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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 14.8%, First-Person 12.4%, Exploration 10.9%

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 13.9%, VR 13.5%, Adventure 10.9%

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 17.6%, Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 15.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%

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 22.2%, Adventure 19.5%, First-Person 18.5%, VR 12.5%, Atmospheric 9%

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 21.5%, Adventure 18.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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 16.6%, Exploration 15.8%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 9.4%

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 21.3%, First-Person 20.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Exploration 9.6%

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%, Sci-fi 23%, First-Person 18.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

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 23.9%, Exploration 23.2%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Walking Simulator 14.3%

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 29.2%, First-Person 17.3%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Exploration 13.2%

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 33.5%, Adventure 25.9%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Indie 7.2%

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 29.2%, Atmospheric 24.8%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, First-Person 13.7%, Exploration 9.9%

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 27.7%, Psychedelic 23.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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 30%, First-Person 15.4%, Exploration 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Adventure 11.5%

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%, Walking Simulator 11.9%

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 36.7%, Sci-fi 30.1%, VR 16.7%, Atmospheric 16.6%

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 21.7%, Sci-fi 17.1%, VR 15.2%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 10.7%

Experience the UFO abduction in first person and take a trip to meet the keeper. Explore layers of reality and learn what is concealed behind the modern Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) in this esthetic and eerie interactive experience.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%

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 27.7%, First-Person 20.4%, Exploration 19.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%

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 30.5%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Indie 10.2%

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 23%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Adventure 12%

A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.

Why similar: Sci-fi 32.1%, Exploration 22.5%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 9.8%

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: First-Person 28.5%, Exploration 27.8%, Atmospheric 22.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Walking Simulator 2.5%

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 24.2%, Adventure 20.4%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Indie 6.6%

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 21.7%, Sci-fi 18%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 12.8%

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 33.3%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, First-Person 15.4%, Exploration 12.5%

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 24.7%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%

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 17.4%, Adventure 9.6%

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 26.1%, Sci-fi 24.5%, Adventure 24.2%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Indie 10.4%

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 24.6%, Atmospheric 19.7%, Adventure 16%, Exploration 8.1%

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 18.4%, VR 16.9%, First-Person 15.8%, Atmospheric 15.4%

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 32.7%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 9.6%

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 28.3%, Atmospheric 17.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Exploration 13.6%

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: Sci-fi 23.3%, Atmospheric 21.6%, First-Person 19.8%, VR 19.8%, Adventure 12.1%

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 30.7%, Exploration 17.8%, First-Person 16.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

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%

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: Supernatural 18.1%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 15.4%, Walking Simulator 11.7%

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 31.5%, First-Person 19.4%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 16.8%, Atmospheric 14.9%

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: First-Person 22.9%, Exploration 22.7%, Atmospheric 17.3%, VR 13.7%, Adventure 13.6%

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Science 33.9%, Sci-fi 21.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Exploration 8.5%

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 23.8%, First-Person 17%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Adventure 13.2%

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 17.7%, First-Person 17.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 12.5%

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 27.7%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 17.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

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 39.8%, Exploration 27.5%, Walking Simulator 21%, Indie 11.7%

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 27%, Atmospheric 19.1%, First-Person 18.7%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Psychedelic 10.3%

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 17.4%, First-Person 17%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 10.8%

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 19.5%, Atmospheric 15.2%

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 25%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 17%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.4%

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 40.1%, VR 32.6%, Adventure 27.3%

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 35%, Adventure 24.8%, Exploration 19.3%, First-Person 17.9%, Indie 2.9%

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 29.9%, Adventure 24.1%, First-Person 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%

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 24.4%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Exploration 19%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%

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 30.3%, Adventure 21%, First-Person 20.5%, VR 17.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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 26.1%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 14%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Adventure 10.3%

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 17.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Exploration 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14%

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 23.3%, First-Person 21.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Walking Simulator 12.9%

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 25%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Adventure 10%, Indie 9.4%

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 30.2%, Exploration 18.8%, First-Person 15.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

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 44.7%, Exploration 23.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 4.5%