- #1 Broken Aperture
97% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
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 19%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, First-Person 16.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Narrative 8.9% ★
- #2 Unmixable Syrup
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: asobinuku
Windows
I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, First-Person 19.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Atmospheric 16%, Exploration 11.9%
- #3 Math Rescue
96% matchVery Positive83% of 81 reviews2014
Dev: Redwood GamesPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%
A bone-chilling crisis has struck the world! Reports are pouring in from all corners of the globe: Missing numbers! Drivers on streets are in dangerous peril because the speed limit signs have gone blank! On Wall Street, stockbrokers are throwing up their hands in despair. The Dow Jones isn't down, and it isn't up - it's gone!
Why similar: Education 65.2%, Adventure 34.8%
- #4 Leaving Lyndow
95% matchVery Positive81% of 1,165 reviews2017
Dev: Eastshade Studios
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Adventure 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, First-Person 17.6%, Atmospheric 14%
- #5 Home is Where One Starts...
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 716 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 24.9%, Adventure 19.8%, First-Person 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #6 Caution Ahead: Part 3
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ionic Relay
Windows
Descend into darkness as John, a search and rescue officer, reaches the final destination of his journey. Explore claustrophobic mines in this horror experience that blends atmospheric exploration with stealth-based survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Adventure 24.7%, First-Person 17.5%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Exploration 10.1%
- #7 Transit
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fable Systems
Windows · Mac
Transit is a dark narrative adventure set in a looping world of midnight trains and traumatised souls. Guided by a sarcastic sock-puppet, you explore repeating routes, fractured memories, and the echoes of a lost sister.
Why similar: Narrative 23.8% ★, Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%
- #8 You Never Listen
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redi GamesPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Hayley finds her apartment empty. The love of her life packed and gone. What starts as a search for an answer soon turns into a personal journey. Was her life as perfect as she remembers it ? With each new clue she finds, the truth becomes more and more unbelievable.
Why similar: Adventure 24.1%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #9 Find the Whales
91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Thought Generation Society
Windows
Find the Whales is a free-to-play educational game for all ages about ocean conservation. Find marine animals and do conservation quests to help protect them & their habitats!
Why similar: Education 68.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #10 my brother lives in a canyon
91% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: Kenneth Dodrill
Windows · Linux
my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.
Why similar: Adventure 25.1%, Walking Simulator 25.1%, First-Person 17.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%
- #11 Wittengrad is no more
90% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Faynogames
Windows
Wittengrad is no more is a surreal, narrative walking sim with horror elements. The city's foggy streets will lead you through the story of a single evening in Barnaba’s life. You will encounter the peculiar inhabitants of Wittengrad, though… does it even matter? After all, Wittengrad is gone.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Adventure 20.7%, Narrative 20.6% ★, First-Person 17.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #12 As Long As You're Here
89% matchVery Positive100% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: Autoscopia Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Narrative 21.1% ★, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, First-Person 14.9%, Adventure 12.8%
- #13 TO:RI
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Farfama
Windows
TO:RI is an atmospheric first-person experience set on an abandoned island. Explore a train station that holds dreams and memories of isolated existence. Journey through an ethereal story about the essence of being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, First-Person 20%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Exploration 14.5%
- #14 Valete vos viatores
88% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: TLR Games
Windows
The ancient Romans erected their tombs and mausoleums along the roads so that travelers could read the inscriptions on their tombstones. The player will be able to learn the techniques used for their realization in the person of a scriptor titulorum.
Why similar: Education 38.1%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Adventure 14.6%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #15 Tacoma
86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,754 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 24.8%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #16 Gone Home
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,283 reviews2013
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.8%, Narrative 18.7% ★, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #17 Inkression
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BROKENCIGS
Windows
Enter the world of Milly, a troubled tattoo artist who sets out to revive her dying neighborhood by collecting remaining stories through her art. Walk the streets of Nortown, witness the comes and goes of its people, and redefine the meaning behind each tattoo in this first person narrative game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, First-Person 19%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Narrative 13.2% ★
- #18 The Shattered Mind of Lucas Hayes
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ilyandily
Windows
A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, First-Person 20.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Exploration 10%
- #19 Terrifying Tales: Watcher’s Point
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Burning Cinder Games
Windows
Harper Jones is missing. In a last-ditch attempt to find him, Sheriff Oaklyn heads out to the forest surrounding the infamous Watcher’s Point to investigate. But she soon finds herself experiencing the unsettling nature of the forest, one snapshot at a time, when she discovers an abandoned camera.
