- #1 SUNLESS SEA
97% matchVery Positive83% of 9,550 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.6%, Exploration 13.7%, Steampunk 13% ★, Story Rich 8.1%, RPG 6.9%
- #2 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
96% matchVery Positive84% of 3,471 reviews2019
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37%, Steampunk 21.8% ★, Exploration 8.5%, RPG 7.2%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #3 Flux Empyrean
95% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: ChillCash
Windows · Linux
The Flux is not keen on giving away its secrets, and you’re one of them. Sail a vast planet under a blanket of stars and use your tools and wits to remind yourself of what was lost and what could come next. An open world mystery about understanding the end of the world.
Why similar: Sailing 40.9% ★, Lore-Rich 17%, Mystery 9.8%, Exploration 9%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #4 Abandon Ship
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,353 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, RPG 8.6%
- #5 DREDGE
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 56,479 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Sailing 22% ★, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological 5.5%
- #6 FAR: Lone Sails
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,365 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
Why similar: Steampunk 31.9% ★, Atmospheric 18.6%, Exploration 17.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #7 Diluvion: Resubmerged
94% matchMixed62% of 1,129 reviews2017
Dev: Arachnid GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.
Why similar: Steampunk 45.9% ★, RPG 29.4%, Adventure 14%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #8 Vessels
92% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #9 Sail Forth
91% matchVery Positive93% of 641 reviews2022
Dev: Festive VectorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Sail a fleet of customizable ships across an ocean whose ancient depths have swallowed the key to the mysterious past. Befriend fishfolk to expand your boat crews, take up arms against petulant pirates, and chart a course across an expansive watery world. Will you answer the call of High Adventure?
Why similar: Sailing 62.2% ★, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 4.2%
- #10 Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,058 reviews2023
Dev: Revolution IndustryPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!
Why similar: Steampunk 30.7% ★, Lore-Rich 29.9%, RPG 18.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 7.9%
- #11 Quantum Void
89% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: TacNours
Windows
Lost in an unexplored star system after a dimensional anomaly dispersed your fleet, you start to pick up signals scattered throughout the system. Explore the wrecks of the corporate fleet, discover the secrets of the anomaly, and try to get the good ending.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 27.3%, Exploration 27%, Space 22.9%, Adventure 10%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #12 Sagres
89% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: oozePub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Set sail for adventure in the Age of Discovery! Explore the seven seas as the fresh-faced ship captain Fernando. Customise your ship, battle against pirates and sea monsters, and assemble your crew to delve into the mysterious disappearance of the legendary explorer, Sir Antonio.
Why similar: Sailing 62.1% ★, Exploration 10.4%, RPG 8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Adventure 4.8%
- #13 Voidship: The Long Journey
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Space 41.6%, Exploration 21.6%, Indie 21.3%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #14 Below, Rusted Gods
86% matchVery Positive89% of 309 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #15 VoidExpanse
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 768 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Why similar: Space 42.6%, RPG 26.9%, Multiple Endings 15%, Atmospheric 7%, Indie 6.9%
- #16 Landinar: Into the Void
87% matchMixed56% of 244 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Landinar: Into the Void is a top-down space-adventure-RPG. You are recruited as a rookie bounty hunter in the oppressive Landinar Empire. On your journey through the quadrant you will meet diverse characters, build your own spaceship and choose your battles.
Why similar: Space 34.3%, RPG 29.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 10.1%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #17 Void Crew
84% matchVery Positive86% of 8,426 reviews2024
Dev: Hutlihut GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
Why similar: Space 32.8%, Exploration 27.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Indie 8.9%
- #18 Forgotten Seas
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 594 reviews2025
Dev: Pangea Game StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious. Craft your Ship-in-a-Bottle, then experience survival on the high seas. Sail for new land, build camps, hunt for treasures, trade for goods - then defend your ship from dreaded pirates stalking this strange realm!
Why similar: Sailing 74.4% ★, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #19 Mystical Maritime Adventure
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Ze_Yu
Windows
Here, you can freely sail your ship, explore the endless ocean, and find hidden islands and treasures!
Why similar: RPG 29.7%, Sailing 25.4% ★, Adventure 13.4%, Action RPG 12.3%, Exploration 12.3%
- #20 Void War
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,953 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Space 48%, Choices Matter 39.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #21 INSOMNIA: The Ark
86% matchMixed59% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.9%, RPG 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Space 9.2%
- #22 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
82% matchMixed58% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 9%, Exploration 8.8%
- #23 HELL GALAXY
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
A thrilling singleplayer space shooter that blends weird fiction, dark gritty sci-fi, and transhumanism. Fly your spaceship and fight your way through a galaxy where your mind is at risk just as much as your "body": nothing here is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46%, Exploration 13%, Space 13%, Action RPG 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #24 Depths of Sanity
81% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 8%
- #25 Neospace: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21%, Space 19.3%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Exploration 14.4%, RPG 14.1%
- #26 Saltsea Chronicles
79% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40%, Mystery 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #27 Starcom: Nexus
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,315 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Space 34.9%, Exploration 19.9%, RPG 18.9%, Adventure 7.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #28 Voyager-19
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,014 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 30%
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47%, Space 25.3%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 4%, 3D 2.3%
- #29 Out There: Oceans of Time
80% matchMixed55% of 236 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Space 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Exploration 11.2%, RPG 11.1%
- #30 Within the Cosmos
78% matchMixed45% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: debdev
Windows
Within the Cosmos is a sci-fi RPG. After awakening in a secluded star system, you soon discover a fractured human society grappling with an emerging android threat. Explore planets, uncover mysteries, and navigate differing philosophies. Your choices will shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Exploration 16.4%, RPG 16.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Space 13.2%, Action RPG 10.8%
- #31 Static Dread: The Submarine
75% matchVery Positive84% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Mystery 7.7%
- #32 Windward
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,629 reviews2015
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Windward is an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world.
