- #1 Call of the Sea
96% matchVery Positive88% of 6,069 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle 16.3%, First-Person 14.9%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #2 Lost Sea
97% matchMixed64% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
After a freak storm over the Atlantic, you find yourself stranded on the shores of a mysterious island. Do you have what it takes to escape the Lost Sea?
Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, Indie 37.9%, Singleplayer 6.3%
- #3 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
95% matchVery Positive88% of 339 reviews2024
Dev: Sarepta StudioPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, First-Person 17.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Drama 9.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #4 Why Am I Dead At Sea
96% matchVery Positive95% of 426 reviews2015
Dev: Peltast Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Mystery 27.7%, Indie 23.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #5 Ghost on the Shore
94% matchVery Positive84% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Mystery 13%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 12.2%
- #6 Return of the Obra Dinn
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,856 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Mystery 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #7 Debris
94% matchMixed65% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: Moonray Studios
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric first-person narrative adventure set in a surreal seascape locked between ice and rock. Following an incident, you and a friend must find power, defeat strange and deadly creatures, and decipher what mysterious forces are attempting to prevent your escape. Escape together or die alone.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.4%, Adventure 17.1%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #8 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
93% matchVery Positive84% of 782 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Mystery 20%, Puzzle 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Horror 8.7%
- #9 Under The Waves
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,896 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Adventure 32.5%, Exploration 18.9%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Indie 14.2%
- #10 The Almost Gone
90% matchVery Positive80% of 1,208 reviews2020
Dev: Happy Volcano
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Mystery 20.7%, Puzzle 19.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Indie 11.1%
- #11 The Dead Tree of Ranchiuna
91% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
The Dead Tree of Ranchiuna makes us question how unfair society can be both in a direct and realistic manner and with the power of fantasy elements.
Why similar: Narration 18.7%, Drama 15%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.4%
- #12 WILL: Follow The Light
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: TomorrowHead Studio
Windows
Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?
Why similar: Adventure 17.9%, First-Person 15.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 11%
- #13 Draugen
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,125 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Mystery 15.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #14 Pneuma: Breath of Life
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: BULKHEADPub: Deco Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Pneuma: Breath of Life forces you to think outside the box through a narrated story of self-discovery, whilst exploring the ontological mystery of the breath of life. Features award winning voice actor 'Jay Britton' as Pneuma.
Why similar: Narration 33.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Indie 11.3%
- #15 Beyond a Coral Sea
87% matchVery Positive94% of 139 reviews2023
Dev: Snigelsoft
Windows
Explore your way through mystical islands while learning about your characters past. In this adventure game you play as the protagonist of a memoire, telling a story from the pacific in the late 1800 century.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Narration 27.9%, Exploration 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Singleplayer 5%
- #16 Homesick
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,438 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Great Soundtrack 18%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #17 In the Darkness of the Sea
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: Olivier Leclair
Windows
In the Darkness of the Sea is a short narrative game about a boy lost in the middle of the ocean.
Why similar: Narration 38.8%, Indie 25.9%, Adventure 23.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #18 I Am Dead
84% matchVery Positive82% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Hollow PondsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.
Why similar: Adventure 29.7%, Indie 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 7.6%
- #19 Portrait of a Torn
82% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Narration 23.7%, Drama 16.3%, Mystery 9.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #20 Empathy: Path of Whispers
85% matchMixed60% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 27.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #21 SUNLESS SEA
83% matchVery Positive83% of 9,506 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Survival 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #22 Lazaret
81% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
Why similar: Mystery 18.1%, Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 12.8%
- #23 The Witness
82% matchVery Positive85% of 20,692 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, First-Person 16.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #24 Lost in Paradise
84% matchMixed55% of 89 reviews2015
Dev: Elev8 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a lost paradise, with mystery beyond its pristine shores.
Why similar: Adventure 17.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 16%, Survival 15.7%, Indie 12.7%
- #25 The Shore
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,967 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 23%, First-Person 19.7%, Exploration 17.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #26 Life on the Hook
79% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.1%, First-Person 16.8%, Atmospheric 14%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 12%
- #27 The Initiate
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 204 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Adventure 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Indie 18%, Puzzle 11.4%, Horror 10%
- #28 The Last Campfire
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,361 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Puzzle 25.5%, Adventure 24.3%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Indie 15.4%, Story Rich 13.5%
- #29 Sea of Solitude
76% matchVery Positive83% of 2,082 reviews2020
Dev: Jo-Mei GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.
