Games Like TIMEframe

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: Great Soundtrack 43.4%, Exploration 21%, Atmospheric 14%, First-Person 10.2%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like TIMEframe, it centers on the mystery of a civilization and uses time-based mechanics to drive exploration.

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 42.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in atmospheric, short-form narrative exploration that mirrors the emotional weight of TIMEframe.

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 45.9%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at creating a haunting, beautiful environment that rewards careful observation 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 41.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of isolation and atmospheric storytelling found in high-quality walking simulators.

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 46.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Indie 8%, Casual 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, experimental exploration game where the environment and music react to your presence, much like the sensory experience of TIMEframe.

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 38.1%, Exploration 16.7%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 11.7%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a stark, stylized architectural world that emphasizes the feeling of being a small observer in a vast, mysterious space.

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: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Exploration 17.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Indie 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique, stylized visual approach to exploration creates a sense of wonder similar to the aesthetic of TIMEframe.

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: Great Soundtrack 28.3%, Exploration 15.5%, First-Person 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Indie 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses music and abstract, stylized environments to create an immersive, first-person exploration experience.

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 47.7%, First-Person 15.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines puzzle-solving with deep environmental storytelling in a way that feels consistent with the exploration-heavy nature of TIMEframe.

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.8%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The unique visual mechanic of revealing the world through scanning creates a profound sense of discovery similar to the slow-motion exploration of TIMEframe.

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 55%, Exploration 17.6%, Atmospheric 11%, Indie 8.2%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the quiet, atmospheric exploration of a post-human landscape, emphasizing nature and solitude.

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 46.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Casual 12.4%, Indie 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, atmospheric, and short-form experience that focuses heavily on visual storytelling.

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: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Casual 13.2%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, nature-focused exploration game that prioritizes a surreal, atmospheric aesthetic over complex mechanics.

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 32%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on quiet, first-person exploration of a mysterious, decaying environment with a strong emphasis on atmosphere.

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 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Stylized 8.5%, Exploration 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a short, immersive, and relaxing exploration experience that focuses on mystery and atmosphere.

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 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It uses environmental exploration to uncover the stories of a lost civilization, mirroring the core loop of TIMEframe.

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: First-Person 30.4%, Exploration 26.3%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Indie 12.5%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The game's focus on non-Euclidean architecture and surreal, stylized environments offers a similar sense of awe to TIMEframe.

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 46.9%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 10%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical walking simulator that emphasizes environmental storytelling and the exploration of a forgotten world.

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 51.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, deeply personal, and atmospheric narrative experience that prioritizes the player's interpretation of the world.

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: First-Person 54.3%, Exploration 33.8%, Adventure 12%

Why You'll Like It: It plays with perspective and the nature of reality, providing a surreal, first-person experience that rewards curiosity.

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 48.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Indie 4.8%, First-Person 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at depicting a world frozen in a moment of crisis, inviting the player to piece together the past through exploration.

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%, First-Person 8.5%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, meditative walking simulator that focuses on the journey through a beautiful, atmospheric landscape.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Exploration 20.1%, Indie 11%, Casual 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more upbeat, it shares the short, focused, and rewarding nature of exploring a beautiful, contained world.

Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, First-Person 9.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the simple joy of exploring a beautiful, atmospheric forest environment with light puzzle elements.

Pluviophile is a very short experience about the mood of rain in the woods.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.6%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Exploration 9.6%, Indie 9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experience-driven game that focuses on the atmosphere of a rainy, quiet environment.

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 28.7%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 13.1%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that encourages players to explore a mysterious, stylized environment at their own pace.

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 36.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-heavy, it provides a deep, atmospheric exploration of decaying infrastructure that feels grounded and mysterious.

Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37%, First-Person 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Stylized 11.2%, Casual 10.1%

A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant walking simulator that uses environmental storytelling to explore memory and loss.

ORACLE is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations to explore, great soundtrack and an awesome story ready to be unraveled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Indie 9.4%, Casual 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, casual simulation game that emphasizes the act of walking through and observing a mysterious world.

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 49.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Casual 8.3%

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 43.5%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 11.5%, Casual 10.1%, Stylized 9.3%

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 30.5%, Indie 15%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 10.5%

wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.1%, First-Person 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Exploration 6.6%, Indie 6.2%

Manipulate time to your will at any moment to solve challenges, avoid deadly traps and make it to the end of this strange journey.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.4%, Indie 20.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, First-Person 13.6%, Exploration 10.8%

Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.

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

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 42%, Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Indie 8.9%, First-Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%

They have no names, only serial numbers. They have no freedom, no memories from the past. You are one of them. Explore the last center of civilization on a shattered Earth to understand what is really going on.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47%, Exploration 15.5%, Indie 14.8%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 8.8%

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 42%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Indie 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 62.7%, Exploration 17%, Stylized 11.8%, Adventure 4.4%, Indie 4.1%

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: First-Person 21.8%, Exploration 21.2%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Stylized 15.3%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.1%, Casual 15.6%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

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 35.1%, Great Soundtrack 24.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%

Aleph is an enigmatic cube, a repository of human lore and simulacra. After the fall of human civilization, as a traveler, you depart from the space station and eventually reach the ruins of the dilapidated city, searching for scattered cubes to read the images and texts left behind by humanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.7%, Exploration 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Casual 9.1%, First-Person 8.8%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Walking Simulator 26.2%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Indie 7.1%

Manipulate the look, sound, and feel of more than a dozen mesmerizing landscapes in this immersive musical adventure through space and time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.8%, Atmospheric 34.6%, Indie 20.6%

TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?

Why similar: Exploration 27.3%, First-Person 27.1%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Casual 11.5%, Indie 7.3%

Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 5.3%

In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?

Why similar: Exploration 37%, Atmospheric 25.6%, Casual 17.6%, Indie 11.7%, Adventure 8.1%

Short reflective music game set in the Great War.

Why similar: Indie 36.3%, Atmospheric 23.5%, Exploration 20.7%, Stylized 19.5%

Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Indie 6.6%

The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact — an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Casual 18.1%, Indie 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 10.7%

OWL WATCH is a short atmospheric adventure game where you travel around in different biomes. Awaken from your slumber as you venture out to seek ancient technology to aid you in a time of darkness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Casual 18%, Indie 15.2%, Exploration 9.6%

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 54.7%, Atmospheric 14.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Indie 7.4%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.2%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Exploration 18.3%, Adventure 5.9%

Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a favorite song.

Why similar: Exploration 29.7%, First-Person 28.4%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Casual 16.4%, Indie 6.1%

Trackless is an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game set in the distant future. Trackless uses text input that allows you to interact with characters and objects. Using your in-game phone will help you find clues and give you special abilities.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Casual 15.3%, Indie 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Stylized 9.5%, Casual 9.3%