Games Like TARTARUS

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: Space 20.4%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person sci-fi mystery that focuses on environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving aboard an abandoned space station.

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: Adventure 23.6%, Space 19.4%, Indie 17.8%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Thriller 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI, managing systems and solving puzzles to help a survivor navigate a failing space station.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Space 23.4%, Puzzle 20.8%, Sci-fi 19.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game set on a space base that requires logical thinking and technical interaction to progress.

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Typing 24.9% ★, Space 14.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Puzzle 9.1%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like TARTARUS, this game relies heavily on interacting with computer terminals to communicate and solve puzzles in a sci-fi setting.

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 22.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Action 11.8%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic adventure features a lone protagonist on a mission to save humanity, emphasizing space exploration and puzzle mechanics.

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: Space 22.8%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Adventure 14.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven exploration game captures the feeling of being alone on a high-tech space station while uncovering a mystery.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 10.9%, Difficult 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: While different in aesthetic, it shares the intense focus on deduction and puzzle-solving within a confined, mysterious environment.

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: Puzzle 22.1%, First-Person 16%, Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Exploration 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-paced, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on exploration and technical problem-solving in industrial settings.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Space 22.4%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Survival 12.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the claustrophobic, high-stakes atmosphere of surviving on a derelict ship where every system is failing.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.4%, Space 21.7%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant sci-fi puzzle game that uses a unique cloning mechanic to navigate an atmospheric, desolate space station.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Space 25%, Sci-fi 23.8%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10%, Action 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This immersive sim offers a deep, interconnected space station environment filled with environmental puzzles and survival challenges.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Sci-fi 17.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in sci-fi atmosphere that combines first-person exploration with deep philosophical themes and survival elements.

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.4%, Space 16.3%, Adventure 15.3%, Old School 12.5%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror adventure that captures the dread of being trapped on a derelict vessel with limited resources.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Thriller 20.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Sci-fi 14%, Indie 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of experimental horror stories that utilize retro computer terminals and atmospheric tension similar to TARTARUS.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Space 22.2%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Thriller 18.6%, Adventure 15.5%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy sci-fi adventure that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and the isolation of space travel.

Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.

Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Action 32.8%, Indie 24.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title set on a spaceship that emphasizes stealth and resource management in a dangerous environment.

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 33.8%, Adventure 16.4%, Survival 12.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an astronaut struggling to survive and repair a destroyed space station in a first-person perspective.

A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Why similar: Space 16.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: A unique simulation game where you must figure out how to operate a complex machine to survive in a hostile environment.

Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

Why similar: Space 23%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Survival 15.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that traps you on a ship with limited supplies, forcing you to solve puzzles while avoiding threats.

When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?

Why similar: Adventure 16.5%, Space 14.7%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Indie 11.2%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style first-person adventure game set on a sci-fi planet that focuses on logic-based puzzles.

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Why similar: Space 40.5%, Sci-fi 27.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the technical, hands-on aspect of working on spaceships, appealing to those who enjoyed the mechanical tasks in TARTARUS.

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

Why similar: Adventure 19.7%, Difficult 16.3%, Action 15.5%, Indie 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania that captures the feeling of exploring a mysterious, abandoned space station filled with secrets.

Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.

Why similar: Space 26.9%, Sci-fi 15%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 11.5%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy space survival game that focuses on the technical challenges of operating a vessel in deep space.

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: Adventure 25.2%, Puzzle 19%, First-Person 17.2%, Indie 15.1%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that prioritizes puzzle-solving and exploration in a complex, narrative-rich environment.

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: Sci-fi 18.3%, Puzzle 15%, First-Person 14.7%, Old School 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror experience that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and the tension of being trapped in a sci-fi facility.

Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.4%, Survival 23.9%, Old School 18%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival RPG that emphasizes resource management and exploration in a hostile, isolated environment.

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: Adventure 17.4%, Action 16.2%, Indie 13.4%, Space 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that focuses on exploration and movement through alien environments.

There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Adventure 20.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, First-Person 12.6%, Exploration 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that shares the focus on escape-room style puzzles and exploration in a confined space.

"Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.

