- #1 The Norwood Suite
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,266 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.
Why similar: Music 31.2%, Surreal 21.7%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, First-Person 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same surreal, music-focused DNA and quirky, handcrafted world-building as The New Flesh.
- #2 Off-Peak
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,797 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
Why similar: Surreal 43.3%, Walking Simulator 29%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, First-Person 7.7%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this title is a masterclass in surreal, atmospheric exploration within a unique musical setting.
- #3 BABBDI
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,913 reviews2022
Dev: Sirius LemaitrePub: Lemaitre Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.
Why similar: Surreal 34.1%, Walking Simulator 30.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, free-to-play exploration experience that captures a similar sense of strange, isolated discovery.
- #4 The Catacombs of Solaris Revisited
95% matchVery Positive93% of 258 reviews2021
Dev: Ian MacLartyPub: Shape Shop
Windows
The goal of the game is to find your favourite room in the catacombs.
Why similar: Surreal 37.1%, Psychedelic 23.1%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply abstract and psychedelic exploration experience that feels like wandering through a digital dream.
- #5 PANORAMICAL
94% matchVery Positive90% of 231 reviews2015
Dev: Fernando RamalloPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 32%
Manipulate the look, sound, and feel of more than a dozen mesmerizing landscapes in this immersive musical adventure through space and time.
Why similar: Music 49.1%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychedelic 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly experimental, music-driven experience where the environment reacts to your presence and input.
- #6 FRACT OSC
94% matchVery Positive86% of 610 reviews2014
Dev: Phosfiend Systems
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Why similar: Music 67.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Walking Simulator 5.5%, Surreal 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-exploration game where the world is built entirely out of music and sound-based mechanics.
- #7 Broken Reality
93% matchVery Positive93% of 2,203 reviews2018
Dev: Dynamic Media TriadPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!
Why similar: Surreal 42.7%, Walking Simulator 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 8%, First-Person 5.1%, Psychedelic 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a surreal, internet-inspired aesthetic that mirrors the strange, screen-based world of The New Flesh.
- #8 Proteus
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,783 reviews2013
Dev: Ed Key and David KanagaPub: Twisted Tree
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.3%, Music 12.8%, Relaxing 11.4%, First-Person 8.3%, Surreal 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, procedurally generated exploration game where the environment creates the soundtrack as you move.
- #9 SLUDGE LIFE
91% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2021
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.1%, Psychedelic 23.4%, First-Person 15.5%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A vibe-heavy, surreal exploration game that rewards curiosity with bizarre encounters and a distinct, gritty atmosphere.
- #10 Paratopic
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Surreal 49%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Horror 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A low-poly, surreal horror-adjacent experience that relies on atmosphere and fragmented storytelling.
- #11 SLUDGE LIFE 2
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,322 reviews2023
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
SLUDGE LIFE 2 is the grimiest first-person vandalism sim since the first SLUDGE LIFE—but, like, twice as dense. Explore a huger, weirder, gnarlier open world loaded with secrets, weirdos, jokes, and, of course, plenty of spots to tag.
Why similar: First-Person 50.3%, Atmospheric 25.4%, Exploration 13.4%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the surreal, open-ended exploration of its predecessor with even more eccentric characters and environments.
- #12 Museum of Monoliths
90% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
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 37%, Walking Simulator 33.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%, 3D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, surreal exploration within a series of mysterious, isolated spaces.
- #13 Awkward Dimensions Redux
88% matchVery Positive80% of 2,955 reviews2016
Dev: StevenHarmonGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.6%, Surreal 16.5%, First-Person 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of surreal, experimental vignettes that capture a similar indie, first-person vibe.
- #14 Anomalies
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Are you looking for something completely different? An oddity? An enigma? Or perhaps .. an Anomaly? Anomalies may be a game, then again it may not. One user described it as "A million musical leeches, waiting to suck the serotonin from my brain." And that's just the beginning...
Why similar: Music 45.9%, Surreal 23.5%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Relaxing 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines psychedelic visuals with music-driven real-time exploration for a truly hypnotic experience.
- #15 Interior Worlds
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 562 reviews2023
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Casual 7.6%, Relaxing 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A liminal space exploration game that captures the eerie, quiet feeling of empty, familiar locations.
- #16 POOLS
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Surreal 30.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Relaxing 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric, liminal-space walking simulator that prioritizes visual immersion over traditional gameplay.
