Games Like NUTS

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 7.1%, Open World 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, non-linear investigative experience that rewards players for piecing together clues found in the 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 28.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like NUTS, this game centers on a solitary job in the wilderness where observation and communication drive a compelling mystery.

Titan Chaser is a surreal driving and walking experience, meant to evoke a feeling of being lost and discovering something mystical at your own pace instead of structured gameplay mechanics. Your job here is to scout giant creatures and scare them away without fighting or killing.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Mystery 15%, Open World 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, atmospheric experience focuses on observing and tracking mysterious entities in a quiet, lonely landscape.

Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

Why similar: Nature 18%, Mystery 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Open World 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on documenting the world through photography and observation to uncover the history of a beautiful, changing environment.

Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Nature 16.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-exploration game focuses on nature and methodical research, requiring you to document findings to solve environmental mysteries.

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Nature 20.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a relaxing, story-rich atmosphere centered on nature and community, perfect for those who enjoyed the slower pace of NUTS.

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: Nature 29.4%, Open World 18.2%, First-Person 14.1%, Story Rich 13.9%, Exploration 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes nature exploration and capturing the world through a creative lens, much like the photography-based tasks in NUTS.

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.

Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven mystery that uses cinematic editing to tell a story without dialogue, similar to the visual storytelling in NUTS.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Story Rich 14%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Mystery 12.1%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: You explore an abandoned space station by reviewing digital recordings of past events, mirroring the surveillance-based investigation found in NUTS.

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: Detective 26.2%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly atmospheric, first-person mystery experience that relies on careful observation of the natural world.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI monitoring a space station, providing a unique perspective on surveillance-based mystery and investigation.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Exploration 14.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Open World 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more expansive, it shares the core loop of observing, documenting, and piecing together a complex mystery through exploration.

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 22.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the methodical inspection of infrastructure, rewarding players for their attention to detail in a decaying environment.

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%, Story Rich 17.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in environmental storytelling, where every object and room tells a piece of a larger, haunting mystery.

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 23.2%, Mystery 17.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 10%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a thoughtful, puzzle-heavy experience that requires keen observation of the environment to progress.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.4%, Mystery 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong focus on scientific investigation and atmospheric exploration on a mysterious, alien planet.

Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.

Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person puzzle game that requires you to restore color to a world by observing and interacting with your environment.

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Nature 24.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being alone in a vast, atmospheric wilderness while uncovering a dark, unfolding mystery.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 20.7%, Exploration 18.2%, First-Person 17.8%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines atmospheric exploration with the need to maintain and monitor your vehicle as you investigate a strange, anomalous zone.

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal first-person adventure that uses a unique perspective to turn exploration into a puzzle-filled mystery.

Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Detective 20.1%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses audio and environmental cues to build a sense of mystery and exploration in a quiet, isolated setting.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Open World 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Story Rich 17.3%, Exploration 15.3%, Atmospheric 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the joy of exploration and observation in a vast, beautiful, and quiet world.

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, atmospheric mystery game that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being watched in the dark.

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 23.5%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Mystery 21.8%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery game that blends puzzle-solving with atmospheric exploration in a secluded forest setting.

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Immersive Sim 21%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator focuses on investigating strange phenomena, aligning well with the detective elements of the seed game.

SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, FPS 16.4%, Open World 15.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person exploration game that encourages you to observe and document the oddities of a strange, contained world.

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

Why similar: Nature 30.1%, Exploration 21.6%, Open World 17.5%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Female Protagonist 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a relaxing, nature-focused exploration experience that emphasizes the beauty of the outdoors.

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Puzzle 17%, Exploration 17%, Mystery 16.3%, First-Person 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique mechanic to reveal the environment, rewarding curiosity and observation in a surreal, minimalist world.

Coconut Simulator is a game in which you can become a coconut.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 22.3% ★, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Conspiracy 11.1% ★, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 9.4%

Nuts is the next Strand Type enviroment with a clicker experience, in which you click things! In Nuts you tap the nut to gain even more nuts! Every 2 and 17 hours, your nuts drop. Each nut is made by the community in discord.

Why similar: Mystery 39.8%, First-Person 28.5%, Open World 19.6%, Casual 12.1%

In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Horror 31%, Walking Simulator 24.9%, Mystery 17%, First-Person 16.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%

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 21.4%, Nature 17.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, First-Person 8.9%

INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.

Why similar: FPS 21%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

Stump Simulator is a game in which you can become a tree stump.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 21.6% ★, Immersive Sim 21.2%, Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Action-Adventure 6.1%

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 26.3%, Nature 10.8%, Mystery 9.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Puzzle 8.5%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%

Morels is a simulation game about mushroom hunting and wildlife photography. Explore a diverse range of regions spanning across the United States. Increase your hunter and photographer levels by collecting a variety of mushrooms, photographing animals, and completing weekly tasks.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Nature 26.9%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Open World 9.9%

Glide, collect nuts and slap birds in this small, casual 3d adventure. Play as Walter Walnut, a gliding squirrel on a quest to find the mythical golden hazelnut.

Why similar: Open World 31%, Exploration 25.3%, Action-Adventure 22.5%, Nature 21.2%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Dee is a squirrel, who lives in a tree. Like any squirrel, Dee must collect nuts for the winter. Dee needs your help to collect as many nuts as possible and store them in the tree. Along the way, you will have to dodge threats from above and collect power-ups to aid you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 57.8%, Casual 42.2%

Coconut Simulator 2 is a game in which you can become a coconut.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Time Manipulation 18.8% ★, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Action-Adventure 6%

Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.

Why similar: Nature 22.3%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, FPS 15.6%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 8.3%

Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Open World 11.7%, Nature 11%, Mystery 9%

Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.

Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Mystery 13.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%

Squirrel, meet gun. As the neighborhood’s most obnoxious rodent, develop a knack (and a love?) for crime and mayhem in pursuit of golden acorns in this nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer. Fight tooth, claw, and gun to escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents.

Why similar: Conspiracy 51% ★, Action-Adventure 27.2%, Exploration 21.8%

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: Conspiracy 24.6% ★, Mystery 21.4%, First-Person 15.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Mystery 23.4%, Conspiracy 14.4% ★, Story Rich 13.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 9.8%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.

Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9%

Singleplayer psychological horror game about bird watching. Explore the mountains, find and observe all the birds. Seek their help. Be honest. Be ruthless. They are watching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Open World 12.3%, Horror 10.2%

Dive into Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate, where your stream turns into a wild, eerie adventure. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and expect the unexpected in a haunted asylum where nothing is as it seems. Will you brave the madness and reveal the truth?

Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, First-Person 9.2%, Horror 9%

Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Conspiracy 23% ★, Mystery 12.6%, First-Person 11%, Horror 9.8%

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 24.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Nature 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Tiny Treats is a tense first-person stealth platformer where you are only a few inches tall! Sneak and climb your way around varied environments, solve puzzles and avoid being seen by the normal-sized people! Who knows what could happen when they see you...

Why similar: Immersive Sim 45%, Exploration 22.7%, First-Person 20.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%