- #1 Island 359™
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 441 reviews2018
Dev: CloudGate Studio, Inc.
Windows
Island 359 is a Virtual Reality survival game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Players will scrounge for weapons, upgrades, food, and other items they can find to survive for as long as they can against hordes of dinosaurs, as they explore the increasingly dangerous, beautiful, and expansive island.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 65.4% ★, VR 25.9%, Adventure 8.7%
- #2 Red Matter
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,161 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: VR 33.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%
- #3 ARK: Survival Evolved
95% matchVery Positive83% of 763,144 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 200.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 60.8% ★, Survival 9.3%, Base Building 6%, Open World 5.6%, Multiplayer 5%
- #4 Seeking Dawn
96% matchMixed68% of 809 reviews2018
Dev: Multiverse
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to Seeking Dawn, a multiplayer survival VR adventure that takes you far beyond the solar system. Step into the shoes of a soldier discovering a hostile planet, where predators roam free and enemies are ruthless.
Why similar: VR 70.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Survival 12%, Co-op 3.6%
- #5 Bootstrap Island
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,099 reviews2026
Dev: Maru VR
Windows
A Robinson Crusoe–inspired VR roguelike survival adventure set in the 17th century. Shipwrecked on a ruthless tropical island, you must survive without guidance. Trust your instincts as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe.
Why similar: VR 50.9%, Survival 13.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Open World 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #6 ARK Park
94% matchMixed45% of 445 reviews2018
Dev: Snail Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 334.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In ARK Park, engage in close encounters with primal species through a series of theme park attractions. Enter by yourself or with a group of adventurous friends, and witness dinosaurs roaming in the wild with your own eyes!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 62.8% ★, VR 20.7%, Adventure 4.9%, Survival 3.5%, Exploration 2.6%
- #7 Time Machine VR
94% matchMixed64% of 117 reviews2016
Dev: Minority Media Inc.
Windows
You are a time traveller tasked with exploring the Jurassic era and the creatures that once ruled the prehistoric oceans. Use an array of advanced tech tools to track, examine, and discover the scientific secrets of mosasaurs, livyatans, and megalodons, among others!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 51.5% ★, VR 32.8%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Adventure 4.3%, Exploration 2.9%
- #8 The Solus Project
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,612 reviews2016
Dev: HourencesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: VR 30.2%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Survival 13%, Exploration 9.7%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
- #9 The Isle
91% matchVery Positive80% of 107,823 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 123.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 77.2% ★, Survival 7%, Open World 4.8%, Multiplayer 3.9%, Walking Simulator 3.7%
- #10 Obduction
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,942 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: VR 28.2%, Puzzle 15%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%
- #11 Pirates Journey
89% matchMixed60% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: 2MEDYA
Windows
You and your crew have been shipwrecked on a tropical island in the late 1600s. At the beginning of the adventure, you find yourself with only a few basic supplies, including ropes, sticks, and stones. With skill and cunning, you can survive on the island and thrive as a pirate crew.
Why similar: Base Building 22%, Survival 19.9%, Open World 13.7%, First-Person 12.8%, FPS 11.7%
- #12 Collision Course
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 308 reviews2017
Dev: Crynosaurs
Windows
A comet is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs, Droids and Mother Nature’s fury!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 88.2% ★, Adventure 7.5%, Survival 4.3%
- #13 Under A New Sun
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Survival 18.4%, Base Building 18.2%, Exploration 14.6%, Open World 13.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%
- #14 Detached
88% matchMixed56% of 376 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: VR 39.6%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Survival 7.2%, First-Person 7%
- #15 A Rogue Escape
86% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Spare Parts OasisPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
It was your only way off this forsaken planet, but standing aboard a colossal stolen mech, you find yourself surrounded by unfamiliar buttons, levers, and monitors. In full VR, push, pull, press and hack everything you can find in an attempt to activate this lumbering beast and make your escape.
Why similar: VR 36.7%, Immersive 23.6% ★, Exploration 8.9%, Puzzle 8.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #16 ADR1FT
87% matchMixed55% of 1,843 reviews2016
Dev: THREE ONE ZEROPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 90.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.
