Games Like The Old City: Leviathan

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: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Exploration 17.2%, Surreal 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the surreal, abstract, and monolithic architectural aesthetic that defines the unique visual experience of the seed game.

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 56%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Exploration 6.4%, First-Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of exploring a desolate, abandoned world while uncovering the remnants of a lost civilization through environmental cues.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 9%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly immersive, atmospheric exploration experience focused on uncovering the dark history of a mysterious location.

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: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Surreal 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Adventure 6.9%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the surreal, dreamlike quality of the seed game, focusing on a strange, unsettling environment that rewards careful observation.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Story Rich 12%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at narrative-driven exploration, using surreal and dreamlike sequences to convey a deep, melancholic story.

Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 13%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi adventure features a surreal, decaying world and a heavy emphasis on philosophical storytelling and environmental mystery.

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar blend of exploration and narrative discovery, allowing players to piece together a story within a fragmented, memory-based world.

You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 10%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the isolationist, first-person exploration style of the seed game, focusing on uncovering a narrative through environmental interaction.

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: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Horror 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the Lovecraftian, atmospheric horror elements present in the seed game, emphasizing a slow-burn mystery in a decaying setting.

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 36.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.2%, First-Person 10%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of decaying, industrial infrastructure, capturing the same sense of being a solitary observer in a forgotten place.

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 54.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration in a harsh, isolated environment, mirroring the tone of the seed game.

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: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title continues the surreal, dreamlike exploration style of the Off-Peak series, emphasizing strange characters and atmospheric discovery.

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: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a quiet, atmospheric, and puzzle-lite approach to exploration that mirrors the solitary nature of the seed game.

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 34.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It relies on atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration to guide the player through a surreal and emotionally resonant world.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes environmental storytelling to reveal the history of an abandoned location, much like the process of discovery in the seed game.

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.1%, Surreal 18%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the Lovecraftian, walking-simulator aesthetic, focusing on the dread of exploring an ancient, forgotten place.

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.5%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi exploration game focuses on uncovering the mystery of an abandoned facility through environmental storytelling and observation.

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: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Surreal 18.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, atmospheric, and walking-simulator focus, emphasizing the player's role as a silent observer of strange environments.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Exploration 20.1%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Horror 7%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological, narrative-heavy experience focuses on exploring a decaying, real-world location to uncover a dark and personal history.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.1%, Surreal 19.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, decaying urban environment that emphasizes psychological exploration and a dense, oppressive atmosphere.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.3%, Exploration 17%, Atmospheric 14.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a pure exploration experience where the environment itself serves as the primary source of narrative information.

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 38%, Exploration 15%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 10%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on surreal, dreamlike exploration that allows players to navigate through abstract environments to uncover a narrative.

Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Exploration 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, First-Person 9.5%, Surreal 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological aspects of exploring a strange, atmospheric city, capturing the surreal tone of the seed game.

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 9%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a short, atmospheric, and surreal walking simulator that prioritizes mood and environmental storytelling above all else.

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: Walking Simulator 32%, Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a similar experience of exploring a mysterious, atmospheric world with a heavy emphasis on horror and isolation.

The Silent Swan is a contemplative first-person narrative experience across a megalithic, derelict world. Mixing elements from both walking simulator and open levels.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 10.9%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an atmospheric, story-rich, and open-world exploration experience that emphasizes the beauty of decaying environments.

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: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Philosophical 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a surreal, first-person narrative experience that focuses on exploring a strange, distorted world.

Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.9%, Exploration 20%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes open-world exploration and a sense of solitary discovery in a post-civilization landscape, similar to the setting of the seed game.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Surreal 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, First-Person 8.2%

A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 53%, Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a solitary protagonist exploring alien, atmospheric landscapes, mirroring the isolationist themes of the seed game.

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 54.5%, Atmospheric 12.9%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 7.6%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.3%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Horror 8.3%, Indie 7.3%

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.6%, Exploration 16%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Story Rich 5.5%

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Surreal 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 9.7%

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: Walking Simulator 40.4%, Surreal 17.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 8.2%

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 41%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Adventure 8.2%

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Atmospheric 18.6%, First-Person 17.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 10.6%

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 46%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Horror 7.7%

H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.9%, Atmospheric 16.1%, First-Person 11%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%

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: Exploration 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 12.8%

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: Walking Simulator 34%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 9%

"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.1%, Adventure 23.4%, Story Rich 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Indie 11.1%

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: Exploration 29.4%, First-Person 20.7%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 11.5%

BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.9%, Surreal 13.8%, Philosophical 10.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Surreal 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Philosophical 8.4%

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 50.9%, Exploration 20.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Indie 5.3%

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.5%, Adventure 23.1%, Walking Simulator 18%, Story Rich 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

Why similar: Exploration 25.1%, Atmospheric 22.4%, First-Person 19.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Walking Simulator 10.3%

One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.2%, Philosophical 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 8.1%

A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.5%, Atmospheric 15%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%

Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Philosophical 13.1%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Emporium is a short interactive vignette. Exploring notions of escapism, loss and a fragmented sense of self in the wake of a personal tragedy.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Surreal 15%, Philosophical 13.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 7.5%

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Surreal 13.3%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 11.4%, First-Person 8%

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: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Adventure 19%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Surreal 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 9.2%

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Surreal 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 7%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Surreal 18.7%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 8.6%