- #1 Summerland
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,768 reviews2020
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 7.8%, Cinematic 7.2%
- #2 Open Roads
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 362 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Cinematic 8.8%, Investigation 8.4%, First-Person 7.1%
- #3 A Play Game
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TRHART
Windows
An immersive storytelling experience that gives you the freedom to roam and explore a large and mysterious building at your own pace while an interwoven narrative plays out around you. Rewind time and watch each story from every angle.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Emotional 8.6%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 7%
- #4 Condo
95% matchVery Positive97% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: FlubbedMachina
Windows · Mac
Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Emotional 10.2%, First-Person 8.9%
- #5 <FAIL.safe>
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Talk is cheap. Trust is earned. You are stuck on The Destin, a forsaken starship on the brink of oblivion that is controlled by Novah, a sentient AI who holds the key to your survival. Befriend, manipulate, deceive, and persuade your way to freedom in this sci-fi narrative adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Emotional 10.5%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 7.5%
- #6 MOBIUS
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jack K.
Windows
MOBIUS is a true-story walking simulator narrative about the process of development hell, trauma, and emotional growth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Emotional 12.4%, First-Person 8.8%
- #7 The Haunting of Joni Evers
93% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Mystery 7.7%
- #8 Dark Alley
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CheesecakeGamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
A British detective has vanished in Kyoto. Step into Detective Bennett's shoes and uncover a mystery that reaches far beyond the Yakuza.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Exploration 12.4%, Detective 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #9 MYRNEscapes
91% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Metamo IndustriesPub: MYRNE
Windows
A single player exploration game, with audio-reactive elements set to the music of MYRNE's Circles EP
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Exploration 16.8%, Adventure 8.8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #10 Possession
90% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Taleon
Windows
The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Emotional 11.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 10%
- #11 7th Chance
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Drewid GamesPub: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Exploration 13.6%, Emotional 8.1%, First-Person 7.6%
- #12 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
89% matchVery Positive89% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: Sarepta StudioPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Emotional 12.4%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
- #13 The Night Archive - Sable's
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Warm Milk Games
Windows
One night alone at the campground he loved as a kid. Closed for years, chained at the gate, rotting. A friend arrives at sunrise. Episode 2 of The Night Archive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 8.7%, 3D 8.7%
- #14 Of Dead Earth
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Swinburne VE - ICTPub: Swinburne University of Technology
Windows
Of Dead Earth is a third-person survival horror game set in Australian Outback.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Exploration 12.5%, Emotional 9.6%, 3D 6.6%
- #15 Fragments of Self: Thoughts
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nothing
Windows
My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Exploration 14.8%, Emotional 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%
- #16 Unmixable Syrup
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: asobinukuPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.3%, Exploration 18.6%, First-Person 12.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #17 Once Alive
85% matchVery Positive84% of 497 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Emotional 8.7%, Cinematic 8%
- #18 SCREAM you LOSE
84% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Burg Game StudioPub: burg
Windows
If you get startled, you go back to Number 0. A Japanese-style horror anomaly-spotting game that uses your microphone to detect your reactions. Eerie shrines, schools, and cult-like locations await, filled with all kinds of horror and anomalies.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Cinematic 8.2%, First-Person 8%
- #19 I hope she's ok
86% matchPositive83% of 48 reviews2020
Dev: Inka Kamula
Windows
“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Mystery 8.4%
- #20 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,580 reviews2017
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Mystery 5.6%
- #21 Barnacle
82% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: LuN
Windows
Investigate an abandoned server frozen in time. Explore liminal, blocky spaces, uncover strange anomalies, and piece together what went wrong. The deeper you go, the more the world shifts, watching and reacting to your presence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Emotional 6.8%
- #22 Recurring Dream
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Grow Now!
Windows
Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Emotional 10.9%, Adventure 10.7%, First-Person 8.6%
- #23 Dear Diary
81% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: NightinGames
Windows
Dear Diary is a short atmospheric first-person exploration game about the memories of a girl. Explore a small room and uncover five hidden objects while the story slowly unfolds.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Exploration 15.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Cinematic 8.3%
- #24 The House On Holland Hill
82% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Hedgefield
Windows
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Emotional 9.8%, First-Person 8.7%
- #25 I Have Been Here Before?
