- #1 Moons of Madness
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Sci-fi 23.7%, Science 23.4% ★, Adventure 14.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Exploration 11%
- #2 The Station
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,108 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Sci-fi 31.8%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Adventure 16.8%, First-Person 15.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%
- #3 Obduction
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,942 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Exploration 22.3%, Adventure 19.4%, First-Person 18.6%, VR 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #4 The Solus Project
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,612 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
Why similar: Sci-fi 25.6%, Exploration 18.8%, First-Person 14%, VR 13.3%, Adventure 10.9%
- #5 Ether One
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 447 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: First-Person 24.4%, Exploration 21.6%, Adventure 18.7%, Walking Simulator 14%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #6 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
94% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: Atmospheric 21.5%, First-Person 20.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Exploration 9.6%
- #7 Red Matter
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,161 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.9%, VR 16.3%, Exploration 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Adventure 9.4%
- #8 MirrorMoon EP
93% matchMixed58% of 597 reviews2013
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Exploration 25.1%, Sci-fi 23%, First-Person 18.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #9 Cradle
91% 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 29.3%, First-Person 17.4%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 13.3%
- #10 Empathy: Path of Whispers
91% matchMixed60% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Adventure 29%, Atmospheric 24.9%, Walking Simulator 16%, First-Person 13.7%, Exploration 9.9%
- #11 Quern - Undying Thoughts
89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: First-Person 24%, Exploration 23.3%, Atmospheric 21.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.3%
- #12 Memorrha
90% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Sci-fi 21.1%, Exploration 18.6%, First-Person 18.4%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Walking Simulator 11.9%
- #13 Deliver Us The Moon
87% matchVery Positive88% of 9,052 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Sci-fi 32.9%, Adventure 26.1%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #14 Epitasis
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 159 reviews2019
Dev: Epitasis Games
Windows · Mac
After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.
Why similar: Science 27.6% ★, Psychedelic 23.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #15 Tacoma
86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Sci-fi 29.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Adventure 11.5%
- #16 Breached
88% matchMixed55% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: HRA INTERACTIVE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unveil the truth in a genre-blending sci-fi mystery. Awaken from cryogenic slumber you find your shelter damaged by unknown circumstances. Scavenge your surroundings, repair the shelter and explore the ruins in hopes of uncovering – or perhaps avoiding – the uncomfortable truth of what has transpired.
Why similar: Sci-fi 41.9%, Adventure 30.4%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Indie 10.3%
- #17 Through The Fragmentation
84% matchVery Positive96% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
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: First-Person 28.6%, Exploration 27.7%, Atmospheric 23%, Adventure 16.7%, Walking Simulator 2.5%
- #18 Conarium
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: First-Person 25.6%, Adventure 24.6%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #19 The Assembly
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
Dev: nDreams
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
Why similar: VR 21.3%, Sci-fi 18%, Adventure 16.7%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 12.8%
- #20 Abode 2
84% matchVery Positive81% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Explore and investigate every corner and detail of this highly interactive apartment to unveil all its secrets and restore power to the city. An "escape the room" puzzle game.
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Sci-fi 30.1%, Atmospheric 16.8%, VR 16.5%
- #21 PROZE: Enlightenment
83% matchMixed68% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Sci-fi 17%, VR 14.9%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 10.7%
- #22 INFRA
81% 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: Exploration 25.9%, First-Person 22.8%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Adventure 12%
- #23 Titan Station
80% matchVery Positive90% of 564 reviews2022
Dev: Joakim Larsen
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 33.2%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, First-Person 15.4%, Exploration 12.5%
- #24 ALONE IN SPACE
82% 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: Sci-fi 27.6%, First-Person 20.4%, Exploration 19.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #25 Exo One
78% matchVery Positive90% of 5,125 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.5%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Exploration 17.6%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #26 Toran
79% matchVery Positive94% of 250 reviews2019
Dev: Really Interactive
Windows
In this sci-fi puzzle adventure "short game" you are a scientist, stranded on a distant moon during an expedition to investigate alien remains. After finding a strange platform, what seemed to be a one way trip might turn into an intergalactic odyssey.
Why similar: VR 25.8%, Sci-fi 24.6%, Adventure 24.2%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Indie 10.6%
- #27 Cylne
82% matchMixed48% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Cylne
Windows
Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...
Why similar: First-Person 24.7%, Exploration 24.3%, Adventure 20.2%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #28 The Fall of Lazarus
81% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Sci-fi 30.6%, Exploration 17.8%, First-Person 16.9%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #29 Red Matter 2
76% matchVery Positive93% of 667 reviews2022
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.
