Games Like Viewfinder

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: Psychological 17%, Surreal 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Physics 10.5%, Dark Humor 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core mechanic of using forced perspective to manipulate the size and placement of objects in a surreal, dreamlike environment.

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: Abstract 21.5%, Surreal 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Experimental 11.8%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features mind-bending, non-Euclidean architecture that forces you to rethink gravity and perspective in a way similar to Viewfinder.

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 25.8%, Puzzle 20.8%, Abstract 18.8%, First-Person 13.9%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, non-Euclidean puzzle game that constantly subverts expectations of space and geometry.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, 3D Platformer 12.6%, Physics 8.6%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard for first-person puzzle games, it utilizes spatial manipulation and physics-based mechanics that feel spiritually aligned with Viewfinder.

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Puzzle 17.4%, First-Person 16.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a recursive world-within-a-world mechanic where changing the environment in a small model directly affects the larger world around you.

Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.

Why similar: Abstract 17.1%, Surreal 14.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Experimental 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: You must manipulate a mysterious cube to align different perspectives and solve puzzles contained within its faces.

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers high-concept, philosophical puzzle-solving within a beautiful, expansive first-person world.

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: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, Surreal 24.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique mechanic of revealing a blank world through paint, emphasizing discovery and surreal environmental interaction.

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.4%, Surreal 21.3%, Puzzle 14.2%, Platformer 11.2%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game cleverly blends 2D platforming with 3D environments by requiring you to rearrange signs to create paths through the world.

Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially.

Why similar: Surreal 19%, Psychological 15.7%, Experimental 11.7%, 3D Platformer 10.7%, Physics 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is an exploration-heavy game set in a non-Euclidean world where the geometry itself is the primary puzzle.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 32.7%, First-Person 18.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Surreal 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at teaching players to look at their surroundings as part of the puzzle, rewarding keen observation of the environment.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Experimental 10.6%, Stylized 9.9%, Surreal 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on shifting and layering panels to create new perspectives, mirroring the camera-based manipulation found in Viewfinder.

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Puzzle 23.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Stylized 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a brilliant mechanic of carrying entire worlds on your back to solve complex, nested puzzles.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, First-Person 21.2%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: The original title provides a deep, atmospheric puzzle experience that rewards logical thinking and environmental observation.

Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, First-Person 14.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Physics 13.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features time-manipulation puzzles that require you to rethink the order of events in a way that feels very similar to Viewfinder's reality-warping.

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Colorful 9.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the puzzle of understanding language and environment, offering a satisfying, brain-teasing exploration experience.

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Surreal 16.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Platformer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dense, puzzle-platformer that rewards players for noticing environmental details that are not immediately obvious.

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: Surreal 24.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, First-Person 15%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style first-person puzzle game that emphasizes mechanical interaction and environmental mystery.

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 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, First-Person 11.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique light-based perspective mechanic to reveal hidden paths and objects in a beautiful, atmospheric world.

Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37%, First-Person 15.5%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world puzzle game that encourages players to find and solve a vast array of perspective and logic-based challenges.

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, First-Person 21.3%, Exploration 16%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Stylized 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous, satirical take on environmental puzzle games that plays with the tropes of the genre in a clever way.

Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.6%, Exploration 21.3%, First-Person 18.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic of atmospheric puzzle exploration that remains a benchmark for environmental storytelling.

Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!

Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, 3D Platformer 14.9%, Physics 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique triangulation mechanic to create platforms and solve puzzles, emphasizing geometry and spatial awareness.

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: Exploration 24%, Puzzle 19%, Atmospheric 14.7%, First-Person 14.6%, Story Rich 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more exploration-focused, its physics-based mysteries and unique environmental logic provide a similar sense of wonder.

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41%, Puzzle 21.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Colorful 8%

Why You'll Like It: It introduces color-shifting mechanics that change the environment, requiring players to perceive the world through a different lens.

Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Surreal 16.3%, Abstract 15.3%, 3D Platformer 11.8%, First-Person 9.1%

Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Abstract 15.7%, 3D Platformer 12.1%, Physics 11.1%, Puzzle 9.4%

Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Physics 15.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based puzzle game uses gravity and magnetism to challenge your spatial reasoning in a sci-fi setting.

Pneuma: Breath of Life forces you to think outside the box through a narrated story of self-discovery, whilst exploring the ontological mystery of the breath of life. Features award winning voice actor 'Jay Britton' as Pneuma.

