- #1 VICCP
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 191 reviews2019
Dev: quasardeep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
VICCP is a Very Important Central Control Panel. Brainstorming / Puzzle / Quest / Point Click. You are using mysterious remote panel that you can control. Find out how it works, make decisions, solve puzzles. The game has a lot of endings that you have to find yourself.
Why similar: Steampunk 18.2% ★, Experimental 15.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Difficult 9%
- #2 A Rogue Escape
96% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Spare Parts OasisPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
It was your only way off this forsaken planet, but standing aboard a colossal stolen mech, you find yourself surrounded by unfamiliar buttons, levers, and monitors. In full VR, push, pull, press and hack everything you can find in an attempt to activate this lumbering beast and make your escape.
Why similar: Steampunk 46.7% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Atmospheric 9%
- #3 Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 234 reviews2020
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge…
Why similar: Simulation 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Difficult 12.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #4 Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,656 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Sci-fi 11%, Adventure 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #5 Gods Will Be Watching
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,923 reviews2014
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Difficult 20.9%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #6 The Howler
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,099 reviews2014
Dev: Antanas Marcelionis
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters.
Why similar: Steampunk 50.8% ★, Puzzle 9.3%, Indie 7.8%, Difficult 7.8%, Simulation 6.9%
- #7 Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
93% matchVery Positive93% of 577 reviews2015
Dev: Red Herring LabsPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, what should've been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.7%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Space 12.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 7.2%
- #8 Steamroll
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Anticto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Steamroll is an adventure and puzzle game with a touch of minigolf gameplay. Help the junior engineer escape a collapsing mine by solving puzzles and shooting steamballs from your vehicle to create ramps, walls, activate triggers, blow things away, and more. Can you handle the pressure?
Why similar: Steampunk 52.9% ★, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 12.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #9 A Place for the Unwilling
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: ALPixel Games
Windows · Mac
You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Indie 12.2%, Simulation 10.7%
- #10 Duskers
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,739 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Difficult 21.1%, Space 20.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%
- #11 Insurmountable
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 947 reviews2021
Dev: ByteRockers' GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Confront various terrains as a lonely mountaineer and endure the countless dangers of climbing! Many tough decisions await you in a risky environment. Make your way up and down the mountain, overcoming insurmountable heights!
Why similar: Atmospheric 17.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Exploration 13.9%, Strategy 12.2%, Survival 9.5%
- #12 SpaceKraft!
89% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Steampunk 40% ★, Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Simulation 8.6%
- #13 FAR: Lone Sails
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,500 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Steampunk 45.6% ★, Atmospheric 14.1%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #14 Crabmeat
86% matchVery Positive92% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Nicholas McDonnellPub: Searching Interactive
Windows
A short first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate. Navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats that dwell under the icy waters.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.4%, Atmospheric 32.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 7.4%, Simulation 4.2%
- #15 Prominence
89% matchVery Positive85% of 155 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Media Workshop
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Point & Click 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Space 12.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #16 In Other Waters
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,454 reviews2020
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
Why similar: Experimental 17.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #17 Iron Lung
86% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Atmospheric 32.2%, Sci-fi 30%, Exploration 14.5%, Indie 12.6%, Adventure 10.8%
- #18 Ad Fundum
84% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
Why similar: Steampunk 53.8% ★, Sci-fi 15%, Simulation 10.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #19 SUNLESS SEA
85% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 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: Steampunk 37.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Exploration 15.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Survival 7.1%
- #20 Shortest Trip to Earth
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,426 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Difficult 21.9%, Space 20.9%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Exploration 9%
- #21 INFRA
83% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 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 26.1%, Puzzle 21.1%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #22 EXAPUNKS
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,852 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Difficult 21.5%, Simulation 17.8%, Indie 7.6%
- #23 Hacknet
81% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Difficult 19.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #24 TRACE Definitive Edition
79% matchVery Positive98% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO LOOKPub: Coolmath Games
Windows
A point-and-click escape game set on a strange, desolate planet. Collect items and solve puzzles to unravel the mystery of this cryptic world.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, Puzzle 16.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 10%
- #25 Underwater
82% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Stealth 25.2%, Atmospheric 22%, Puzzle 16.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 11.3%
- #26 Subnautica
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.2%, Exploration 24%, Survival 17.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 9%
- #27 Save Koch
81% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #28 Rencounter
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 373 reviews2016
Dev: SPVDPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive.
Why similar: Difficult 32.2%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #29 Swirl W@tch
77% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Swirl W@tch is a tense stealth-action roguelite that takes place on an over-exploited gas giant. Infiltrate industrial installations, evade or eliminate guard ships, commit corporate sabotage and grow the movement to unlock new gear. Can your actions free this otherworldly world?