Why similar: Action 20.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Indie 11.6%, First-Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-adventure that features exploration and combat in a futuristic, industrial setting.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.4%, Space 15%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 9.1%

Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Why similar: Sci-fi 17.6%, Difficult 16.6%, Thriller 13.1%, Adventure 11%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging point-and-click survival game that requires careful resource management and logical decision-making.

Investigate a dark mystery aboard the RMS Titanic before the final night becomes a fight for survival. Explore, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and make impossible choices as history’s most famous ship sinks beneath the Atlantic.

Why similar: Survival 25.7%, Adventure 18.8%, First-Person 16%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Thriller 11.7%

You've woken up in this magnificent cake factory, but soon realize that a crazy chef is after you… Get ready to bake cakes in this stressful First-person Horror game!

Why similar: Difficult 23%, Old School 19.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 10.1%

STOMACH is a first-person survival horror cooking game located in a cruise ship with PS1 inspired graphics to capture that retro horror feeling. Your task is to read a food order, search for food ingredients, and make it back safely to the kitchen to cook your ingredients before time runs out.

Why similar: Adventure 39.6%, First-Person 37.6%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Singleplayer 4%

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Adventure 31.4%, First-Person 27.8%, Indie 20.6%, Atmospheric 20.1%

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Space 15.6%, Thriller 14.5%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%

What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.

Why similar: Indie 91.3%, Space 2.7%, Sci-fi 2%, Adventure 1.2%, Puzzle 1.2%

You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.

Why similar: Space 26.6%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Puzzle 10.8%

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 20.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Survival 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%

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: Survival 23.3%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Space 14.2%, Adventure 13.1%, First-Person 8.8%

As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?

Why similar: Sci-fi 25.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Action 19.4%, First-Person 12.2%

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 21.2%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Adventure 13.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%

Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.

Why similar: Space 19.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Indie 10.6%

Come Cook With Us! Let's learn together how to cook delicious meals for you and your family. Because remember, can't live with an empty belly! Find the right VHS scattered around the house through a random system of placement in order to find the code to escape the house. Good Luck!

Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Action 20.8%, Violent 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 10.9%

Heavy Metal Death Can is a Brutal Survival Horror game set on a Swedish Cold War–era submarine. Trapped beneath the ocean, you must fight against the terrifying Sludge which has turned your crew into Zombies. Look for survivors and uncover the truth behind the madness.

Why similar: Thriller 31.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Action 15.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.3%

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: Adventure 20.2%, Survival 18.3%, Action 15.7%, Indie 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.3%

Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Why similar: Action 37.3%, Adventure 36.6%, Indie 24%, Singleplayer 2.1%

In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?

Why similar: Space 20.4%, Difficult 16.8%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Survival 13.2%, Adventure 10.5%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Thriller 27.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, First-Person 15.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%

Theseus is locked in Minotaur's labyrinth, help him escape!

Why similar: Action 36.8%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 20.1%, Puzzle 15.4%

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.

Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, First-Person 17.2%, Indie 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Puzzle 9.9%

You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.

Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Violent 17.4%, Difficult 15.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 11.1%

A thrilling singleplayer space shooter that blends weird fiction, dark gritty sci-fi, and transhumanism. Fly your spaceship and fight your way through a galaxy where your mind is at risk just as much as your "body": nothing here is human. Not even you.

Why similar: Space 42.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Indie 8.8%

Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.

Why similar: First-Person 29.3%, Puzzle 27.8%, Story Rich 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Exploration 13.2%

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: Thriller 25%, Sci-fi 23.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, First-Person 10.8%

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: Adventure 22.2%, Thriller 18.1%, Indie 14.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, First-Person 12.8%

Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.

Why similar: Space 22.6%, Thriller 18.5%, Sci-fi 18%, First-Person 10.6%, Action 10.2%

A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?

Why similar: Space 33.5%, Sci-fi 25.5%, Action 14.7%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 6%

Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!

Why similar: Space 25.2%, Action 20.7%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 11.3%

Tardy is a quest about fiddling with computers, terminals gadgets and other hi-tech scrap of all sorts. Deal with crazy machines, solve the mystery of the crew disappearance and help Ramto to come back home!

Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Indie 41.1%