- #1 Ether One
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 450 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 20.3%, VR 18.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 11.6%
- #2 Blind
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 149 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Navigate an unfamiliar world in virtual reality using echolocation, where sounds become images. Trapped in a mansion by the devious Warden, make your way through its many rooms, riddled with puzzles and dangers, moving ever closer to the truth—and your only chance to escape.
Why similar: VR 46.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Indie 8.6%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #3 Obduction
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,984 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: VR 28%, Adventure 16.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #4 The Station
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,122 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Adventure 19.5%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, Indie 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #5 Myst
94% matchVery Positive89% of 2,193 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: VR 30.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #6 Through The Fragmentation
94% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 18.3%, Adventure 17.1%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 13.4%
- #7 FORM
93% matchVery Positive91% of 982 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
Why similar: VR 38.8%, Realistic 9%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Mystery 7.8%
- #8 The Signifier Director's Cut
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #9 The Fall of Lazarus
92% matchMixed64% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Sci-fi 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #10 Observation
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,189 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Adventure 30.4%, Indie 20.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #11 Quern - Undying Thoughts
90% matchVery Positive91% of 4,065 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Mystery 17.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%
- #12 Red Matter 2
89% matchVery Positive92% of 702 reviews2022
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Enter an extraordinarily convincing sci-fi world in this story-driven VR puzzle adventure. Explore off-world facilities, operate tactile tools, solve environmental puzzles, and unravel a reality-bending Cold War mystery.
Why similar: VR 42.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 10%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Puzzle 8%
- #13 Between
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Artesign
Windows
An Interactive first-person puzzle game. Help Elures navigate through the labyrinth of dreams and uncover the secret of extraneous memories.
Why similar: Adventure 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Sci-fi 9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #14 PROZE: Enlightenment
88% matchMixed69% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.
Why similar: VR 44.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 8.4%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #15 Tacoma
86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,801 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: Sci-fi 15.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #16 Last Labyrinth
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: AMATA Games
Windows
SAW meets ICO in this haunting and intimate VR title. Players must work together with a mysterious girl who speaks a foreign language to escape a mansion full of hidden dangers.
Why similar: VR 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 10%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #17 Riven
84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,860 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: VR 26.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #18 The Turing Test
85% matchVery Positive88% of 8,031 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Puzzle 18.8%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Adventure 11.1%
- #19 De-Void
86% matchMixed63% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.
Why similar: Adventure 21.7%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Indie 13%
- #20 Memorrha
84% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 11.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #21 The Last Worker
83% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: OiffyPub: Wired Productions
Windows
The Last Worker is an immersive narrative adventure centered around a lone worker’s last stand in an increasingly automated world. Kurt works for the world’s largest retailer and is forced to choose between capitalism or activism.
Why similar: VR 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #22 Red Matter
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,183 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Enter an abandoned Cold War base on a moon of Saturn in this atmospheric VR puzzle adventure. Scan evidence, translate Volgravian messages, manipulate strange machinery, and uncover a sci-fi mystery that grows more surreal with every discovery.
Why similar: VR 37.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #23 Year Unknown
80% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Julian Heuser
Windows · Linux
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #24 Fantastic Contraption
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Northway Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.
Why similar: VR 56.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 9.2%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #25 XING: The Land Beyond
81% matchVery Positive90% of 325 reviews2017
Dev: White Lotus Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You died. Welcome to XING: The Land Beyond, an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure for desktops and virtual reality. Enjoy your peaceful escape from the chaotic world of the living, and travel the lands of the dead.
Why similar: VR 56.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 9.1%, Puzzle 7%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #26 The Stanley Parable
78% matchVery Positive92% of 45,766 reviews2013
Dev: Galactic Cafe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.1%, First-Person 18.9%, Indie 14.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 11.4%
- #27 Empathy: Path of Whispers
81% matchMixed60% of 220 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Indie 13.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #28 The Invincible
76% matchVery Positive88% of 13,189 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12%
- #29 Nephise: Ascension
79% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2018
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Nephise returns, in her deadliest and most expansive adventure yet! Will she escape from Dragons Valley? Find out in this highly immersive first-person “walking simulator” with extensive exploration, as well as light puzzle and platforming elements.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 15.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #30 The Cabin Factory
74% matchVery Positive91% of 3,776 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Adventure 23.3%, Realistic 21.8%, Atmospheric 21.1%, First-Person 20.7%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
- #31 Trauma
79% matchMixed69% of 690 reviews2011
Dev: Krystian Majewski
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%
An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.
Why similar: Adventure 33.8%, Indie 23.4%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, First-Person 7.8%
- #32 ELEA
78% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Kyodai LtdPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 21.5%, Indie 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Story Rich 10%
- #33 Project Threshold
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Murushii Studios
Windows
You are a participant in Project Threshold, an experiment designed to force people to confront their deepest fears. Pass through sets of blue and red doors, survive what waits beyond them, and reach the end, if escape is even possible.
