Games Like The Solus Project

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Survival 29.1%, Exploration 9.7%, VR 9.6%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of being stranded on a beautiful yet dangerous alien planet where survival and exploration are paramount.

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Space 23.2%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Survival 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven sci-fi adventure mirrors the atmospheric, lonely exploration of a desolate celestial body found in The Solus Project.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Space 19.2%, Exploration 17.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Open World 7.4%, Mystery 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the mystery of space exploration and uncovering the secrets of an ancient civilization through environmental discovery.

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

Why similar: Survival 29.8%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Open World 8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of surviving on a desolate planet and transforming it into a habitable world through exploration and resource management.

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Survival 28.4%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 13.3%, First-Person 7.3%, Exploration 6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival game set in space that balances resource gathering and crafting with a strong sense of atmospheric isolation.

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: Survival Horror 19.2%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more horror-focused, it excels at the same oppressive, atmospheric sci-fi storytelling and sense of being lost in a hostile environment.

Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.

Why similar: Survival 45.1%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 7.3%, Open World 6.5%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a first-person survival experience that emphasizes navigation and environmental hazards in a secluded, mysterious setting.

PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...

Why similar: Sci-fi 18.1%, Space 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Exploration 13.3%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar premise of an astronaut exploring a mysterious, abandoned alien world while uncovering a deep narrative mystery.

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: VR 21.6%, Exploration 16.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Myst, it offers a deep, puzzle-filled exploration of a strange, alien-like world.

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: Survival 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Space 14%, Adventure 9.8%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that blends exploration with Lovecraftian themes on a remote Martian research base.

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: Sci-fi 20.5%, Space 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person sci-fi mystery that focuses on exploration and uncovering the fate of a crew on a remote space station.

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.9%, Space 18%, Exploration 9.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the isolation of space and the need to interact with your environment to survive and uncover the truth.

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

Why similar: Survival 21.5%, Space 16.6%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Exploration 12%, Open World 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an expansive take on the survival and exploration loop, allowing you to visit countless unique alien planets.

ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.

Why similar: Survival 45.2%, Exploration 12%, Space 11.3%, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This session-based survival game emphasizes the harsh environmental hazards of an alien planet that players must navigate to survive.

Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.

Why similar: VR 21.9%, Survival 18.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Open World 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity space exploration game that emphasizes the dangers of the vacuum and the need for careful movement.

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: Sci-fi 19.1%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Space 15.8%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, atmospheric sci-fi experience focused on piecing together a mystery through environmental storytelling on a space station.

ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.

Why similar: VR 24%, Survival 19.1%, Space 19%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the visceral experience of floating through the wreckage of a space station with a focus on survival and atmosphere.

Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.

Why similar: VR 26.2%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Exploration 11%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Horror 7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game set on a dystopian alien planet that emphasizes environmental storytelling and exploration.

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 20.9%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: While not sci-fi, it is the gold standard for atmospheric, first-person exploration and the feeling of being alone in a vast, wild environment.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Space 20.7%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Horror 9.7%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI on a space station, offering a unique perspective on the same kind of sci-fi mystery and isolation found in The Solus Project.

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 20.7%, Exploration 18%, First-Person 14.4%, Adventure 14.1%, VR 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that focuses on piecing together memories in a surreal, atmospheric environment.

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Space 20.9%, Exploration 15.9%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the sheer scale and atmosphere of alien landscapes, prioritizing the feeling of movement and discovery.

Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!

Why similar: Survival 30.8%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Open World 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive survival game that allows for planetary exploration, base building, and space travel.

Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.

Why similar: VR 21.6%, Survival 21.6%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tense survival-horror experience set on a derelict spaceship that emphasizes resource management and atmospheric dread.

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: Survival Horror 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Space 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic sci-fi horror game that captures the aesthetic and isolation of an abandoned lunar base.

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: Exploration 19.8%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: While set on Earth, its focus on slow-paced exploration, environmental puzzle-solving, and atmospheric decay is highly relevant.

A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

Why similar: Survival 22.2%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that leans into the atmospheric and mysterious exploration of strange, otherworldly locations.

Welcome to Seeking Dawn, a multiplayer survival VR adventure that takes you far beyond the solar system. Step into the shoes of a soldier discovering a hostile planet, where predators roam free and enemies are ruthless.

Why similar: VR 45.2%, Survival 36.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-adventure game that tasks players with navigating a dangerous alien world filled with hostile flora and fauna.

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.7%, Space 17.2%, Exploration 13.1%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused sci-fi exploration game that deals with themes of isolation and mystery on a space vessel.

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Space 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 12%

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 25.3%, Horror 20.7%, Adventure 17.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Simulation 9.4%

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Sci-fi 31.6%, Horror 16.7%, Space 15.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...

Why similar: Survival 22%, Space 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 9.6%

Ghostship Aftermath takes survival horror to a new level with random events and multiple story-lines. Your survival skills will be put to the test on a huge open-world military spacecraft with limited light and oxygen as you struggle to discover what happened, and fight to stay alive!

Why similar: Survival 39.9%, Horror 17%, Sci-fi 16.2%, VR 14.1%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game set on a massive, abandoned spaceship that requires careful exploration to uncover the mystery.

Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.

Why similar: VR 29.3%, Survival 25.8%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Horror 6.9%, Open World 6.7%

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Survival 46.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Open World 9.4%, First-Person 6.3%, Survival Horror 5.2%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.3%, Survival 17.1%, Horror 16.6%, Adventure 8%, VR 7.9%

The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.

Why similar: Survival 37.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Horror 7.4%

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: Survival 18.1%, Survival Horror 14%, Sci-fi 11.9%, VR 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.

Why similar: VR 35.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 12.6%, Space 11.8%, Simulation 10.5%

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: VR 23.9%, Exploration 17.8%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 8.7%

The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.

Why similar: VR 77.3%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 3.5%

Noclipped is a Survival Horror Adventure game located in the Backrooms. Explore infinite levels, collect resources, fight or flee from dangerous beings and survive in the harsh environments of the Backrooms.

Why similar: Survival 27%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 8.3%, Open World 7.3%

The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.

Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Indie 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.

Why similar: Survival 38.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Space 10.1%, Open World 10%, Crafting 8.3%

Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR is the first hardcore Rogue-like in Virtual Reality with a Sci-fi atmosphere and AAA graphics. It features a hard but rich gameplay focused on resources management, craft and strategy.

Why similar: VR 36.7%, Survival 20.4%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Simulation 7.8%

Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst!

Why similar: Survival 49.2%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Open World 10.7%, Crafting 8.2%, Adventure 7.4%

Hostile Planet: Survival is a harsh adventure on an uncharted planet that full of danger and trials.

Why similar: Survival 51%, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 11.6%, Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 8%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Adventure 25.3%, Exploration 24.2%, First-Person 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Survival 23.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Horror 10.7%, First-Person 9.3%

Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.

Why similar: Survival 35.8%, Open World 15.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Crafting 9.1%

Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.

Why similar: Survival 19.5%, VR 17.1%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Space 9.1%

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 23.9%, Exploration 19%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Horror 8.8%

'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: Horror 19.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Mystery 12.7%

Explore a mesmerizing alien world, filled with deep bioluminescent wonders and horrors alike. Old alien artefacts await uncovering, in your search for the lost crew of Lazarus, in the search for your family in the depths of planet Eo-III.

Why similar: Survival 32.2%, Survival Horror 21%, Open World 10.2%, Horror 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 9.3%