Why similar: VR 47.6%, Walking Simulator 16%, Adventure 9.1%, Sci-fi 9%, First-Person 8.4%
- #17 FEROCIOUS
82% matchMixed64% of 718 reviews2025
Dev: OMYOGPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Immerse yourself in a survival FPS adventure. Stranded on a dangerous island, face mercenaries, dinosaurs, and a vibrant yet hostile ecosystem. Explore breathtaking environments and survive the onslaught of intense, fast-paced encounters.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 64.4% ★, Survival 7.2%, Exploration 7%, FPS 5.8%, First-Person 5.8%
- #18 Phoning Home
85% matchMixed69% of 1,074 reviews2017
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A tale of survival about two shipwrecked robots - ION and ANI - on their life-defining journey in this unique genre-mix of exploration, puzzle and survival.
Why similar: Sci-fi 17.9%, Survival 16.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 15.6%, Open World 12.3%
- #19 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III
84% matchMixed60% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Detalion Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Regilus, a paradise planet turned into a popular tourist destination! But your holiday adventure soon turned into a nightmare. Stranded on an alien planet you need to find your way out. Remember though, not everything here is as it seems.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 11%
- #20 The Witness
83% matchVery Positive85% of 20,427 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Open World 10.2%
- #21 Dinosis Survival
84% matchMixed55% of 313 reviews2017
Dev: Corpix Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Dinosis Survival is a TPP Shooter with dinosaurs based on a mysterious story. Survive, hunt and solve the mystery behind the world that is falling apart.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 74% ★, Survival 7.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Open World 3.9%
- #22 Survival: Fountain of Youth
79% matchVery Positive86% of 4,270 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Survival 15.8%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, First-Person 10.7%
- #23 Titan Station
80% matchVery Positive90% of 564 reviews2022
Dev: Joakim Larsen
Windows
Median: 3.8 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: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Sci-fi 30.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, First-Person 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #24 dino game
81% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
You fell from your UFO... How do you get back? Explore a foreign and friendly world inhabited by geysers, tall trees and dinosaurs. Learn its rules and systems and craft your way back to your spaceship!
Why similar: Adventure 83.9%, Puzzle 16.1%
- #25 ASTROBOTANICA
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Space Goblin Studio
Windows
Science-driven survival with a relaxing vibe. Farming, base building, crafting, animal taming, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen.
Why similar: Base Building 22.9%, Survival 17.8%, Puzzle 14.9%, Open World 13.3%, Adventure 11%
- #26 Arctic Awakening
77% matchVery Positive87% of 312 reviews2025
Dev: GoldFire Studios
Windows · Mac
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.3%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Survival 10.3%
- #27 ALONE IN SPACE
82% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Sci-fi 25.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle 14.1%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 11.8%
- #28 Island Notes
76% matchVery Positive83% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: KangBaoGame
Windows
Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, choose self-preservation or alliances. Master base-building, farming, fishing, romance and pet taming in this morally-charged survival simulator that blends strategy with human drama. Forge bonds, conquer nature, and evolve your humanity.
Why similar: Open World 25.8%, Adventure 22.6%, FPS 20.5%, First-Person 19.5%, Base Building 10.5%
- #29 Pirates VR: Jolly Roger
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Split Light StudioPub: VRKiwi
Windows
Pirates VR Jolly Roger is a game alluding to old stories of the all-time most famous Pirates. The journey into the pirate world begins on a deserted island. Despite its extraordinary charm, the land hides a number of secrets and mysteries to be solved as well as obstacles and traps.
Why similar: VR 56.4%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #30 Debris
81% matchMixed65% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: Moonray Studios
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric first-person narrative adventure set in a surreal seascape locked between ice and rock. Following an incident, you and a friend must find power, defeat strange and deadly creatures, and decipher what mysterious forces are attempting to prevent your escape. Escape together or die alone.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Adventure 12.4%
- #31 VR Jurassic Escape
79% matchMixed53% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: William at Oxford
Windows
Welcome to the Dinosaur Island. There are thousands of various dinosaurs living in this beautiful and mysterious island. There are Tyrannosaurus that dominates the land, the pterosaurs flying in the sky, and the triceratops, stegosaurus and so on.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 65.8% ★, VR 32.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #32 Lost Eden
78% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adventure-strategy game set in a fantastic world where dinosaurs and humans co-exist.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 78.3% ★, Adventure 15.5%, First-Person 6.2%
- #33 Deliver Us The Moon
75% matchVery Positive88% of 9,052 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.7%, Adventure 21.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #34 Myst
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,089 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: VR 35.6%, Puzzle 18.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 11.6%, First-Person 8.1%
- #35 The Gold River Project
71% matchMixed67% of 526 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ invites you and your friends on an open world camping trip gone wrong. Alone or together, you must explore, craft, build, and survive the increasingly harsh environments of the Pacific Northwest wilderness as you uncover the experiment trapping you inside.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #36 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: Dinosaurs 64.5% ★, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Survival 7.1%, Exploration 6.2%, Open World 5.3%
- #37 The Fidelio Incident
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 848 reviews2017
Dev: Act 3 Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%
- #38 Green Hell VR
74% matchMixed57% of 1,209 reviews2022
Dev: Incuvo
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Green Hell VR is an Open World Survival game set in the Amazon rainforest, based on the successful PC title Green Hell. You are left alone in the jungle with no food or equipment. To survive, you must learn real-life survival techniques, and crafting weapons can be a matter of life and death
Why similar: VR 52.9%, Survival 12.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 8%, Open World 7.1%
- #39 Astronimo
72% matchVery Positive85% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Coatsink
Windows
Crash-landed and ill-prepared, you and your friends must build, break, and rebuild to escape. A chaotic co-op puzzler about creativity, comedy, and questionable engineering.