Why similar: Sailing 55% ★, RPG 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #33 Stellar Tactics
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,731 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Exploration 31.4%, RPG 24.3%, Space 21.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #34 WILL: Follow The Light
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 531 reviews2026
Dev: TomorrowHead Studio
Windows
Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?
Why similar: Sailing 60.2% ★, Atmospheric 8.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, Mystery 8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #35 Terror of the Seven Seas
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Cutthroat Games
Windows
Become a Mighty Captain in a Age of sail naval combat game, set in all of the Seven Seas! Sail the entire world: conquering, boarding, plundering, exploring and trading along the way! Gather your crew, ready your ship, hoist your sails and enter a world of swashbuckling and piracy!
Why similar: Sailing 73.1% ★, Exploration 11.5%, Action RPG 6.9%, Adventure 4.6%, Action-Adventure 3.2%
- #36 Dark Scavenger
76% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Psydra Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, RPG 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Exploration 6.3%
- #37 Into the Void
77% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Mozg Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles. Travel through space and discover the origin of a cosmic threat which destroyed Earth centuries ago. Fight or cooperate with the different factions; be a leader !
Why similar: Space 39.6%, RPG 23.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 13%, Indie 7.5%
- #38 Starship Inspector
76% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: RPG 24.6%, Space 21.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Indie 12.6%
- #39 Starcom: Unknown Space
71% matchVery Positive92% of 4,461 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Why similar: Space 21.6%, Lore-Rich 18%, Exploration 15.6%, RPG 10.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #40 Karaski: What Goes Up...
75% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2016
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!
Why similar: Steampunk 22.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #41 Between the Stars
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space 37.6%, RPG 29.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 8.6%, Exploration 7.1%
- #42 Underspace
71% matchVery Positive81% of 458 reviews2024
Dev: Pastaspace InteractivePub: Camlann Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with mod support and PvP/co-op multiplayer. You're going to need a bigger ship.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.8%, Space 15.3%, RPG 12.2%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 5.4%
- #43 Earth Analog
73% matchMixed66% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Funcraft Games
Windows
In this relaxing space flight adventure, you pilot the science vessel Eurisko XI on a quest through deep space. Explore fascinating, fractal-based exoplanets and uncover their mysteries. Analyze artifacts and upgrade your ship to unlock new pathways. Your mission: find humanity’s new home.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Space 17.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Exploration 15%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #44 King of Seas
73% matchMixed59% of 778 reviews2021
Dev: 3DCloudsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
King of Seas is an ARPG adventure game set in a nautical pirate world. Embark on an epic adventure across the seven seas where you’ll discover lost islands and treasures, fight rival pirates and menacing monsters, and become the most legendary pirate of all time!
Why similar: Sailing 61.2% ★, RPG 9.3%, Action RPG 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 6%
- #45 Journey to Foundation
71% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
Windows
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: Space 23.2%, Choices Matter 22.8%, Story Rich 18.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 13.3%
- #46 Exo One
69% matchVery Positive90% of 5,262 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Space 23%, Exploration 20.7%, Atmospheric 19%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 12%
- #47 Black Skylands
69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,496 reviews2023
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
Why similar: Steampunk 47.1% ★, RPG 19.6%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Indie 7%, Adventure 5.8%
- #48 Stygian: Outer Gods
69% matchVery Positive82% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 10.1%, RPG 8.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #49 Deep Space
72% matchMixed57% of 150 reviews2020
Dev: Axe GamesPub: Enoops
Windows
You are entrusted with the role of one of the elite captains, put on a high-tech mech suit suitable for travel into space and go on an exciting journey.
Why similar: RPG 31.8%, Exploration 21.4%, Space 16.6%, Action RPG 11.5%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #50 Sky Caravan
70% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Bravarda
Windows
Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Steampunk 21.2% ★, Choices Matter 16.2%, RPG 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #51 Salt
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,251 reviews2018
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
Why similar: Sailing 56.3% ★, Exploration 17.2%, RPG 9%, Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #52 Dread Delusion
67% matchVery Positive90% of 5,228 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: RPG 28.9%, Exploration 26.3%, Story Rich 19.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Action RPG 7.1%
- #53 Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,599 reviews2026
Dev: GamexcitePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Lore-Rich 28.1%, Space 15%, Exploration 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #54 HighFleet
67% matchVery Positive88% of 7,394 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.8%, Exploration 33.1%, Indie 12.5%, Adventure 12%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #55 HYPNOS
66% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Exploration 11%, Mystery 9%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #56 The Captain
67% matchVery Positive93% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: Sysiac GamesPub: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Space 15.6%, Exploration 15.1%, RPG 15%
- #57 BLACKSHARD
65% matchVery Positive92% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
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: Lovecraftian 36.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Exploration 9.8%
- #58 Stardiver
68% matchMixed51% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Green Planet Games
Windows
You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.
Why similar: Mystery 19.7%, Space 18.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #59 Songs of Rats
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Tesseract GamesPub: Salient Games
Windows · Linux
The Wreckage resounds with the echoes of countless songs, filling the air of a constantly shifting maze where bravery and sacrifice are key to staying alive. Then, without warning, one song goes silent. Will you step into this dicey labyrinth and uncover its secrets in this minimalist and dark RPG?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Space 9.4%
- #60 Amatsuko
65% matchVery Positive91% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: ArnauPub: Companyia Catalana d'Orient
Windows
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Exploration 18.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 8%