- #1 Albatroz
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Among GiantsPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Albatroz is a backpacking adventure RPG that will take you through majestic landscapes in search of your lost sibling. A tale about knowing when to let go and start over.
Why similar: Survival 19%, Walking Simulator 17%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%
- #2 The Long Dark
95% matchVery Positive89% of 122,353 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Survival 40.1%, Open World 24.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, First-Person 6.7%
- #3 The Wild Eternal
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2017
Dev: Ilsanjo
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Female Protagonist 15%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Nature 10.4%
- #4 Mushroom Season
94% matchVery Positive92% of 278 reviews2024
Dev: Actus Games
Windows
Dive into Mushroom Season! Customize your character, explore lush forests, and compete in thrilling mushroom picking contest. Identify mushrooms, avoid the poisonous ones, and aim for the top trophy. Are you the ultimate forager?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Survival 15.2%, Open World 12.8%, Realistic 11.4%
- #5 Above Snakes: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,866 reviews2023
Dev: Square Glade GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In the prologue of Above Snakes, you awake in a destroyed settlement and help the survivors rebuild it. After that, expand the world with world pieces, craft, farm, hunt, build a base, and fight to find out more about what happened.
Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Open World 23.8%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Exploration 17%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #6 Shelter
93% matchVery Positive85% of 3,712 reviews2013
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?
Why similar: Survival 20.1%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Open World 17.9%, Nature 12.1%, Female Protagonist 12%
- #7 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
89% matchVery Positive91% of 7,475 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Survive, craft, and automate in this free prologue set on one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters, an open-world game where you play solo or with friends to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Open World 32.9%, Survival 26.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Multiplayer 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #8 Echo of the Wilds
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.
Why similar: Survival 28.2%, Open World 20.6%, Roguelite 18.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #9 Aztlan Uncovered: Prologue
90% matchVery Positive90% of 226 reviews2022
Dev: Slappy Inc.
Windows
Explore an archeological site long lost to the ages. Use your time-reversing equipment to reveal the past and discover the secrets amidst the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.3%, Nature 19.5%, Exploration 15.9%, Realistic 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #10 Mr. Prepper: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,554 reviews2020
Dev: Rejected GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Mr. Prepper: Prologue is a free standalone version of the game Mr. Prepper, featuring an essential part of the story.
Why similar: Survival 67.7%, 1990's 18.9%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #11 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
87% matchMixed53% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: MubDev
Windows
A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.
Why similar: Survival 22.7%, Open World 20.3%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Realistic 8.2%
- #12 Northern Lights
88% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: MadGoat Studio
Windows
Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?
Why similar: Survival 17.4%, Open World 16%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Realistic 10.1%
- #13 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
86% matchVery Positive87% of 868 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Cooking 41.1%, Immersive Sim 29.8%, Realistic 14.3%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #14 The Flame in the Flood
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 7,270 reviews2016
Dev: The Molasses FloodPub: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.
Why similar: Survival 52.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Open World 6.2%, Roguelite 6.1%
- #15 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,685 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
Why similar: Survival 33.2%, Open World 26.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, First-Person 7.4%
- #16 Submerged
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,837 reviews2015
Dev: Uppercut Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Open World 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Nature 11.5%
- #17 Within the Backrooms
82% matchVery Positive95% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Display
Windows
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
Why similar: Open World 30%, Exploration 21.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, 1990's 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
- #18 Wayward
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,362 reviews2016
Dev: Unlok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Why similar: Survival 58.6%, Open World 31%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #19 Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,145 reviews2024
Dev: PentaclePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Open World 18.6%, Immersive Sim 18%, Realistic 13.7%, Exploration 9.6%
- #20 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
81% matchVery Positive91% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
Windows
An unsettling rogue-lite survival horror adventure. Iconic levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Open World 19.5%, Exploration 13.7%, Roguelite 13.2%, 1980s 11.7%
- #21 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive80% of 704 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a story telling simulator where you play as a paleontologist, exploring different lands and searching for dinosaur fossils. The Prologue tells a story about a young Paleontology enthusiast and his passionate pursuit of success and self-determination.
