- #1 The Witness
97% matchVery Positive84% of 21,430 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Open World 11.5%, Difficult 10.2%, Exploration 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Similar focus on environmental puzzles and island exploration within a cohesive, mysterious world.
- #2 Quern - Undying Thoughts
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,096 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Open World 8.5%, Exploration 8%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent first-person puzzle game that captures the same sense of place and mystery as Memorrha.
- #3 Riven
95% matchVery Positive92% of 2,889 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Logic 11.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person puzzle-adventure that established many of the mechanics found in Memorrha.
- #4 Obduction
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,996 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to the classic puzzle-adventure genre that emphasizes discovery and environmental interaction.
- #5 The Talos Principle
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 33,076 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical first-person puzzle game that features ancient-themed environments and complex logic-based challenges.
- #6 Call of the Sea
94% matchVery Positive88% of 6,422 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.8 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: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Puzzle 15.8%, Mystery 11.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the theme of exploring remote, ancient locations to solve puzzles and uncover a hidden narrative.
- #7 Manifold Garden
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,585 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.8%, Difficult 14.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a surreal, first-person puzzle experience that challenges spatial logic and environmental perception.
- #8 Firmament
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,645 reviews2023
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Puzzle 16.1%, Mystery 16%, Exploration 12%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern puzzle-adventure from the creators of Myst that emphasizes mechanical interaction and exploration.
- #9 The Sojourn
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 229 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%, First-Person 8.7%, Relaxing 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that relies on atmospheric shifts and logic to navigate its world.
- #10 RiME
91% matchVery Positive90% of 5,194 reviews2017
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Grey Box
Windows
Median: 4.1 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: Puzzle 20.9%, Exploration 15.6%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Open World 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar atmospheric, exploration-heavy experience with light puzzle elements and a focus on visual storytelling.
- #11 The Room
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,827 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.2%, Mystery 25%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 5.2%, First-Person 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactile, intricate puzzle boxes that mirror the mechanical nature of the puzzles in Memorrha.
- #12 Epitasis
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: Epitasis Games
Windows · Mac
After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.
Why similar: Open World 15.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful, alien landscapes and environmental puzzles that feel very similar to the world of Memorrha.
- #13 Ether One
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 451 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends first-person exploration with complex, memory-based puzzle solving in a contemplative setting.
- #14 Haven Moon
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 699 reviews2016
Dev: Francois Roussel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Logic 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, focused puzzle-adventure that feels like a love letter to classic exploration games.
- #15 Myha: Return to the Lost Island
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Denis MartinPub: Simon Says: Play!
Windows
MYHA is a First Person Adventure game (Myst-like), part of a sci-fi series named The Black Cube (ASA: A Space Adventure...). Visit Myha, a moon in a far away solar system, and try to understand why you were teleported there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Logic 12%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure game focused on solving puzzles in a remote, mysterious setting.
- #16 Kairo
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,755 reviews2013
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Exploration 16.1%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, atmospheric puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and discovery in a surreal 3D space.
- #17 Logicality
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Stylized 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward first-person adventure that focuses on environmental puzzles and exploration.
- #18 Platonic
85% matchVery Positive86% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: FidgetBear Games
Windows
Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Logic 13.7%, Difficult 11.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging logic-based puzzle game that rewards careful observation and patience.
- #19 Viewfinder
81% matchVery Positive95% of 13,334 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.5%, First-Person 16.5%, Exploration 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Stylized 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses perspective-based logic to solve puzzles in a way that feels fresh and highly rewarding.
- #20 MirrorMoon EP
84% matchMixed58% of 607 reviews2013
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Open World 11.8%, First-Person 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract exploration game that centers on interacting with mysterious planetary machines.
- #21 Pneuma: Breath of Life
83% 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: Puzzle 39.2%, First-Person 25.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical first-person puzzle game that focuses on environmental interaction and perspective.
- #22 Future Unfolding
82% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2017
Dev: Spaces of Play UG
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Future Unfolding is an action adventure that is all about exploration. Your goal is to unfold the mysteries and solve the puzzles hidden in the beautiful landscapes around you.
Why similar: Exploration 17.4%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 11.3%, Relaxing 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique exploration game that rewards curiosity and careful observation of the environment.
- #23 Antichamber
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,782 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.9%, First-Person 18.9%, Exploration 14.4%, Difficult 7.5%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mind-bending puzzle game that forces players to rethink spatial logic and environmental rules.
- #24 DREAMO - Puzzle Adventure
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Hypnotic AntsPub: Carbon Studio
Windows
The plane crashed, bringing an abrupt end to your journey. You regain consciousness in a strange lucid dream filled with interactive cube puzzles, where a mysterious voice guides you through the changing landscape. What is happening? Who are you? Do you have what it takes to wake up?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Difficult 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Open World 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a variety of logic-based puzzles within a mysterious and colorful world.
