- #1 Moons of Madness
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,921 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 14.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Exploration 10.9%
- #2 The Station
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,116 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 32%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 15.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%
- #3 The Solus Project
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,620 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 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 25.6%, Exploration 18.7%, First-Person 13.9%, VR 13.7%, Adventure 11%
- #4 Obduction
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,972 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 22.1%, Adventure 19.6%, First-Person 18.5%, VR 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #5 MirrorMoon EP
94% matchMixed58% of 602 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%, Sci-fi 23.1%, First-Person 18.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #6 Red Matter
93% matchVery Positive90% of 1,178 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 24.8%, VR 16.7%, Exploration 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 9.4%
- #7 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
94% matchMixed65% of 1,424 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 21.2%, First-Person 20.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Exploration 9.6%
- #8 Tacoma
91% matchVery Positive86% of 4,780 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 15.4%, Exploration 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Adventure 11.6%
- #9 Ether One
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 449 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 24.3%, Exploration 21.5%, Adventure 18.9%, Walking Simulator 14%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #10 Memorrha
91% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.4 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 18.3%, Atmospheric 15%, Walking Simulator 11.9%
- #11 Empathy: Path of Whispers
90% 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 29.4%, Atmospheric 24.7%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, First-Person 13.7%, Exploration 9.9%
- #12 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 27.7%, Psychedelic 23.3%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #13 Cradle
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,008 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 29.3%, First-Person 17.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Exploration 13.2%
- #14 Abode 2
88% 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 36.7%, Sci-fi 30%, VR 16.8%, Atmospheric 16.5%
- #15 Conarium
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,263 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: First-Person 25.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #16 Breached
87% 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 30.7%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Indie 10.1%
- #17 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 21.9%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%
- #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 21.6%, Sci-fi 17.1%, VR 15.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%
- #19 ALONE IN SPACE
85% 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 20.3%, Exploration 19.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #20 Through The Fragmentation
82% matchVery Positive97% of 231 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 28.5%, Exploration 27.8%, Atmospheric 22.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Walking Simulator 2.5%
- #21 Year Unknown
81% matchVery Positive95% of 60 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 12.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 9.9%
- #22 INFRA
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,652 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%, First-Person 22.9%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Adventure 12%
- #23 The Assembly
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 168 reviews2016
Dev: nDreams
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 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 21.9%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 12.7%
- #24 Cylne
84% 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 24.2%, Adventure 20.5%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Indie 6.6%
- #25 Quern - Undying Thoughts
81% matchVery Positive91% of 4,005 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 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 23.1%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Adventure 17%, Walking Simulator 14.3%
- #26 Titan Station
80% matchVery Positive90% of 582 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 33.3%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, First-Person 15.3%, Exploration 12.5%
- #27 Deliver Us The Moon
79% matchVery Positive88% of 9,434 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 33.2%, Adventure 25.8%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #28 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 26.3%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Indie 10.4%
- #29 Exo One
77% matchVery Positive90% of 5,212 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.5%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 9.6%
- #30 Red Matter 2
76% matchVery Positive92% of 696 reviews2022
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 29.1%, VR 24.9%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Adventure 16%, Exploration 8.1%
- #31 Haven Moon
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 690 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 32.7%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 9.7%
- #32 Detached
78% matchMixed56% of 377 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 18.3%, VR 17.1%, First-Person 15.7%, Atmospheric 15.3%
- #33 The Fall of Lazarus
78% matchMixed64% of 122 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 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 16.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #34 NaissanceE
76% matchVery Positive84% of 4,337 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 19.1%, First-Person 18.7%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Psychedelic 10.3%
- #35 FORM
75% matchVery Positive91% of 980 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: Sci-fi 23.2%, Atmospheric 21.5%, VR 20%, First-Person 19.7%, Adventure 12.1%
- #36 Museum of Monoliths
74% matchVery Positive92% of 95 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 17.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Exploration 13.6%
- #37 Chroma Zero
72% matchVery Positive96% of 346 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 23.6%, Sci-fi 21%, Exploration 17.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 12.8%
- #38 Once Alive
72% matchVery Positive84% of 481 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Exploration 17%, First-Person 15.4%, Walking Simulator 11.7%
- #39 Moon Mystery
73% matchMixed66% of 701 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 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 19.3%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 14.8%
- #40 THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 365 reviews2023
Dev: Three Dots 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: Science 40%, Sci-fi 18.3%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #41 Machinika: Museum
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,232 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 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 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 8.5%
- #42 Earth Analog
73% matchMixed66% of 112 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 16.9%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 13.3%
- #43 Corpse of Discovery
74% 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 40%, Exploration 27.4%, Walking Simulator 21%, Indie 11.6%
- #44 Lifeless Moon
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 315 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 17%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #45 Moon Runner
71% matchVery Positive86% of 291 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 32.3%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Atmospheric 15.2%
- #46 ROUTINE
66% matchVery Positive92% of 7,662 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 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 29.4%, Atmospheric 17.4%, First-Person 17%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #47 Riven
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,810 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 22.6%, Atmospheric 17.2%, VR 13.8%, Adventure 13.7%
- #48 Space Accident VR
68% 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 39.8%, VR 32.9%, Adventure 27.3%
- #49 BLACKSHARD
66% matchVery Positive93% of 436 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%, First-Person 17%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.4%
- #50 Solar System VR
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 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 35.3%, Adventure 24.9%, Exploration 19.2%, First-Person 17.8%, Indie 2.9%
- #51 ELEA
71% matchMixed57% of 51 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 29.9%, Adventure 24.2%, First-Person 18.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #52 The Invincible
66% matchVery Positive88% of 10,997 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 36.6%, Sci-fi 22.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%
- #53 Myst
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,164 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 30.4%, Adventure 21%, First-Person 20.4%, VR 17.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #54 Ambrosia Sky
65% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: Soft Rains
Windows
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore treacherous environments, and find meaning and beauty in so much death—the first of two acts out now.
Why similar: Science 35.5%, Sci-fi 17.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #55 fiction.colors
69% 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 26.1%, Exploration 16.2%, First-Person 14%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Adventure 10.4%
- #56 Fugue in Void
69% matchMixed66% of 257 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 31.3%, Walking Simulator 25%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Adventure 10%, Indie 9.4%
- #57 De-Void
69% 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%, Adventure 17.7%, First-Person 16%, Exploration 15%, Walking Simulator 13.9%
- #58 The Turing Test
66% matchVery Positive88% of 8,009 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Sci-fi 43.7%, First-Person 30.4%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 0.7%
- #59 Homesick
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,443 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 26.8%, Exploration 23.8%, First-Person 22.8%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Adventure 10.6%