Games Like Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon

Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.

Why similar: Exploration 41.8%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Indie 14.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Action 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a spider in this physics-based adventure that perfectly captures the joy of swinging and web-building.

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Beautiful 9.9% ★, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, small-scale perspective as you navigate a world that feels vast and mysterious after your transformation.

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Mystery 28.3%, Exploration 24.5%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers deep, non-linear exploration and environmental puzzles that feel rewarding to uncover in a mysterious, interconnected world.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.6%, Adventure 21.2%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Beautiful 12.8% ★, Puzzle 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a small, yarn-based creature navigating a large, atmospheric world using physics-based mechanics similar to web-swinging.

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Puzzle 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features brilliant, non-linear puzzle design and an atmospheric world that rewards careful observation and exploration.

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Why similar: Exploration 26.4%, Atmospheric 25.5%, Adventure 25%, Puzzle 13.5%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: You explore a massive, human-sized house from the perspective of a tiny character, utilizing unique creatures to solve puzzles.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.4%, Atmospheric 23.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game excels at creating an atmospheric, unsettling environment where you feel small and vulnerable while exploring a large, mysterious mansion.

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.4%, Puzzle 24.6%, Indie 23.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique light-and-shadow mechanic to create atmospheric puzzles that feel both mysterious and rewarding.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Atmospheric 31.7%, Exploration 31%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 13.6%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a small creature in a complex ecosystem, emphasizing survival and exploration within a beautifully realized, dangerous world.

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Puzzle 26.3%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Action 12.9%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: Building on the first game, this entry refines the physics-based platforming and environmental puzzle-solving in a beautiful, natural setting.

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Indie 12.6%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric platformer uses color-based mechanics to solve puzzles while you traverse a haunting, changing landscape.

Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

Why similar: Exploration 78.1%, Indie 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game focuses on a party of insects, capturing the charm and scale of a world seen from a bug's perspective.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.1%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Puzzle 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric exploration and environmental storytelling in a beautiful, mysterious, and isolated setting.

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Why similar: Adventure 47.9%, Exploration 38.7%, Action 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: This survival game places you in the role of a shrunken human navigating a backyard, where insects and everyday objects become massive obstacles.

Ruthless bird versus bird action. Wild animals and the artefacts of a mysterious ancient culture. A game full of challenge and discovery – unlike anything you've played before.

Why similar: Adventure 33%, Indie 19.3%, Exploration 17.3%, Action 12.1%, Beautiful 10.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes nature-focused exploration and flight mechanics in a beautiful, hand-drawn environment.

Future Unfolding is an action adventure that is all about exploration. Your goal is to unfold the mysteries and solve the puzzles hidden in the beautiful landscapes around you.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 15%, Indie 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, exploration-heavy game that encourages you to discover the secrets of a mysterious, procedural wilderness.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Exploration 34.1%, Atmospheric 24.1%, Adventure 21.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Casual 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, nature-focused puzzle game that emphasizes the small-scale beauty of a forest ecosystem.

Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.2%, Mystery 20.4%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that relies on atmosphere and environmental clues to piece together a quiet, lingering mystery.

Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave.

Why similar: Atmospheric 23.1%, Action 20%, Adventure 20%, Puzzle 14.9%, Beautiful 14.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric exploration and communicating with the creatures of a mysterious, interconnected forest.

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Indie 10.5%, Puzzle 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, mythology-inspired game that uses side-scrolling exploration to reveal a deep, cultural mystery.

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: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Mystery 21.5%, Exploration 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on detailed environmental exploration and puzzle-solving in a decaying, industrial setting.

Explore a woollen world where stuffed animals once lived in peace. Search for hidden secrets and customize your character with different animal shapes to solve puzzles. An epic adventure with two very unlikely heroes and a story narrated in rhyme.

Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Indie 12.8%, Exploration 12%

Why You'll Like It: You explore a world of fabric and textiles, solving puzzles and customizing your creature to overcome environmental challenges.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Exploration 47.5%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Indie 8.3%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep sense of mystery and discovery, rewarding players for exploring its world and deciphering its environmental puzzles.

Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Adventure 17.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Indie 9.9%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that emphasizes movement and exploration within a strange, atmospheric, and alien environment.

Guide a flock of birds on a playful journey across the sky.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40%, Adventure 37%, Indie 20.8%, Casual 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, nature-focused experience that emphasizes fluid movement and the beauty of a flock in flight.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.5%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features intricate, point-and-click puzzle-solving within a unique, atmospheric, and highly detailed world.

Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Mystery 19.2%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines atmospheric exploration with a ghost-story mystery, focusing on uncovering the secrets of an old estate.

Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.

Why similar: Exploration 35.2%, Adventure 28.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Indie 14.4%, Casual 6.7%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.1%, Exploration 12%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 7%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 66.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 4.6%, Indie 2.3%

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.2%, Exploration 22.7%, Adventure 20%, Indie 13.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A massive, atmospheric world that prioritizes non-linear exploration and a sense of wonder over traditional combat.

In this papercraft roguelite, explore a mysterious mansion floor by floor. Solve puzzles, battle enemies and complete quests as you unlock new abilities to aid you on each run as you solve the mystery behind the Paper Cut Mansion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 16%, Mystery 14%, Exploration 8%

Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

Why similar: Exploration 31.3%, Adventure 27.2%, Atmospheric 25.7%, Indie 10.1%, Casual 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game places you in the role of a mother badger, focusing on the survival and protection of your young in a harsh, natural world.

The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.3%, Adventure 23.9%, Indie 13.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Action 7.7%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 61.8%, Atmospheric 16%, Adventure 10.3%, Beautiful 4.2% ★, Action 3%

Leap, swing, and spin webs in a casual 3D adventure! Play as Spider Fox, rescue bizarre animals from a mad scientist, and uncover colorful worlds packed with secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 84.3%, Casual 15.7%

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.2%, Beautiful 24% ★, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Exploration 7.4%

Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Beautiful 14.6% ★, Exploration 10.4%, Indie 9.5%

Help the spider Riaaf get his fill!

Why similar: Adventure 50.1%, Indie 35%, Casual 14.9%

A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 62.9%, Indie 23.6%, Puzzle 13.5%

Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Indie 11.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.

Why similar: Mystery 38.2%, Exploration 23.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.9%, Adventure 20.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Indie 12.3%, Action 10%

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: Great Soundtrack 33.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Beautiful 10.4% ★, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 8.5%

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.7%, Mystery 19.4%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Mystery 29.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Exploration 16.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 9.9%

Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

Why similar: Adventure 42%, Indie 27.4%, Exploration 17.9%, Puzzle 12.6%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.4%, Beautiful 14.8% ★, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 7.9%

Embark on a perilous journey through the haunting depths of the forest in Jorogumo, a gripping stealth and puzzle game. When your brother vanishes in the eerie woods, you must summon your courage and venture into the heart of darkness to unravel the enigma surrounding the ancient legend of Jorogumo.

Why similar: Atmospheric 40.6%, Adventure 38.9%, Indie 15.5%, Puzzle 4.9%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.5%, Adventure 19%, Indie 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure. Through stealth and cunning you’ll be able to explore the secrets of Dwindling Heights Keep and navigate its dangers.

Why similar: Adventure 34.6%, Atmospheric 26.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Indie 9.5%, Exploration 5.7%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Mystery 43.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame is a puzzle platformer. You play as the Karmakeeper and it's your task to restore the balance in various mysterious worlds. Through an adaptive music system and sung narrative you will experience a truly unique rock opera.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 62.4%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 13.7%

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Mystery 43.8%, Exploration 25.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Puzzle 10.1%, Adventure 8.1%

Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another

Why similar: Adventure 27%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Indie 15%, Action 12.8%, Casual 7.1%

‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

Why similar: Mystery 31.5%, Adventure 26%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Indie 13.3%, Action 9.9%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Indie 13.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 13.2%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 57.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 7.1%, Exploration 7%