- #1 Kach
97% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Stylized 13.9%, Dark 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #2 After the Curtain Call
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Team Curtain Call
Windows
After the Curtain Call is a first-person, narrative puzzle game, which holds the story of Yujin who thinks her life as a play. She uses a special 'dimension camera' to switch the dimension of objects and solve puzzles. Through the journey, she face the truth that was forgotten...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Puzzle 17.8%, Stylized 11.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #3 Ether One
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 37.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #4 Camp Hollow
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThatNerdPunk Games
Windows
A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Puzzle 16.4%, Stylized 10.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Dark 8.6%
- #5 Campanion
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Toggle
Windows
Team up with your robotic pet camera "Cammy" and use special photo filters to take photos that reveal hidden clues in your surroundings. Explore your grandpa's abandoned house and uncover the reason behind his disappearance.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.3%, Stylized 18.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 10%
- #6 Broken Aperture
93% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Stylized 13.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #7 Disillusion
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Disillusion Team
Windows
After an exploratory mission gone wrong, you find yourself crashed on an unknown alien planet, separated from your crew and running out of oxygen. In Disillusion, you explore alien caves in search for your missing crewmates in an attempt to send one final message home.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Story Rich 18.2%, Puzzle 17.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #8 Silenus
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geography of Robots
Windows · Mac
Uncover the secrets of an oil refinery operated by an obscure organization in this short, atmospheric narrative adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.8%, Dark 14.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #9 Beer Machine
91% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Crack Creations
Windows
Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Stylized 13.8%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #10 The Last Days of Baltaseth
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Haymaker Game Studios
Windows
In the far future, on a dead planet, there is a cabin where the last survivor left his secrets. Will discovering the truth doom you as well? Solve puzzles to unlock a cosmic mystery in this short, narrative-focused horror game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Puzzle 13.9%, Futuristic 10.8%, Dark 9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #11 Satori | 悟り
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Black Phoenix Productions
Windows
SATORI | 悟り is a game that focuses on feelings of sadness and restlessness. In SATORI | 悟り the player immerses himself in a dream world to go on a inner journey of meditation. Are you ready to begin your journey within?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Puzzle 14.4%, Dark 12.7%, Linear 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #12 INFRA
89% 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: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Puzzle 19.6%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #13 O.M.N.I.S.: Overnight Train
87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: NOIR1987
Windows
You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.3%, Exploration 14%, Dark 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 10.6%
- #14 Chestnut Grove
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Philip Drobar
Windows · Mac
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44%, Adventure 13.4%, Dark 11.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Linear 7.8%
- #15 Shifting To The Backrooms
86% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Quick-Time Events 13.3% ★, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #16 Pregnant
86% matchMixed57% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Pregnant
Windows
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Puzzle 19%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Linear 8.5%
- #17 Spiral of Regret
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Butchingo
Windows
Unravel the roots of an underground facility entombed deep within a jungle. Feel the dread as you wander the long-forgotten halls while being stalked by a creature of unknown origin. A creature YOU unleashed upon yourself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Puzzle 15.9%, Stylized 11.5%, Dark 9.2%, Exploration 8.4%
- #18 The Letter: Classic Edition
84% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: TreeFall Studios L.L.C.
Windows
The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Puzzle 18.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark 10%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #19 What Remains of Edith Finch
84% 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: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Story Rich 21.9%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 7.3%, First-Person 5%
- #20 Shell Inside
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lavanda Studio
Windows
A psychological horror walking simulator with a unique, stylized art direction. Immerse yourself in a surreal dreamscape to heal deep emotional trauma. Explore dark, shifting environments, search for key items, and solve intricate puzzles while hiding from the terrifying phantoms of your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Stylized 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Dark 8%
- #21 Chior
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DariusPub: Steel Rain Studios
Windows
You had a pretty rough fall. Trying to regain your composure you try to look around before realizing you can't see anything. Hope that your other senses will serve you better.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Puzzle 19.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 7%
- #22 Realms of Reverie
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Yichen XiongPub: Ringling College of Art and Design
Windows
Realm of Reverie is a short VR exploration adventure game where you navigate the ruins of a sacred village and restore its lost energy after a disaster, inspired by artifacts from Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Stylized 10%, Exploration 8.9%
- #23 The Falling Star
81% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Yeariver
Windows
The Falling Star is a first-person exploration and narrative-driven walking simulator. Following the mother's last wish, the girl embarks on a journey in a dream to uncover the story of her missing aunt’s past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Stylized 10.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #24 HANAE // PRIMARY
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Deepwake Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological walking simulator where you awaken in a distorted game world without memory, uncover fragments of your past, and stop your evil counterpart before she escapes into the real world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Stylized 10%, Exploration 9%
- #25 Plantiquarian
79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Six Goblins
Windows
Plantiquarian is a First-Person 3D Exploration and Puzzle Game, in which you can collect a myriad of mysterious and magical plants - each with their own quirks and abilities! Consult your trusty Encyclopedia to first find, and then figure out how to uproot each specimen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Puzzle 19.5%, Exploration 12.5%, Stylized 12%, Atmospheric 8%
- #26 Cloud Climber
80% matchVery Positive92% of 4,129 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Stylized 7.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #27 Echoes From Ciudadela
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kronos Interactive
Windows
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Puzzle 21.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 10%
- #28 Unmixable Syrup
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: asobinuku
Windows
I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 9.6%, First-Person 7.1%
- #29 The Waiting
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Please make your way to the top floor. Bob is waiting for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Puzzle 17.5%, Adventure 11%, Dark 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #30 Moon Stop
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradoxical Time GamePub: Faculdade Méliès
Windows · Linux
In a silent, isolated lunar base, a lonely astronaut embarks on a moving journey to recover her daughter’s final memory. Through cold corridors and fragments of the past, a profound story unfolds about love, loss, and the human need for connection.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Stylized 10.9%, Futuristic 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #31 The First Friend
77% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Westwater
Windows · Mac · Linux
A majestic, first person exploration game that delves you into the personal story of you and Zack as you traverse beautiful terrains and discover the forgotten truth that is buried away deep inside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 7%
- #32 DOORS : Haunted Tales of Lantern House
75% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
This game is about reliving mysterious tales surrounding the haunted location, 'Lantern House.'
Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.1%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 7.6%, 3D 3.9%
- #33 Plague Doctor: Contagion 430 BCE–2020 AD
75% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Athens, 430 BCE. Marseille, 1720. Philadelphia, 1918. Louisville, 2020. Explore four cities—each battling a deadly epidemic—and make choices that will save or cost the lives of countless people. A first-person narrative adventure about greed, compassion, and courage in times of crisis.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Stylized 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Dark 8.6%
- #34 Grand Father ISLAND
76% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Egea Game
Windows
EGEA Game presents GRAND FATHER ISLAND with particular attention to artistic direction and emotional storytelling. An adventure in the heart of the mountains...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 7.3%
- #35 In The Shadows
73% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Vakant
Windows
Embark on a short yet captivating journey in "In The Shadows". Player must manipulate abstract objects, harnessing the power of light and shadow, to cast silhouettes that form familiar shapes and objects.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Puzzle 18.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Linear 6.8%, Futuristic 6.7%
- #36 The Shattered Mind of Lucas Hayes
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ilyandily
Windows
A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 8.9%, First-Person 7.2%
- #37 Raccoon Arrival
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Julian Fokin
Windows
Raccoon Arrival is a third-person exploration game centered around the story of an old hunter and raccoon who trying to find a way to his past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Stylized 12%, Story Rich 11.6%, Futuristic 10%
- #38 High Pines
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Sapling
Windows
Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.3%, Story Rich 17.1%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Stylized 11.9%
- #39 The Old City: Leviathan
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 744 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 49.5%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #40 Monday the 14th
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: C0spio
Windows
An atmospheric walking simulator with lowkey horror elements, in which you are dammed to walk the ever-same rooms. However, if your eyes are keen and you look out for strange things, anomalies, you might still have a chance to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Puzzle 18.2%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 7.3%
- #41 EDENGATE: The Edge of Life
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Mia Lorenson, wakes up in an abandoned hospital full of questions. What happened to her? What happened to the world? Edengate: The Edge of Life is an interactive experience reflecting on feelings of uncertainty, isolation and hope in the face of devastation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Puzzle 14.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Dark 11.1%, Linear 10%
- #42 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: Walking Simulator 34%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Dark 8%, Exploration 7.9%
- #43 Alone in the Grey
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roxra
Windows
Alone in the Grey is a first person adventure puzzle game where the player must escape from a UFO they have mysteriously awoke in. Uncover clues and solve puzzles to escape and find out the reason for your capture. Hack terminals and find batteries to obtain freedom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Linear 8%
- #44 Beyond the Breach
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: rubickanov
Windows
Discover a world overrun with robots, and play as a defective bot who tries to find a way to flee the facility. Find others who are the same kind, free them, and escape the laboratory!
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 24.2% ★, Puzzle 20%, Futuristic 14.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #45 PERDITION: TERMINUS
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tea 'N Key GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror game where you explore the mind of a girl trapped in a coma. Avoid disturbing humanoid entities, search for tools, solve environmental challenges, and push deeper into your fractured psyche to wake up.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Puzzle 22%, Story Rich 9.7%, Stylized 9.4%, Dark 6.7%
- #46 TAL: Arctic 4
70% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
This is a game in which you have to help an unknown creature to go to a magical portal through many mazes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Puzzle 21.4%, Stylized 12%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10.3%
- #47 Puss in Hell
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Сult of Code
Windows
Puss in Hell is an ohwdidtaht-inspired, punk-horror stealth psychological thriller where you control a small, frightened kitty navigating rooms that progressively decay into hostile nightmare spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Puzzle 19.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Story Rich 7%
- #48 They See You
67% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: MengEXE
Windows
A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Stylized 8.3%
- #49 Liminal Sick Pizza Blue
66% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: POCKET HORROR BOX
Windows
Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.2%, Dark 11.4%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #50 Darkness Ahead
71% 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: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Dark 12.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #51 Settled At Sea
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Artistry
Windows
Settled At Sea is a first-person mystery set on a remote Scottish island. You are a lighthouse keeper grieving your wife's death-but the island doesn't feel as isolated as it should.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Dark 6.9%
- #52 Marie's Room
68% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Story Rich 20.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 7%
- #53 Star Tower
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayGodly
Windows
The most important thing in the dark is what you can see and what remains unseen. A first-person point&click about exploring dark forest and chasing the star tower.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.3%, Puzzle 16%, Dark 10.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Stylized 7.7%
- #54 The Berlin Apartment
65% matchVery Positive93% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Stylized 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #55 9 To Ashes
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Noctavera Creative Works
Windows
Survive an intense horror inspired by Indonesian folklore. Evade the cunning Tuyul and other astral beings, explore eerie, haunted environments, and uncover sinister secrets hidden within the supernatural darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Puzzle 17.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 7.3%, Linear 6.8%
- #56 Anachroma
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gravity Box GamesPub: Gravity Box Games
Windows
Anachroma is a first-person adventure and puzzle game where you play Ana, the young princess of the Mag Mell isles. She seeks to restore colors to a black-and-white world using a mysterious artifact, the Eye of Re.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Stylized 9.8%, Story Rich 8.2%