%
The Mystery of the planet Venus — is a single player first-person adventure game set on the planet Venus.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Realistic 10.3%, Futuristic 9.5%
You are a security officer aboard Helios 2-79A, awakened to find your crew missing and your ship docked inside a mysterious station. Explore eerie environments, search for your team, and uncover the truth in Abandoned, a psychological thriller filled with suspense and unsettling discoveries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Cinematic 14%, FPS 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Realistic 9.8%
Lost in the colossal labyrinth of Kind () Station, the protagonist uses scattered wayfinding signs to reach the transfer to the Rinkama Line. Decode the increasingly bizarre signage as you progress, and unravel the mysteries of Kind () Station.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Sci-fi 11%, Mystery 10.5%
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Emotional 12.1%, Lore-Rich 9.7%
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Cinematic 18.1%, Mystery 16.1%, Emotional 15.9%
After a black hole incident, you're stranded in space with fading oxygen and unanswered questions. Explore haunting environments, uncover hidden truths, and piece together the fate of your crew. Can you survive long enough to confront the dark secret that awaits?
Why similar: Sci-fi 16.2%, Cinematic 14.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Mystery 12%, Futuristic 11.8%
A short story inspired by Robert Heinlein's:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. The first iteration in a fight for Android freedom.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Cinematic 18%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Aliens 10.4%, Realistic 8.2%
No Walls In Heaven is a first-person exploration platformer about losing yourself in the hostile vastness of the cosmos. Grapple, leap, and fight your way through the towering concrete and metal landscapes of a lost megastructure that seems to disobey all laws of physics and reality.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Cinematic 17.6%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Aliens 11.6%, Futuristic 11.4%
"P.I." is a psychological horror science fiction themed around live streaming. While being cautious about revealing her identity, the streamer continues her live broadcast from home, gradually uncovering the truth behind the strange events that begin to unfold in her everyday life.
Why similar: Cinematic 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Walking Simulator 20%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Realistic 7.3%
You are Korda, the Chronomaster. You must re-start time and right the wrongs of a war-plagued past in this epic quest for vengeance. Journey through man-made "pocket universes" full of cyborgs, pirates and witches who provide deadly puzzles. It's up to you to return justice to the stars.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Futuristic 10%, Science 9.7% ★, Exploration 8.9%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Cinematic 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Emotional 10.5%
From the co-creator of Eufloria and Receiver 2 comes a new indie extravaganza. Part Metroidvania, part future science expedition, Bioframe Outpost gives players the means to master a vast world in which all creatures react to each other in complex ways, with frequently unexpected results!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.6%, Exploration 15.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Aliens 12.4%, Adventure 7.2%
Embark on an interstellar trip and deploy to a mythic ocean planet in a low-flying jett in this cinematic science fiction action adventure with immersive sim elements from Superbrothers, known for Sword & Sworcery EP.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Science 12.3% ★, Emotional 12.2%, Mystery 10.3%
Explore the depths as you drill, craft, and fight to escape from a mysterious asteroid deep in the Veridian Expanse!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.9% ★, Metroidvania 31.6%, Futuristic 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%
Talk is cheap. Trust is earned. You are stuck on The Destin, a forsaken starship on the brink of oblivion that is controlled by Novah, a sentient AI who holds the key to your survival. Befriend, manipulate, deceive, and persuade your way to freedom in this sci-fi narrative adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Emotional 17.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
Why similar: Space Sim 32.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Aliens 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Futuristic 8.6%
You are an experienced astronaut, stranded in space. Will you reach Earth, or will you get lost in space and die?
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3% ★, Cinematic 21.4%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Aliens 9%, Science 8.9% ★
Deep dive into space and explore the story of Robert and Catriona. You will discover the catastrophic events that happened on the station and get to know mysterious RESONANCES while being confronted with a tragic past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Science 10.4% ★
The Falling Skies is a dark psychological horror walking simulator with survival elements. You play as a forest ranger patrolling a cursed forest where a village mysteriously destroyed itself in a single night. Explore abandoned paths and uncover the echoes of a tragic past.
Why similar: Cinematic 26.3%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 11%, Realistic 10.4%
You wake up on a deserted space station on the orbit of unknown planet. How did you come here? What happened with crew? What is happenning here? You have to find out. And also you have to survive here because the station is fraught with many dangers.
Why similar: Space Sim 34% ★, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Futuristic 9.3%, Exploration 8%
The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy world of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk. You have to face the trials of a new reality and plunge into the secrets of the surrounding chaos.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.9%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Futuristic 10.1%, FPS 9.7%
This is the story of a modern Zashiki-warashi who visits a mysterious real estate agency in search of a home to haunt. Explore real apartments in Tokyo, uncover mischievous yokai disguised as everyday furniture and household items, and delve into the mysteries of Warashi Realty.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Cinematic 15.4%, FPS 12.9%, Adventure 9.3%
Become a master MI6 saboteur, and earn your name as the ministry's most important asset on the Moon in this 1st-person shooter VR sci-fi epic! Follow the orders of your handler, or explore and find new weapons and defenses! Do whatever it takes to complete your mission!
