- #1 The Station
97% 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: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Space 22%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 9.5%
- #2 The Fall of Lazarus
96% 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: Space 21.9%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Adventure 10.4%
- #3 Abyss of Light
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qian
Windows · Mac
"Abyss of Light" is a narrative-driven sci-fi adventure game. In this story, you play as a stranded interstellar colonist who crash-landed on a mysterious planet and struggles to find a way home.
Why similar: Space 22%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Mystery 12.4%
- #4 Breached
95% 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: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 22.1%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Indie 14.1%, Mystery 14%
- #5 Deliver Us The Moon
94% 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: Space 30.1%, Adventure 19%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Indie 10.2%, Walking Simulator 7.4%
- #6 Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey
94% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.5%, Space 21.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #7 Tacoma
93% 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: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Space 20.9%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 8.4%
- #8 Avalon: The Journey Begins
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: NewHopeGames
Windows
Depart your home world of Avalon to embark on the longest journey ever attempted by mankind, to find the end of the universe. What is at the end of the universe and where is the end of the universe? This is where your journey begins.
Why similar: Space 26.8%, Adventure 26%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Indie 17.2%, Open World 11.4%
- #9 Lapso
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: islaOliva Games
Windows
Lapso is a single player first-person exploration game, with particular attention paid to the environmental narrative and sound. It develops through the figure of a scientific illustrator camping near a lake, documenting a special assignment.
Why similar: Sci-fi 25.7%, Mystery 17.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Open World 9%
- #10 Observation
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,159 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Space 25.5%, Adventure 24.1%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Indie 16%, Walking Simulator 5.2%
- #11 Trajectory
90% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Sky Trail Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trajectory is a first person scifi adventure game that takes place in Earth's orbit, with a dystopian yet whimsical setting. The game has multiple endings and a variety of exotic locations in space and beyond.
Why similar: Space 19.2%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #12 PLATONICA SPACE
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Open the door and step into someone's memories. Platonica Space is a psychological exploration adventure where you search countless rooms to recover lost memories.
Why similar: Space 23%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Adventure 11.2%
- #13 Story of Nova
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horizium Studio
Windows
Begin your journey aboard Nova Station, explore the desert world of Alkadir, gather resources, craft items, trade, fight, and shape your future among the stars.
Why similar: Space 29%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Open World 17.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Exploration 4.3%
- #14 A Collection of Bad Moments
88% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: Sky Trail Ltd
Windows
A Collection of Bad Moments is an adventure game where the player discovers themselves in various tough situations and must use their wits to figure a way out! The moments vary from a deadly asteroid mission and mysterious virtual reality simulation to an airship duel!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Space 17.2%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Adventure 10.2%
- #15 Flux Empyrean
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChillCash
Windows · Linux
The Flux is not keen on giving away its secrets, and you’re one of them. Sail a vast planet under a blanket of stars and use your tools and wits to remind yourself of what was lost and what could come next. An open world mystery about understanding the end of the world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Space 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Mystery 11.4%
- #16 CINERIS IV
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Sayın Ent.
Windows
CINERIS IV is a first-person psychological thriller set on a desolate planet. As a deep-space observer, operate complex telescope arrays to find a new home for humanity and maintain your station against the harsh elements.
Why similar: Space 26.8%, Mystery 19%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Adventure 7.7%
- #17 Spaceship - Visual Effect Graph Demo
86% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Unity Technologies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spaceship is a small-scale technical demo showcasing high-end rendering of the Unity Game Engine. It presents a 5 minute long sequence of narrative first-person game play, You can also download the open-source project and open it using Unity Editor to learn how it was made.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Space 25.1%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 7.4%
- #18 Welcome To Eden
85% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: SkyRaccoon Games
Windows
Welcome To Eden is a narrative driven adventure RPG set in a utopian city, Eden. Take on quests to help your fellow residents, while learning about the more secretive side of Eden in this psychological adventure. And maybe, just maybe, everything isn't as it seems...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Nonlinear 14.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #19 The Back of Existence
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skylight Interactive
Windows
Nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Adventure 21.1%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Open World 6.3%
- #20 MOTHERSHIP
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SPACE Game Studio
Windows
Mothership is a peaceful sci-fi adventure game with a breathtaking physics-driven exploration. Your goal, to retrieve the fuel cores of huge space wrecks to keep searching, deeper into space, for the last humans in the galaxy. [Crafted with heart by a solo dev]
Why similar: Space 24.6%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Open World 13%, Adventure 7.4%
- #21 Memoria
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diagonal Games
Windows · Mac
Your crew is still sleeping, you’re alone in a spaceship, stuck in the void. Will you survive?
