Games Like Port of Call

You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 18.6%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Port of Call, this is a surreal, experimental walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling in a dreamlike setting.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Experimental 45.2% ★, Horror 16.6%, Indie 11%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same low-poly, unsettling, and fragmented narrative style that makes experimental horror games feel so uniquely disorienting.

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Indie 17.6%, Adventure 14.1%, First-Person 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This short, free-to-play experience shares the same intense psychological focus and experimental structure as Port of Call.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Indie 13.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: This short, claustrophobic experience perfectly mirrors the atmospheric dread and confined, first-person perspective of Port of Call.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Adventure 16.5%, First-Person 13.2%, Indie 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror game that relies on exploration and environmental clues to build its unsettling narrative.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Experimental 36.6% ★, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Indie 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply meta and experimental narrative experience that explores the relationship between the player and the creator, much like the mysterious nature of Port of Call.

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

Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Adventure 25.3%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Indie 18.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique, experimental interface to deliver a haunting, narrative-driven horror experience that feels very similar in tone.

You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine... A machine built to simulate memories. You no longer recall why you entered, but an AI voice guides you. Trying to escape, you face memories from a past you may not want to remember.

Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Indie 33.8%, Walking Simulator 23.4%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological thriller focuses on memory and exploration within a confined, mysterious environment that echoes the themes of Port of Call.

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Indie 16.8%, Adventure 16.1%, First-Person 12%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant, short, and atmospheric walking simulator that excels at telling a deep story through environmental exploration.

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Horror 21.4%, First-Person 14.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive atmospheric walking simulator that set the standard for environmental storytelling and mood-driven gameplay.

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Horror 21.8%, Indie 14.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Adventure 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, free-to-play walking simulator that leans heavily into abstract, psychological horror imagery.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Horror 67.9%, First-Person 32.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly experimental, surreal adventure that challenges traditional gameplay conventions to deliver a uniquely unsettling experience.

Caffeine is a quirky first person adventure game with environmental puzzles and a dab of psychological horror. You awaken aboard one of these caffeine mining stations alone. Before long you realize that you are a young boy with no memory of what has transpired on this seemingly empty space station.

Why similar: Adventure 34.3%, Indie 24.6%, Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, First-Person 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that uses a surreal, sci-fi setting to create an unsettling and mysterious atmosphere.

A sci-fi exploration sim for people who like to wander. Get lost in an alien city, hang out with locals, see some sights. There’s no goal but to stroll. Where will your feet take you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Atmospheric 17.4%, First-Person 16.5%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental first-person exploration game captures the same feeling of wandering through a strange, alien, and atmospheric world.

A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

Why similar: Experimental 32.4% ★, Walking Simulator 24.7%, First-Person 17.2%, Indie 14.1%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, meta-narrative experience that plays with the player's expectations in a way that feels fresh and experimental.

Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Horror 22.8%, Indie 16.5%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on exploration and environmental puzzles to unravel a dark, personal mystery.

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.5%, First-Person 14%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on building a tense, atmospheric horror experience within a isolated, small-scale setting.

A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?

Why similar: Indie 34.9%, Walking Simulator 25.1%, First-Person 20.7%, Horror 19.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused experience that prioritizes atmosphere and mystery over traditional gameplay mechanics.

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Walking Simulator 19%, Adventure 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.9%, First-Person 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror game that uses a simple premise to build a sense of dread through exploration.

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Horror 24.8%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique visual mechanic to explore a dark, mysterious environment, creating a sense of discovery similar to Port of Call.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Atmospheric 21%, Adventure 15%, First-Person 14%, Indie 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more polished, it shares the core DNA of a first-person exploration game that uses surreal vignettes to tell a haunting story.

A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.

Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Atmospheric 21.2%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Adventure 13.1%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric horror game uses its confined setting to create a sense of psychological unease.

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Atmospheric 18.5%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, atmospheric walking simulator that emphasizes exploration and environmental tension.

You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.

Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Walking Simulator 29.8%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental adventure that uses a looping structure to build mystery and psychological tension.

I found myself lying in a strange place. I had no idea where I was or why I had come here. The only thing I knew was that I had come looking for something.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Walking Simulator 25.8%, Adventure 21.4%, First-Person 12.8%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on walking-simulator mechanics to deliver a surreal and unsettling experience.

You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.

Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Atmospheric 18%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Adventure 15.9%, First-Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric, and short horror experience that prioritizes environmental storytelling and tension.

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Adventure 28.3%, Atmospheric 19.5%, First-Person 11%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror adventure that uses a simple, dark aesthetic to tell a haunting story.

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, First-Person 20.6%, Indie 19.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, meta-narrative walking simulator that subverts player agency in a way that feels both funny and deeply unsettling.

Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Horror 26.2%, First-Person 16.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of isolated, first-person exploration in a mysterious and atmospheric environment.

Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...

Why similar: Adventure 56.8%, Indie 43.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, atmospheric horror walking simulator that focuses on the feeling of being lost and confused.

A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.

Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Walking Simulator 32.1%, Atmospheric 17%, Adventure 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Adventure 26%, Indie 20.4%, Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 14%, Atmospheric 9.9%

An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga

Why similar: Experimental 30% ★, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, First-Person 8.3%

You see a man in the park on your walk home. Will you help him?

Why similar: Horror 30%, Adventure 20.3%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Indie 14.6%, First-Person 14.1%

Welcome to Windy Oaks National Park. A beautiful and chilling point-and-click horror adventure. On your way to visit your aging father, everything goes wrong, leaving you trapped and isolated.

Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 26.8%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Walking Simulator 28.2%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Adventure 14.1%, First-Person 7.6%

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Walking Simulator 20%, Atmospheric 18.6%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 8.1%

As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.

Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, First-Person 14.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 9.6%

You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Adventure 25.3%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Indie 19.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Horror 26.5%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.9%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, First-Person 9.8%

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Adventure 21.1%, First-Person 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%

The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.

Why similar: Indie 37.5%, Horror 21.8%, Adventure 11.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Adventure 25.6%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 8%

Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.

Why similar: Horror 51.4%, Atmospheric 31%, Indie 8.2%, Walking Simulator 5.5%, First-Person 3%

You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.

Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 19.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Indie 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.9%, First-Person 12.4%

A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Walking Simulator 26.7%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Adventure 14.4%, First-Person 13.4%

To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Adventure 19.1%, Walking Simulator 19%, Indie 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Adventure 22.5%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 12.7%

After the largest cruise ship in the world suffered a shipwreck and was invaded by ghosts, you must find Captain Blackhood after he disappeared, enter the great Nocturne and investigate all the secrets and mysteries.

Why similar: Indie 33.1%, Adventure 28.5%, Horror 23.9%, First-Person 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?

Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Indie 15.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Experimental 13.9% ★, Walking Simulator 12.4%

HOUSE CALL is a short 20 to 30-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within.

Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Atmospheric 20.8%, First-Person 20.5%, Indie 13.3%

wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, First-Person 20.8%, Atmospheric 20.5%, Indie 13.1%, Adventure 8.3%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.4%, Adventure 26.2%, Atmospheric 21%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Welcome to your new summer job. Arthur Brooks, a 22 year old, starts a night job at Moon Gas Station. As he settles in, he experiences strange events that unsettle him. The urban legends about the gas station seem to come to life. Dealing with customers at night is deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Adventure 19.5%, Atmospheric 16.8%, First-Person 12.1%

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Adventure 22.6%, First-Person 19.2%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Indie 7.2%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Adventure 13%, Indie 9.4%

You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?

Why similar: Horror 46.6%, First-Person 28.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%