- #25 Syke
79% matchVery Positive83% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Infinite Digital Monkeys LLC
Windows
Syke is a first-person exploratory puzzle game set in a mysterious and beautifully warped reality. You play as an individual making their way through areas of strange geometry; solving puzzles to piece together the story of their love.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator with a focus on 3D exploration and environmental puzzle solving.
- #26 Chroma Zero
77% matchVery Positive96% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Logic 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 8.8%, First-Person 7.6%
- #27 Dusty
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: El Palo GamesPub: U-tad
Windows
Dusty is a third-person puzzle game focused on explore beautiful environments. Join archaeologist Dusty on his search for a mysterious civilization. Explore equipped with your extensible cane and notebook to resolve the past, the ways of the civilization and his technology of light.
Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 15%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Stylized 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game that emphasizes exploration and light puzzle solving in an atmospheric setting.
- #28 Way of Rhea
78% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Logic 22.5%, Difficult 19.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 9.5%, Colorful 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game that requires deep thinking and spatial awareness to progress.
- #29 Before I Forget
79% matchVery Positive88% of 215 reviews2020
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, First-Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intimate, narrative-driven exploration in a contained, atmospheric environment.
- #30 Once Alive
77% matchVery Positive84% of 497 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #31 Breached
81% matchMixed55% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: HRA INTERACTIVE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unveil the truth in a genre-blending sci-fi mystery. Awaken from cryogenic slumber you find your shelter damaged by unknown circumstances. Scavenge your surroundings, repair the shelter and explore the ruins in hopes of uncovering – or perhaps avoiding – the uncomfortable truth of what has transpired.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines sci-fi mystery with exploration and puzzle-like resource management in a lonely setting.
- #32 Flux Empyrean
75% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: ChillCash
Windows · Linux
The Flux is not keen on giving away its secrets, and you’re one of them. Sail a vast planet under a blanket of stars and use your tools and wits to remind yourself of what was lost and what could come next. An open world mystery about understanding the end of the world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Logic 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #33 Year Unknown
74% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Julian Heuser
Windows · Linux
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Stylized 7.9%, First-Person 6.7%
- #34 Discolored
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: Jason Godbey
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 8.8%
- #35 Through The Fragmentation
74% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 15.6%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Stylized 10.3%
- #36 Myst
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,211 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Exploration 16.7%, Adventure 11%, First-Person 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #37 PLATONICA SPACE
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Open the door and step into someone's memories. Platonica Space is a sci-fi exploration adventure where you search countless rooms to recover lost memories.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #38 Empathy: Path of Whispers
76% matchMixed60% of 220 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: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #39 There The Light
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: CasualBebop
Windows · Mac
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Relaxing 9.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Stylized 8.9%
- #40 Machinika: Museum
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,319 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Logic 16%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Sci-fi 11.1%, First-Person 9.1%
- #41 With Shining Eyes
71% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #42 Ember Seeker
69% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Lehti E.
Windows
An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 11.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Stylized 7.8%
- #43 Homesick
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,455 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: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 11.8%
- #44 The Eyes of Ara
73% matchVery Positive82% of 854 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Logic 15.3%, Difficult 13.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%, First-Person 7.7%
- #45 Red Matter
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,185 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Enter an abandoned Cold War base on a moon of Saturn in this atmospheric VR puzzle adventure. Scan evidence, translate Volgravian messages, manipulate strange machinery, and uncover a sci-fi mystery that grows more surreal with every discovery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Sci-fi 11%, Exploration 9.5%
- #46 The Fall of Lazarus
72% matchMixed64% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Exploration 10%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #47 The Wild Eternal
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: Ilsanjo
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 23%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #48 Sensorium
69% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Tad Cordle
Windows
Sensorium is a small open-world puzzle game about the 5 senses: touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.9%, Open World 19%, Adventure 14.8%, First-Person 14.7%, Indie 11.7%
- #49 Cloud Climber
67% matchVery Positive92% of 4,157 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 39.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #50 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
68% matchVery Positive87% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Logic 12%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #51 Neyyah
66% matchVery Positive85% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Defy Reality EntertainmentPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from Defy Reality Entertainment. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the mysteries entwined within Neyyah's peculiar landscapes and bizarre cultures.
Why similar: Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, First-Person 12.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #52 Sans Logique
68% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Puzzle 17.5%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 8.4%
- #53 Door
70% matchMixed65% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: SVGames
Windows
You will have to face hundreds of different doors, and decide which one you should go to in order to get to the main secret. You have to open the doors in many locations of this world, each of which is dedicated to its type of doors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15%, Difficult 12.1%, Puzzle 12%, Open World 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #54 The Station
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,124 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #55 Mystery of the Malign
65% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 21%, Puzzle 17.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #56 Path to Mnemosyne
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.1%, Relaxing 16.6%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #57 Event[0]
67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,299 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Sci-fi 9%
- #58 INFRA
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,751 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 24.1%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Mystery 11.1%, First-Person 9.7%
- #59 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
66% matchVery Positive82% of 554 reviews2020
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Why similar: Puzzle 20.4%, Mystery 19.8%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Adventure 9.1%