Why similar: Space Sim 27.7% ★, Cinematic 17.1%, Sci-fi 14.3%, FPS 9.5%, Futuristic 9.1%
You are stuck in an unknown place, completely alone for eternity. Every decision you’ve made, will make, and could have made somehow rattling around your head. The only thing you can understand is a rock, with a gratified picture and some text that reads ‘Kilroy Was Here’!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 7.9%
Akira and Misaki always played together in their childhood. One day, Misaki had to transfer to a school overseas for her parents' reasons. They meet again in the summer of 10 years later.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.6%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Emotional 19.5%, Realistic 10.3%, Exploration 9.2%
A short cosmic horror game where you remotely operate a land rover through an unknown planet labeled the silent zone.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.6% ★, Sci-fi 14.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10%, Aliens 9.5%
First your brother vanishes on a space freighter, then the military buries the case deeper than grandma’s secret pie recipe. Now - three years later - the ship’s sending signals. Time to hack, snoop, and stir trouble — and uncover a mystery of unexpected scale.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.4%, Emotional 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Adventure 9.8%
A lone space commander explores real planetary surfaces, builds small outposts, rescues stranded astronauts, and fights to survive in the cold silence of the Solar System.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.6% ★, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Futuristic 11%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Realistic 10.3%
In Dyson Era Idle, harness stellar power to build cosmic megastructures. Research technologies, select unique stars, and construct increasingly efficient Dyson Spheres. Transform theoretical astrophysics into a captivating idle experience of galactic engineering.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.6% ★, Sci-fi 15.1%, Science 14.4% ★, Cinematic 13.1%, Futuristic 10%
Embark on a an unforgettable narrative journey with NoSleep: Nightmare Chronicles, a chilling collection of interactive horror stories from the r/NoSleep subreddit. Explore immersive environments, face grotesque encounters, and fight to survive in this gripping anthology of terror.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Walking Simulator 16%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%
Set against the backdrop of a Japanese-style townscape reminiscent of Gion, this exploration-based horror game involves searching for “anomalies” and offering prayers. A work dedicated to those who feel bored with their daily lives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Cinematic 18%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.7%
Protect the lighthouse, destroy nests and complete tasks.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.1% ★, Futuristic 10.5%, Aliens 10.4%, FPS 10.4%, Realistic 8.8%
A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.5%, Emotional 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Futuristic 12.3%
Navigate and explore the twisted organic world with the ability to walk on anything! Climb large creatures, solve puzzles, unlock different forms and abilities, and uncover secrets in this atmospheric Puzzle-Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.1%, Sci-fi 17%, Mystery 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Futuristic 6.4%
From the creators of Before Your Eyes — You are Isaac, a 6-month-old baby, developing mysterious psychic powers. What you want most is to be loved and accepted by your family, but a secretive tech corporation wants you for their own.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.2%, Emotional 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%
You must overcome the anomalies occurring in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.1% ★, Mystery 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Cinematic 11.6%
Explore a vast space station caught in a crisis and adrift in the void. Discover new weapons, fight challenging foes, and discover the dark secrets of Project HOSTILE in this in this Sci-fi Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Futuristic 11.8%, FPS 11%, Aliens 11%, Sci-fi 10.9%
A masked killer hunts you in the dark. Manage noise and light, hide quickly, and survive this intense 60–90 minute first-person stealth horror experience inspired by classic 80s slasher films.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Cinematic 25.8%, Exploration 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Adventure 10.2%
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: Cinematic 30.2%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Emotional 13.1%, Exploration 11.3%
Take control of an AI soldier, explore planets, and partake in fast paced combat in The Future Project, a first person metroidvania. Explore distinct worlds, obtain new weapons and abilities, and defeat powerful enemies in humanity's quest to journey the stars.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.9%, Sci-fi 16.5%, FPS 14.8%, Aliens 10.4%, Futuristic 9.1%
Explore derelict ship. find out why there is a missing crew. And be careful of things that could be lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Cinematic 23%, Exploration 11.7%, Futuristic 11.1%, Adventure 10.9%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.3%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 8.7%
Absylon7 - is a first-person survival-shooter with psychological thriller elements, in which you will have to find the culprits of a large-scale scientific disaster and save your family from death.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.7%, Science 12% ★, Futuristic 11.9%, FPS 11.4%, Sci-fi 11%
There is Still Hope is a single-player, adventurous, story-rich, mystery game. You play the character, Tom. Your job is to find your missing wife. To find her, you must go through a dark forest. You have a few tools and an uninvited friend to navigate the woods.
Why similar: Emotional 17.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Exploration 11.4%
"Collapse Of The Midnight Sun" is a cozy indie game with metroidvania and time loop mechanics that is less than one hour long.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16%, Emotional 14.8%, Exploration 8.2%
To find their way home, two survivors journey to unravel the mysteries of the past.
Why similar: Cinematic 26.7%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Emotional 15.5%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Mystery 12.7%
Venture into the depths of space and leave your legacy among the stars. In Star Legacy, explore galaxies, upgrade your ship, and survive on unknown planets.
Why similar: Space Sim 43% ★, FPS 15.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Sci-fi 9%, Realistic 8.9%
Awaken in a ruined world with no memory. A second chance to redeem yourself, but survival is a daily challenge. Aid survivors, manage madness with a black cat's help, and uncover your true purpose.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Emotional 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Exploration 10.1%