Why similar: Adventure 58.7%, Atmospheric 28.1%, Singleplayer 8.7%, Horror 4.5%
- #30 Down in Bermuda
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,592 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Mystery 25.8%, Adventure 24.3%, Story Rich 15%, Indie 8.6%
- #31 The Fidelio Incident
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 849 reviews2017
Dev: Act 3 Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Great Soundtrack 25.6%, Adventure 17%, Indie 11.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #32 What Remains of Edith Finch
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Story Rich 15.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%, First-Person 11%
- #33 Bayou Island - Point and Click Adventure
78% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Andy Howard Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.
Why similar: Drama 23.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Indie 10.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #34 FAR: Lone Sails
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,812 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
Why similar: Adventure 17.6%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Survival 15.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Exploration 12.7%
- #35 Darkness Ahead
78% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Adventure 23.3%, Indie 20.4%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 9%, Mystery 8.4%
- #36 Sunken Engine
71% matchVery Positive85% of 725 reviews2025
Dev: Two Nomads StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.
Why similar: Mystery 29.9%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Story Rich 18.7%, Horror 17.7%, First-Person 9.5%
- #37 Kredolis
75% matchMixed56% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Pharos Interactive
Windows
You find yourself shipwrecked on a beautiful unsunken island that was once part of Atlantis. Explore the mysteries of the island, and solve unique puzzles to enter the sunken lighthouse into the depths of Atlantis.
Why similar: Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Mystery 14%, First-Person 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #38 ALONE IN SPACE
77% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, First-Person 13.6%, Survival 13.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 10.8%
- #39 it's always monday
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 91.7%, Indie 1.7%, Great Soundtrack 1.5%, Drama 1.4%, First-Person 0.9%
- #40 Sacrificial Lighthouse
73% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: PhobiaGamesNet
Windows
You are a girl called Maya who ends stranded in island with a lighthouse during a storm. What is this strange place? How did she get here? What to do next? Explore this small island and lighthouse to understand what happened to Maya.
Why similar: Drama 22.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Indie 14.3%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #41 A Lonely Cabin Trip
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Mystery 17%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 16%, First-Person 15.7%, Atmospheric 13%
- #42 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,401 reviews2017
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Puzzle 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Exploration 12.3%, Horror 10.3%
- #43 The Shattering
71% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2020
Dev: Super Sexy SoftwarePub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Indie 29.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Horror 6.9%
- #44 Return to Shironagasu Island
69% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Adventure 31.4%, Mystery 22.8%, Horror 15.9%, Drama 12.9%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #45 INFRA
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 10.5%
- #46 The Moon Sliver
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,158 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%
- #47 Deep Beyond
68% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Avix Games
Windows
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
Why similar: Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, First-Person 15.9%, Exploration 13%, Mystery 12.5%
- #48 Last Day of June
69% matchVery Positive87% of 4,658 reviews2017
Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Adventure 20.5%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Indie 14.9%, Story Rich 13%
- #49 RiME
68% matchVery Positive90% of 5,170 reviews2017
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Grey Box
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.5%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle 16.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #50 Soul Searching
70% matchVery Positive86% of 313 reviews2017
Dev: Talha Kaya
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Soul Searching is a narrative survival game about sailing away from your homeland.
Why similar: Survival 31.4%, Indie 30.1%, Adventure 24.2%, Story Rich 14.3%
- #51 Somerville
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,848 reviews2022
Dev: Jumpship
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
Why similar: Adventure 21%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Puzzle 18.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Indie 13.2%
- #52 REVEIL
65% matchVery Positive87% of 926 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Adventure 12.9%, Drama 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 10.7%
- #53 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, First-Person 17.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #54 Thekku Island
63% matchVery Positive87% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Exploration 20.6%, First-Person 15.6%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%
- #55 Lake Ridden
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 33.3%, Indie 23.1%, Puzzle 19.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #56 SILT
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 914 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Puzzle 20.5%, Adventure 19.8%, Horror 18.2%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Indie 12.3%
- #57 Isoland
67% matchVery Positive91% of 314 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Adventure 45%, Indie 31.9%, Puzzle 23.2%