Why similar: Stealth 25.4%, Difficult 19.8%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Space 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #30 FTL: Faster Than Light
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,568 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Space 30.5%, Sci-fi 20%, Difficult 19%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 6.8%
- #31 Bionic Bay
74% matchVery Positive86% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Difficult 26.3%, Space 24.6%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #32 5 Minutes Until Self-Destruction
73% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Part Time Monkey
Windows
The self-destruction sequence has been activated. You have 5 minutes to solve your way out of a high-stakes, escape room-style disaster.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.3%, Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Casual 12.2%, Atmospheric 10%
- #33 Stranded
79% matchMostly Negative38% of 539 reviews2014
Dev: Peter MoorheadPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.9%, Space 15.2%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 11.1%
- #34 Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki
76% matchVery Positive81% of 180 reviews2021
Dev: Pomeshkin Valentin Igorevich
Windows · Mac · Linux
«Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki». Atompunk world gone the way of the cumbersome automation of the USSR. In the form of a mechanical capsule, you will have to find a way out of the level, moving along the rails, solving quests and puzzles, overcoming houses, towers and platforms.
Why similar: Steampunk 48.3% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Exploration 6.5%
- #35 Haven Moon
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 677 reviews2016
Dev: Francois Roussel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 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: Steampunk 41.3% ★, Point & Click 18.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 7.7%
- #36 ALONE IN SPACE
78% 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: Space 25.8%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 9.5%
- #37 IFO
74% matchVery Positive86% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Lucas Le Slo
Windows · Mac
A spaceship simulator for aliens, an ever-changing rule discovery puzzle for humans.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Space 13.7%, Exploration 9.2%
- #38 Barotrauma
70% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Difficult 27.7%, Sci-fi 27%, Simulation 18.8%, Survival 14.5%, Strategy 9.2%
- #39 Vessels
73% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Space 20.2%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Atmospheric 16%, Exploration 14.8%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #40 Hollow Steps
75% matchMixed63% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
You are a customer of a virtual world company Dartom Inc. You are one of the many people who wants to test themselves in one of the many worlds created by the company. On your test, a ghost in the system will change your experience.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Difficult 16.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 10.8%
- #41 Don't Escape Trilogy
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 8.8%
- #42 TARTARUS
75% matchMixed54% of 214 reviews2017
Dev: Abyss Gameworks
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Can the cook save the ship?
Why similar: Space 16.6%, Difficult 15.8%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #43 Deep Sixed
73% matchVery Positive84% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deep Sixed is a roguelike space sim that will force you to use strategy, ingenuity and duct tape to keep your ship (and your skull) in one piece as you risk exploring a mysterious nebula protected by dangerous alien creatures.
Why similar: Simulation 21.2%, Space 14%, Strategy 12.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #44 Vessel
72% matchVery Positive88% of 821 reviews2012
Dev: Strange Loop GamesPub: IndiePub
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!
Why similar: Steampunk 55.3% ★, Puzzle 20.1%, Indie 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Strategy 4.8%
- #45 Neospace: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.
Why similar: Space 26.5%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #46 Tin Can
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,297 reviews2022
Dev: Tin Can Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Space 29%, Sci-fi 20%, Simulation 18%, Survival 8.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #47 Void Sails
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Ticking Clock Games
Windows
VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.
Why similar: Steampunk 35.3% ★, Atmospheric 15.5%, Space 15.1%, Exploration 15%, Adventure 6.4%
- #48 Gemini Rue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Point & Click 43.3%, Sci-fi 24.6%, Adventure 10%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #49 Anomaly Loop
68% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Simulation 35.9%, Puzzle 23.6%, Adventure 17.6%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #50 Cradle
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Cafe for Semianimals
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.9%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 11%
- #51 Rain World
68% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Why similar: Difficult 40.3%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Survival 8.7%, Simulation 8.1%
- #52 Space Sprouts
67% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Schleuder Games
Windows · Mac
Launch into a chaotic spaceship adventure: bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets and toss everything around. With each journey, you will have limited time to reveal the mysteries aboard your solar punk spaceship - how much will you discover before you arrive home?
Why similar: Space 20.1%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Puzzle 15%, Simulation 14.9%, Exploration 12.9%
- #53 SYMMETRY
72% matchMixed55% of 303 reviews2018
Dev: Sleepless ClinicPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home?
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #54 Access Denied: Escape
67% matchVery Positive91% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Atmospheric 27.3%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Singleplayer 7.4%
- #55 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
70% matchVery Positive84% of 454 reviews2015
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
Why similar: Space 43.4%, Simulation 25.2%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 9%
- #56 The Room Two
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,212 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Point & Click 26.5%, Steampunk 14.6% ★, Atmospheric 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%
- #57 Voidship: The Long Journey
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Space 17.6%, Simulation 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Strategy 10.6%
- #58 The Oily Depths
65% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Ryan R. Burns
Windows
Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.
Why similar: Atmospheric 38.6%, Simulation 26.7%, Exploration 17.9%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #59 SKYHILL
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,576 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Survival 16.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Difficult 14.3%, Adventure 11.5%
- #60 60 Minutes to Extinction: Escape Room
64% matchVery Positive85% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: mc2games
Windows
You have exactly 60 minutes to save humanity from nuclear extinction. There are no second attempts. No manual saves. Explore a collapsing bunker, repair critical systems, and solve puzzles under pressure. Succeed or watch the world end.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Casual 5.7%