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Games Like Waking Up: Way Back Home

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Sci-fi.

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A child infiltrates a spaceship to carry out a secret rescue mission. His objective is compromised when they must make a forced landing on a strange planet. Explore this mysterious place, overcome obstacles, and find the way back home!

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 90 reviews
Released: 2023-09-19
Developer: Nostalgic Brains
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,202 reviews2012
    Dev: Tiger Style
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

    Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Exploration 16.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 12.3%

  2. #2 Neospace: Prologue
    96% 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: Emotional 19.4%, Space 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%

  3. #3 The Way
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,310 reviews2016
    Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Platformer 25.3%, Adventure 16%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Puzzle 7.1%

  4. #4 Plazma Being
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 409 reviews2015
    Dev: Hedge Knight Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Take control of Zeb in this puzzle/platformer. He is a small energy based life form from space, known as a Plazma Being. While journeying through space to his home, Zeb was surprised to find that he was being kidnapped by aliens. They took him back to their planet and unceremoniously threw him into captivity.

    Why similar: Platformer 39.7%, Puzzle 26.1%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Adventure 16.9%

  5. #5 DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2023
    Dev: SandBloom StudioPub: HandyGames
    Windows

    Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this cinematic adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense atmosphere and save the day!

    Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Emotional 13.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.1%

  6. #6 homebound
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2023
    Dev: Justin Yip
    Windows · Mac

    Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Platformer 29.5%, Puzzle 17%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%

  7. #7 Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
    93% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,628 reviews2014
    Dev: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 12.6%, 3D Platformer 10.2%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%

  8. #8 Venineth
    92% matchVery Positive80% of 269 reviews2020
    Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 3D Platformer 16.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Third Person 8.8%, Space 8.8%

  9. #9 TVs: The Awakening
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Mizrab
    Windows · Mac

    TVs is a single player platformer game combining intense action with challenging puzzles, focuses on a journey of a tv character called “u” who needs to drive his way on strange events in strange world to solve mysterious puzzles of his life till he finds the truth.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 22%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9%

  10. #10 Lanternium
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 81 reviews2019
    Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.2%, Stylized 16.6%, Puzzle 16%, 3D 11.1%, Adventure 6.9%

  11. #11 eWorlds: A 3D Platformer Adventure
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 429 reviews2024
    Dev: GGTech Studios
    Windows

    After an accident, your ship crashes on an unknown island, a convergence point between worlds. Explore impossible landscapes, overcome traps and puzzles, recover the lost Loops, and see if you can find the legendary Golden Loop in this 3D platforming narrative adventure.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Third Person 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Space 11.1%

  12. #12 Exo One
    89% 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: 3D Platformer 23.8%, Space 17.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%

  13. #13 Hypogea
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 839 reviews2025
    Dev: Charlie Wagner
    Windows

    Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 11.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Third Person 9.1%

  14. #14 Grow Up
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 1,939 reviews2016
    Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 38.3%, Exploration 21%, Adventure 17.2%, Platformer 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%

  15. #15 Lifeless Moon
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 321 reviews2023
    Dev: Serenity Forge
    Windows

    During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, 3D Platformer 19.1%, Space 11.7%, Third Person 11.5%, Exploration 9.8%

  16. #16 Somerville
    86% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,884 reviews2022
    Dev: Jumpship
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

    Why similar: Emotional 21.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.2%

  17. #17 Low Oxygen
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 313 reviews2023
    Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
    Windows · Linux

    Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Platformer 25.5%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

  18. #18 Planet of the Eyes
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 593 reviews2015
    Dev: Cococucumber
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

    Why similar: Platformer 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Stylized 10.3%

  19. #19 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 549 reviews2020
    Dev: mc2games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?

    Why similar: Puzzle 28.4%, Sci-fi 25.7%, Mystery 17.9%, Adventure 16.4%, 3D 6.1%

  20. #20 Europa
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 913 reviews2024
    Dev: Helder PintoPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Exploration 9%, Emotional 8.7%, Third Person 8.6%

  21. #21 Unleaving
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: orangutan matter
    Windows · Mac

    When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning

    Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Puzzle 18.3%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 9.6%

  22. #22 Epitasis
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 160 reviews2019
    Dev: Epitasis Games
    Windows · Mac

    After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.