Why similar: Narrative 23.5% ★, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, First-Person 14.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #20 A SECOND BEFORE US
84% 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: Adventure 29.7%, Walking Simulator 25.9%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Mystery 15%, Exploration 13%
- #21 My Dear Emma
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soulven Games
Windows
Exploring beautiful landscapes and local wildlife. Become part of Emma’s story, a young biologist and nature photographer who has decided to start a new life far from the big city. A narrative-driven adventure to relax, feel, and slow down.
Why similar: Education 27.9%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 10.6%
- #22 The Magnificent Trufflepigs
82% matchMixed56% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: ThunkdPub: AMC Games
Windows
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.
Why similar: First-Person 25.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Atmospheric 19%, Mystery 17.5%, Walking Simulator 13.5%
- #23 What Remains of Edith Finch
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Atmospheric 16.7%, First-Person 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13%, Mystery 11.5%
- #24 Marie's Room
79% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Atmospheric 16%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 10.6%
- #25 At the Summit of Mount Rojerya
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Selçuk Çetiner
Windows
Survive a deadly descent from a mountain peak. One wrong step ends it all. Be slow, focused, and patient caution is your only ally in this unforgiving journey. There’s no map, no help just you, your instincts, and the will to make it out alive. One mistake, and it’s all over.
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Walking Simulator 30.5%, Atmospheric 21%, Exploration 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #26 The Wild Eternal
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 173 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 19.2%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.2%
- #27 Lasting Moonlight
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chloe Vaelin
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven first-person experience about someone trying to hold onto the past. After the death of his best friend, he is forced to confront reality, which sends him into a spiral of emotions and regrets.
Why similar: Narrative 20.2% ★, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 13%
- #28 A Night On The Farm
77% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Flame Interactive
Windows
A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Adventure 24.9%, First-Person 19%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #29 The Quiet Things
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Silver Script Games
Windows
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Walking Simulator 17%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #30 Plague of Athens VR
77% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: History Adventures
Windows
Plague of Athens tells the story of Nikos of Athens, a physician during history’s first recorded pandemic, 429 BCE, who struggles to treat the multitude who fall ill during this world-upending ordeal.
Why similar: Education 76.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #31 Limirama
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Limirama
Windows
You are a ghost forever trapped in endless worlds you never even knew existed. An atmospheric experience focused on slow pacing, exploration, and deep environmental immersion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Adventure 25%, First-Person 17.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #32 Firewatch
75% matchVery Positive91% of 97,344 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Atmospheric 17%, First-Person 16.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Mystery 13.1%
- #33 Fragments of Self: Thoughts
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nothing
Windows
My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Adventure 25.3%, First-Person 17.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%
- #34 Turniej Robotów
75% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Wydawnictwo DagielPub: Adventuresity
Windows
Turniej Robotów: naucz się informatyki poprzez przygodę! Studiuj na wirtualnym uniwersytecie, zacznij programować, rozwiązuj realne zadania informatyczne, pracuj z odpowiednikami rzeczywistych programów i systemów, pomóż bohaterom przeprowadzić śledztwo w Akademii...
Why similar: Education 43.4%, Adventure 39.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #35 Strange Midnight
74% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Red Forest Games
Windows
The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 28.1%, First-Person 18.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #36 Nephise Begins
74% matchMixed62% of 1,397 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 24%, First-Person 16%, Adventure 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%
- #37 The Last Pillar: Hajj
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crescent Dial Games
Windows
Explore Makkah like never before. In The Last Pillar, you work behind the scenes in Makkah serving those who have come for Hajj. Over time you are drawn closer to your own dream of completing Hajj, and eventually walk the pilgrimage yourself.
Why similar: Education 41.3%, Adventure 21.9%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 6.6%
- #38 Nephise
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 577 reviews2017
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, First-Person 16%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #39 Aura Adventure
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: initori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aura is a luminescent creature that lives in the digital world of Maia, where everything is possible thanks to programming. One day, mysterious anomalies begin to fragment the digital universe, and Aura will need your help to restore their world.
Why similar: Education 62.7%, Adventure 33.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #40 Kongming's Fiendish Maze
73% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Ian JonesPub: Demiurge Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
When you enter Kongming’s fiendish maze you have 15 minutes to escape. Pick up a weapon to kill enemies. Find the health crate to restore your health. Use the mini map to guide you. Follow the clues to freedom. It’s just you against the maze. Good luck!
