- #1 From Heaven To Earth
97% matchPositive92% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
In this game, you follow an eternal being who got bored in heaven and tries to make their way back into the world of the living. To return to earth it has to pass the path of trials... a path filled with traps, difficult jumps, and hidden secrets. A unique philosophical platformer awaits you.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.7%, 3D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Stylized 8.9%, Surreal 8.3%
- #2 LUBA
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ishmuhter
Windows
LUBA is a walking simulator with platforming elements. Explore a mysterious place and find your way using light and shadow.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, 3D Platformer 15.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Platformer 10.7%
- #3 The Human Test / Restart
96% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Jesse Aidyn
Windows
Two games in one! - Prove you are not human by completing 9 impossible challenges. - Explore various scenes directly inspired by a poem, solving a few riddles along the way.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Philosophical 19%, Surreal 16.3%, Exploration 10%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #4 The Sojourn
95% 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: Philosophical 23%, Surreal 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%, Stylized 8%
- #5 Solembia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Vector
Windows
Traverse a distant world and discover the parallel journeys of a young woman returning home and an astronaut stranded on a desolate planet. Breathe, explore, and uncover how their stories intertwine across landscapes of loss and hope, and what it means to finally let go.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Philosophical 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, 3D Platformer 13.1%, Surreal 12.9%
- #6 Frame of Mind
94% matchVery Positive94% of 942 reviews2021
Dev: [SAMPLE TEXT] Studios ltd
Windows
In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Surreal 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, 3D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 8.2%
- #7 Escape the Beach
92% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: antonitium
Windows
A surreal first-person narrative experience. Walk along an endless tropical beach, encounter out-of-place artifacts and look for a way to escape while being guided by a soothing yet sarcastic voice who makes you ponder the meaning of your existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.3%, Surreal 21.1%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Satire 11.5% ★, First-Person 5.3%
- #8 From Earth To Heaven
93% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
In this game, you follow the protagonist who initially fell from heaven back into the sky. Many obstacles, cliffs, and small environmental puzzles are waiting. Are you ready for a beautiful surreal adventure?
Why similar: Surreal 20.6%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, 3D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%
- #9 S21
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hanging Gardens Interactive
Windows
Dear passengers: Your train departs from Platform 9 in 20 minutes. Sounds doable. Or does it? An absurd game about the station that will never be finished and won’t let you leave. This game is under construction. Thank you for your understanding.
Why similar: Satire 30.6% ★, Philosophical 20.5%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Surreal 11.3%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #10 Magnecord
91% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Jax
Windows
PUSH yourself farther. PULL yourself together. Master the Spheres. Reach for the heavens. Discover what it means to become a Magnesage in this unforgiving platformer with a unique traversal mechanic that's easy to learn, yet hard to master. Your skills will be tested. Master Caelum awaits.
Why similar: Surreal 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, 3D Platformer 13.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #11 The End of Gameplay
90% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: droqen
Windows · Mac · Linux
droqen's desperate attempt to explain, or explore, or understand the true meaning of "kill gameplay."
Why similar: Philosophical 21.1%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Surreal 17.4%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Platformer 8%
- #12 Fired
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Man on the Moon Games
Windows
FIRED is a retro-styled puzzle adventure game centered around the story of a young employee who gets laid off under mysterious circumstances. Explore the world, solve puzzles, and work to take down the evil Orcus Corporation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Surreal 18.7%, Exploration 11.6%, Stylized 8.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #13 Suicide Guy: Sleepin' Deeply
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 599 reviews2018
Dev: Fabio FerraraPub: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this new chapter of "Suicide Guy" you'll be challenged with even more insane puzzles, generated by the surreal dreams of the Guy. You'll encounter the weirdest of the living beings as you go deeper and deeper into his subconscious. This time to wake him up you'll need all your skills.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.2%, Satire 14.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Surreal 12.2%, First-Person 7.3%
- #14 Hypnagogia¹ 催眠術
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hypnagogia is a short, surreal, and explorative platforming game involving deep dreams, liminal spaces, and sleep paralysis demons. Navigate strange worlds, chat with weird folk, discover secrets, and escape before your nightmares finally take hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Surreal 15.1%, 3D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 11%, Exploration 10.2%
- #15 The Wokest
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ichipinisu Studio
Windows
You just want a job. Instead, you're trapped in an endless office. Solve puzzles, follow the rules, and reach the 10th floor. Don't anger the anomalies. If one snaps, run.