    Why similar: Space 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, 3D Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 13%

  23. #23 Back to Bed
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 2,933 reviews2014
    Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A surreal 3D puzzle game where you guide Bob the sleepwalker safely back to bed. Move objects, avoid hazards, and solve dreamlike isometric puzzles as Bob’s subconscious guardian.

    Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  24. #24 Gecko Gods
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 715 reviews2026
    Dev: InresinPub: Super Rare Originals
    Windows

    Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure as a tiny gecko. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles and uncover a lost civilisation in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, 3D Platformer 17%, Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 10%

  25. #25 After Us
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 492 reviews2023
    Dev: Piccolo StudioPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

    Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Emotional 11.5%

  26. #26 Night Reverie
    79% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2021
    Dev: Somber Pixel
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Why similar: Exploration 24.3%, Puzzle 24.2%, Emotional 19.5%, Mystery 11%, Atmospheric 10.5%

  27. #27 Flux Empyrean
    77% 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: Exploration 17%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Space 13.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 12.1%

  28. #28 GRAPPIN
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: POLYLABO
    Windows

    After a difficult awakening, you stumble upon the Grip, a mysterious artifact and grappling hook. Climb up the Mountain to bring back the Grip to the top and unravel the mystery surrounding the Grip. Bon voyage!

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 19.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Stylized 8.7%

  29. #29 A dead world's dream
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2016
    Dev: JoqLePecheur
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    A Dead World's Dream is a challenging retro platformerAs a peaceful alien, explore a harsh world looking for hidden species.Unlocking upgrades and power-ups, travel to even more treacherous places.Carefuly examine your surroundings before jumping toward new dangers and secrets.

    Why similar: Platformer 48.5%, Adventure 27.2%, Exploration 24.2%

  30. #30 FAR: Changing Tides
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 5,657 reviews2022
    Dev: OkomotivePub: Frontier Foundry
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 16.9%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 10%, Stylized 9.9%

  31. #31 Stray
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 177,128 reviews2022
    Dev: BlueTwelve StudioPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  32. #32 Earth Analog
    78% 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.

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  33. #33 Quantum Void
    72% 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: Exploration 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Space 13.3%, Spaceships 12.5%, Puzzle 12.1%

  34. #34 Moon Mystery
    74% matchMixed65% of 715 reviews2024
    Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    Why similar: Space 18.1%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 12.9%

  35. #35 SPACE ACCIDENT
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 376 reviews2022
    Dev: Whale Rock Games
    Windows

    Your hero is Andy Freeman, a technical engineer of the Zeus-M700 spacecraft, sent on an expedition to the satellite of Jupiter to colonize it. However, what is conceived does not always go according to plan…

    Why similar: Puzzle 29.9%, Adventure 25.3%, Exploration 19.5%, Sci-fi 12.9%, 3D 11.3%

  36. #36 Space Expedition
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 191 reviews2023
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows · Mac

    Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

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  37. #37 Breached
    77% matchMixed55% of 128 reviews2016
    Dev: HRA INTERACTIVE
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Unveil the truth in a genre-blending sci-fi mystery. Awaken from cryogenic slumber you find your shelter damaged by unknown circumstances. Scavenge your surroundings, repair the shelter and explore the ruins in hopes of uncovering – or perhaps avoiding – the uncomfortable truth of what has transpired.

    Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Sci-fi 35.6%, Mystery 23.3%

  38. #38 The Mystery of a Lost Planet
    76% matchMixed60% of 91 reviews2015
    Dev: AlikArt Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The crew of a marooned spaceship must uncover the secrets of an unknown planet to survive. After a crash landing on the lost planet, you’re left with many unanswered questions. What was the mysterious force that seems to have pulled your ship into the planet and what are its intentions?

    Why similar: Adventure 39.7%, Puzzle 33.1%, Sci-fi 27.2%

  39. #39 Where We Went
    71% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
    Dev: Oddcube Games
    Windows

    Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Emotional 14.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 9%

  40. #40 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2024
    Dev: QZQ Studio
    Windows

    Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.

