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Games Like Waking Up: Way Back Home

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Atmospheric, 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 89 reviews
Released: 2023-09-19
Developer: Nostalgic Brains
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,197 reviews2012
    Dev: Tiger Style
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 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 25.2%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Exploration 16.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 12.1%

  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 19.5%, Space 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%

  3. #3 The Way
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,302 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 34.4%, Platformer 25.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Puzzle 7.1%

  4. #4 Plazma Being
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 407 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 39.5%, Puzzle 26.2%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Adventure 16.8%

  5. #5 DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 59 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 18.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11%

  6. #6 homebound
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 54 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 31.7%, Platformer 29.2%, Puzzle 17%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%

  7. #7 Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
    93% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,597 reviews2014
    Dev: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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 19.5%, Platformer 12.5%, 3D Platformer 10.2%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%

  8. #8 Venineth
    92% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2020
    Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 18.4%, 3D Platformer 16.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Space 8.8%, Third Person 8.8%

  9. #9 TVs: The Awakening
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 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 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%

  10. #10 Exo One
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 5,153 reviews2021
    Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.8%, Space 17.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%

  11. #11 AnimalLaboratory
    91% matchMixed43% of 75 reviews2024
    Dev: 独立摇滚
    Windows

    In the distant outer space, there's an exp base. Aliens turn humans into animals with a catalyst for their needs. Different catalysts cause different forms. You're a human who escaped. While exploring and fleeing, you reveal the truth in the lab.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 20.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Action-Adventure 12%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 9.6%

  12. #12 eWorlds: A 3D Platformer Adventure
    88% matchVery Positive85% of 404 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%, Third Person 13.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Space 11.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%

  13. #13 Lanternium
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 80 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 44.8%, Stylized 17.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, 3D 11.3%, Adventure 6.8%

  14. #14 Hypogea
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 742 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%, Platformer 11.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Third Person 9.1%

  15. #15 Grow Up
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,902 reviews2016
    Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 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 21.2%, Adventure 17%, Platformer 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%

  16. #16 Lifeless Moon
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 309 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 20.6%, 3D Platformer 19.1%, Space 11.7%, Third Person 11.4%, Exploration 9.9%

  17. #17 Low Oxygen
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 303 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 30.7%, Platformer 25.4%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  18. #18 Somerville
    84% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,848 reviews2022
    Dev: Jumpship
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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

    Why similar: Emotional 21.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%

  19. #19 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
    83% matchVery Positive82% of 542 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 28.3%, Sci-fi 25.8%, Mystery 18%, Adventure 16.1%, 3D 6.1%

  20. #20 Planet of the Eyes
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 591 reviews2015
    Dev: Cococucumber
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 14.2%, Stylized 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%

  21. #21 Europa
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 879 reviews2024
    Dev: Helder PintoPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    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 18.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Emotional 8.6%, Third Person 8.4%

  22. #22 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 28.2%, Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Puzzle 18.3%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Adventure 9.6%

  23. #23 After Us
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 462 reviews2023
    Dev: PiccoloPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 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 23.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Emotional 11.6%

  24. #24 Epitasis
    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 159 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 14.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, 3D Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 13.1%

  25. #25 Gecko Gods
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 476 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 23.3%, Platformer 17.4%, 3D Platformer 13.5%, Stylized 9.8%, Adventure 8%

  26. #26 Night Reverie
    79% matchVery Positive97% of 325 reviews2021
    Dev: Somber Pixel
    Windows

    Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

    Why similar: Exploration 24.3%, Puzzle 24.1%, Emotional 19.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%

  27. #27 Aphelion
    78% matchMixed67% of 269 reviews2026
    Dev: DON'T NOD
    Windows

    Hunted on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This action-packed sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and tense stealth gameplay.

    Why similar: Emotional 15.2%, Third Person 14.8%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 10.7%

  28. #28 GRAPPIN
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 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 23.7%, Platformer 19.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Stylized 9%

  29. #29 A dead world's dream
    80% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2016
    Dev: JoqLePecheur
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 13.3 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 48.3%, Adventure 27.1%, Exploration 24.6%

  30. #30 FAR: Changing Tides
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 5,477 reviews2022
    Dev: OkomotivePub: Frontier Foundry
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  31. #31 Bring You Home
    75% matchVery Positive97% of 180 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...

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  32. #32 Earth Analog
    78% matchMixed66% of 111 reviews2021
    Dev: Funcraft Games
    Windows

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  33. #33 Stray
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 171,810 reviews2022
    Dev: BlueTwelve StudioPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  34. #34 Moon Mystery
    73% matchMixed66% of 696 reviews2024
    Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Why similar: Space 18.1%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 12.9%

  35. #35 Breached
    77% matchMixed55% of 128 reviews2016
    Dev: HRA INTERACTIVE
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Sci-fi 35.8%, Mystery 23.6%

  36. #36 SPACE ACCIDENT
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 295 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 29.8%, Adventure 25%, Exploration 19.6%, Sci-fi 13%, 3D 11.4%

  37. #37 Space Expedition
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 185 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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  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 39.3%, Puzzle 33.2%, Sci-fi 27.5%

  39. #39 Gravitia
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 168 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 17.2%, 3D Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.8%

  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 21.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Conspiracy 17.9%, Exploration 16.2%, Sci-fi 8.5%

  41. #41 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 22.4%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%

  42. #42 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 21.6%, Platformer 20.8%, Exploration 9.7%, 3D 5.7%

  43. #43 Derelict Star
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 111 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%, Exploration 23.9%, Space 17.7%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Adventure 8.3%

  44. #44 Exographer
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 132 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.

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  45. #45 Where We Went
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 53 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!

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    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,935 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%, Platformer 14.7%, Space 11.5%, Third Person 11.5%, Emotional 11.3%

  47. #47 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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  48. #48 Caffeine
    74% matchVery Negative19% of 53 reviews2015
    Dev: Incandescent Imaging
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Caffeine is a quirky first person adventure game with environmental puzzles and a dab of psychological horror. You awaken aboard one of these caffeine mining stations alone. Before long you realize that you are a young boy with no memory of what has transpired on this seemingly empty space station.

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  49. #49 Smushi Come Home
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,667 reviews2023
    Dev: SomeHumbleOnionPub: Mooneye Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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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  50. #50 Seed of Life
    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2021
    Dev: MadLightPub: Leonardo Interactive
    Windows

    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?

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  51. #51 Down in Bermuda
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,592 reviews2021
    Dev: Yak & Co
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    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 36.4%, Mystery 21.7%, Stylized 19.1%, Adventure 18%, 3D 4.9%

  52. #52 Exo One: Prologue
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 744 reviews2020
    Dev: Exbleative
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One.

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  53. #53 Tinykin
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,149 reviews2022
    Dev: SplashteamPub: tinyBuild
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    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  54. #54 Homesick
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,438 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.

    Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Exploration 24.4%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 11.3%

  55. #55 Gift
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 94 reviews2024
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    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.

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    69% matchMixed60% of 149 reviews2021
    Dev: Detalion Games S.A.
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  57. #57 Through The Fragmentation
    66% matchVery Positive97% of 229 reviews2021
    Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
    Windows

    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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  58. #58 Arctic Awakening
    64% matchVery Positive86% of 336 reviews2025
    Dev: GoldFire Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.

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  59. #59 Grow Home
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 5,587 reviews2015
    Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 39%, Exploration 19.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Third Person 10.8%

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