Games Like Race for the Arctic

After his father's death, a young man discovers records of a forest where his father used to camp. In search of connection and understanding, he decides to explore the area. Among the ancient trees, he uncovers forgotten memories and mysteries to unravel.

Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, Adventure 25.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.

Why similar: Emotional 31.2%, Story Rich 25.1%, Puzzle 20.1%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, 3D 4.8%

Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Emotional 23.8%, Puzzle 19.6%, Exploration 13.8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

A game that will break your heart! A deeply emotional, story-driven adventure set in a stunningly crafted post-apocalyptic world. Play as Sara, torn from her family during a brutal conflict, and embark on a journey of hope, loss, and discovery.

Why similar: Emotional 34.5%, Adventure 24%, Story Rich 16%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Exploration 11.7%

Breeze of Hope is a cozy puzzle adventure where you explore peaceful fantasy worlds, solve gentle environmental puzzles, collect crystals, and unlock new paths through a light, emotional story — with no combat or time pressure.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Adventure 23.1%, Emotional 15%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 12%

Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.

Why similar: Adventure 24%, Emotional 23.4%, Puzzle 19.1%, Story Rich 18%, Exploration 14.1%

You explore the world of Cha as Amori, who has the ability to switch to the Realm of Living and the Realm of Passing. Switch between the realms to complete puzzles, perform spirit rituals and fight The Hunters in unique puzzle combat.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.5%, Emotional 19.9%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Exploration 15.9%, Adventure 15.9%

Wild Unknown is a first-person adventure game where players must explore, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets in order to piece together the surprising story of the mysterious wilderness in which they awake. Includes DLC: Trial of Antiquity.

Why similar: Adventure 43.2%, Puzzle 27.1%, Exploration 19.6%, Indie 10.1%

Magic Kingdom - This is a 3D puzzle treasure adventure from a first-person perspective. You have to take on the role of an ordinary citizen in a small magical kingdom that lives in peace and prosperity and flourishes every year.

Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Puzzle 28.5%, Exploration 18.9%, 3D 9%, Indie 3.2%

Uncover ancient truths in the mystical, intriguing and often dangerous alpine heights. Solve puzzles, explore ancient, beautiful and forgotten locations while you awaken the secrets of the Emerald Tablets.

Why similar: Adventure 33%, Puzzle 30.2%, Exploration 17.5%, Story Rich 11%, 3D 8.4%

Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.

Why similar: Adventure 23.8%, Puzzle 22.9%, Emotional 19.3%, Story Rich 15.4%, Exploration 14%

Welcome to the Threshold, a place where reality is altered, and memories become disturbing, dark reflections of what once was. Find items to help escape, and explore an almost fully interactive environment!

Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Adventure 25%, Exploration 19.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, 3D 9.2%

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Emotional 32.1%, Adventure 28.5%, Story Rich 19.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Indie 3.7%

A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…

Why similar: Emotional 31.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Female Protagonist 9%

DEJAR IR is an intimate and sentimental game where the story is told through different works of art that evoke what we felt during the pandemic, culminating with one of the most beautiful feelings. What will it be? An adventure filled with emotions we experienced during the pandemic.

Why similar: Emotional 29.9%, Story Rich 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 13.4%

This is a story about girls suffering from autism and mild anxiety.

Why similar: Adventure 44.3%, Emotional 34.8%, Story Rich 17.2%, Indie 3.7%

Welcome to the Oracle-Fields. You are AL-1, a droid tasked with assisting research across space stations on the edge of the galaxy. But now, the 'Time-Event' has changed something. Everyone has disappeared. Locate the others. Face the horrors of space. Solve puzzles. Find your way home.

Why similar: Adventure 38%, Puzzle 27.3%, Story Rich 18.6%, Exploration 16.2%

The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.

Why similar: Emotional 27.2%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 9.5%

Vinnie' Diary is a FPP Puzzle Solving Game. The player will be the child psychologist Edward Shawn and explore what happened inside the inner world of a 6-year-old boy, Vinson Gogh. In the game, you will face puzzles in Vinson's fantasy worlds while analyzing the case as a professional psychologist.

Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Puzzle 25.4%, Story Rich 25.2%, Indie 8.7%

Explore a serene world where light and darkness intertwine. As a tiny firefly spirit, journey through a quiet forest, switching between day and night to reveal hidden paths and restore brightness to a darkened lake.

Why similar: Emotional 29.9%, Adventure 28.3%, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 8.1%

Shadows of Elsewhen is an alchemy-inspired, murder mystery-themed 1st-person puzzle game. Explore the cryptic Temple Elsewhen and solve your way through the many ancient machinations, arcane devices, and puzzles which hold the secret to the ghost of young Arriel's mysterious and untimely demise.

Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Puzzle 24.7%, Story Rich 17.6%, Exploration 16.6%, 3D 5%

Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!

Why similar: Emotional 30.2%, Adventure 21.5%, Puzzle 21.4%, Story Rich 14%, Exploration 8.4%

A narrative driven-platformer that puts the player in the shoes of an AI that is becoming more and more sentient.

Why similar: Emotional 30.7%, Adventure 25.2%, Puzzle 24.5%, Exploration 13.2%, 3D 4.3%

The Secret of Whispering is a psychological horror puzzle game. The player is lured into an abandoned house by mysterious calls. As he explores the eerie property, he uncovers dark secrets and is drawn into a maelstrom of puzzles and gruesome revelations.

Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Puzzle 24.2%, Emotional 24%, Exploration 16.3%, Indie 2.4%

Use magical picture frames to manipulate the world around you in mind-bending ways. Turn paintings to life, change time, & re-imagine objects to suit your needs. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all hope, as she steals powers from the strongest superhero, leaving it up to her to save the world.

Why similar: Emotional 29%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Adventure 11.5%

A psychological narrative experience where perception fades and reality unravels. Explore, observe, and feel the descent into the human mind.

Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Emotional 25.4%, Exploration 15.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%

Starlight and the Silver Key is a strange puzzle game about saving the world after your own world falls apart. Solve puzzles. Whisper passwords into ears. Make something called a Greasy Joe and become best buds with a demon.

Why similar: Emotional 22.9%, Puzzle 22.2%, Adventure 20.7%, Story Rich 17.5%, Exploration 9.7%

There You Are is an exploratory narrative game that features stop-motion-inspired graphic design and two endings from your choices and actions.

Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Emotional 21.5%, Puzzle 20.2%, Exploration 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

In Escape From Hell, navigate through a series of eerie rooms, each unveiling pieces of a tormented soul's past. Solve intricate puzzles to uncover hidden sins and decide their fate. Beware, not all spirits welcome judgment. Can you piece together the truth and escape?

Why similar: Adventure 29.4%, Puzzle 22%, Emotional 18.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Story Rich 7.5%

Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. An intriguing and emotive tale exploring the fragile relationship between orphaned siblings, Scarlett and Finn. When their paths cross with a mysterious figure, an ordinary train ride evolves into a magical story of life, love and loss.

Why similar: Adventure 53.4%, Story Rich 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Indie 11.2%

Little Picnic is a relaxing open-world adventure set on a peaceful rural island in South Korea’s southern sea. Spend your summer vacation at your grandmother’s home, explore the island freely, meet its residents, and relive the quiet magic of childhood summers.

Why similar: Emotional 40.3%, Adventure 29.2%, Exploration 19.5%, Indie 6.2%, 3D 4.8%

The goal of Go Home is to get home without dying.Sounds simple, if there wouldnt be a variety of enemies and traps, which will make it difficult for you to reach your home before the time runs out.

Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Puzzle 42.2%

Ungrounded is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore, observe, and engage with Ungrounded’s mechanisms and machinery. The further you travel, the more uncertain the path home.

Why similar: Adventure 40%, Puzzle 36%, Exploration 20.5%, Indie 3.5%

This Australian Indie studio is committed to converting the old Infocom text adventures to 3d first person adventures. 3D Text Adventure is the first of these to be developed. These infocom remakes are practically exactly the same as the originals.

Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, Puzzle 37.5%

The Talos Principle 3 is the last chapter of the thought-provoking first-person puzzle series, taking you on a cosmic journey across more than a dozen worlds and testing your mind with all-new challenges.

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Puzzle 22.1%, Emotional 21.2%, Exploration 14.9%, 3D 7.3%

After an exploratory mission gone wrong, you find yourself crashed on an unknown alien planet, separated from your crew and running out of oxygen. In Disillusion, you explore alien caves in search for your missing crewmates in an attempt to send one final message home.

Why similar: Emotional 26.3%, Story Rich 24.9%, Puzzle 21.9%, Adventure 20.3%, 3D 4.3%

Gather your nerves and take that first uncertain step. Solve puzzles, collecting keys and other strange items to help you progress further into the depths of the manor. Piece together the information you find and discover the truth behind the events that transpired many years ago.

Why similar: Adventure 33%, Puzzle 24.4%, Exploration 16.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8%

In the middle of the night, while finding her parents, a girl falls to the toy world through attic locked for a long time. Will it be possible for her to find her parents and go back to her world? Let's solve some puzzles and explore the mysterious toy world.

Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Puzzle 19.6%, Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 13.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Can you get out of this world?