    Why similar: Puzzle 21.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Conspiracy 17.7%, Exploration 16.1%, Sci-fi 8.5%

  41. #41 From Earth To Heaven
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2021
    Dev: EpiXR Games UG
    Windows

    In this game, you follow the protagonist who initially fell from heaven back into the sky. Many obstacles, cliffs, and small environmental puzzles are waiting. Are you ready for a beautiful surreal adventure?

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 21%, Exploration 9.6%, 3D 5.6%

  42. #42 Derelict Star
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 151 reviews2026
    Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
    Windows · Mac

    A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

    Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Exploration 23.6%, Space 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Adventure 8.4%

  43. #43 ALONE IN SPACE
    75% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
    Dev: Butterflyware
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Space 22.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 15.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%

  44. #44 Exographer
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2024
    Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Platformer 19.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%

  45. #45 From Heaven To Earth
    72% matchPositive92% of 51 reviews2022
    Dev: EpiXR Games UG
    Windows

    In this game, you follow an eternal being who got bored in heaven and tries to make their way back into the world of the living. To return to earth it has to pass the path of trials... a path filled with traps, difficult jumps, and hidden secrets. A unique philosophical platformer awaits you.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Stylized 13.6%, Exploration 8%

  46. #46 Gravitia
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 178 reviews2024
    Dev: VuzzlePub: Jungle Game Lab
    Windows

    Gravitia is an adventure game about manipulating gravity to escape a unique world full of mystery.

    Why similar: Platformer 17.4%, 3D Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%

  47. #47 Bring You Home
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 221 reviews2025
    Dev: Alike Studio
    Windows · Mac

    You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  48. #48 Deliver Us Mars
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,013 reviews2023
    Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Third Person 11.5%, Space 11.4%, Emotional 11.2%

  49. #49 Caffeine
    75% matchVery Negative19% of 53 reviews2015
    Dev: Incandescent Imaging
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%

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    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  50. #50 En Route: A Co-Op Space Escape
    71% matchMixed63% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Alcedo Games
    Windows

    En Route: Space is a 2 player co-op puzzle game where you need each other to figure your way out through the mysteries of space. Work together, open your mind and trust one another to persevere this adventure.

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  51. #51 Smushi Come Home
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,783 reviews2023
    Dev: SomeHumbleOnionPub: Mooneye Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!

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  52. #52 Moonrise Fall
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 710 reviews2019
    Dev: Made From StringsPub: GrabTheGames
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    Median: 12 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    ​Moonrise Fall is an atmospheric exploration puzzle game about a boy who finds himself lost in a supernatural forest after losing both parents in a car crash. Put your detective skills to the test. Unravel the mysteries of the forest and photograph the strange creatures (cryptids) that reside there.

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  53. #53 Down in Bermuda
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,659 reviews2021
    Dev: Yak & Co
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.

    Why similar: Puzzle 36.6%, Mystery 21.6%, Stylized 18.6%, Adventure 18.4%, 3D 4.8%

  54. #54 Homesick
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,452 reviews2015
    Dev: Lucky Pause
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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.

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  55. #55 Exo One: Prologue
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 744 reviews2020
    Dev: Exbleative
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%

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  56. #56 Seed of Life
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2021
    Dev: MadLightPub: Leonardo Interactive
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    Seed of Life is an epic adventure game about the persistence of life. You're Cora, the last known survivor of Lumia, a dying planet. Your only hope to save your homeworld is to activate the Seed of Life and rekindle the sun once again. Will you be the light that conquers the darkness?

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24%, 3D Platformer 15.4%, Emotional 12.6%, Third Person 9.3%, Puzzle 7.8%

  57. #57 Gift
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    Dev: Toydium
    Windows · Mac

    When the protagonist wakes up, he finds himself on a luxury cruise ship. The game revolves around the story of his attempts to escape from the sinking ship and a group of passengers he feels nostalgic about.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Emotional 16.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9%

  58. #58 Through The Fragmentation
    66% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2021
    Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
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    Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

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  59. #59 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III
    68% matchMixed61% of 152 reviews2021
    Dev: Detalion Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Welcome to Regilus, a paradise planet turned into a popular tourist destination! But your holiday adventure soon turned into a nightmare. Stranded on an alien planet you need to find your way out. Remember though, not everything here is as it seems.

    Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, Puzzle 15.6%, Exploration 14.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Sci-fi 12%

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