- #17 Bernband
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi exploration sim for people who like to wander. Get lost in an alien city, hang out with locals, see some sights. There’s no goal but to stroll. Where will your feet take you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Relaxing 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, 3D 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric exploration game that captures a feeling of wandering through a strange, alien city.
- #18 Shape of the World
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 408 reviews2018
Dev: Hollow Tree GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.
Why similar: Surreal 28.9%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Casual 10%, First-Person 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, surreal exploration game where the world grows and changes around you as you walk.
- #19 Superliminal
83% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 54.6%, Psychedelic 20.5%, First-Person 19.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Exploration 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person game that plays with perspective and surreal logic in a way that feels like a lucid dream.
- #20 Fugue in Void
84% matchMixed66% of 255 reviews2018
Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
Windows · Mac
A walking sim in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.3%, Casual 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that emphasizes scale and abstract, monochromatic environments.
- #21 Manifold Garden
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,118 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 44.3%, Psychedelic 18.7%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 8%, Relaxing 8%
Why You'll Like It: Features impossible, repeating architecture that creates a surreal, meditative exploration experience.
- #22 TIMEframe
84% matchMixed65% of 696 reviews2015
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, First-Person 13%, Casual 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric exploration game with a unique, time-dilated perspective and a haunting soundtrack.
- #23 Aesop Rock's Black Hole Superette Experience
79% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Rhymesayers Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A surreal first-person exploration game where you roam a fictional convenience store, collect hidden audio fragments, and unlock cryptic wisdom. Sample the full Black Hole Superette album, discover hidden easter eggs, and dive into a twisted soundscape of interactive hip-hop absurdity.
Why similar: Surreal 40.3%, First-Person 20.3%, Casual 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.3%, 3D 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, music-focused 3D experience that mirrors the experimental, artist-driven nature of The New Flesh.
- #24 Everything
81% matchVery Positive83% of 3,828 reviews2017
Dev: David OReilly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27.2%, Relaxing 18.9%, Casual 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical, ambient experience that allows you to explore the world from the perspective of anything in existence.
- #25 Dream
82% matchMixed56% of 992 reviews2015
Dev: HyperSloth
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Surreal 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie exploration title that leans heavily into surreal, dream-like logic and abstract visuals.
- #26 Kairo
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,741 reviews2013
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
Why similar: Surreal 43.1%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, First-Person 16%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, atmospheric puzzle-exploration game set in a series of surreal, abstract environments.
- #27 NaissanceE
79% matchVery Positive84% of 4,240 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Surreal 30.9%, Walking Simulator 29.8%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Psychedelic 4.9%
- #28 Cloud Climber
76% matchVery Positive92% of 4,119 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.5%, First-Person 13%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Casual 8.1%, Relaxing 6%
- #29 With Shining Eyes
76% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 39.4%, Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychedelic 12.5%, First-Person 8.8%, 3D 4.8%
- #30 Lucid Cycle
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Surreal 23.9%, Cats 15.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #31 The Old City: Leviathan
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 740 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Surreal 24.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%
- #32 StrangeDream
75% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: 草地w
Windows
You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?
Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychedelic 13.1%, First-Person 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #33 NIDANA
73% matchVery Positive88% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: lvl374Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 39.5%, Walking Simulator 35.4%, Relaxing 9.2%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #34 Liminal Universe
75% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: Gvn Games
Windows
An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.
Why similar: Surreal 31.3%, Walking Simulator 30%, First-Person 11.8%, Relaxing 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #35 Whale Flesh
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale
Why similar: Surreal 33.7%, Walking Simulator 24.9%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Horror 10.5%, 3D 8.1%
- #36 Fragrance Point
72% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Halber Ball
Windows · Mac
What went wrong on Fragrance Point? Explore, hang out, and poke around where you're not supposed to.
Why similar: Surreal 37.3%, Walking Simulator 27.9%, Psychedelic 20.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%, 3D 3.5%
- #37 Sphaera
77% matchMostly Negative37% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Sphaera is a game about relaxation and exploration in a huge grass field filled with animals.
