- #1 Moons of Madness
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,944 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 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 15.2%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 10.9%
- #2 The Station
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,124 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 32%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 17%, First-Person 15.8%, Walking Simulator 11.9%
- #3 The Solus Project
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,628 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 25.3%, Exploration 18.5%, VR 14.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Adventure 11.1%
- #4 Obduction
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,996 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%, Adventure 19.8%, First-Person 18.1%, VR 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #5 Red Matter
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,185 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Enter an abandoned Cold War base on a moon of Saturn in this atmospheric VR puzzle adventure. Scan evidence, translate Volgravian messages, manipulate strange machinery, and uncover a sci-fi mystery that grows more surreal with every discovery.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.5%, VR 17.9%, Exploration 15.5%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 9.5%
- #6 Ether One
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 451 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 23.9%, Exploration 21.3%, Adventure 19.2%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #7 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
93% matchMixed65% of 1,426 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 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 20.8%, First-Person 20.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Exploration 9.5%
- #8 MirrorMoon EP
92% matchMixed58% of 607 reviews2013
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 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%, Sci-fi 23.1%, First-Person 18.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #9 Cradle
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,019 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Cafe for Semianimals
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 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 29.2%, First-Person 17.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Atmospheric 15%, Exploration 13.2%
- #10 Epitasis
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 160 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 23.6%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #11 Conarium
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,282 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Adventure 25.4%, First-Person 25.3%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #12 Empathy: Path of Whispers
90% matchMixed60% of 220 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 30%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 9.9%
- #13 Memorrha
89% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 21.2%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 18.2%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Walking Simulator 11.9%
- #14 Abode 2
87% matchVery Positive81% of 156 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 36.8%, Sci-fi 29.3%, VR 17.9%, Atmospheric 15.9%
- #15 Breached
88% matchMixed55% of 129 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 41.6%, Adventure 31.2%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Indie 9.9%
- #16 Through The Fragmentation
85% matchVery Positive97% of 238 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 28.3%, Exploration 27.8%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Walking Simulator 2.5%
- #17 The Assembly
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 168 reviews2016
Dev: nDreams
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 23.3%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 12.3%
- #18 PROZE: Enlightenment
86% matchMixed69% of 121 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 21.1%, Sci-fi 16.9%, VR 16.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 10.5%
- #19 Unveiling
84% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: CHARK Studio
Windows · Mac
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 21.6%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 9.3%
- #20 Quern - Undying Thoughts
84% matchVery Positive91% of 4,096 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.7%, Exploration 23.1%, Atmospheric 21.3%, Adventure 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.5%
- #21 INFRA
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,751 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 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 26.1%, First-Person 22.8%, Atmospheric 22.3%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Adventure 12.2%
- #22 Titan Station
81% matchVery Positive90% of 593 reviews2022
Dev: Joakim Larsen
Windows
Median: 3.9 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 33.4%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, First-Person 15.2%, Exploration 12.5%
- #23 Year Unknown
81% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Julian Heuser
Windows · Linux
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 32.2%, Exploration 22.4%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Adventure 10.1%
- #24 Red Matter 2
79% matchVery Positive92% of 707 reviews2022
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Enter an extraordinarily convincing sci-fi world in this story-driven VR puzzle adventure. Explore off-world facilities, operate tactile tools, solve environmental puzzles, and unravel a reality-bending Cold War mystery.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.5%, VR 26.4%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Adventure 16%, Exploration 7.9%
- #25 Cylne
83% 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 24.5%, Exploration 24.2%, Adventure 21%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Indie 6.6%
- #26 Deliver Us The Moon
79% matchVery Positive88% of 9,582 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future where Earth's natural resources are depleted. In an effort to solve the energy crisis, global powers created the World Space Agency and secured a promising new source of energy on the moon.
