Games Like The Waiting

You had a pretty rough fall. Trying to regain your composure you try to look around before realizing you can't see anything. Hope that your other senses will serve you better.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Adventure 17.1%, Casual 13.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 8.9%

Immerse yourself in poolcore-inspired vibes as you explore a vast complex of mind-bending liminal architecture straight out of your dreams. Navigate through a facility filled with obstacles and puzzles, venturing into depths that descend far below the rippling, chlorinated waters.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

A psychological horror walking simulator with a unique, stylized art direction. Immerse yourself in a surreal dreamscape to heal deep emotional trauma. Explore dark, shifting environments, search for key items, and solve intricate puzzles while hiding from the terrifying phantoms of your own mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Adventure 13.5%, Casual 12.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 8.3%

A first-person atmospheric exploration game set in dreamlike liminal spaces, with no monsters, combat, or jump scares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Adventure 16.6%, Casual 13.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Dark 6.5%

Settled At Sea is a first-person mystery set on a remote Scottish island. You are a lighthouse keeper grieving your wife's death-but the island doesn't feel as isolated as it should.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Casual 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Dark 8.7%, First-Person 8.6%

Exploration. Silence. Echoes. Wander a shifting pyramid where rooms change and reality bends. No monsters, just atmosphere, isolation, and subtle unease. Uncanny, immersive, and unsettling. Solve light environmental puzzles across 8 levels. Experience the pyramid alone - empty, yet somehow present.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Puzzle 11%, Surreal 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Adventure 8.5%

You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Casual 12%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Dark 7.5%

The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 8.1%

Graverobber is a digger game about opening graves for profit while avoiding patrolling guards, traps, and whatever might be buried beneath the soil.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Adventure 18.9%, Casual 15%, Exploration 10.3%, Dark 7.1%

Prepare for terror as you follow your tiny lost kitten into an ancient crypt where a protected coven of pirates lie buried. Dig for clues... literally, while unraveling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your curious pet from this dark tomb.(First-Person psychological horror game)

Why similar: Exploration 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 11.4%, Dark 9.6%

A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 8.1%

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: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 15.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Mystery 8.9%

Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Adventure 18.5%, Casual 14.8%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 7.2%

Realm of Reverie is a short VR exploration adventure game where you navigate the ruins of a sacred village and restore its lost energy after a disaster, inspired by artifacts from Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Casual 15%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 9.9%

"Static Sky: And Yet It █████" is a literary computer game based on the fear of and resistance to artificial intelligence. It imagines a future dominated by the generative AI "Sekai", where reality and hallucination blend and become indistinguishable.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Dystopian 21.8%, Adventure 21.2%, Exploration 11.9%, 3D 6.7%

A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Dark 7.7%

In Anomalist’s story, you and Finn chase an anomaly on a planet, experiencing the mood swings of a mysterious entity that devours victims with mind games and imprisons them in its own dimension. Your choices lead to different endings

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 10.6%, Surreal 9.7%, First-Person 7.8%

50 binary questions. Infinite consequences. Observe every detail... the environment could change. Fail to notice an anomaly, and you fail the test. The further you progress, the more rooms you have to remember. Permadeath.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Dark 9.7%, First-Person 9.6%

A psychological horror walking simulator set in an endless flooded pool. Explore liminal corridors, notice subtle anomalies, and endure the growing tension as you search for an escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Dark 6.4%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, First-Person 8.1%

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 33.7%, Adventure 18%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 11.5%

Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Surreal 13.1%, Adventure 13%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 8.5%

Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 9.4%

my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Casual 11.1%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.4%

You are a ghost forever trapped in endless worlds you never even knew existed. An atmospheric experience focused on slow pacing, exploration, and deep environmental immersion.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 8.6%, Mystery 6.9%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 16%, Dark 10.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Exploration 8.2%

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 27.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%

"to the" is a "one-way philosophical walking adventure" where no two players will have the same experience. Extend your path through your “choices” and make your way to 10,000 meters. Then, uncover the “truth” hidden within this game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Casual 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 9.7%

Spot anomalies through endless corridors in an experiment known only as 'Hallway 41'. Successfully traverse them 10 times to complete the trial!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, First-Person 11.6%, Casual 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%

