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 20.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Dark 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy yet mysterious, slow-paced experience that rewards careful observation and patience.

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 38.8%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Mystery 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric, and narrative-heavy journey that emphasizes the feeling of being lost in a strange, dreamlike world.

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 22.3%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Exploration 6.9%, Mystery 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores meta-narrative and existential themes through choices that challenge the player's perception of the game 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 22.9% ★, Exploration 15.1%, RPG 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: An existential, meditative experience that explores the nature of existence and scale, much like the philosophical depth of The Longing.

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 24.6%, Exploration 21.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Puzzle 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a time-sensitive, existential exploration loop that rewards curiosity and patience in a decaying world.

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

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Point & Click 19.4%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game where choices and existential dread define the experience, echoing the philosophical weight of The Longing.

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 30.8%, Mystery 18.2%, Dark 15.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric point-and-click adventure with a surreal, Southern Gothic tone that feels as lonely as it is beautiful.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 30.5%, Puzzle 14.9%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 13%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of atmospheric mystery that requires the player to piece together a story through careful, methodical observation.

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 22.6% ★, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Puzzle 14.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Exploration 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, abstract exploration game that plays with perspective and geometry in a way that feels lonely and contemplative.

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 27%, Point & Click 23.9%, Story Rich 19.4%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich experience that explores human nature and destiny through meaningful, slow-paced interactions.

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

Why similar: Experimental 55.6% ★, Atmospheric 29.5%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Indie 4.7%, Puzzle 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: An idle-adjacent aesthetic game that focuses on the slow, meditative growth of nature within abandoned, surreal environments.

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 25.8%, Exploration 17.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, surreal exploration game that focuses on revealing a hidden world through discovery and patience.

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Story Rich 13.3%, RPG 11.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy, narrative-driven game that forces players to live with the long-term consequences of their decisions.

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 27.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 14%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, time-sensitive adventure where the world changes around you as you explore its dark, atmospheric streets.

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%, Puzzle 19%, Story Rich 17.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, 2D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, environmental storytelling game that allows players to uncover a life story through the quiet act of organizing objects.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Hand-drawn 20.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click experience that focuses on the loneliness of city life and the quiet assembly of objects.

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 18.4%, Point & Click 16.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Mystery 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that tells a wordless, contemplative story through shifting, beautiful illustrations.

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Point & Click 42.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative point-and-click adventure that constantly subverts player expectations and breaks the fourth wall.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Dark 22.1%, Point & Click 20.5%, Story Rich 18.4%, Experimental 17.8% ★, Puzzle 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric game that uses meta-narrative and slow-burning mystery to keep the player questioning their reality.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Dark 26.7%, Mystery 25.9%, Atmospheric 21.7%, Puzzle 15.4%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a lonely, atmospheric setting with existential themes and a slow, deliberate pace that rewards deep exploration.

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

Why similar: Underground 45.3% ★, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 8.1%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A repetitive, atmospheric exploration game that rewards the player for noticing subtle changes in a seemingly endless environment.

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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A mystical, choice-driven narrative game where you act as a soothsayer, interpreting the future in a quiet, isolated setting.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.9%, Point & Click 20.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, RPG 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, existential narrative experience that prioritizes internal monologue and philosophical choices over traditional action.

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 32.1% ★, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Experimental 13.3% ★, Mystery 8.8%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, atmospheric walking simulator that feels like a quiet, surreal dream of memories and places.

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: RPG 20%, Choices Matter 15%, Dark 12.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie RPG that focuses on existential themes and the feeling of being lost in a strange, abstract reality.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Mystery 9.9%

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.7%, Story Rich 23.8%, RPG 16.9%, 2D 14%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, existential journey that blends rhythm-based gameplay with a deep, philosophical narrative about life and death.

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 39.2%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%

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 40.7%, Point & Click 33.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, 2D 8.5%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, narrative-focused experience with no dialogue, relying on atmosphere and music to convey its emotional weight.

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 54.6%, Exploration 14.2%, RPG 11.3%, Adventure 6.1%, Story Rich 5.6%

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 22.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dark 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Mystery 8.4%

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 48.5%, RPG 26.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 6.8%, Puzzle 6.7%

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Point & Click 61.8%, Dark 11.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Puzzle 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, dark, and existential point-and-click game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a hopeless, lonely situation.

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

Why similar: Idler 36.8%, Point & Click 17.9%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 8.2%

It’s the new 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 25.6%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure with a surreal, lonely aesthetic that emphasizes puzzle-solving in a forgotten world.

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 20.1%, Point & Click 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Dark 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%

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 13.7%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Exploration 8.5%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Point & Click 14.8%, Experimental 14.2% ★, Dark 9.7%

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 28.4%, Exploration 22.3%, Atmospheric 20.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Adventure 9.7%

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 31.9%, Dark 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

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 20.5%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 10%

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 32.9%, Experimental 28.8% ★, Exploration 15.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%

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 25.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Point & Click 9.6%

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 16.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, RPG 11.3%

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 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8%

An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

Why similar: Idler 83.6%, 2D 8%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%

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 26.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Dark 16.1%, RPG 12.8%

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% ★, Walking Simulator 28.3%, Exploration 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Adventure 5.8%

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 17.4%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Dark 14.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

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 21.9%, Experimental 13.8% ★, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dark 10.4%

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 30.8%, Puzzle 25%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Mystery 6.5%

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 34.1%, Puzzle 32.5%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 8.2%

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 25.6%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle 9.4%

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: Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 17.1%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Puzzle 10.5%

Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Point & Click 18%, RPG 18%, Hand-drawn 11%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

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 10.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Why similar: Atmospheric 22.7%, Exploration 21.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 11.7%

An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Mystery 22%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 52.4%, Puzzle 32.7%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 6.1%

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Dark 27.5%, Atmospheric 13.9%, 2D 8.7%, Story Rich 8.3%