Games Like THE LONGING

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy yet dark and mysterious puzzle-solving experience that rewards patience and careful observation.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.6%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a surreal, atmospheric, and highly narrative-driven experience that mirrors the dreamlike quality of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Story Rich 17%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Puzzle 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative game that relies on deep player connection and atmospheric storytelling to build its world.

Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Experimental 23.2%, Exploration 15%, RPG 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: An existential, philosophical experience that encourages a slow, contemplative pace similar to the themes of the seed game.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.9%, Mystery 18.2%, Dark 15.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that excels in creating a heavy, atmospheric, and existential sense of place.

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

Why similar: Experimental 56.1%, Atmospheric 29.2%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Puzzle 4.6%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines idle mechanics with a meditative, aesthetic focus on watching nature reclaim a desolate space.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.7%, Puzzle 18.5%, Point & Click 17.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, artistic point-and-click experience that emphasizes visual storytelling and quiet discovery.

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure where time and choices matter, set in a decaying, atmospheric city.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Multiple Endings 22.2%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Exploration 7%, Mystery 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Explores philosophical themes through meta-commentary and unconventional exploration mechanics.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.3%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on dialogue and the existential dread of the mundane, capturing a similar melancholic tone.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Puzzle 19.3%, Story Rich 17.3%, Atmospheric 12.9%, 2D 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, slow-paced game that uses environmental storytelling to convey a deep, personal narrative.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Mystery 24.4%, Exploration 21.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Puzzle 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on existential discovery and exploration within a world that feels both vast and lonely.

You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.9%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Story Rich 7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-filled experience that focuses on loneliness and the creation of life in a quiet, hand-drawn world.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Atmospheric 23.6%, Hand-drawn 22.7%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant, atmospheric game that relies on visual beauty and slow-paced exploration to tell its story.

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Dark 12.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and choice-driven narrative game that deals with existential themes and multiple endings.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 30.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Story Rich 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterfully atmospheric mystery that requires patience and careful, methodical observation.

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological, choose-your-own-adventure game that uses a confined setting to build tension and existential dread.

Presented by the team behind critically acclaimed "Moncage", this is a transformative adventure exploring the art of waiting. Clear the game by doing nothing, but discover the power of acceptance and patience in numerous situations from birth to death. Learn to embrace life as you wait.

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.6%, Puzzle 33%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Directly explores the concept of waiting as a core mechanic within a variety of surreal and humorous scenarios.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, exploration-heavy game that prioritizes the journey and personal reflection over combat.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.1%, Experimental 20.5%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Story Rich 15%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a slow-paced, atmospheric environment where the player acts as a quiet observer of others' lives.

Mondealy is about you building relationships and exploring the world. An ordinary guy from an ordinary town on an ordinary day uncovers the secrets of an extraordinary underground kingdom located under his home. Your adventure begins!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, pixel-art adventure that emphasizes the impact of player choices on a surreal world.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, slow-paced game about finding peace in the mundane tasks of daily life.

A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Point & Click 33.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, 2D 8.4%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-driven experience that uses a slow pace to evoke deep emotional responses.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Underground 44.4% ★, Walking Simulator 25.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-based puzzle game that requires the player to notice subtle changes in a repetitive environment.

Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

Why similar: Experimental 61.9%, Atmospheric 23.5%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An idle-like creative tool that emphasizes the joy of watching a world slowly grow and take shape.

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Hand-drawn 23.9%, Choices Matter 17.9%, RPG 11.3%, 2D 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, simulation-focused game that rewards methodical experimentation and patience.

Live the perfect day, break the cycle, and discover the truth about yourself in this short, quirky sci-fi mystery about freedom, choice, and loneliness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.1%, Point & Click 19.4%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A historical, story-rich game that requires patience and careful execution to master its unique mechanics.

It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click puzzle game set in a mysterious, isolated underground environment.

Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.2%, Point & Click 34%, Puzzle 14%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed, point-and-click experience that rewards the player for taking their time to find small, hidden interactions.

An auto-RPG with strategic combat, deep crafting and programming elements, animated entirely in ASCII-art. In a realm of perpetual darkness, a single stone could change everything...

Why similar: Idler 47.2%, RPG 27.1%, Adventure 12%, Puzzle 6.9%, Indie 6.8%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Dark 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Mystery 8.4%

An experimental, minimalistic microgame about loneliness. Originally released as a Flash game in 2010 that was featured by Extra Credits.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Point & Click 14.8%, Experimental 14.4%, Dark 9.6%

KILL YOUR GOD. BECOME WORTHY. Horripilant is a chilling idle incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld.

Why similar: Idler 35.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.3%

A unique mix of adventure and idle game. Plan and optimise your loops carefully and let the grind happen automatically. Explore this unique world, meet strange characters and escape the loop. A high-quality idle game that elevate the mechanics through an old school pixel-art adventure.

Why similar: Idler 53.7%, Exploration 14.5%, RPG 11.4%, Adventure 6.3%, Story Rich 5.8%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: RPG 20.2%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 9.5%

Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Point & Click 16%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Dark 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Experimental 29.2%, Exploration 15.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%

There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Dark 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%

A contemplative experience where you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild.

Why similar: Underground 32% ★, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Experimental 13.5%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 6.9%

You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.1%, Exploration 22.2%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Adventure 9.8%

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.9%, Story Rich 17.2%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Dark 16.2%, RPG 12.9%

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: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Point & Click 9.6%

Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8%

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Experimental 23.1%, Puzzle 15.1%, Multiple Endings 15%, Mystery 13.7%, Exploration 13.1%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Mystery 16.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, RPG 11.4%

Are you The Rightful King™ or just a filthy peasant? The sword is waiting for you to lift it, but it gets longer and heavier each time someone else succeeds...

Why similar: Experimental 30.4%, Walking Simulator 28.3%, Exploration 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 5.9%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Exploration 15.6%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 10.3%

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Experimental 14.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Dark 10.4%

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 8.5%

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Puzzle 25.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 7.9%, Mystery 7%

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Exploration 17.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 7.7%

An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.7%, Exploration 17.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Story Rich 3.9%

Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Exploration 6.5%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Mystery 7.4%

LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.

Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Hand-drawn 23.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.6%, Exploration 16.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 5.3%

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Dark 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Puzzle 8.8%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Point & Click 19.3%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Story Rich 9.3%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.8%, Point & Click 24.1%, Story Rich 19.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 4.5%