Why similar: Realistic 32.3%, Nature 23.2%, First-Person 18.2%, 3D 12.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #22 Walkabout
82% matchMixed62% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Wafflesoft
Windows
Survive in a realistic Tasmanian wilderness recreated with real‑world data. The land is beautiful, harsh, and indifferent to your survival.
Why similar: Survival 19.7%, Open World 18.8%, PvE 14.9%, Realistic 14.8%, Nature 9.4%
- #23 The Complex: Found Footage
78% matchVery Positive93% of 9,790 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Open World 14.5%, Realistic 13.2%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 9.5%
- #24 Noclipped
79% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: MateussDev
Windows
Noclipped is a Survival Horror Adventure game located in the Backrooms. Explore infinite levels, collect resources, fight or flee from dangerous beings and survive in the harsh environments of the Backrooms.
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Open World 16.3%, PvE 15.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 10.4%
- #25 Submerged: Hidden Depths
77% matchVery Positive90% of 845 reviews2022
Dev: Uppercut Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Open World 19.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Nature 10.5%
- #26 Viking Frontiers: Prologue
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 482 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.7%, Survival 21.4%, Realistic 18.1%, Open World 11.5%, First-Person 10.7%
- #27 Wilderness
80% matchMostly Negative28% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Horizon Studios
Windows
Survive in the wild nature by playing as an animal or as a human. Play as an animal and survive by your own or build a herd to stay protected. Have babies and protect them from predators. Play as a human and craft items, build a house, customize your character and more.
Why similar: Survival 28.6%, Open World 18.6%, Realistic 16.1%, Nature 10%, First-Person 9.5%
- #28 Home is Where One Starts...
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 717 reviews2015
Dev: David Wehle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Open World 10.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #29 The wild darkness
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: popeyed inc
Windows
Explore a survival-roguelike RPG set in an unknown and bizarre world. To withstand its many dangers, you'll need to gain new knowledge, scavenge for food, and acquire useful items. Craft, build, and learn your way through a crucial adventure to uncover the world's secrets.
Why similar: Survival 34.6%, Roguelite 20%, PvE 13.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Mystery 10.3%
- #30 Sandwalkers - Prologue
74% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based strategy game. Convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures, and discover a new world. Inspired by great games like Wartales, Curious Expedition, or For The King.
Why similar: Roguelite 44.1%, Exploration 33.9%, Survival 11.7%, Adventure 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #31 Wilderless
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Protopop
Windows · Mac
Wilderless is a walking/hiking/photography simulator set in a fantasy wilderness. Players can explore a beautiful, procedurally generated natural open world. Tons of options allow you to configure many aspects of the world, and you can choose your initial world seed to generate different worlds.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Open World 26.5%, Exploration 13.7%, Nature 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #32 Fate of Dynasty
75% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short lore exploration puzzle game inspired by walking simulators such as Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Layers of Fear.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 10.1%, 3D 7.9%
- #33 Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors
76% matchMixed54% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Arcupion Art
Windows
Will you survive? Be the dinosaur and thrive in a prehistoric world designed to give a true dinosaur survival experience. Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors lets players live the life of a dinosaur in a prehistoric environment where players must learn to hunt and adapt in order to survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Survival 18.9%, Open World 16.9%, Realistic 11%, Exploration 8.2%
- #34 Drizzlepath: Genie
77% matchMixed59% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Walk as Lula, on the path you choose, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Open World 12.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #35 Sandwich Sim
73% matchVery Positive88% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Sandwich SquadPub: Cole Young
Windows · Mac
A game where you play as a slightly confused bear trying to assemble the ultimate meal no matter who tries to get in your way. Relax and fish, visit the grocery store, escape bureaucracy, and more on your way to achieve enlightenment via sandwich.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Cooking 24.9%, Exploration 13.4%, 1980s 10%, First-Person 9.1%
- #36 Start Over
72% matchMixed62% of 378 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Survival 24.7%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Open World 15.4%, Realistic 13.2%, Exploration 11.8%
- #37 Backrooms - 2005
70% matchVery Positive84% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Rendern Studios
Windows
Backrooms - 2005 is a chapter-based Backrooms exploration game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Realistic 15.4%, Open World 13.1%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 9.2%
- #38 Force of Nature 2: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Force of Nature 2: Prologue is an introduction to the world of the main game. Explore one of the many worlds and uncover its mystery. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
Why similar: Survival 31.7%, Exploration 24.1%, Open World 21.6%, 3D 13.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #39 Nephise Begins
73% matchMixed62% of 1,398 reviews2017
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Nephise Begins tells the player what happened at the time before Nephise was an orb collector. The main setting is forest again, but this time without snow, instead a more sunny and foggy weather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Open World 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%
- #40 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Survival 19.6%, Open World 17.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #41 CrossWorlds: Escape
73% matchMixed64% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: Another Reality
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
CrossWorlds: Escape is a hardcore game in which you will have to deploy all your skills to survive in a huge open world that is susceptible to changes in weather, seasons and various natural phenomena.