Why similar: Satire 36% ★, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Surreal 12%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 7%
- #16 Shape
87% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Igor Neiman
Windows
A first-person puzzle game where you explore a maze and your identity.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.5%, Surreal 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Stylized 7.6%, Exploration 7%
- #17 Sim Solver
85% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Jonathan Haile
Windows
With the help of a companion, the program charged with running these simulations. You'll debug viruses by solving puzzles, shooting your way through hostile code, platforming around any number of obstacles, and exploring areas for key items that take you deeper into the simulation!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Satire 18.1% ★, 3D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 6.9%
- #18 Blast Course
84% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Amiguito Studios
Windows
Blast Course is a first-person puzzle-platformer centered around the classic game mechanic of Rocket Jumping. Control Kit in a day at work testing "Hyperboom", a revolutionary transport technology based on explosives.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 14.2%, Satire 13.1% ★, 3D Platformer 12.4%, Physics 9.8%
- #19 Self-Checkout Unlimited
86% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac
Explore and unravel the mall of your mind in this surreal adventure game.
Why similar: Philosophical 45.7%, Walking Simulator 30%, Surreal 17.9%, Indie 6.4%
- #20 You Don't Belong Here
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Googy Studios
Windows
You're an 8-bit character adrift in a 3D world dissolving under its own weight. Journey through a fading nihilistic world you don't belong to and explore what it feels like not to fit in and to keep going anyway.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.5%, Surreal 16%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, 3D Platformer 11%, Platformer 8.2%
- #21 Qazaq: Son of the Sun
83% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: SHANTOBE
Windows
Qazaq: Son of the Sun - a single-player first-person open-world game with puzzles set in Kazakhstan, where you are the last surviving Qazaq saved by the Sun God.
Why similar: Satire 25.1% ★, Philosophical 23.7%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Exploration 7.2%, First-Person 6.2%
- #22 Moral Dilemma: The Interview
82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,203 reviews2025
Dev: Hectic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Satire 18.6% ★, Surreal 7.5%, Exploration 6.9%
- #23 EXISTENTIAL
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ahmet Zahit DönmezPub: Ascetic
Windows
EXISTENTIAL is a first-person story-driven puzzle game that offers a unique solution that will put your existence into the game world.
Why similar: Philosophical 35.2%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Surreal 14.8%, Exploration 8%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #24 Ephemeral Frame
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tsunscreen
Windows
Step inside picture frames, films, and other imagery that connect a variety of dreamscapes in this surreal first-person exploration game.
Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Walking Simulator 27.1%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #25 Forgery : Before the Law (Study)
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ILCA, Inc.
Windows
Push the box and go beyond the gate. A warehouse keeper-style 3D puzzle adventure inspired by Kafka's novels and myths. A short game exploring an absurd inner world across 6 stages.
