
Dr. Herman, your sci-fi journey begins. Armed only with your mind and the Manipulator that operates with different types of energy, you'll have to pass through portals, visit parallel worlds, and solve physics-based puzzles.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle, First-Person, Singleplayer, Adventure.

Dr. Herman, your sci-fi journey begins. Armed only with your mind and the Manipulator that operates with different types of energy, you'll have to pass through portals, visit parallel worlds, and solve physics-based puzzles.

Superliminal
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

INDUSTRIA
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Thriller 18%, Physics 14.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 9.6%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Horror 8.9%
This prologue was created to present an overall concept of the main game through a pair of gameplay hours to introduce you to some of the game’s mechanics, creatures, and ideas.
Why similar: Exploration 14.5%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, First-Person 13%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Physics 10.3%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.5%, Physics 15.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, First-Person 13.9%, Story Rich 12.7%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 13.9%, Mystery 13%, Sci-fi 12.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Story Rich 9.9%
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: Physics 19.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Puzzle 11.9%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Puzzle 16%, Mystery 15.3%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 13%, Atmospheric 11.9%
Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.
Why similar: Science 29.3%, Physics 14.4%, Logic 13.1%, Puzzle 8.1%, Sci-fi 8%
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
Why similar: Mystery 16.2%, Dark 15.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 12.6%
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.9%, Sci-fi 20.9%, First-Person 17.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Horror 6.5%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
Why similar: Science 18.6%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Logic 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Surreal 12.8%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 9%
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: Surreal 29.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Science 19.9%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Horror 12.8%, Thriller 11.8%, Adventure 8.1%
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Surreal 15.6%, Logic 13.5%, Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.
Why similar: Science 23.7%, Physics 12.5%, Logic 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
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: Surreal 20%, Puzzle 16%, Mystery 15.3%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.8%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Puzzle 24.2%, Sci-fi 16.4%, First-Person 12.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
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: Science 28.4%, Thriller 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Horror 27%, First-Person 17.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.
Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 14.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Puzzle 11.1%
.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, "outside the box" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Puzzle 25.5%, Sci-fi 22.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 7.6%
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 26%, Sci-fi 26%, First-Person 18.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Mystery 15.8%, Logic 15%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
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: Sci-fi 14%, Mystery 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Horror 9.7%
Faraday Protocol is a first person puzzle game that will test your wits and intelligence. Use the Bia-Tool, an ancient pistol-like relic of an alien civilization, to solve puzzles by bending energy and manipulating enigmatic machinery.
Why similar: Logic 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 11.5%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Science 23.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Logic 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
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: Thriller 20.4%, Surreal 19%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dark 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%
A surreal mind-bending journey into the depths of madness. You assume the role of Tom, a man hopelessly in love with Daisy, who embarks on a psychedelic adventure through a bizarre and unpredictable world.
Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Horror 9.7%
The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Sci-fi 17.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.3%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 14.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Surreal 21.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 11.2%
Free demo for Cognition Method - a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by Space Odyssey 2001 and Solaris. Discover an innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveal a non-ordinary story.
Why similar: Logic 16.3%, Physics 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Mystery 13.6%, Logic 13.2%, Puzzle 11%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9.8%
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.3%, Logic 14.1%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 11.2%
Help Artificial Intelligence named HAWKING activate an incredible mechanism that can reload the Universe!
Why similar: Logic 19.8%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, Mystery 12.8%, First-Person 12.1%
Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.
Why similar: Surreal 21.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Dark 11.1%
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: Logic 15.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Sci-fi 10%
Immerse yourself in the multidimensional universe of Desordre. Solve intricate puzzles, push the boundaries of 4-dimensional thinking. Get ready for a unique experience where reflection takes on a whole new dimension. Created by one-man development studio SHK Interactive using Unreal Engine.
Why similar: Physics 22%, Surreal 14.7%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, First-Person 7.9%
SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.
Why similar: Physics 18.1%, Logic 16.6%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11%, First-Person 11%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 13.6%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Dark 13.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, First-Person 9.3%
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
Why similar: Logic 34.4%, Science 19.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 7.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Physics 25.8%, Dark 15.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Surreal 19.1%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 9.2%
EXOTERRA: A Space Journey is a first-person science fiction puzzle game set aboard a stranded ship in the vast, dark expanse of outer space. Explore the HOPE-03 and uncover the mysteries it holds as you solve fully interactive escape-room-style chambers powered by a physics-based system.
Why similar: Physics 23.2%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 32.9%, Horror 27.9%, Sci-fi 27%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
As a swashbuckling archaeologist, unlock the mystery of the ancient ruins that have been hidden for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball.
Why similar: First-Person 17.3%, Sci-fi 17%, Puzzle 16.8%, Physics 15.2%, Logic 12%
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Thriller 14.4%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%, First-Person 7.6%
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Surreal 14.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
Discover what lies beyond our reality with Alchemy. A portal-like experience that will challenge you to think with potions while trying to solve the mysteries of this strange new place.
Why similar: Science 40.7%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, First-Person 10.1%
Welcome to Gravulse, an innovative space curvature laboratory that is trying to "flip" the laws of physics, literally. Here you have to go through many test levels using various new technologies!
Why similar: Science 35.6%, Physics 21.8%, First-Person 20.4%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Surreal 14.6%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Horror 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Mystery 8.6%
Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Thriller 25.1%, First-Person 15.6%, Horror 12.7%, Adventure 8.9%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Physics 24.9%, Adventure 23.8%, Atmospheric 18%
You have been taken prisoner and sold to a deep space testing facility. Upon arrival, you are fitted with a device forcing you to participate in their experiment. Released into a massive complex, the dark halls wind around testing rooms and conceal pieces to puzzles. There is no option but to comply.
Why similar: Surreal 13.7%, Thriller 13.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Horror 8.7%, Mystery 8.6%
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Mystery 15.3%, Horror 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 11.5%
You must explore the labyrinth of riddles and investigate the apocalyptic event at the research facility following the experiments with the Higgs boson, or “the God particle”.
Why similar: Science 26.2%, Physics 17.8%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 13.4%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 10.3%