Why similar: Survival 27.8%, Open World 25.2%, Nature 15%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #42 The Palace on the Hill Prologue
69% matchVery Positive98% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Niku Games
Windows · Mac
A slice-of-life adventure game set in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 34%, Open World 33.8%, Exploration 23.5%, Adventure 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #43 Traveller's Hymn
68% matchVery Positive94% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Aquatic Ranger Studio
Windows
Traveller's Hymn is a top-down, grid-based, open-world adventure game. Explore a vast land, battle monsters, collect loot, help locals and cook hearty meals while unraveling the mystery behind the land's curse.
Why similar: Cooking 31%, Open World 22%, Survival 15.7%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #44 PROZE: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE: Prologue is a free opening chapter for the PROZE series. It’s a story-based VR-adventure with puzzle and horror elements.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.7%, Exploration 22.4%, Adventure 20.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #45 The Gold River Project
66% matchMixed65% of 612 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
Why similar: Open World 23%, Survival 21.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Realistic 10.6%, Nature 8.1%
- #46 Winter Survivor Protocol
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: RECAST
Windows
Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!
Why similar: Open World 42.4%, Survival 22%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 13.2%, 3D 6.1%
- #47 Erzurum
70% matchMixed41% of 5,008 reviews2021
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.
Why similar: Survival 24%, Open World 19.1%, Realistic 12.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Nature 9.5%
- #48 Lilith Odyssey
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Chaystar Unlimited LLC
Windows
In the wake of the Nacho Wars, your alien family embarks on a galactic journey to Lilith -- a faraway planet of new hope. Discover the history of the Mugalo galaxy. Relax to in-game radio. Grow your fishing, farming and spacefaring skills in a casual adventure across a cosmos of 1000+ unique worlds.
Why similar: Survival 25.5%, Open World 23.1%, Immersive Sim 22.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Exploration 10.9%
- #49 NOCLIP
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: DELIRIUM Labs
Windows
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Immersive Sim 23.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Realistic 9.8%, First-Person 7.8%
- #50 Isles of Yore
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: MaverickMatryoshka
Windows
Immerse yourself in a prehistoric ecosystem brought back from extinction. Survive and carve out your niche on islands teeming with danger and opportunity!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.5%, Survival 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Open World 11.4%, PvE 10.6%
- #51 Ember Seeker
64% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Lehti E.
Windows
An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.2%, Exploration 17.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Open World 9.5%, 3D 9.3%
- #52 The Tavern In the Woods
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Nature 10.3%, First-Person 10%, Mystery 9.8%
- #53 Backwoods Town
65% matchVery Positive94% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: Andrii Prots
Windows
Backwoods town is an atmospheric forest survival simulator. Build your base, grow crops, fight bosses and rebuild the destroyed settlement, finding all its inhabitants along the way.
Why similar: Survival 46.5%, Exploration 16%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Realistic 11.3%, Adventure 6.1%
- #54 Eidolon
70% matchMixed61% of 438 reviews2014
Dev: Kevin MaxonPub: Ice Water Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Open World 22.7%, Survival 22.1%, Exploration 13.2%, Nature 6.2%
- #55 AREAZ
69% matchMixed61% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: Project Solutions
Windows
A realistic survival journey through challenging environments using simple real-world techniques. Manage calories, exhaustion, and nature’s dangers as you adapt and push forward. Stay alert as nature responds to your actions, ensuring no two attempts ever play the same.
Why similar: Survival 22%, Open World 19.8%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Nature 9.3%