Why similar: Music 32.9%, Surreal 19.7%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Casual 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
- #38 The Backrooms
77% matchMostly Negative24% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: WASABAE Studios
Windows
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Psychedelic 16.1%, First-Person 12.5%, Surreal 10.1%, Casual 7.1%
- #39 The Complex: Found Footage
70% matchVery Positive93% of 9,432 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.9%, First-Person 23.7%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Exploration 4.6%
- #40 Sewer Rave
71% matchVery Positive97% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: Autumn Rain
Windows · Mac · Linux
Exactly what it says on the tin. Sewer Rave is a game about exploring a rat infested Rave in a Sewer. There are creatures to talk to, items to collect, fights to get into, and jams to listen to. Explore, discover secrets, and writhe.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.1%, Psychedelic 22.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Casual 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #41 LAVALAMP
69% matchVery Positive95% of 290 reviews2026
Dev: The Space Lemmings from Space Productions
Windows · Mac
3D first-person walking simulator with a side of exploration/interaction with the environment. The game tells the story of the Space Lemmings from Space who, after running many experiments with breakfast alphabet and the space-time continuum, got blocked between dimensions (or something).
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Surreal 25.7%, Psychedelic 17.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #42 Empathy: Path of Whispers
74% matchMixed60% of 219 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: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Surreal 17%, Atmospheric 11.8%, First-Person 8.4%
- #43 Self-Checkout Unlimited
72% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2020
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac
Explore and unravel the mall of your mind in this surreal adventure game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.9%, Surreal 34.2%, Casual 13.5%, Indie 5.4%
- #44 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
73% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: Surreal 37%, Walking Simulator 35%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%
- #45 Wurroom
69% matchVery Positive94% of 753 reviews2019
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows
Experience a 10 minute dive into the unknown depths of the multiverse!
Why similar: Surreal 43.9%, Psychedelic 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Casual 10%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #46 TRIP Steam Edition
73% matchMixed46% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: TRIPPub: Self-Published
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 43.0 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Explore an avant-garde cubist dream, stimulate your visual senses and immerse yourself in a surreal TRIP. A visually tantalizing open world artware that culminates the player to relax and enjoy a safe enviroment for them to explore at their own pace. There are no objectives, no rules, just art.
Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychedelic 13.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #47 cat notebook
71% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: nairPub: the curator
Windows · Mac · Linux
explore a cat notebook
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Cats 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 3.3%
- #48 Fractal Fly
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 143 reviews2022
Dev: Tectrid
Windows · Mac
Explore imaginary landscapes, like you're flying in another world. Observe and dive into those chaotic shapes all around you. And even transform them! You're totally free to move where you want, you will discover a tremendous variety of shapes and colors!
Why similar: Surreal 32.5%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychedelic 18.1%, Relaxing 9.6%, First-Person 5.6%
- #49 EPONYMOUS
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.
Why similar: Surreal 38.3%, Walking Simulator 27%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
- #50 HOME
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,342 reviews2019
Dev: Fantasync
Windows · Mac
HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Cats 26%, Relaxing 11%, Atmospheric 10.3%, 3D 6.3%
- #51 ULTRAWORLD EXODUS
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Neon Serpent LLC
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Visit a first-person, abstract landscape of bleeding technicolor wonder, armed with a camera, curiosity, and freedom. Explore at your own pace or experience the story that has confounded players and critics alike. Get lost in another reality.
Why similar: Indie 68.9%, Exploration 31.1%
- #52 Fourmiworld
65% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Surreal 56%, Psychedelic 21.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Indie 3.9%, Exploration 3.4%
- #53 Becalm
68% matchVery Positive84% of 374 reviews2019
Dev: Colorfiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fancy a relaxing drift through magical waters? Enjoy this seafaring voyage in search of the sunset!
Why similar: Music 37.2%, Surreal 16.9%, Psychedelic 10.2%, Relaxing 7.4%, First-Person 7.3%
- #54 Titan Chaser
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,009 reviews2021
Dev: Stas Shostak
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Titan Chaser is a surreal driving and walking experience, meant to evoke a feeling of being lost and discovering something mystical at your own pace instead of structured gameplay mechanics. Your job here is to scout giant creatures and scare them away without fighting or killing.
Why similar: Music 34%, Surreal 23.8%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, First-Person 6.7%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #55 The 111th Soul
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2017
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Casual 25.4%, First-Person 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Indie 9.7%
- #56 Interactivity: The Interactive Experience
68% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...
Why similar: Surreal 39.1%, Walking Simulator 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Indie 4.7%
- #57 NIGHTSLINK
67% matchVery Positive80% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Noiseminded
Windows
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 35.4%, Walking Simulator 33.3%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%, 3D 6.1%
- #58 Liminal Lane
65% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Ravenhome Studios
Windows
Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.1%, First-Person 17.6%, Casual 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, 3D 8.8%
- #59 The Fridge is Red
68% matchMixed56% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychedelic 14.9%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 7.5%