Games Like Observation

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 16%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Lovecraftian 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Explores deep philosophical questions about consciousness and AI within a terrifying, isolated facility.

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Space 22.9%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Artificial Intelligence 12.7%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a central mechanic of communicating with an AI to solve mysteries in a space setting.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Space 28%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Artificial Intelligence 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game set on a space station that heavily features AI-driven narrative themes.

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Space 28.6%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 15.8%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi adventure that tasks you with saving humanity from a lunar base.

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: Space 24.3%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 10.1%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on uncovering the mystery of a deserted space station through recorded holographic interactions.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Space 30.2%, Sci-fi 24.5%, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an immersive space station experience filled with environmental storytelling and sci-fi mystery.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Space 26.9%, Horror 25.4%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the claustrophobic terror of being trapped on a space station with an unstoppable threat.

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Space 22.8%, Adventure 19%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Indie 15.6%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery game that tasks you with investigating a space station where the crew has gone missing.

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: Space 23.8%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Walking Simulator 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hard sci-fi narrative game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and philosophical discovery on an alien world.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Uses retro technology and atmospheric storytelling to build a sense of creeping technological dread.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Sci-fi 25%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Lovecraftian 12.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric sci-fi horror that leans into psychological themes and isolation.

Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.

Why similar: Space 33.3%, Sci-fi 22.7%, Thriller 15%, Story Rich 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the narrative-focused sci-fi exploration of its predecessor with high-stakes space mission objectives.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.4%, Space 22.7%, Adventure 20.4%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience of navigating a space station while being antagonized by a rogue AI.

ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.

Why similar: Space 42.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 13.5%, Sci-fi 8%, Walking Simulator 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the struggle for survival and exploration in the aftermath of a catastrophic space station disaster.

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Space 19.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, Lovecraftian 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends cosmic horror with a sci-fi space setting to create a tense, psychological experience.

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Space 19.4%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Horror 10.7%, Thriller 10%

Why You'll Like It: A forthcoming space horror game that emphasizes atmospheric tension and retro-futuristic design.

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: Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for environmental storytelling that reveals a complex mystery through interactive memories.

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: Space 29.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Horror 8.6%, Mystery 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more open, it perfectly captures the mystery and isolation of space exploration and environmental puzzles.

After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.

Why similar: Sci-fi 29.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Horror 13%, Indie 12.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique sci-fi stealth game where the environment and enemies adapt to your own actions.

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Indie 16%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Walking Simulator 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy exploration game that features the same sense of wonder and isolation found in space thrillers.

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.

Why similar: Adventure 22.4%, Horror 17.1%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Indie 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired adventure that excels at building an unsettling, atmospheric mystery.

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: Horror 18.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Thriller 10%

Why You'll Like It: An investigation-focused game that rewards careful observation and piecing together narrative fragments.

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Indie 24.2%, Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven adventure set in a claustrophobic, high-tech environment.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Sci-fi 27.7%, Puzzle 20.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical puzzle game that explores the nature of artificial intelligence and consciousness.

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: Adventure 23.4%, Indie 19.1%, Artificial Intelligence 12.9%, Space 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An interface-based exploration game that makes you feel like an AI guiding a human through an alien environment.

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: Adventure 15.7%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on piecing together a dark mystery through environmental clues and atmospheric exploration.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 22%, Adventure 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that masterfully uses shifting environments to disorient the player.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Adventure 19.7%, Thriller 19.3%, Indie 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, atmospheric mystery that relies on isolation and environmental storytelling to build dread.

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: Adventure 19.6%, Horror 12.2%, Indie 12%, Puzzle 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in decaying, industrial environments that mirror the station-maintenance feel of Observation.

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: Adventure 25.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Mystery 10%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a masterclass in isolated, narrative-driven exploration and character-focused mystery.

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Thriller 11%, Artificial Intelligence 10.4%, Adventure 9.9%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, First-Person 5.3%

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Lovecraftian 13.1%

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Space 23.2%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 10.2%, Mystery 5.9%

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Lovecraftian 14.3%, Indie 12.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%

Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 22%, Indie 16%, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Artificial Intelligence 9.8%

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 30.4%, Adventure 22.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Horror 8.6%, Indie 6.6%

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: Adventure 19%, Thriller 12.9%, Indie 12.5%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 8.7%

Far into the future, in the year 1999: David, a systems operator, runs from his troubles by taking a job on a space station. After arriving, his mundane work turns into a struggle for his very life as he makes a shocking discovery.

Why similar: Sci-fi 25.6%, Thriller 17.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 11%, Walking Simulator 10.3%

The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Indie 19.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Adventure 15.6%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Indie 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 20.2%, Walking Simulator 7.1%, Female Protagonist 7.1%

A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 18.6%, Horror 13.8%, Thriller 13%, Adventure 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Space 19.5%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 7.7%

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: Horror 22%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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: Adventure 31.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Sci-fi 28.7%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Story Rich 10.8%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 19.3%, Indie 16.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Space 36.1%, Adventure 18%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Walking Simulator 7%

J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

Why similar: Space 27.4%, Adventure 24.1%, Sci-fi 21%, Indie 14.6%, Female Protagonist 6.3%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Thriller 20.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Lovecraftian 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 13.4%, Story Rich 8.4%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Space 34.4%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Horror 19.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Lovecraftian 7%

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Thriller 40.7%, Story Rich 19.7%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16%, First-Person 6.3%