Why similar: Philosophical 33.6%, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Surreal 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #26 Hypnagogia 壊れた夢 Broken Dreams
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows
A protector submerged, a mirror shattered, and a dreamscape left severed. Unravel a new, surreal dream mystery as you platform, solve puzzles, meet unique characters, and much more in this first-person exploration prequel to Hypnagogia: Boundless Dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, 3D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 8%
- #27 DitherDream
79% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: TOMORROWFOREVER.NOW
Windows · Linux
A trippy little puzzle exploration game. Let the world guide you through a strange and uniquely beautiful archipelago.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Surreal 16.1%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, 3D Platformer 10.8%
- #28 RŌA
81% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: ARQUOIA
Windows
Chasing colors in the void. A game we made to Zen you.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.6%, Surreal 18%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Stylized 8%, Nonlinear 6.7%
- #29 With Shining Eyes
78% 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: Surreal 26.3%, Walking Simulator 22.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Puzzle 7.1%, Nonlinear 6.8%
- #30 Unwalkable
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RedZone Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Unwalkable is a silly physics based open-ended puzzle platformer where you control a wobbly character. Without just one way to solve puzzles, you must use your imagination and ingenuity to create solutions to unthinkable problems.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Physics 13.4%, 3D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%
- #31 Object Impermanence
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Slugware
Windows · Linux
A first person puzzle game where your vision defines reality, and only the things you can see exist. Learn and master the strange behaviours of objects outside your vision. Traverse the ancient structures of a world forgotten by the universe.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Surreal 18.7%, Physics 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #32 Interweaver
77% matchMixed71% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Aurora Interactive
Windows
Embark on a hauntingly beautiful journey in Interweaver, a whimsical puzzle platformer. Play as the Weaver, a necromancy student on a quest to rescue familiars from the clutches of Sepultus Academia. Unravel mysteries and use magic to weave your way through captivating landscapes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, 3D Platformer 13.4%, Physics 11.8%, Platformer 11.2%
- #33 The Art of Reflection
74% matchVery Positive97% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Hydrozoa
Windows
Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.
Why similar: Surreal 21%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Nonlinear 15%, 3D Platformer 11.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #34 Cubic Enigma
76% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in the fascinating ancient world of cube puzzles, where each step reveals a new mystery. You will explore different zones, each filled with unique puzzles that require the use of cubes to solve them.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.8%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, First-Person 7.9%, Exploration 7.9%
- #35 Press a Button Simulator
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Erik Rydqvist
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Press a Button Simulator: a new and exciting twist on modern video games. Gone is the time of tryhards and sweats, and in is the new age of only pressing a button! Will you find all the secrets? Of course not! There is only one: You get to press a button!
Why similar: Satire 35.4% ★, Surreal 24%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Adventure 5.5%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #36 Last Look along Woodward Boulevard
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
An esoteric horror puzzle adventure, where your thoughts and mood affect the environment around you.
Why similar: Philosophical 29%, Surreal 18%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Stylized 8.7%, Nonlinear 8.6%
- #37 Control, I'm Not Coming Back
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,795 reviews2026
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows · Mac
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Why similar: Philosophical 35.4%, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Surreal 14.9%, Nonlinear 5.5%, First-Person 5.4%
- #38 Small Island
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STM
Windows
Small Island is an upcoming first-person exploration game where you have to escape the small mysterious Island you find yourself on. The game consists mainly in exploring the secret rooms and areas you'll find inside of it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Surreal 18.4%, Philosophical 10%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%
- #39 I am going for a beer
74% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: GHSPG
Windows
You're just an ordinary guy, coming home after a long day. Beer in hand, TV on... but suddenly it runs out. Time to leave your cozy apartment, go down the stairs, cross the street, and get to the supermarket to find the best beer in the world. But isn’t this a strange dream? When will it end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, 3D Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #40 Dream Voyage
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Fire Cat
Windows · Linux
Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.7%, Surreal 27.1%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 8.4%, 3D 6.3%
- #41 Sans Logique
73% 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: Surreal 23.4%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #42 Esothe
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mort-art
Windows
A journey of a lonely wanderer through a forgotten land, located on a plateau separated from the rest of the world by a high wall...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, 3D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 9.1%
- #43 ENA: Dream BBQ
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 37,394 reviews2025
Dev: ENA TeamPub: Joel G
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Surreal 28.6%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Stylized 9.2%, 3D Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #44 OFFICESCAPE
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: B3 Studios
Windows
OFFICESCAPE is a first-person puzzle-platformer adventure game. In OFFICESCAPE you play as yourself, you are stuck in a dream and you are trying to wake up.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Surreal 15.5%, 3D Platformer 12.7%, Physics 10.8%, Platformer 10.6%
- #45 The Old City: Leviathan
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 746 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 38.3%, Surreal 17.8%, Philosophical 13.9%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 8%
- #46 Andarin Weppes
70% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Surreal 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, 3D Platformer 10.8%, Physics 9.7%
- #47 Dreams Fold
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xyz
Windows
Dreams Fold is an adventure puzzle game. Traverse dreams of various styles to find a bed to sleep in.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Physics 10.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, 3D Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #48 Onlympic Up!