Why similar: Adventure 48%, Puzzle 31.4%, Indie 10.7%, 3D 9.9%

May Campbell moved to the island of Cassiopeia years ago to live with her grandfather. Now, she tries to survive day by day in a rotting world. Solve puzzles, uncover truths, and help May see tomorrow's daylight in this strange narrative-driven exploration/puzzle game.

Why similar: Emotional 29.3%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Exploration 13.2%

Sonority is an innovative music puzzle adventure set in a lovingly designed, fascinating world. Play as Esther and discover the rockery, a place full of music and unique puzzle mechanics.

Why similar: Emotional 29.8%, Puzzle 18.3%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!

Why similar: Emotional 23.1%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 13.3%

Escape The Complex is a first-person, 3D, puzzle game set in an abandoned and dilapidated complex. Your goal is to explore the complex, solving puzzles to advance through each area until you escaping the complex entirely.

Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Puzzle 32.9%, Exploration 18.8%, 3D 9%, Indie 3%

In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Story Rich 16.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Exploration 10.9%

You will have to investigate and find the exits while you are in the company of silence and emptiness. Will you be able to stay calm even when there are more questions than answers? Will you make it to the end? Good luck!

Why similar: Adventure 38%, Puzzle 26.8%, Exploration 17.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, Indie 2.8%

Lost across fractured realms, Arkos must solve ancient puzzles and recover scattered runes to reactivate portals. Explore mysterious worlds, unlock hidden mechanisms, and rebuild the path back to Kreta.

Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Puzzle 29.5%, Exploration 19.7%, 3D 9.4%

The Devil's Mirror is a first-person indie horror game. Waking up in a psychiatric hospital, the only thing I remember is the departure of my beloved. All the sorrow and pain, only she can soothe. I want her back, no matter the means or the cost!

Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Puzzle 23.8%, Emotional 23.6%, Exploration 13.4%, 3D 4.4%

THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.

Why similar: Adventure 39%, Puzzle 28.3%, Exploration 18.4%, Story Rich 14.2%

Lilith is a young Shadow that wants to be a Light. She embarks on a journey to learn how Light is made but is about to find out a horrible secret. Will you help her turn the tides?

Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Puzzle 22.3%, Emotional 19.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

A co-op puzzle adventure where you control time with a mystical hourglass to explore a lost desert temple and escape the creatures awakened within.

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Emotional 26.8%, Puzzle 21.8%, Exploration 14.7%, 3D 5.9%

The incredible story of Alice searching for a kid who got lost in a fantasy world.

Why similar: Emotional 39.5%, Story Rich 23.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 5.9%

"Echoes Of Despair" plunges players into the horror of an abandoned hospital, where Sarah, an investigative journalist, must survive supernatural forces while uncovering the dark secrets of the past.

Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Puzzle 29.6%, Exploration 19.7%, 3D 8.5%

A 3D narrative puzzle adventure exploring the dreams of five characters in two time periods. Make your way through each unique dream connecting memories, dispersing rats, interacting with troubled characters, and confronting echoes of the past.

Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Story Rich 21.8%, Puzzle 20.4%, Exploration 16%, 3D 7%

An intergalactic RPG full of love and animals.

Why similar: Emotional 21.3%, Adventure 20.2%, Puzzle 20.2%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Exploration 13%

Ignore the Blackbird is a handcrafted, narrative puzzle game, illustrated in layers of traditional watercolours. Designed as a thoughtful, relaxing experience, where piecing together the story is the true challenge.

Why similar: Emotional 25.6%, Puzzle 23.8%, Adventure 22.8%, Story Rich 18.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

You wake up disoriented in a labyrinth, armed with nothing but a flashlight and a video camera... Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and find a way out, but you’ll have to hurry because time is running, and each day in the labyrinth brings you closer to the end... you are not alone in this place.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.5%, Adventure 29.4%, Exploration 22.5%, 3D 11%, Indie 4.6%

A lovely and emotional 3rd-person puzzle game centered on Kara: a young woman who deals with a painful past experience. Armed with her elemental skill, help her try to find her way across a mysterious land and put an end to this pain.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.7%, Emotional 25.5%, Adventure 22.9%, Exploration 18.2%, Indie 4.1%

You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.

Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Puzzle 25.2%, Story Rich 21.3%, Female Protagonist 18%, Indie 5.3%

A first-person psychological adventure puzzle experience where you explore a fractured reality and uncover the dark fragments of a past shaped by guilt and confrontation.

Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Emotional 22.3%, Puzzle 21.1%, Exploration 14.2%, 3D 6.8%

Adventuress Ittle Dew and her sidekick Tippsie crash onto a strange island, filled with loot and mysterious inhabitants. It quickly dawns on the duo that this might become their biggest adventure yet.Ittle Dew boils down the classic adventure formula until there is only fun left.

Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Puzzle 30.5%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Indie 6.8%, Exploration 6.7%