Games Like The Norwood Suite

On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?

Why similar: Surreal 18%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Investigation 9.5%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game perfectly captures the surreal, jazz-infused, and quirky atmosphere of the Norwood Suite.

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 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, First-Person 7.4%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This predecessor offers a similarly bizarre and artistic first-person exploration experience set in a dreamlike train station.

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 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Horror 10%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a similarly unsettling, surreal, and lo-fi atmospheric experience that feels like a fever dream.

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 30.8%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Exploration 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same satirical, surreal, and retro-inspired vibe while focusing on nonlinear exploration of a strange digital world.

Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

Why similar: Surreal 44.8%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same commitment to surreal humor, stylized visuals, and a vibrant, offbeat world that rewards exploration.

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 22.5%, Psychedelic 20.3%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a similarly lo-fi, surreal, and open-ended world that encourages players to wander and interact with eccentric characters.

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 43.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares a strong focus on music-based puzzles and exploration within a vibrant, abstract, and surreal environment.

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: Exploration 28.3%, First-Person 24.4%, Adventure 18.3%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Stylized 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Building on the original, it offers even more bizarre, music-heavy exploration within a dense, surreal urban environment.

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 17%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply surreal and psychological first-person experience that mirrors the uncanny nature of the Norwood Suite.

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 33.6%, First-Person 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a meta, surreal, and highly nonlinear exploration experience that subverts player expectations at every turn.

EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.

Why similar: Surreal 18.5%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Mystery 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, abstract, and deeply atmospheric experience that focuses on mystery and surreal environmental design.

'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.

Why similar: Mystery 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Puzzle 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused adventure that traps the player in a strange, atmospheric location filled with secrets to uncover.

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: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 11.1%, Mystery 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a grounded but highly atmospheric exploration experience that rewards players for observing the details of its world.

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.

Why similar: Surreal 25.1%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric, and lo-fi adventure that prioritizes strange interactions and a unique, dreamlike sense of place.

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 21.1%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive, abstract, and surreal architectural space that emphasizes the feeling of being a small part of a larger, mysterious world.

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 37%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 17.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This short, lo-fi experience perfectly captures the feeling of wandering through a strange, alien city filled with curious inhabitants.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Surreal 29.6%, Nonlinear 14.8%, First-Person 14.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-focused, its non-Euclidean, surreal, and exploration-heavy design aligns well with the feel of the Norwood Suite.

A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wilderness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types!

Why similar: Exploration 24.2%, First-Person 24%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Horror 15.8%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a highly distinct, surreal, and atmospheric world that rewards players for exploring its bizarre landscapes.

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.9%, Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, First-Person 6.8%, Exploration 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, atmospheric, and music-driven walking simulator that focuses on uncovering the history of a mysterious place.

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: Surreal 24.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Mystery 8%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, surreal art style and a sense of discovery that makes exploring its world feel magical.

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 24.2%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Psychedelic 14.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features mind-bending, surreal architecture and a focus on exploration that feels both grand and intimate.

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 29.4%, Psychedelic 15.9%, First-Person 13.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses perspective-based puzzles to create a surreal, dreamlike environment that feels constantly shifting and strange.

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 27%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, First-Person 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends surreal, dreamlike environments with puzzle-solving to create a deeply atmospheric experience.

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 20.9%, Surreal 20%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, liminal, and highly atmospheric exploration experience that feels like wandering through a strange, empty dream.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Surreal 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Mystery 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a specific, surreal, and music-heavy aesthetic that feels like a nostalgic trip into a bizarre digital past.

Explore the strange world within the screen in this ambient exploration experience featuring the music of Red Vox.

Why similar: Music 31.2%, Surreal 21.7%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, First-Person 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Exploration 9.6%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, story-rich, and atmospheric game that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a single, detailed room.

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: Great Soundtrack 30%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Surreal 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploring the memories and emotions of a surreal, abandoned world through a first-person perspective.

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 28%, Surreal 17.5%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical and atmospheric walking simulator that prioritizes environmental storytelling and world-building.

Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 10%

The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Surreal 14%, Psychedelic 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, First-Person 9%

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 26.6%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%

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 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%

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 24.9%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Nonlinear 7.8%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%

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: Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Walking Simulator 26.9%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%

A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Surreal 23.3%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological 9.6%, Adventure 7.9%

Syke is a first-person exploratory puzzle game set in a mysterious and beautifully warped reality. You play as an individual making their way through areas of strange geometry; solving puzzles to piece together the story of their love.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Psychedelic 11.6%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.5%

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: Surreal 31.9%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 6.7%

REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.

Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychedelic 12.3%, First-Person 8.8%, Mystery 8.5%

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 12%, Great Soundtrack 8%

A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Why similar: Music 20%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, First-Person 7.4%, Mystery 7.2%

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 20%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Surreal 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 12%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%

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 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, First-Person 9.5%, Exploration 8.3%

Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.3%, First-Person 13.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Surreal 11.6%, Adventure 8.4%

Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?

Why similar: Nonlinear 22.3%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: First-Person 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Exploration 14.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Nonlinear 10.2%

Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Surreal 16.6%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Investigation 10.6%, First-Person 7.5%

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Surreal 11.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%

CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, First-Person 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 8.2%

In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.

Why similar: Surreal 23.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Investigation 8.5%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Mystery 26.3%, Puzzle 20.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Horror 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 7%

This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

it's always monday - is a first person exploration game

Why similar: Adventure 84%, Great Soundtrack 3.5%, Walking Simulator 3.2%, First-Person 2%, Psychological Horror 1.9%

Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won’t forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler.

Why similar: First-Person 38.4%, Puzzle 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 9.7%