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Vodka
Windows
A psychological exploration through a liminal dreamscape: no guides, no paths, just you and small environmental mysteries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Walking Simulator 27.2%, Exploration 17.3%, First-Person 7.9%, 3D 6.7%
- #26 Gion Corridor
79% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Burg Game StudioPub: burg
Windows
Set against the backdrop of a Japanese-style townscape reminiscent of Gion, this exploration-based horror game involves searching for “anomalies” and offering prayers. A work dedicated to those who feel bored with their daily lives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Cinematic 7.4%
- #27 Point Zero: Victoria
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Detective 9.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #28 Historiker
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PlatformOne
Windows · Mac
You have inherited a train station from a family that never mentioned it. Walk its platforms into Berlin, Paris, New York and Hong Kong across the last century, and learn how a single clue found in one decade rewrites the meaning of another.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Walking Simulator 26.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Cinematic 8%
- #29 The Night Archive - No Service
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Warm Milk Games
Windows
The Night Archive is an episodic first-person horror series where each episode tells a story pulled from the darkest corners of true crime. These are the stories of those who lived to tell about it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Walking Simulator 26.8%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 9.4%, 3D 6.9%
- #30 The Hobo Complex
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Interactive Games
Windows
The Hobo Complex is a first-person psychological horror game delving into drug addiction, homelessness and the reasons that might have caused it. Traverse varied, eerie settings while uncovering the truth behind where your girlfriend went after leaving you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Walking Simulator 25.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Emotional 9.8%, First-Person 8.4%
- #31 Xiwang Ave N 3rd Section
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TRS Studio
Windows
A story-driven exploration game. The protagonist takes a break from work to deliver packages for a distant relative in his home city at his mother’s request. Through the eyes of the protagonist, explore the city’s transformation and the lives of its people, uncovering hidden secrets and past stories
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, First-Person 9.3%
- #32 Library Game
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Sophie FischerPub: The Spoon Solutions
Windows
Enter a world where books spring to life. A beautiful Journey about forgiveness and Books awaits you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Emotional 12.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #33 The Sophisticated Art of Friendship: Tales of a Lost Friend
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Givit Game Studios (Pty) Ltd
Windows
The Sophisticated Art of Friendship: Tales of a Lost Friend Series is a narrtive video game for PC, Mac and Linux. It last about an hour and a half and it is not a traditional video game. We break the fourth wall to bring you this extraordinary story to life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Emotional 13.1%, Cinematic 11.7%, First-Person 10.2%
- #34 Wolfstone Pine
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rolk Designs
Windows
Explore the abandoned trails and forgotten cabins of Wolfstone Pine by day and survive the night by staying in doors. Search for supplies, uncover the park's buried history and stay hidden until sunrise as you plan your escape from the strange national park.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Walking Simulator 19%, Exploration 13%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 8%
- #35 The Walks We Used To Take
73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: JunebugPub: Junebug Games
Windows · Mac
Hey Dad, this might be a bit strange, but I’ve made a game for you. It’s about you and me, and the walks we used to take. Could you let me know what you think once you’ve finished it? - Junebug
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Mystery 4.7%
- #36 The Ice is Watching
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oguz Abdullah CelikPub: Casayona Studio
Windows
One last GPS pin. One final hope. Following a GPS pin to the cabin, she thought she was coming for a rescue. She didn't know she was stepping into a frozen trap. Stranded and hunted by 'The Ice', you must keep the fire alive to survive the night. Uncover the chilling truth before you become his art
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Walking Simulator 27.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 8.6%, 3D 5.6%
- #37 Brinkmanship
74% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Jimi StinePub: USC Games
Windows
Brinkmanship is a first person sci-fi mystery about greed, manipulation, and trust. As a spaceborne colonist 20 years into your voyage you’ve just discovered that your ship has secretly altered its heading. Your parents give you a gun. The ship goes into lockdown. What do you do? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Walking Simulator 29.3%, Detective 10.4%, First-Person 9.7%, 3D 7.3%
- #38 Overblooming
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Bruno Vale Barbosa Eiterer
Windows
A failed experiment has unleashed the Overblooming, threatening to consume the world. Explore abandoned ruins overtaken by nature, uncover the fate of those who lived here, and push forward to stop the spreading disaster.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 10%, First-Person 5.9%
- #39 Echoes From Ciudadela
72% matchNo user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Kronos Interactive
Windows
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Emotional 9.8%, Adventure 9.6%
- #40 A Doctor's Term
72% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Council of Pure Sanity
Windows · Linux
A Doctor's Term is a first person, narrative experience with pivotal choices set in an ominous sci-fi government facility: The Ministry of Health — Enter a story of treating menacing medical cases where daily work often defies expectations...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Cinematic 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%