How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.9%, Adventure 22.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Dark 10%, First-Person 9.5%

The most important thing in the dark is what you can see and what remains unseen. A first-person point&click about exploring dark forest and chasing the star tower.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Dark 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%

After the Curtain Call is a first-person, narrative puzzle game, which holds the story of Yujin who thinks her life as a play. She uses a special 'dimension camera' to switch the dimension of objects and solve puzzles. Through the journey, she face the truth that was forgotten...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Dark 9%, First-Person 8.9%

This is a 3D first-person walking simulator, where you'll take a leisurely stroll through a world of poolcore and bloomcore aesthetics. The goal of this game is to provide a pleasant and relaxing experience—no monsters, no jump scares, and no mandatory objectives.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Adventure 18.8%, Casual 18.1%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 7.4%

Loverowind is a very short experience about the wind of spring.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Casual 16.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 7%

You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Adventure 17.7%, Exploration 16.3%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%

A nonlinear psychological horror game in which you attempt to free yourself from the constantly repeating daily cycle of life. Explore a total of 7 different endings. Will you be brave enough to take the leap, even if there seems to be No Way Out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Dystopian 15.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%

“Grandma, Is That You?” is a psychological horror game. As we visit our elderly and ill grandmother to help her, the old mansion reveals buried memories and dark secrets. The line between reality and illusion begins to blur.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Casual 15%, Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Surreal 8.3%

Enter the World of Liminal² You awaken in a unknown place after entering a strange portal you found in an alley way. Find Recordings, solve puzzles and try to make it to the exit to make it out alive. Can you succeed?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Adventure 21.8%, Casual 17.3%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 7.6%

You're heading home from school. Something feels off. Observe your surroundings carefully to escape the endless street.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Casual 7.3%, Dark 6.8%, Surreal 6.7%

Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 7.4%

77th: The Game is an abstract representation of the experience of joining an online community. Walk through the community and solve the puzzles to progress as a community member.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Surreal 8.6%

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: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Surreal 9.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Dark 9.1%

An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.2%, Casual 9.2%

7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Surreal 9.1%, Adventure 8.4%

Spot the anomalies. Escape the loop. Akeno’s Veil is a psychological horror game where spotting anomalies is your only escape—from the relentless demon determined to pull you back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Surreal 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%

"Welcome to the Hudson Hotel, where our guests are our top priority." — This is not the hotel you remember. This is not the hallway you know. Something here is trying to lead you astray. Observe your surroundings, spot irregularities, and choose the right path. That is, if you really want to leave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Surreal 8.8%, First-Person 8.4%

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 29.2%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Exploration 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%

A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 9%, Surreal 8.9%, Exploration 6.9%

You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.3%, Surreal 8.8%, First-Person 8.1%

You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Exploration 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%, Dark 8.5%

A psychological survival horror game where you explore a shifting, haunted forest, uncover rituals, and fight to escape before madness consumes you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 7.5%, First-Person 7.3%

I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.7%, Adventure 15.8%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%

project_Structure_01 is first-person exploration game focusing on atmosphere and exploration of surreal liminal spaces that feature brutalist architecture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Surreal 11.8%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.5%

Fee Payment & Cigarettes is a first-person psychological horror anomaly-spotting game. Enter a hospital in first-person, finish all payment checklists. Spot anomalies, then head to the payment counter or retreat to the smoking area to calm down.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Puzzle 16%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Night Clerk is a first-person horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Dark 7.6%

Alone you find yourself stranded in a dark and mysterious norse forest, tasked by the gods to acitvate the forests magical runestones to open the Serpent-Gate. But you are not alone. A vicious creature lurks in the shadows of the misty forest...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Casual 11%, Exploration 10.7%, Dark 8%

On a dark night, Elizabeth visits a dusty old mansion to search for an old manuscript by the writer Sofia. The records within the mansion begin to slowly shake her memories...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 19.5%, Casual 15.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Dark 7.5%

God has chosen you not for strength, but for obedience. Do not question. Do not turn away. Walk. Feed. Repeat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Dark 6.7%