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 20.3%, Sci-fi 17%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%

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

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Space 22%, Adventure 18%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Action 11.9%, Indie 11.6%

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

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 23.2%, Space 19.4%, Indie 18.5%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Thriller 7.4%

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.

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: Space 21.2%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Typing 10.3% ★, Atmospheric 9.7%

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.

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 23.3%, Puzzle 20.6%, Sci-fi 19.5%, First-Person 13.6%, Adventure 9.1%

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

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 22.7%, Sci-fi 20%, Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 10.3%, 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 23.1%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Indie 11.2%, Difficult 10.6%

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 21.9%, First-Person 16.1%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 11%

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 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

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 22.1%, Space 21.8%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Indie 8.6%

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 23.7%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Action 8.6%

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 17.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 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 24.6%, Space 21.2%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%

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 20.8%, Adventure 19%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Indie 13.9%

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 22.6%, Thriller 20.5%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Adventure 16.2%, First-Person 10.4%

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 33.2%, Action 32.2%, Indie 25.6%, Atmospheric 7%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title set on a spaceship that emphasizes stealth and resource management in a dangerous 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 21.3%, Survival 18.3%, Sci-fi 16.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Action 11.1%

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 15.9%, Space 14.7%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Indie 11.5%, Puzzle 9.3%

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

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 16.6%, Difficult 15.8%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%

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.

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 15.9%, Survival 12.5%, First-Person 11.2%, Indie 10.3%

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

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 27.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%

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.

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 26.1%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Action 11.3%, Indie 10.2%

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

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

Why similar: Adventure 19.6%, Action 16%, Difficult 15.5%, Indie 15.2%, Sci-fi 9%

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

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 21%, Survival 20.4%, Old School 15.7%, Violent 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival RPG that emphasizes resource management and exploration in a hostile, isolated 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 18.4%, First-Person 14.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, Old School 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.9%

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

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 16.9%, Action 15.7%, Indie 13.9%, Space 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.9%

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

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 24.4%, Puzzle 18.8%, First-Person 17.5%, Indie 15.5%, Exploration 9.3%

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

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 21.9%, Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%

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

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 17.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Indie 11.1%, Adventure 10.7%

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

"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 19.8%, Adventure 19.2%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Indie 12%, First-Person 11%

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 19.2%, Space 15.2%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 9.2%

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 38.4%, First-Person 38.2%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

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 22.7%, Old School 19.4%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 9.9%

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 30.3%, First-Person 28.1%, Indie 21.1%, Atmospheric 20.5%

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 16.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Puzzle 10.6%

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 91.5%, Space 2.6%, Sci-fi 2%, Adventure 1.1%, Puzzle 1.1%

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 20.9%, Adventure 15%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Survival 9.8%, Puzzle 9.2%

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 23.2%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Space 14.2%, Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 8.9%

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 12.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Puzzle 9.5%

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 25.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Action 18.9%, First-Person 12.4%

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 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

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 33.8%, Action 20.4%, Violent 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 11.1%

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 25.3%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, First-Person 10.8%

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 30.5%, First-Person 17.5%, Indie 15.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Puzzle 9.8%

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 20.6%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Difficult 16.6%, Survival 13.3%, Adventure 10.3%

Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!

Why similar: Action 24.2%, Violent 19.8%, Indie 19.4%, Space 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%

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 36.7%, Adventure 36%, Indie 25.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?

Why similar: Adventure 27.6%, Action 26.1%, Indie 21.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%

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

Why similar: Action 36.3%, Adventure 27.2%, Indie 21%, Puzzle 15.5%

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 57.4%, Indie 42.6%

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 33.6%, Sci-fi 25.5%, First-Person 14.8%, Action 14.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%

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 19.7%, Survival 18.3%, Action 15.3%, Indie 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.4%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Space 35.8%, Sci-fi 26.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Adventure 7.9%

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.4%, First-Person 17.9%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Action 11.2%

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 25.4%, Action 20.1%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Indie 17.9%, Adventure 10.9%

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 15.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Indie 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 21.5%, Thriller 18.4%, Indie 15%, Puzzle 13.4%, First-Person 13%

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Sci-fi 35.4%, Adventure 31.5%, Indie 13.1%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

It's bake or die at Cakey's Bakery, where human children are the secret ingredient to strange monsters' delicious pastries. Find the recipe for survival to escape the bakery and it's sweet and scary staff!

Why similar: Puzzle 20%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 19.1%, First-Person 15.9%, Old School 13.5%

A minimal space exploration and survival game. Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast unknown, in search of a new world to call home.

Why similar: Space 37.9%, Action 23.5%, Indie 19.2%, Sci-fi 10%, Exploration 9.5%