- #41 Whispers of Elysium
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omnitale
Windows
A former friend needs you to rescue him from an abandoned research station on Mars. Explore the station, engage in interactive dialogues and solve mysteries. What will await you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Exploration 9%, Mystery 7.8%, Emotional 7.4%
- #42 Dream:scape Remastered
71% match5 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Speedbump Studio
Windows
Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Adventure 6%
- #43 The Magnificent Trufflepigs
73% matchMixed56% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: ThunkdPub: AMC Games
Windows
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, First-Person 15.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #44 What Remains
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Lapinski
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Emotional 10.6%, Mystery 6.9%, Exploration 6.7%
- #45 You Never Listen
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redi GamesPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Hayley finds her apartment empty. The love of her life packed and gone. What starts as a search for an answer soon turns into a personal journey. Was her life as perfect as she remembers it ? With each new clue she finds, the truth becomes more and more unbelievable.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9%
- #46 House Party 8
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
A short first-person anomaly horror game set inside a looping house party. Observe carefully, trust your memory, and escape only when everything feels normal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10.5%, 3D 8%
- #47 Dream Voyage
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Fire Cat
Windows · Linux
Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Exploration 17.6%, First-Person 10.6%, 3D 8.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #48 Insanias
71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Federico Serafini
Windows
Insanias is a psychological horror game where you will have to explore what happened to find a hidden truth. To do this, you will have to be able to control your sanity to avoid falling into the madness that lurks in every corner. Are you ready to face your fears and discover the truth?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Exploration 11.6%, Emotional 10.3%, First-Person 8%
- #49 There Is Nothing There
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Night Pigeon
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven psychological horror set in a confined apartment. Explore, interact with everyday objects, and notice increasingly unsettling changes around you. Your small, everyday choices will shape your future and define your ending. A debut title created by a solo developer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 7.3%
- #50 Apple Crumble
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s your grandma’s 84th birthday party and nobody is trying to murder her. Stop suspecting your family members, and don’t worry about the strange man in your bedroom. A new creepy-cozy mystery thriller from the creators of Duck Detective.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 11%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #51 In Waiting
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CynicalMonkeys
Windows
In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Emotional 7.8%
- #52 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
66% matchVery Positive92% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Mystery 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 7.8%
- #53 67 Minutes in Heaven
66% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: One Flow ManPub: Treestyle Studios
Windows
Your neighbor invites you on a double date, setting you up with the new girl from out of town. After sneaking into an abandoned house, your neighbor suggests everyone play a game, 67 Minutes in Heaven.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 7.5%
- #54 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EMOTION THEORY
Windows · Mac
Beauty and the Beast is a narrative mystery adventure game. Explore, uncover, and unravel the mystery behind the Beast and his residence in this heartwarming take on the classic story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Detective 8.8%, Emotional 7.5%
- #55 The First Friend
70% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Westwater
Windows · Mac · Linux
A majestic, first person exploration game that delves you into the personal story of you and Zack as you traverse beautiful terrains and discover the forgotten truth that is buried away deep inside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Exploration 15.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Adventure 6.6%
- #56 REWOUND
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Auryn Yang
Windows
Rewound is a first-person VR narrative exploration game where players experience the world through the eyes of a black cat, using object interaction and time-rewinding mechanics to explore the fading memories of a novelist living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Emotional 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
- #57 Echoes of Mora
65% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Selkies Interactive
Windows
A boy went missing. A village drowned. And somehow, you can reach into the past. Dive into the sunken ruins of Mora's village, unlock portals to the days before the flood, and share what you find with Mora across time. What you uncover could change her fate, and that of everyone she loves.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Mystery 9.5%
- #58 The Archivist
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DalosaDev
Windows
A psychological horror experience set in the Backrooms. Explore a failed government facility, hack corrupted systems, and descend into a story where memory and reality collapse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Walking Simulator 29.6%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 9.5%, 3D 7.3%
- #59 Tapes of Entities
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: MaxdevPub: Maxdev creations
Windows
Tapes of Entities is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Walking Simulator 27%, Exploration 16.5%, First-Person 8.2%, Story Rich 5.4%