Why similar: Sci-fi 45.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Exploration 13%, Survival 11.5%, Adventure 10.3%
- #40 Stranded Deep
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,062 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Survival 28.6%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Open World 15.2%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 11.4%
- #41 Deer Journey
73% matchMixed67% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Pablo Picazo
Windows
Deer Journey is a third person walking simulator game. Outcasted by the other deers, an albino fawn is forced to go deep into the forest to find a place to live. Join him on his journey through a world too big for which he may not be yet ready.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 62.8%, Story Rich 19.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #42 Estranged: The Departure
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,323 reviews2020
Dev: Alan Edwardes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Estranged: The Departure follows the story of a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm. Little does he know his adventure has just begun, and the island is home to more than it first seems.
Why similar: Adventure 55.9%, FPS 24.3%, First-Person 10%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #43 ORION: Prelude
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 28,423 reviews2013
Dev: DANKIE
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Work together to survive the devastating Dinosaur horde in huge, endless environments.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 78.4% ★, Sci-fi 4.9%, FPS 4.5%, Multiplayer 3.6%, Adventure 2.1%
- #44 Return of the Obra Dinn
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,398 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.8%, Story Rich 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #45 Paper Beast
70% matchVery Positive94% of 685 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Reef
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
Why similar: VR 51.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%
- #46 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive80% of 704 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Dinosaurs 76.7% ★, First-Person 7.2%, FPS 6.9%, Adventure 6%, Action-Adventure 3.2%
- #47 BONEWORKS
68% matchVery Positive92% of 36,263 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
Why similar: VR 59.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.8%, First-Person 6.1%
- #48 Drift: Space Survival
69% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: KAR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were deep in uncharted space on a research mission. Disaster struck. Together with your friends, explore a mysterious asteroid field and mine whatever resources possible to build what you need to survive.
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Exploration 16.7%, Base Building 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.3%, First-Person 10.8%
- #49 Moss
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,382 reviews2018
Dev: Polyarc
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.
Why similar: VR 43.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 6.9%
- #50 INFRA
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Puzzle 18.3%, Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #51 The Alters
63% matchVery Positive90% of 16,976 reviews2025
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.1%, Base Building 20.6%, Survival 16.6%, Exploration 13.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #52 Forever Skies
63% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,284 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.5%, Base Building 15.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Survival 11.9%, Open World 9%
- #53 DREAMO - Puzzle Adventure
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Hypnotic AntsPub: Carbon Studio
Windows
The plane crashed, bringing an abrupt end to your journey. You regain consciousness in a strange lucid dream filled with interactive cube puzzles, where a mysterious voice guides you through the changing landscape. What is happening? Who are you? Do you have what it takes to wake up?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #54 Toran
68% 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 53.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
- #55 MULTIPLAYER CAVEMEN
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
MULTIPLAYER CAVEMEN - The Village is being taken over by DinoSaurs. Can You and Your Pack Survive ?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 71.7% ★, Exploration 9.9%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Survival 4.2%, Multiplayer 3.7%
- #56 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 952 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 67.7% ★, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Exploration 6.5%, First-Person 5.9%, Open World 5.2%
- #57 Lost Nova
66% matchVery Positive92% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Sci-fi 24.7%, Exploration 14.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Open World 11%