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HopeGames
Windows
A lightning strike, a torch in your hands, and a voice echoes: “Your fates are now bound.” Tied together by a fragile rope — if it snaps, the fall is inevitable. Jump, climb, solve, slide… but never lose your rhythm. Only the patient will glimpse the summit.
Why similar: Satire 20.9% ★, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Surreal 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, 3D Platformer 9.7%
- #49 Rhino Runner
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Runner Game where Rhino needs find balloons in different maps and avoid deathly traps
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Surreal 19%, 3D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Physics 8%
- #50 The Master's Pupil
69% matchVery Positive90% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Pat Naoum Games
Windows · Mac
The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside Claude Monet's eyeball
Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Surreal 11.4%, Physics 9.3%, Stylized 8.7%
- #51 The Collage Atlas
69% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: John William EvelynPub: Robot House Games
Windows
Lovingly crafted with pen & ink, by one person over 4.5 years. In The Collage Atlas your presence, your gaze, your movements all matter. With these things you breathe life into this hand-drawn picture-book dream-world.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.6%, Walking Simulator 28.3%, Stylized 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #52 DREAMO - Puzzle Adventure
71% 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: Philosophical 23.2%, Surreal 15.4%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #53 Station 5:21
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 5AM Forge
Windows
Wake up inside a frozen mid-day dream. Explore desolate squares, long shadows, and abstract architecture inspired by Giorgio de Chirico. Unravel the mysteries of distorted 1970s television broadcasts in a melancholic 2.5D puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Surreal 10%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #54 Luminora: Tides Of Colors
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aegean Crafters
Windows
Luminora: Tides of Colors Are you ready to harness the power of colors? In this puzzle-platformer set amidst ancient mysteries, surreal art realms, and futuristic experiments, your talking smart headset, Luminora, will be your guide. Manipulate colors and embark on an unforgettable adventure!
Why similar: Surreal 17%, Philosophical 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, 3D Platformer 11.4%, Physics 10.5%
- #55 Wind Giants
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yakuza Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wind Giants is a narrative-driven 3D walking simulator blending exploration and puzzle-solving. Journey across mystical floating islands to unravel elemental challenges, awaken ancient giants, and restore a forgotten world emerging from catastrophe.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Surreal 15.1%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, 3D Platformer 10%
- #56 Madness Starts Young
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Spawn of Typhon Games
Windows
You have stumbled upon a museum you might have not intended to find. But it called to you. And you realized you ended up someplace…roiling…alive. If you interact with the art, some speak while others hold bygone echoes. You’ve heeded the call. It’s up to you now to explore.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Philosophical 22%, Surreal 20.4%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #57 The Candyman: Legacy
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Norse Ironwolf Studios
Windows
Follow a trail of candy into an abandoned manor on Halloween night in this short, first-person retro style horror experience. Explore its darkened halls, uncover its secrets, and survive the mysterious figure stalking you before you become the night’s final treat.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, 3D Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #58 Source aged like fine wine: ballad of jets
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: MissingSqu
Windows
A short, visceral, and physics-heavy descent into a personal third place. Spawn objects, defy the mockery of the void, and reach the flag before the burnout wins. Spawn lightweight Jets entities who smell nice, even when the world feels like a burden for you. Just dunno, puzzle game.
Why similar: Satire 37.9% ★, Walking Simulator 32.6%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Linear 6.7%, 3D 5.7%
- #59 As Without So Within
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Improve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A serene game where exploration leads to minigames and puzzles. Visit natural and surreal landscapes to restore the beauty of nature and the serenity the mind. Solve environmental challenges to advance. Once mind and nature are mended, gain access to meditation vistas.
Why similar: Philosophical 44.8%, Surreal 15%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #60 Year Unknown
66% 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: Philosophical 38.2%, Walking Simulator 27.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Stylized 8.3%, First-Person 5.2%