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, First-Person 18.9%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Exploration 13.7%
- #41 Learning Life - Mysteeri 24/7
72% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Clever Simulation Entertainment
Windows
Mysteeri 24/7 is an immersive escape game for vocational rehabilitation and youth work. The game is a single-player game with linear gameplay. The game is well suited for all professionals who work with young people, for example in vocational rehabilitation, vocational education and youth work.
Why similar: Education 49.8%, Adventure 28.7%, First-Person 19.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #42 Self Reliance 自我性赖
71% matchVery Positive87% of 700 reviews2019
Dev: Eroducate
Windows · Mac
Self-Reliance is a live-action interactive adventure game. As the player follows the steps of the protagonist, live-action provides a vicarious thrill. The players are also able to learn accurate sexual knowledge, establishing correct attitudes and values.
Why similar: Education 79%, Adventure 21%
- #43 Library Game
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Sophie FischerPub: The Spoon Solutions
Windows
Enter a world where books spring to life. A beautiful Journey about forgiveness and Books awaits you.
Why similar: Education 24.5%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, First-Person 16%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Adventure 12.6%
- #44 INFRA
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 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 23.3%, First-Person 19.2%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 12.4%
- #45 Brukel
70% matchVery Positive89% of 238 reviews2019
Dev: Bob De SchutterPub: Lifelong Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person exploration game based on the actual memories of a 92-year-old grandmother, told to players in her own voice. Take pictures of what remains of her abandoned childhood home to uncover the dark, traumatic events that she had to fight through as a teenage girl.
Why similar: Education 26.5%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #46 Spores of Fortune
68% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Anna-Lena JacobsPub: Hochschule Darmstadt
Windows
Learn about REAL mushrooms and how to identify them, in this cozy mushroom picking Sim! Also manage your shop and sell them to the local folk.
Why similar: Education 47.7%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, First-Person 12.4%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #47 GhostlyRyokan
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Adventure 31.9%, First-Person 21%, Exploration 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #48 The Pirate Queen with Lucy Liu
69% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Singer Studios
Windows
The Pirate Queen is an Emmy-nominated narrative adventure starring Lucy Liu. Climb aboard a 19th century Chinese pirate ship, explore moonlit cabins, unearth treasure and embark on a journey to become the most powerful pirate of all time. Do you have what it takes to be crowned The Pirate Queen?
Why similar: Narrative 23.9% ★, Education 21.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Adventure 9.3%
- #49 The Fall of Lazarus
70% matchMixed64% of 121 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: Female Protagonist 18.6%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 12.9%
- #50 Beyond Tokyo
70% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: The Soap CollectivePub: All Nippon Airways
Windows
Beyond Tokyo is a VR adventure around Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan. Get a taste of the unique culture of Japan by freely exploring a stylized Shibuya and experience different places - both popular and off the beaten path - via 360 videos, photos, narration, and storytelling.
Why similar: Education 90.3%, Adventure 9.7%
- #51 project_Structure_01
66% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Vesa Härkönen
Windows
project_Structure_01 is first-person exploration game focusing on atmosphere and exploration of surreal liminal spaces that feature brutalist architecture.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, First-Person 21.1%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 10.7%
- #52 Ether One
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Adventure 25.3%, First-Person 24.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #53 Zangyou
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flicker Point Studio
Windows
The workday is over. The building disagrees. Trapped on the 32nd floor of a Tokyo office tower, you must escape a hostile AI that seals exits, shifts corridors, and hunts you through the building.
Why similar: First-Person 23.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Exploration 13.9%
- #54 The Old City: Leviathan
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 744 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Adventure 18.8%, First-Person 16.9%, Exploration 12.3%
- #55 Perception
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 627 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Adventure 20.8%, Atmospheric 14.1%, First-Person 13.9%
- #56 Bruja
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Creepy Club Studios
Windows
Explore, investigate and unravel the secrets buried in time. As psychic Amber Lopez, navigate haunted grounds, decipher ancient runes, and piece together the puzzle of a decades-old murder, each discovery closing in on a truth she’s not ready to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, First-Person 18.4%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Mystery 13.2%
- #57 Possession
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Taleon
Windows
The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Adventure 25%, First-Person 18.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 9.4%
- #58 Recurring Dream
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Grow Now!
Windows
Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.
Why similar: Adventure 26.4%, Walking Simulator 26.1%, First-Person 15.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Exploration 10.5%