Why similar: Sci-fi 29.2%, VR 24.3%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #30 FORM
77% matchVery Positive91% of 979 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, VR 24%, Sci-fi 14.3%, First-Person 11%, Indie 10.2%
- #31 Detached
79% matchMixed56% of 376 reviews2017
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.7%, Exploration 18.5%, VR 16.6%, First-Person 15.9%, Atmospheric 15.6%
- #32 Moon Mystery
75% matchMixed66% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.4%, First-Person 19.4%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Atmospheric 15%
- #33 Museum of Monoliths
76% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.2%, Atmospheric 18%, First-Person 15.7%, Walking Simulator 14%, Exploration 13.6%
- #34 Haven Moon
77% 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: Science 30.9% ★, Sci-fi 22.7%, Exploration 16%, First-Person 12.3%, Adventure 10.2%
- #35 Chroma Zero
73% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: First-Person 23.4%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 12.8%
- #36 Riven
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,718 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Exploration 22.9%, First-Person 22.8%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 13.6%, VR 13.4%
- #37 Valley
74% matchVery Positive91% of 6,673 reviews2016
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: First-Person 24.5%, Exploration 19.1%, Sci-fi 19%, Adventure 15%, Atmospheric 13%
- #38 Myst
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,089 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: Exploration 30.9%, Adventure 21%, First-Person 20.5%, VR 16.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #39 Earth Analog
74% matchMixed66% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Funcraft Games
Windows
In this relaxing space flight adventure, you pilot the science vessel Eurisko XI on a quest through deep space. Explore fascinating, fractal-based exoplanets and uncover their mysteries. Analyze artifacts and upgrade your ship to unlock new pathways. Your mission: find humanity’s new home.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.3%, Exploration 23.9%, First-Person 17%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Adventure 13.1%
- #40 Lifeless Moon
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.6%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 17.1%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #41 Corpse of Discovery
75% matchMixed65% of 186 reviews2015
Dev: Phosphor Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.
Why similar: Adventure 39.6%, Exploration 27.6%, Walking Simulator 21%, Indie 11.8%
- #42 Moon Runner
71% matchVery Positive86% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: Fractal Interactive
Windows
You are tasked with urgent maintenance on a small moon. Find the monoliths and manage your survival to complete your mysterious assignment.
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.9%, Exploration 32.4%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Atmospheric 15.3%
- #43 The Invincible
69% matchVery Positive89% of 9,176 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Science 40.6% ★, Sci-fi 24.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%
- #44 Space Accident VR
70% matchVery Positive83% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: VR-WRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Step into the future with our groundbreaking VR game set in the year 2119, where humanity embarks on a historic journey into space. Join the "CCM-1" (Callisto Colonization Mission) expedition, aimed at the enigmatic moon of Jupiter - Callisto.
Why similar: Exploration 40.4%, VR 32.3%, Adventure 27.3%
- #45 ROUTINE
66% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Sci-fi 29.3%, Atmospheric 17.5%, First-Person 17%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 10.7%
- #46 ELEA
73% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Kyodai LtdPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
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: Sci-fi 29.8%, Adventure 23.9%, First-Person 18.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #47 NaissanceE
71% matchVery Positive84% of 4,240 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: Exploration 26.9%, Atmospheric 19.2%, First-Person 18.8%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychedelic 10.3%
- #48 Solar System VR
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 321 reviews2020
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
An educational virtual reality journey through space. Be the first space tourist in history and explore planets and moons in our Solar System like never before. You can experience a journey to the Earth's moon, explore Mars, and even see the surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.
Why similar: VR 34.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Exploration 19.5%, First-Person 18%, Indie 2.9%
- #49 BLACKSHARD
67% matchVery Positive93% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.9%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 17%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.5%
- #50 fiction.colors
70% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Colorfiction
Windows
Endless subway rides, void probes, cosmic gardens and the fate of a planet, fiction.colors is a series of short atmospheric experiences to explore at leisure.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 14%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Adventure 10.3%
- #51 Firmament
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,594 reviews2023
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!
Why similar: Exploration 29.4%, VR 19.9%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.7%
- #52 Homesick
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,436 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Atmospheric 26.9%, Exploration 23.8%, First-Person 22.8%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Adventure 10.5%
- #53 De-Void
70% matchMixed63% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.1%, Adventure 17.6%, First-Person 15.7%, Exploration 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14%
- #54 Event[0]
68% matchVery Positive80% of 2,270 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Sci-fi 30.8%, Atmospheric 17.8%, First-Person 17.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 12.5%
- #55 LiDAR Exploration Program
64% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
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: Exploration 23.5%, Atmospheric 23.4%, First-Person 21.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Walking Simulator 12.8%
- #56 Fugue in Void
68% matchMixed66% of 255 reviews2018
Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
Windows · Mac
A walking sim in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.2%, Walking Simulator 24.9%, Atmospheric 24.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 9.5%
- #57 With Shining Eyes
65% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Psychedelic 30.1%, Exploration 18.9%, First-Person 15.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%
- #58 Waking Mars
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,195 reviews2012
Dev: Tiger Style
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.
Why similar: Sci-fi 44.6%, Exploration 23.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 4.6%
- #59 THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: Three Dots GamesPub: Take Aim Games
Windows
Welcome to a breathtaking storyline full of portals, solving puzzles with an energy-absorbing weapon, and other adventures in a sci-fi atmosphere! Can you travel through parallel dimensions and uncover the secrets of your past?
Why similar: Sci-fi 29.5%, First-Person 22.6%, Exploration 21.4%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Adventure 10.1%