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Space 27.5%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Indie 20.2%
- #22 SOUNDGRASS
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcel EnderlePub: Soundgrass Studio
Windows
You find yourself on a planet where plants emit sound. Sound and music are also your main gameplay mechanic. Experience the world of sound as never done before.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Space 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Open World 10.6%
- #23 Obduction
82% 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: Adventure 19.5%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Mystery 14%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #24 2100
81% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Gaming Studios
Windows
Welcome to the year 2100. You have been selected to conduct research on the most advanced space station in all of the history of mankind with the most advanced AI. However, things start to take a turn for the worse when the AI begins to turn against you.
Why similar: Space 28.3%, Adventure 24.2%, Sci-fi 21.4%, Indie 15.5%, First-Person 5.9%
- #25 Cradle
81% 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 26.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Indie 9.9%, Open World 9.9%
- #26 Memorrha
80% 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: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Open World 9.6%
- #27 Deep Space: Unknown Universe
79% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Mytforge Games
Windows
Lost in deep space. Accompanied by Alice, the AI computer. Can you together find your way back to Earth?
Why similar: Space 31.1%, Walking Simulator 22%, Sci-fi 20%, Puzzle 7.6%, Indie 5.5%
- #28 Door2:Key
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Indie 15.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Open World 11.8%
- #29 Asteroid Five
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
A first person space exploration game where you investigate the inner caves of an asteroid passing by your planet. Dive into the deeps of the asteroid aboard your ship, collecting information and samples of many beautiful minerals and lifeforms while searching for more complex and intelligent beings
Why similar: Space 28.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 6%
- #30 Proxima Divide
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Emberline Studios
Windows
A first-person sci-fi survival game where you explore a mysterious alien planet, manage oxygen and resources, craft tools, and uncover the secrets of a lost research colony.
Why similar: Space 25.5%, Sci-fi 24.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 14.8%, First-Person 6.3%
- #31 Space Panic: Room Escape (VR)
78% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Janky GamesPub: Project Whitecard Studios Inc.
Windows
Space Panic VR (Room Escape) is a VR Escape Room unlike any other you've seen before. Set in the future aboard a space station, the game will challenge players to solve multiple complex puzzles in order to escape.
Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Space 26.9%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Indie 18.1%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #32 Pleim
77% matchMixed51% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
An open world adventure game. You can move around the city, talk to residents, and investigate cases. The game has an interesting plot that will not leave anyone indifferent.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Open World 14%, Mystery 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #33 Escapeworld Dilemma
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoma Games
Windows
FREE TO PLAY: Kidnapped from your everyday life, you find yourself in a large theme park that feels more like an escape room. Solve puzzles, explore 12 themed islands, find resources, use your wits to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Open World 13.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%
- #34 SpaceLift
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radiant Bear Games
Windows
Wake up as an engineer on a failing space elevator in this narrative-driven side-view 3D sci-fi adventure. Explore spacecraft and service decks, repair broken systems, solve light puzzles, and uncover what happened to the missing crew.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Space 23%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Mystery 6%
- #35 Last Signal
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Under Heaven Studios
Windows
Last Signal is a short, story-driven, walking simulator visual novel. On a mysterious journey through space, astronaut Adam 'Echo' Winters awakens in an abandoned station with amnesia. He must unravel the secrets of the station, where reality and illusion are intertwined.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #36 Poolcore: Submersion
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Oddities
Windows
Immerse yourself in poolcore-inspired vibes as you explore a vast complex of mind-bending liminal architecture straight out of your dreams. Navigate through a facility filled with obstacles and puzzles, venturing into depths that descend far below the rippling, chlorinated waters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Adventure 20.2%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #37 Black Demeter
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: studiomask
Windows
Black Demeter is an open-world sci-fi action-adventure set on a planet in constant twilight and mystery. Turn movement into a weapon, earn the locals’ trust, or burn it all down.
Why similar: Sci-fi 17.7%, Space 17.6%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Open World 13.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #38 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: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Adventure 11%
- #39 STARDROP
73% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Space 26.4%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 11.2%
- #40 A SECOND BEFORE US
74% matchMixed57% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: DimleTeam
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
They have no names, only serial numbers. They have no freedom, no memories from the past. You are one of them. Explore the last center of civilization on a shattered Earth to understand what is really going on.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Adventure 26.3%, Mystery 18%, Indie 15.5%, Exploration 6.3%
- #41 Worker 42
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sheyper
Windows
Worker 42 is a single-player first-person exploration game. Use your scanner to find your way in the interstellar darkness of space. Repair the various systems of the station, complete your tasks and return to Earth. But something seems wrong on this planet.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Space 18.6%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%
- #42 ELEA
73% 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: Adventure 19.7%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Space 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Indie 11.8%
- #43 ECH8
70% matchPositive84% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: MOON@NOON
Windows · Linux
ECH8 is a single-player narrative puzzle game about the mystery behind the disappearance of an entire species. Communicate with their past, decide their future. Will you find the truth in time, or are you doomed to repeat the same mistakes? The current release is Chapter 0, a free standalone demo.