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.1%, Adventure 26.3%, Atmospheric 16%, Exploration 10.3%, Indie 7.1%
- #27 Exo One
78% matchVery Positive90% of 5,287 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.7%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Adventure 9.8%
- #28 Toran
80% matchVery Positive94% of 251 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 27.9%, Adventure 24.2%, Sci-fi 23.8%, Atmospheric 14%, Indie 10%
- #29 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 27.7%, First-Person 20.1%, Exploration 19.3%, Adventure 19.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #30 Chroma Zero
74% matchVery Positive96% of 364 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 21%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 13.1%
- #31 FORM
76% matchVery Positive91% of 982 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 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: Sci-fi 22.9%, VR 21.4%, Atmospheric 20.9%, First-Person 19.3%, Adventure 12.3%
- #32 Tacoma
76% matchVery Positive86% of 4,823 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 30%, First-Person 15.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Adventure 11.9%
- #33 Haven Moon
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 699 reviews2016
Dev: Francois Roussel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 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 32.6%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 12.7%, Adventure 9.9%
- #34 Flux Empyrean
73% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: ChillCash
Windows · Linux
The Flux is not keen on giving away its secrets, and you’re one of them. Sail a vast planet under a blanket of stars and use your tools and wits to remind yourself of what was lost and what could come next. An open world mystery about understanding the end of the world.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.6%, Exploration 25.5%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 11.6%
- #35 Corpse of Discovery
78% matchMixed64% of 188 reviews2015
Dev: Phosphor Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.1 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 40.6%, Exploration 27.2%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Indie 11.4%
- #36 Museum of Monoliths
75% matchVery Positive93% of 113 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 28.4%, Atmospheric 17.7%, First-Person 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Exploration 13.6%
- #37 ROUTINE
71% matchVery Positive92% of 8,522 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 29.5%, Atmospheric 17.2%, First-Person 16.8%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 11.1%
- #38 Moon Mystery
74% matchMixed65% of 721 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 19.1%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Atmospheric 14.6%
- #39 Once Alive
73% matchVery Positive84% of 497 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 17.9%, Exploration 17.1%, Atmospheric 17%, First-Person 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.8%
- #40 Earth Analog
75% matchMixed66% of 113 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 30.4%, Exploration 23.8%, First-Person 16.8%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 13.6%
- #41 Cognition Method
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Team Cognition
Windows
Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.8%, Sci-fi 18.8%, First-Person 17.6%, Exploration 16.8%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #42 Lifeless Moon
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 323 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 27.7%, Exploration 18.4%, First-Person 16.9%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Walking Simulator 10.9%
- #43 Machinika: Museum
69% matchVery Positive93% of 6,319 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 21.6%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #44 The Fall of Lazarus
73% matchMixed64% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 16.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #45 Riven
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,889 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.1 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: First-Person 22.3%, Exploration 22.2%, Atmospheric 16.7%, VR 15.3%, Adventure 13.9%
- #46 Solar System VR
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 330 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 37%, Adventure 24.6%, Exploration 18.6%, First-Person 17%, Indie 2.8%
- #47 Moon Runner
70% matchVery Positive86% of 298 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 33%, Exploration 32.4%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Atmospheric 15%
- #48 NaissanceE
70% matchVery Positive84% of 4,457 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 27%, Atmospheric 18.9%, First-Person 18.6%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Psychedelic 10.4%
- #49 Firmament
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,645 reviews2023
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 28.5%, VR 21.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Atmospheric 17%, Walking Simulator 14.4%
- #50 ELEA
72% matchMixed58% of 52 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 24.7%, First-Person 18.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #51 PLATONICA SPACE
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Open the door and step into someone's memories. Platonica Space is a sci-fi exploration adventure where you search countless rooms to recover lost memories.
Why similar: Sci-fi 37.6%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Exploration 16.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #52 Rivage
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 351 reviews2026
Dev: Exnilo StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Rivage is an immersive sci-fi puzzle adventure set aboard the A.R.E.S. space station trapped in a space phenomenon. Wake up as Miranda, forced to explore, solve intricate puzzles to unravel the fate of your missing crew.
Why similar: Science 28.9%, Sci-fi 19.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #53 BLACKSHARD
65% matchVery Positive92% of 465 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 25%, Exploration 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, First-Person 16.8%, Atmospheric 15.2%
- #54 Space Accident VR
66% matchVery Positive82% of 265 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 38.5%, VR 34.5%, Adventure 27%
- #55 fiction.colors
68% matchVery Positive86% of 57 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 26.3%, Exploration 16.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Adventure 10.6%
- #56 Myst
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,211 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 29.9%, Adventure 21.2%, First-Person 19.8%, VR 18.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #57 De-Void
69% matchMixed63% of 145 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 31.9%, Adventure 18.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Exploration 15%, Walking Simulator 14%
- #58 ALICE VR
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 360 reviews2016
Dev: Carbon StudioPub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alice VR is a single player story-driven exploration game with puzzles designed to be a unique VR experience. Set on a mysterious planet and inspired by Alice in Wonderland, it's a thrilling, immersive adventure with beautiful graphics and an atmospheric electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: VR 35.4%, Adventure 33.1%, Exploration 22.2%, Indie 9.4%
- #59 Unearthing Mars VR
68% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: Light Era StudioPub: Skywalker HK
Windows
Unearthing Mars is a VR adventure game set on the mysterious Red Planet. Unearthing Mars provides hours of unique gameplay experiences, ranging from puzzle-solving to first-person shooting, the game will allow players to resolve challenges from a variety of game genres.
Why similar: Adventure 55.3%, VR 44.7%