Games Like Nephise

Nephise Begins tells the player what happened at the time before Nephise was an orb collector. The main setting is forest again, but this time without snow, instead a more sunny and foggy weather.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Experience 13.7% ★, Narration 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%, Puzzle 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct prequel to the seed game, offering a similar narrative-driven, atmospheric walking experience.

Nephise returns, in her deadliest and most expansive adventure yet! Will she escape from Dragons Valley? Find out in this highly immersive first-person “walking simulator” with extensive exploration, as well as light puzzle and platforming elements.

Why similar: Experience 19% ★, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Narration 10.4%, Beautiful 8% ★, Mystery 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the established gameplay loop of exploration and puzzle-solving in a beautiful, quiet environment.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on first-person exploration within a lush, natural setting combined with a strong, character-driven narrative.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Relaxing 14.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Beautiful 13.1% ★, Walking Simulator 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the relaxing, nature-focused exploration and sense of wonder found in the seed game.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines a mysterious, atmospheric world with light puzzle-solving and environmental storytelling.

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Why similar: Experience 25.8% ★, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Relaxing 6.7%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a quintessential walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and a slow, contemplative pace.

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 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Narration 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply immersive, short-form narrative experience focused on exploring a unique environment to uncover a family's history.

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%, First-Person 5.3%, Exploration 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a rich, atmospheric, and narrative-driven experience centered on exploring a quiet, mysterious location.

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Narration 10.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, emotional, and atmospheric exploration game that focuses heavily on nature and personal narrative.

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Beautiful 21.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Relaxing 11.5%, First-Person 11.5%, Open World 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes peaceful exploration and interaction with a beautiful, painterly world without the pressure of combat.

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Exploration 13.7%, Relaxing 12.8%, Beautiful 10.7% ★, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the joy of exploration and the interplay between music and the environment, much like the seed game.

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, First-Person 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Narration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person narrative experience that perfectly matches the scale and tone of the seed game.

Pluviophile is a very short experience about the mood of rain in the woods.

Why similar: Experience 31.5% ★, Walking Simulator 21%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Beautiful 8.9% ★, Exploration 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric experience that focuses on the relaxing nature of exploration and environmental detail.

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 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10%, Mystery 9.7%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, nature-focused exploration game that shares the relaxing and atmospheric qualities of the seed game.

N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Narration 22.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A visually striking, atmospheric puzzle-adventure that emphasizes emotional storytelling through exploration.

Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, First-Person 15.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fluid movement and exploration within a stunning natural environment, emphasizing discovery and atmosphere.

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Mystery 11%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Exploration 10%, Relaxing 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on relaxing, non-violent exploration in a beautiful, flooded world.

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 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 24.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Puzzle 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, story-rich world that encourages exploration and reflection in a similar vein to the seed game.

Walk as Lula, on the path you choose, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny.

Why similar: Experience 18.5% ★, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Narration 8.6%, Beautiful 8.1% ★, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' focus on meditative, atmospheric walking and exploration in a natural landscape.

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 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy exploration game that uses a haunting, atmospheric setting to tell its story.

Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, First-Person 9.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, atmospheric exploration experience that encourages players to observe the world at their own pace.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Narration 11.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Open World 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends mystery and exploration in a cold, atmospheric setting that rewards careful observation.

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, first-person exploration game that emphasizes scale, atmosphere, and environmental navigation.

Bottle is a very short game in which you play as an alcoholic man of solitude.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.1%, Exploration 16.1%, Atmospheric 12%, First-Person 8.7%, Relaxing 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a quiet, first-person walking experience that mirrors the simplicity and atmosphere of the seed game.

Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Narration 17.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a contemplative, story-rich exploration experience within a detailed, atmospheric environment.

Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, mysterious exploration game that focuses on atmospheric environments and light puzzle elements.

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Puzzle 18.7%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Mystery 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a mystery-driven narrative with puzzle-solving in a lush, atmospheric forest setting.

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 35.1%, First-Person 14.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, puzzle-filled exploration experience that focuses on uncovering a narrative through environmental clues.

Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.

Why similar: Experience 30.8% ★, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, puzzle-based adventure that uses a unique paper-craft aesthetic to create a serene atmosphere.

Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Relaxing 17.5%, First-Person 12.4%, Open World 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Relaxing puzzle game, telling the story of Eon through gorgeous art and music.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Casual 14.9%, Relaxing 14.6%, Indie 12.8%

Bottle is a short game which you play as a man of solitude. It is about the mood of melancholy in the winter nature.

Why similar: Experience 19.9% ★, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Mystery 7.4%, First-Person 6.7%

The Hunting God is a short walking simulator in which you play as Nodens the hunting god and listen to what he has been through accompanied by a white wolf named Draiochta.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Experience 17.7% ★, Narration 9.3%, Beautiful 7.7% ★, Relaxing 7.5%

Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!

Why similar: Narration 19.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 10.4%

ORACLE is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations to explore, great soundtrack and an awesome story ready to be unraveled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Open World 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream!

Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 16.6%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Beautiful 25.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Relaxing 8.7%

A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, First-Person 21.1%, Difficult 15.9%, Relaxing 11.6%, Indie 11%

Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 9.5%

Discover the peaceful beauty of Chromatic Isle, a 30-minute getaway where music and puzzles unite in the four seasons. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to puzzles, this harmonious journey awaits. Unveil the secrets of each season in Chromatic Isle.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.5%, Puzzle 17.9%, First-Person 13.7%, Casual 8.5%, Adventure 6.9%

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Casual 9.9%, Relaxing 9.4%, First-Person 9.3%

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Beautiful 21.6% ★, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Puzzle 10%

Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Difficult 9%, First-Person 8%

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 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Relaxing 9.4%, Puzzle 7.5%

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 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Walking Simulator 15%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Difficult 8.6%

What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.3%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 13.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

Your husband is dead and you want to visit his grave. There is an abondoned house in a village, and in that house you will find a red rose. You don't want to go to your husband's grave empty handed.

Why similar: Experience 18% ★, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Narration 8.8%, Beautiful 8.6% ★

Trackless is an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game set in the distant future. Trackless uses text input that allows you to interact with characters and objects. Using your in-game phone will help you find clues and give you special abilities.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Beautiful 10.4% ★, Adventure 10%

ZeGame is a beautiful puzzle game with complex but rewarding puzzles in three dimensions. Discover the new surroundings in every world, each having their own unique look and feel.

Why similar: Beautiful 21% ★, Puzzle 18.3%, Relaxing 17.6%, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 11.7%

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 26.9%, Beautiful 19.3% ★, Mystery 11.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%

A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 12.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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 19.8%, Narration 14.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 10%, First-Person 7.7%

A calm and atmospheric "walking'n'watching simulator" about the beauty of nature. Use your gaze and attention in diverse gameplay experiences: Connect the stars, watch the grass grow, fly with the birds and remember many more of the wonders surrounding us each day.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Relaxing 23.6%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Casual 10.5%

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Experience 17% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Relaxing 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Why similar: Beautiful 17.7% ★, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Adventure 10.4%

Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Beautiful 9.4% ★, Atmospheric 8%

Sizeable is a relaxing and peacefull puzzle/exploration game! Shrink and grow your way through small dioramas in search of hidden objects!

Why similar: Puzzle 20.7%, Relaxing 18%, Exploration 16.1%, Casual 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Exploration 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 9.7%