Why similar: Space 29.5%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Mystery 16.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 6%
- #44 ARCA-102
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Atale Studios
Windows
Face logic challenges in this Escape Room game, where every second counts! Join Mirra, your mercenary partner, to uncover the mysteries of an abandoned colonizer ship on an unknown planet.
Why similar: Space 30.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #45 Brightest Star
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Koltyrins
Windows
You are returning to Earth on a starship, towards your cherished goal. Enjoy the wonderful life in the world of the future. And stay true to yourself when it comes time to save mankind in a cosmic novel-size adventure through space, time, and other dimensions.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.7%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Space 16.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #46 De-Void
72% 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: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Space 21.1%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 9%
- #47 Orbital Drift
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Uritori Games sp. z o.o.
Windows
Explore drifting wrecks orbiting a dead planet. Master orbital mechanics. Fight zero gravity in space. Gather resources and build modules. Upgrade your ship to travel further. Uncover a civilization’s downfall. Are people on Earth ready to learn its history?
Why similar: Space 25.4%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 19.9%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Mystery 14.8%
- #48 Cradle-18
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Bull Studio
Windows
A sci-fi immersive sim with horror elements set on an abandoned orbital station. Manage life support systems, conserve resources, and survive in an atmosphere of mounting pressure where the environment is fully interactive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Space 27.7%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 5.4%
- #49 ADR1FT
69% matchMixed55% of 1,853 reviews2016
Dev: THREE ONE ZEROPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 93.0 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: Space 39.3%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Indie 8%
- #50 ALONE IN SPACE
69% 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: Space 35.1%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Adventure 20.1%, Puzzle 7.1%, First-Person 6%
- #51 Stranded
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 541 reviews2014
Dev: Peter MoorheadPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Adventure 20.5%, Space 15.6%, Indie 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.7%
- #52 Lightspeed Frontier
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Crowdwork StudiosPub: Riveted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Leave everything behind and try your hand at captaining a ship on the fringes of the universe. Customize your ship, explore vast star systems, invest in corporations, and embark on expeditions discovering fame and fortune within Lightspeed Frontier!
Why similar: Space 41.6%, Sci-fi 30.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #53 Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets
68% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: BeautiFun Games
Windows · Mac
Become the most epic intern of all times (or at least save your own neck), in this frantic puzzle-adventure game infested with aliens ! Created by the studio behind the award-winning game "Nihilumbra".
Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Space 21%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Indie 17.5%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #54 Tantalus
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Team Anomaly
Windows
You are a patrol staff aboard the spaceship 'Tantalus'. Explore a spaceship filled with mystery, uncover anomalies, and report them to the control AI.
Why similar: Space 22.1%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Sci-fi 17%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Mystery 6.9%
- #55 Corpse of Discovery
68% 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: Walking Simulator 40.9%, Adventure 34.3%, Indie 19.3%, Exploration 5.5%
- #56 Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars
68% matchMixed69% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Eel
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sea of Stars is a starship roguelike, a sandbox adventure game of interstellar exploration and combat. Travel from star to star, upgrade your ship with new systems and weapons, build up your flotilla with allies and mercenaries, and take on a variety of alien menaces.
Why similar: Adventure 39.6%, Space 37.9%, Indie 22.5%
- #57 Ghost of the Past
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Last Axiom
Windows
Ghost of the Past — a sci-fi adventure about the price of human curiosity. Track ghostly signals, survive encounters with an unknown enemy, and unravel a mystery the Fleet has chased for decades—while paying an unfathomable price for the answers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Space 17.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Mystery 7%
- #58 Kilroy Was Here
67% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: 4A50 Studios
Windows
You are stuck in an unknown place, completely alone for eternity. Every decision you’ve made, will make, and could have made somehow rattling around your head. The only thing you can understand is a rock, with a gratified picture and some text that reads ‘Kilroy Was Here’!
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.1%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Space 14%, Adventure 13.9%, Open World 11.2%
- #59 Drowning
67% matchMixed56% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: Polygonal WolfPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Walk in the shoes of this teenage boy who learns to live with his inner demon.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Adventure 35.4%, Indie 22.7%
- #60 K2-18b: Legacy
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Void Dev
Windows · Linux
In this walking simulator, you'll immerse yourself in a mysterious and unknown atmosphere accompanied by original, atmospheric music. As you navigate unique labyrinths, you'll uncover a fascinating storyline, explore the world of an exoplanet, and uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Space 21.2%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%