Why similar: Puzzle 42.1%, First-Person 36.7%, Adventure 21.2%

Why You'll Like It: The game is built entirely around perspective-based puzzles where the world changes based on where you look.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Surreal 18.8%, Puzzle 18.6%, First-Person 17%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that relies on observing the environment to solve intricate, logic-based challenges.

Zero hand-holding. Dismantle this dense open-world of unconventional puzzles by thinking outside the box and exploiting every ability you discover. Solve mysteries hidden in plain sight where every piece of supposed decoration has a purpose.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, First-Person 14.1%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 11.2%

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.4%, Surreal 17.1%, First-Person 16.9%, Exploration 10%, Stylized 9%

Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

Why similar: Abstract 22.8%, Surreal 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 3D Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle 8.4%

Spread decks of cards to solve challenging spatial puzzles and progress through dream-like landscapes in this award-winning title. Traverse beautifully crafted, isometric puzzles that give way to a wordless coming-of-age story, that invites you to reflect on the formative moments of your own life.

Why similar: Abstract 19.2%, Experimental 17.6%, Surreal 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A spatial puzzle game where you build structures out of cards to navigate through surreal, dreamlike memories.

A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.1%, First-Person 15.1%, Puzzle 13.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

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: First-Person 28%, Dark Humor 25.7%, Exploration 14.9%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?

Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 17.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Abstract 29.9%, Physics 16.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 9.5%

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: First-Person 25.6%, Puzzle 23.2%, Exploration 18%, Adventure 14.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines exploration with memory-based puzzles, allowing you to piece together a narrative through environmental interaction.

A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!

Why similar: Abstract 25.1%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological 14.9%, First-Person 8.7%, Puzzle 8.3%

Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Physics 14.5%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 9.3%

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 26.2%, Abstract 24.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Abstract 16.4%, Surreal 13.8%, Experimental 9.6%, Puzzle 8.3%

Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Why similar: Surreal 20.2%, Puzzle 18.4%, First-Person 17.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%

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 42.5%, Retro 12.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 7.5%, First-Person 7.3%

A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, Dark Humor 27.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Stylized 6.8%

In Shutter you play as Keith, a new employee that has arrived at the mysterious research center L.I.E. (Learn, Investigate and Exploit). Explore and solve puzzles with a camera that modifies objects using perspective. All in a space-age inspired setting.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.7%, Puzzle 20.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Retro 5.9%

American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.

Why similar: First-Person 26.6%, Exploration 19.2%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 10.4%

EQI is a trippy first-person arcade game with spatial puzzles, and a synthwave soul. You find yourself in a digital world that twists and changes around you, challenging your senses, focus, and reflexes. Interface with the great mystery and transcend.

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Abstract 19.8%, 3D Platformer 13.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Puzzle 9.3%

Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.

Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Surreal 20.3%, Dark Humor 19.9%, Physics 16.6%, Puzzle 11%

Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Puzzle 29.2%, Exploration 16.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Immerse yourself in the multidimensional universe of Desordre. Solve intricate puzzles, push the boundaries of 4-dimensional thinking. Get ready for a unique experience where reflection takes on a whole new dimension. Created by one-man development studio SHK Interactive using Unreal Engine.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Physics 15.6%, Surreal 10.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, 3D Platformer 9.1%

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Dark Humor 7.4%

In this logic based puzzle game, switch between Orbs to solve puzzles and light up your world. Play co-op with yourself, freeze time, fly drones, play with sound… and overcome the evil shadow interfering with your quest.

Why similar: Abstract 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Experimental 10.7%, Physics 10.6%, Surreal 9.8%

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Surreal 23.1%, Psychological 23%, First-Person 17%, Puzzle 16.8%, Exploration 13.4%

Revisitor is a first person puzzle-platformer game set in a futuristic virtual space. Use two different types of teleportation to both navigate and solve a series of increasingly challenging missions.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle 19.6%, 3D Platformer 19.1%, First-Person 17.6%, Platformer 15.6%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Psychological 24.8%, Puzzle 23.5%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 9.9%

Challenging first person puzzle platformer.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.4%, Abstract 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Puzzle 11.8%

Experience the first hour What Lies in The Multiverse. A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly & hilarious story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Dark Humor 27.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, Stylized 7.5%, Exploration 7.5%

A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.

Why similar: Abstract 62.8%, Puzzle 31.8%, Singleplayer 5.4%