Why similar: Adventure 33.8%, First-Person 16.1%, Sci-fi 13%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #34 Annie Amber
77% matchMixed62% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
[VR Only] Annie Amber is a VR Puzzle Game that leads you on an intense and dreamy journey through the life of a person condensed in a surreal and poetic experience. Annie Amber makes you explore this strange and beautiful scenery that is life itself through her memories.
Why similar: VR 64.2%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 14.1%
- #35 The Berlin Apartment
71% matchVery Positive92% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 15.7%, First-Person 13.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #36 Journey For Elysium
75% matchVery Positive83% of 102 reviews2019
Dev: MantisPub: Cronos Interactive
Windows
Journey for Elysium is a story-driven VR game that will immerse you in a fictional setting inspired by Ancient Mythology. Use your wit & skills to overcome a series of increasingly elaborate challenges to reach Elysium and obtain redemption.
Why similar: VR 34.1%, Adventure 26.2%, Indie 16.7%, Story Rich 4.9%, First-Person 4.8%
- #37 BLACKSHARD
70% matchVery Positive92% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16%, Mystery 15%, Realistic 13.4%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Adventure 10.7%
- #38 INDIKA
70% matchVery Positive89% of 9,251 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Story Rich 17.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Exploration 13.1%
- #39 ALICE VR
77% matchMostly Negative37% of 357 reviews2016
Dev: Carbon StudioPub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alice VR is a single player story-driven exploration game with puzzles designed to be a unique VR experience. Set on a mysterious planet and inspired by Alice in Wonderland, it's a thrilling, immersive adventure with beautiful graphics and an atmospheric electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: VR 53%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 11.4%, Mystery 9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #40 Hollow Steps
75% matchMixed63% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
You are a customer of a virtual world company Dartom Inc. You are one of the many people who wants to test themselves in one of the many worlds created by the company. On your test, a ghost in the system will change your experience.
Why similar: Adventure 23.5%, Indie 15.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, First-Person 8.7%
- #41 it's always monday
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 91.6%, Drama 1.7%, Indie 1.5%, Interactive Fiction 1.4%, Mystery 0.9%
- #42 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,911 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
Why similar: Adventure 25.9%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 13.2%
- #43 Last Stop
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 369 reviews2021
Dev: Variable StatePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Adventure 23.6%, Indie 13.6%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Drama 10.7%
- #44 STARDROP
72% matchVery Positive87% of 277 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Adventure 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 12%
- #45 P·O·L·L·E·N
73% matchMixed65% of 206 reviews2016
Dev: Mindfield Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.
Why similar: VR 22.1%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Adventure 17%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 12.6%
- #46 Soul Axiom Rebooted
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
The new enhanced edition of Soul Axiom - a first-person story-driven adventure puzzle game, set in the beautiful, haunting cyber-world of Elysia. Collect unique hand powers, discover multiple endings and choose your own destiny as you unravel the mystery of your digital afterlife.
Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, VR 24%, Indie 21.4%, Mystery 6.3%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #47 INFRA
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,717 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 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: Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 12.9%
- #48 Tribute
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Titanzzz
Windows
A narrative-driven exploration game where your choices shape the outcome as you traverse an ancient temple and confront the fate of an Old God's eternal slumber.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.7%, First-Person 18.4%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Exploration 15.1%, Realistic 12.7%
- #49 The Rig: A Starmap to Murder
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Sunset Division
Windows
THE RIG is an immersive, story-driven, space-noir ADVENTURE GAME developed exclusively for VR. Explore a fully-interactive light freighter as you attempt to land, find your brother, and uncover a tightly-woven mystery of murder and broken romance.
Why similar: VR 48.3%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 16.8%, Mystery 8.4%
- #50 Down the Rabbit Hole
69% matchVery Positive94% of 458 reviews2020
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Down the Rabbit Hole is a VR adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: VR 39.4%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 13.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Puzzle 12%
- #51 Dimhaven - The Lost Source
65% matchVery Positive88% of 941 reviews2026
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
Why similar: Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #52 Journey to Foundation
69% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
Windows
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: VR 39.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #53 Not For Broadcast VR
70% matchMixed40% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.
Why similar: VR 53.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%
- #54 Case #1472
67% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Realistic 13.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 10%
- #55 The Shattering
67% matchVery Positive86% of 332 reviews2020
Dev: Super Sexy SoftwarePub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Adventure 44.8%, Indie 28.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #56 Lake Ridden
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 292 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Adventure 29.4%, Indie 18%, Puzzle 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Mystery 12.4%
- #57 Care
64% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Mystery 18.2%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #58 Dyscourse
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 444 reviews2015
Dev: Owlchemy Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.
Why similar: Adventure 49.5%, Indie 30%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #59 Vessels
66% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Mystery 17.8%, Adventure 13%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%